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I think Fate/Zero is a good example of this. Seven mages battle to the death in some kind of magical tournament?
How original (not).
I avoided it for a long time because of the boring premise but it was actually really good.
Also, the first season of Zero no Tsukaima is pretty entertaining despite having one of the most derivative, boring premises ever. Not great anime by any means, but far better than it looked on paper.
My favorite example of this in manga is Buyuden. Guy meets a pretty girl who is a talented martial artist and tries to become a boxing champ to win her heart.
Sounds like a boring premise similar to about a million other sports mangas out there. But this one is full of shockingly human characters and tragically mundane twists that are as unexpected as they are heartwrenching.
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