I'd honestly argue there's been a lot of good stuff in the past few years. Violet Evergarden (2018), A Place Further than the Universe (2018), Rascal doesn't Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (2018), Attack on Titan (Latest 2019), Love is War (2019), and Weathering with You (2019) were all good. Heard good things about ones like Dr. Stone, Fire Force, and especially Vinland Saga too.
Mob season 2 is totally worth catching up on, it was fantastic. Shield hero was garbage (imo) and Demon Slayer had one fantastic fight scene but was mediocre otherwise.
For maximum eyecandy you've also got Unlimited Blade Works from the same studio, but then you have to admit you watched Fate.
If we're including movies, the Fate/Heaven's Feel movies are pretty good so far. More eyecandy than even UBW. Power levels are truly bonkers but that's the 3rd arc / timeloop for you... they have to step up the epic each iteration to keep people interested.
The other anime movie I enjoyed was Studio Ponac's "Modest Heroes", particularly the short story about the boy with the egg allergy.
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Golden Kamuy > Dr. Stone IMO. Somehow, Golden Kamuy did the low-tech fights / low-tech survival in a far more interesting fashion, even though Golden Kamuy was set in the early 1900s. By focusing on the Ainu culture, Golden Kamuy's low tech feel is far more authentic and grounded in reality. Immortal Sugimoto survives a lot of stuff, but if you know anything about old war stories and the tales of what some soldiers actually survived... all the stuff Sugimoto survives is grounded in old war stories. No single man survived everything that Sugimoto survived... but stab-wounds to the face, shot through the neck, etc. etc. The human body is surprisingly resilient, and you can actually survive all of that if you're lucky.
Attack on Titan (Season 2019) was also part of my Shonen Fatigue. It was pretty and the action scenes were good, but I can't help but feel like the author didn't really think out the storyline. Now that I think of it, Dr. Stone also is very Shonen-like, so maybe that's where I'm kinda feeling tired with those tropes.
Love is War's humor doesn't really match with mine. But I can see why people like it. Its well thought out and pretty intelligent, but something is slightly off about the comedic timing for me. I don't know quite what. Its probably personal preference, my humor doesn't always match the anime community's.
Violet Evergarden, Bunny Girl Sempai, A Place Further than the Universe, and Weathering with You I haven't seen yet. I have heard good things about them. Thanks for the reminders, because I probably should go back and watch them.
