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If you liked Rekka no Honoo add

...then you might like Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho add

Yuu Yuu Hakusho, now a Shounen Jump's classical, was a very important anime series for establishing Studio Pierrot as an animation studio for long running TV adaptations in the early 90's. With a charismatic cast of rebel and superpowered teenagers fighting their lives on deadly tournament against martial artists and evildoers alike, Yuu Yuu Hakusho was a super hit and milestone into the 'tournament arc' super trope. In the late 90's, Studio Pierrot tried to repeat the same success adaptating Flame of Recca, a manga from the rival Shounen Sunday that, apart its own peculiarities, had the same 'cast of rebel and superpowered teeenagers' and the 'tournament arc' thing all around. Though Flame of Recca were never able to even amass some of the popularity of Yuu Yuu Hakusho, the similarities of both anime vibe and the nice work done by the same studio on its days of glory make both anime worth awhile watching.

If you liked Bleach add

...then you might like Kyoukai no Rinne add

High school boy meets a female shinigami and they solve problems involving wandering ghosts (Bleach); high school girl meets a male shinigami and they also solve problems involving wandering ghosts (Kyoukai no Rinne)

If you liked Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan add

...then you might like Gintama add

Both anime are set in the same historical period, but with some big differences: while Rurouni Kenshin tries as hard as it can to be a historical accurated portrait of late 19th century Tokyo, Gintama is set in a totally fictional Tokyo where rounins and people dressed in typical Japanese clothes share space with advanced technology and aliens. Also, Kenshin and Gintoki have a very similar past, as both played a leading role in the ultimate Japanese Civil War and became legends; now, they want to leave their past behind and try to live a peaceful life, hiding their scars from the past with a carefree pose. And for the last but not the least, both main characters dropped the katana in favor of non-lethal swords like bokken (Gintoki) and a reverse-edged sword (Kenshin). Gintama is more comedy-driven, while Rurouni Kenshin is more action-paced.

If you liked Midori no Hibi add

...then you might like Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu add

A teenager wakes up and discovers that his right hand is no longer what it used to be ... In Midori no Hibi, the teenager right hand becomes his waifu In Parasyte, the teenager right hand becomes a 'parasitu'

If you liked Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha add

...then you might like Hamatora The Animation add

Both series focus on battles in a urban scenario, involving unique humans with superpowers that are available through the fulfillment of certain conditions.

If you liked Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan add

...then you might like Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran add

Both anime are about a rounin wandering around the Feudal Japan helping people and doing justice. Kenshin is a thin and small androgynous man, but with a legendary swordsmanship (unlike his body shape). Ran is a very uncommon "samural girl", and also with an abnormal swordsmanship proficiency.

If you liked Serial Experiments Lain add

...then you might like The Animatrix add

“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?” Serial Experiments Lain and the Matrix franchise share the same themes: What is reality? Can we trust in what our senses tell us? Is there another reality beyond that we can see?

If you liked Detroit Metal City add

...then you might like Inferno Cop add

These shows have the same dark comedy and over-the-top sense of humor, also the main character in both series is an anti-hero came from the depths of hell to rule this world with all his epicness!

If you liked Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho add

...then you might like Evil Crusher Maya add

If you liked the Four Saint Beasts arc (Yu Yu Hakusho) you'll probably like Evil Crusher Maya, since they are quite similar. In Evil Crusher Maya, the main hero enters a medieval castle to battle a team of four demons, three of them control an elemental ability.

If you liked Saint Seiya add

...then you might like Fuuma no Kojirou: Yasha-hen add

Both stories were created by Masami Kurumada, and share some common features, specially bloody fights, exaggerated manliness and ultimate loyalty. In Fuuma no Kojiro you'll find several characters with almost identical appearance to the ones in Saint Seiya, since Kurumada uses the star system (popularized by Osamu Tezuka) in his works. Kojiro is Seiya counterpart (and vice versa). Ikki (Asuka Musashi) and Shun (Kirikaze) also have their doubles, and so on.

If you liked Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan add

...then you might like Mugen no Juunin add

Both manga are set in a period when samurai were still active in Japan. Both also deal with the changes in the samurai world when Japan started to open up to the Western civilization. And, of course, both manga tell the story of a rounin searching for redemption.

If you liked Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin add

...then you might like JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV) add

Both anime are based on typical 80's shounen manga, full of badass characters and exaggerated manliness. Both series also have several characters and techniques named after heavy metal and rock bands/musicians, like Black Sabbath, Beatles, Metallica and Yes.

If you liked Ergo Proxy add

...then you might like Psycho-Pass add

These two are cyberpunk/post-cyberpunk anime highly influenced by Hollywood 'sci-fi noir' movies like Blade Runner. Also, the group of main characters in both anime exercise the police power to keep the order in their idealistic societies, societies that uttermost fall in the category of the panoptical 'Foucaut-like' dystopias.

If you liked Street Fighter II Movie add

...then you might like Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle add

Street Fighter and Fatal Fury were both extremely important franchises to the development of the 2D fighting games in the early 90's. They also competed for the anime market at that time. Their best material was/is probably "Street Fighter II - The Movie" and "Fatal Fury 2 OVA".

If you liked Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin add

...then you might like Hellsing Ultimate add

Powerful and virtually unbeatable protagonists kicking some ass while trying to maintain order in a world full of magical powers and occultism.

If you liked Street Fighter II Movie add

...then you might like Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi add

Martial artists testing and developing their skills in street fights. Both series also deal with the virtuous and the destructive ways of martial arts. And, like Street Fighter, Kenichi also has a fighting game developed by Capcom.

If you liked Street Fighter II V add

...then you might like Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi add

Martial artists testing and developing their skills in street fights. Both series also deal with the virtuous and the destructive ways of martial arts. And, like Street Fighter, Kenichi also has a fighting game developed by Capcom.

If you liked Pokemon add

...then you might like Jibaku-kun add

Three children travelling around a wonderful world inhabited by strange or cute creatures that they must catch or defeat.

If you liked Kachou Ouji add

...then you might like Detroit Metal City add

The protagonists of both series are heavy metal guitarists trying to cope with the bore of the normal life with the awesomeness of their rockstar alter-ego.

If you liked One Piece add

...then you might like Jibaku-kun add

The protagonists of both series are very ambitious. Luffy wants to be the king of the pirates, while Bucky wants to be the king of the world. Both anime also have a strong inclination towards comedy, featuring some weird looking characters and creatures and fantasitic and exotic world-building.

If you liked Saint Seiya add

...then you might like Fuuma no Kojirou: Seiken Sensou-hen add

Both were created by Masami Kurumada. They follow the same concept: cosmo warriors, holy wars, reincarnation and the influence of the gods in human world's destiny.

If you liked Basilisk: Kouga Ninpou Chou add

...then you might like Fuuma no Kojirou: Yasha-hen add

Both anime are about rival ninja clans fighting each other in some epic battles full of violence, persecutions, traps and superpowers.

If you liked Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan add

...then you might like Samurai Champloo add

Both are samurai stories set in a similar historical context and period. They also portray the persecution of Japanese Christians in the past centuries (Samurai Champloo - canon material; Rurouni Kenshin - fillers).

If you liked Naruto add

...then you might like Saint Seiya add

Naruto was probably influenced by Saint Seiya's concept of lower class soldiers fighting and defeating those of higher hierarchy. The upper class soldiers notably underestimates their lower class opponents and are overcome.

If you liked Gun Blaze West add

...then you might like add

Both are cowboy stories set in the Old West. Emerald has a more serious approach.

If you liked Bastard!! Ankoku no Hakaishin add

...then you might like Detroit Metal City add

Bastard and Detroit Metal City are from totally different genres, but both anime pays an interesting homage to the heavy metal icons and its sub-culture, which may appeal to the metalhead viewers.