Kill la Kill
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Moral of the story: revenge (and war) is no good.
Forgot about this,
spoiler
Because S2 is the opposite of a revenge anime
I don't think it is purely recency bias when I say Oshi no Ko.
I also remember revenge being a recurring theme in Naruto, but I would be hesitant to call it a revenge anime.
I think I would agree with you. The other big name seems to be Kill La Kill and while I agree that it's a great revenge anime, Oshi No Ko nails the subtleties of revenge. It's way more nuanced and realistic.
It has been a while since I watched it so I'm not really sure how well it holds up but I remember 91 Days being pretty dope. It's a mafia story about MC infiltrating a group responsible for the death of his family, set during the prohibition era in the US. It's a short watch (12 episodes or so) too.
Seconding 91 Days!
These might be stretches. Revenge isn’t the entire goal:
Kill la Kill Jormungand
RoH lol
I hate my brain that this was the first series I thought of. I haven't watched the anime, but have read a portion of the manga.
The 1986 Fist Of The Northstar animated movie.
Kenshiro gets his girl Julia taken from him, gets beaten up and thrown down a canyon for good measure.
He recovers, fights his way through hordes of mutant bikers, multiple bosses, to a climactic battle against his rival that basically levels the city.
Then wandering through the desert, he suddenly lifts his head up, opens his eyes and remembers "(Oh yeah) Julia..."