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Mitsuboshi Colors and Do It Yourself!!, I want to say. These are both pretty short (12 episodes-ish), but I'm being cautious about what is meant by lighthearted/feelgood and trying to avoid anything with even trace amounts of Anime Bullshit in it. Depending on your tolerance levels I could recommend a buuuunch more things, since cute/fluffy anime has basically been my niche ever since I got into anime. Some good keywords to learn are iyashikei (healing-type anime) and CGDCT (Cute Girls Doing Cute Things).
Anyways, Mitsuboshi Colors (2018) is about these three little girls who call themselves "the Colors" and pretend to be heroes defending the peace in their little slice of Tokyo (which is really just an excuse for them to play games, goof off, and explore). They have a pet cat called Colonel Monochrome and get into frequent spats with the neighborhood cop Saitou. If you end up liking Mitsuboshi Colors, consider trying Hitoribocchi no Marumaruseikatsu (2019), about a socially anxious middle school girl trying to befriend her whole class. It's an adaptation of another manga by the same author as Mitsuboshi Colors, and is also pretty lighthearted/feelgood, just with some extremely trace amount of Anime Bullshit and a bit more crying.
Do It Yourself!! (2022) is basically about these girls at two neighboring high schools who start a DIY club in a disused shed together, and it's really sweet to see them working together to do all their projects, how characters who might not have cared for DIY at first gradually get into it, how it brings different kinds of people together and all that. It has a nice depiction of elderly people being active and helping the younger characters out, too, that you don't see very much of in anime, if anywhere. And if you liked Do It Yourself!!, consider checking out Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (2020), which is about three high school girls making an animated short film together. I think it has a similar vibe to Do It Yourself!!, but is maybe a bit more conflict-driven.
I’m okay with some problematic stuff. I know an anime can be otherwise pretty good as long as it’s not too much. Inuyasha/Ranma and attack on titan were fine despite having plenty of questionable elements
Seconding Non Non Biyori, which I didnt realize until now got seasons beyond the first
The Japanese refuse, for reasons I can't Comprehend, to simply name seasons of TV among chronologically.
Non Non Biyori
Non Non Biyori Repeat
Non Non Biyori Nonstop
And the movie, Non Non Biyori Vacation
These names tell me so little as to be useless! At least K-on! Had the courtesy of designating its second season with two exclamation points instead of one
In that case, Non Non Biyori (2013-2022) is something I've long listed as my favorite anime of all time, and it's quite a bit longer (39 episodes + 1 movie). There is a problematic occasional recurring bit, but if you're reading the official subs and not thinking too hard about it you might not even register that it's there. It has a few quiet/somber moments and it tugs at your heartstrings sometimes but for the most part it's just a really pleasant show about a group of kids of different ages growing up in the countryside.
I'd also like to mention Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles (2018) and Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater (2020), depending on how you feel about the idea of watching shows about fishing and eating ramen. Breakwater also comes recommended from my friend @AernaLingus@hexbear.net, and Koizumi is one of very few anime I've seen three times. I've also seen K-On! (2009-2011) three times, for that matter — both me and my friend are very fond of it — and I'd say that show is broadly lighthearted/feelgood, too. It's about as long as Non Non Biyori and like it is occasionally problematic and occasionally tugs at your heartstrings, especially towards the end. It's about girls in a high school light music club.
Well, if I'm talking about shows that occasionally tug at your heartstrings, I might as well mention the incredibly long Ojamajo Doremi (1999-2003). It has like 216 episodes and is very clearly a kids' show, but it's still a blast. I've only seen the first season myself, but yeah, it's a cute show about some witch apprentices in elementary school casting magic to help people, it's seen as a bit of a magical girl classic alongside the likes of Sailor Moon, Cardcaptor Sakura, Tokyo Mew Mew, and PreCure, complete with a butchered 2000s English dub. But format-wise Ojamajo Doremi differs significantly from its contemporary magical girl shows by being almost completely devoid of action. Nevertheless, Ojamajo Doremi does still have some problematic content, and it's also surprisingly and uniquely real about topics like divorce and the impact it can have on kids.