Magi no Okurimono
The Gift of the Magi

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Both manga use the idea of evaluating the worth of human lives by the impact an individual had on others. Themes of death and romantic loss are present throughout each manga. 

Stories about people who've passed away, and other people who once were together, remembering the times they shared. <>Magi no Okurimono is more emotional than Sousou no Frieren. 

Both are bittersweet romances that deal with love and death. However, Magi no Okurimono deals also with loss in a very mature fashion. If you were a fan of the bittersweet mood of Half & Half, you would also enjoy Magi no Okurimono. The length is comparable, and the art is just as fantastic as Seo Kouji's, if not more so. 

It's interesting to see how similar yet how different they are. Their true similarity lies in the order they do a specific thing, but that's a spoiler, so I won't go into that. These are still similar in that they're somber and bittersweet love stories. Whereas Shigatsu primarily deals with a one-sided love, Magi no Okurimono illustrates the development of a relationship and the grief that comes with death. 

I won't claim that Magi no Okurimono is as dark or as avant-garde as Aku no Hana, because it isn't. But both mangaka use their art extremely well to excellent effect. Both also deal with romance and growing up, but whereas Aku no Hana is more psychological, Magi no Okurimono is more emotional. If you liked the non-psychological or non-avant-garde parts of Aku no Hana, Magi no Okurimono would be a good read. 

Both are incredibly somber and bittersweet romance stories that deal with love, although they do it in very different ways. Magi no Okurimono uses the supernatural slightly to aid it in its story, but is ultimately less melodramatic than Shiawase na Jikan (not to say that it's bad, of course). If you liked the tone of Watashitachi no Shiawase na Jikan, you would do good to read Magi no Okurimono. The length is about the same, as well, and the mangaka can also pack a moving story in its volume.