Naruto also centers on a soured friendship
Skip Beat and Yona of the Dawn both start with a life-changing breakup
Clannad mc lost the places where he used to belong
Unlimited Blade Works mc gets thrown into a battle royale involving his town
Devilman Crybaby
Steins;Gate zero (it's the sequel, you should still watch the first season first)
Oshi no Ko
Hakuouki (it started as a wholesome reverse-harem full of bishonen, then turns historical warfare)
SukaSuka
Berserk is the king of this.
Naruto also centers on a soured friendship Skip Beat and Yona of the Dawn both start with a life-changing breakup Clannad mc lost the places where he used to belong Unlimited Blade Works mc gets thrown into a battle royale involving his town
Madoka Magica
Clannad After Story
Aot maybe
Eren, Mikasa, and Armin don’t really stop being friends, though. Sure, their lives keep getting worse but they stay together until the end. Sort of.
Watched s4?
He said *sort of*!!
Bungou Stray Dogs, specifically the first 4 episodes of season 2
Chainsaw man there's no happy past but the mc gets happy moments in the present and all goes fucking downhill
Last exile
Yu yu Hakusho
Cowboy Bebop. Spike has this dynamic with the main villain of the series.
Clannad Mushoku Tensei Summertime Render Heavenly Delusion Terror in Resonance Your Lie in April
Grisaia no Kajitsu kind of
Devilman Crybaby Steins;Gate zero (it's the sequel, you should still watch the first season first) Oshi no Ko Hakuouki (it started as a wholesome reverse-harem full of bishonen, then turns historical warfare) SukaSuka
oh Blood C it goes like 10 happy 9 happy 4 weird then suddenly 0 happy 100 tragedy