Off the top of my head, most tokyoites today at least will recognize from the current heavy marketing Doraemon, Demon Slayer and Evangelion.
Old anime, only active fans will know.
Old anime, only active fans will know.
yes.
don't know if OP is referring specifically to some anime or anime in general but the 3 of the top 5 grossing films in japan are animes and animation is a fully developed medium for story telling of all ages.
if native japanese don't know about kimetsu i guess it's the same way my parents have definitely not watched a single marvel film, and i'm not sure if they are even aware of their existence.
Pop culture is a lot more segmented than people realize. Even in the US.
Doraemon is a "cultural icon" and has been for decades.
Evangelion is debatable but the 25th anniversary has been present all year with a plethora of tie-ins.
At the very least, people not interested in Anime will recognize these as "oh that thing from [the konbini/I saw the voice actress on a game show/billboard/my child likes/the picture on my candy wrapper/etc]".
But I'm sure I missed many more adds, tie ins and colabs. :)