Kids play with robots rather than go to therapy
Neon Genesis Evangelion
7 people fight over a cup
Fate/stay night
If Hello Kitty worked a dead-end job
Aggretsuko
Kids go down a hole and almost die
Made in Abyss
Microwave a banana, almost kickstart World War III
Steins;Gate
Boy wants to become mayor of his town as well as being back ex-friend
Naruto
If you want to be a magical girl, read the terms and conditions
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Guy eats fingers so that he can finally die
Jujutsu Kaisen
Schoolgirls start a band but barely play anything
K-on!
Man learns the hard way that over-exercising is a bad thing
One Punch Man
A miner and his brother kickstart a union, fight using digging implements
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Fight fire with fire…literally
Fire Force
Girl travels around Japan with friends to fix broken jewelry
Inuyasha
Video game development can be exciting
Guy takes level grinding waaayyy to seriously
The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious
Guy wants to stop ex-friend. So far it's taken more than 20 years.
Berserk
Teddy bear locks kids in a building
Danganronpa
Friendship really is magic
Fairy Tail
Chicken Run: the Anime (for the first quarter, though)
The Promised Neverland
Whatever you do, don’t act like an eroge protagonist in real life. It’ll end badly
School Days
13 people with diaries want to become god
Mirai Nikki/Future Diary
Girl uses scissors to fight fashion designer mom
Kill la Kill
A manlet and his brother look for a rock
Fullmetal Alchemist
Boy helps nun. Gets permanent brain damage (first arc)
A Certain Magical Index
Two high school students play a very long game of hard-to-get
Kaguya-sama: Love is War
Use your friend as a weapon to fight insanity
Soul Eater
Guy and girl go on a treasure hunt
Golden Kamuy
In Soviet Russia, you die and then play games
Death Parade
Famous authors fight each other
Bungou Stray Dogs
Girl breaks a vase. Has to work off the debt
Ouran Highschool Host Club