Spy x Family drives this to the extreme: in order to prevent the death of millions, an undercover spy named Loid needs to raise a loving family and help his adoptive daughter Anya excel in a prestigious private academy. Him and his wife Yor need to play the part of a loving couple with a marriage of convenience. Their projected image distracts from their reality: Loid's an undercover spy, Yor's an assassin, and Anya's a psychic. Playing the part of a family literally carries the potential to alter the entire world.
But Spy x Family succeeds in both the comically exaggerated and the slice of life. The characters have depth and it understands how people the relationships of people drawn together by convenience evolve as they get close to each other. Anya's is nearly universally loved and a meme all over social media, but Loid and Yor are no slouches either. Both Loid and Yor understand the idea of personal space, and that they don't need to pry into every aspect of each other's lives while still getting to know each other. The exaggerated also thrives, from comically absurd gifts for good behavior to exhilarating action with a daughter hellbent on throwing herself into harm's way.
Even if you normally avoid spy or action shows, like myself, Spy x Family brings so much more to the table than that. It's fun, it's heartwarming, and the characters grow on you as the story progresses.
