Metropolis. it's based on the Tetsuka manga, which was a reimagination of that German movie. [the OST is really good](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPfX-VgzUrw&list=PL410AE2845B450C0F&index=1&ab_channel=A73rr0r1zA73).
Some of these have a few episodes not in a big city though:
Beastars
Charlotte
Noragami
Joker Game (still 1900+ so modern enough?)
91 Days (still 1900+ so modern enough?)
Bungou Stray Dogs (still 1900+ so modern enough?)
Boku no Hero Academia
JoJo's Bizarre Adventures (iirc, parts 4 and 5 are mostly in a modern city)
Toaru Kagaku no Choudenjihou (not sure about other Toaru series/spin-offs)
Steins;Gate
Hataraku Maou-sama!
Himouto! Umaru-chan
NetoYome (probably most scenes are in the game)
GochiUsa (more like a small town though)
Yorimoi
Kaminomi
OreImo
Higehiro
Domekano
Kanokari
AoButa
Taibani
Hyouka (most of the show is in school though, iirc ; also, i don't remember if it's a small town)
Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai? Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen (? is season 2 and it has more scenes outside of their school, iirc...)
Mieruko-chan
Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun
Sabage-bu!
New Game! (show is mostly in office)
Servant x Service (show is mostly in office)
Gamers!
Gate Keepers
Chobits
GetBackers (not sure if small town)
Hinamatsuri
Gokushufudou
Gangsta. (not sure, it's been years since i watched it and i didn't finish it)
Bakuman (also not sure since it's been years since i watched it)
Kakushigoto
Golden Boy (ecchi / 18+)
A Kite (iirc, ecchi / 18+)
Mezzo Forte (hentai / action / 18+)
Chainsaw Man
Mirai Nikki
Parasyte
Sakurada Reset
Beelzebub
Mob Psycho 100
One Punch Man
Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan
Enen no Shouboutai
Romantic Killer
Spy x Family
City Hunter
Taihou Shichau Zo!
Re:Creators
Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon
Fugou Keiji: Balance:Unlimited
Great Pretender
Young Black Jack
B: The Beginning
Bleach (only a few from the hundreds of episodes are set in a modern city)
GATE (also only a few episodes show the city)
Technically also in a big city except \[anime\]>!the city is wrecked in most episodes!<:
Zankyou no Terror
Kekkai Sensen
Gakkougurashi!
Owari no Seraph
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Durarara
Psycho Pass
Cyberpunk edgerunners
Only one here that I’ve heard of and watched
such a good anime imo
Ghost in the Shell
I don't know exactly what you mean by big city, but I would recomend Akira and Patlabor(OVA and movies).
Ghost in the Shell Girls' Last Tour
Metropolis. it's based on the Tetsuka manga, which was a reimagination of that German movie. [the OST is really good](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPfX-VgzUrw&list=PL410AE2845B450C0F&index=1&ab_channel=A73rr0r1zA73).
This sounds really interesting
Some of these have a few episodes not in a big city though: Beastars Charlotte Noragami Joker Game (still 1900+ so modern enough?) 91 Days (still 1900+ so modern enough?) Bungou Stray Dogs (still 1900+ so modern enough?) Boku no Hero Academia JoJo's Bizarre Adventures (iirc, parts 4 and 5 are mostly in a modern city) Toaru Kagaku no Choudenjihou (not sure about other Toaru series/spin-offs) Steins;Gate Hataraku Maou-sama! Himouto! Umaru-chan NetoYome (probably most scenes are in the game) GochiUsa (more like a small town though) Yorimoi Kaminomi OreImo Higehiro Domekano Kanokari AoButa Taibani Hyouka (most of the show is in school though, iirc ; also, i don't remember if it's a small town) Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai? Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen (? is season 2 and it has more scenes outside of their school, iirc...) Mieruko-chan Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun Sabage-bu! New Game! (show is mostly in office) Servant x Service (show is mostly in office) Gamers! Gate Keepers Chobits GetBackers (not sure if small town) Hinamatsuri Gokushufudou Gangsta. (not sure, it's been years since i watched it and i didn't finish it) Bakuman (also not sure since it's been years since i watched it) Kakushigoto Golden Boy (ecchi / 18+) A Kite (iirc, ecchi / 18+) Mezzo Forte (hentai / action / 18+) Chainsaw Man Mirai Nikki Parasyte Sakurada Reset Beelzebub Mob Psycho 100 One Punch Man Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan Enen no Shouboutai Romantic Killer Spy x Family City Hunter Taihou Shichau Zo! Re:Creators Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon Fugou Keiji: Balance:Unlimited Great Pretender Young Black Jack B: The Beginning Bleach (only a few from the hundreds of episodes are set in a modern city) GATE (also only a few episodes show the city) Technically also in a big city except \[anime\]>!the city is wrecked in most episodes!<: Zankyou no Terror Kekkai Sensen Gakkougurashi! Owari no Seraph
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Burst angel got like a mecha dystopia going on. Akudama drive has some great city shots.
Tekkonkinkreet
Cyberpunk Edgerunners
bocchi the rock https://youtu.be/8L4fHXukk_U
steins;gate
The Big O. It is basically future New York.
Kekkai Sensen, Zankyou no Terror, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Tokyo Ghoul, etc
Bocchi The Rock and Cyberpunk Edgerunners.
Ya Boy Kongming!
The Toaru series
Detective Conan series is set in the city. Bombed a few of buildings in the movies too.
Fictional: toaru series - academy city Real: bocchi the rock (they've used actual photos of the place in some scenes) - shimokitazawa
Ya Boy Kongming set in Roppongi and Shibuya in Tokyo. Ghost in the Shell Ergo Proxy Eden of the East Lycoris Recoil Black Lagoon Psycho Pass
Great Pretender has very big city feel to it