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If you liked Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World add

...then you might like Violet Evergarden add

Stories of two young individuals traveling vaguely historical, vaguely fantastical worlds, viewing the best and worst in people, all while showing very little emotion. Both beautiful meditations on how mankind interacts with each other, and how beautiful and terrible that can be.

If you liked Air Gear add

...then you might like Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai add

These are both ecchi series that can offer something fun outside of gratuitous fan-service, and they both are absolutely ridiculous.

If you liked Golden Boy add

...then you might like Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai add

While I hate to always toss out Golden Boy for a recommendation for series like this, it's hard NOT to, as it is likely the greatest ecchi series ever made. I think the reason why I recommend it in this case though is that both the series make ample use of perverted comedy, but there are also moments in which the series both attempt to stab at something greater than mindless entertainment for perverts. While Golden Boy is significantly more so, I believe both shows had a sense about that that I might suggest: "they've got heart."

If you liked Last Exile add

...then you might like Hitsugi no Chaika add

Both titles are solid fantasy anime that hold a little bit of a similar feel of magical technology. Last Exile is a little more Steampunk while Chaika is a little more Technomancy, but they have a similar tone to me. Last Exile is darker and better of the two by far, in my opinion.

If you liked Shiki add

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

Both of these anime wonderfully weave a narrative that begs us to ask the question that has held our interest since Shelley first popularized it with Frankenstein: Who is really the monster?

If you liked Vampire Hunter D (2000) add

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

You like gore? You like philosophy revolving around gore? You like creepy talking hands helping in dealing with gore and philosophy? Then I'd recommend the other if you've seen one of these.

If you liked Air Gear add

...then you might like Shokugeki no Souma add

I know this might sound absurd, but bear with me. Both are what I would call "non-traditional sports anime," and I mean that in the way they are crafted. Air Gear is obviously not technically a "sports," anime, as it is rather a comedic deconstruction or parody of the series. Street racing outside of school may still technically be a sport, but it lacks the school element that rests in so many school anime. Likewise with Food Wars, the intense battles on the floor plays out very similarly to a traditional sports anime, and the intense action scenes match this theory as well. While cooking is obviously not a sport, it is, nonetheless, presented similar to Air Gear as a non-traditional parody of the sports anime genre.

If you liked NHK ni Youkoso! add

...then you might like Net-juu no Susume add

These two are entirely different shows, both in content and direction, but they both fundamentally pivot around the idea of adults who become shut-ins due to the stresses of life. Watch if you like the topic, do not watch expecting the same sort of feels.

If you liked Knight's & Magic add

...then you might like Net-juu no Susume add

Entirely different tone, but both shows are about 30+ year old office workers who find joy by escaping the real world to a fantasy one. Of course, K&M sends him to a real world, and Recovery is only a video game, but this idea of learning how to happily socialize in an escapist scenario is present in both.

If you liked Great Teacher Onizuka add

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

One of the joys, to me at least, of GTO is the cultural significance, and by that I mean the fact that it was airing nearly 19 years ago from the date of writing this review. While I think it is dangerous to assume to understanding Japanese culture strictly from watching anime, I also often argue that you can definitely get a feel for real-life historical issues, especially in slice-of-life, of course. Yu Yu Hakusho does a similar job, complete with silly "Yankee" pompadour hairdos, and 90's aesthetics for hair, cars, and color-pallets.

If you liked Great Teacher Onizuka add

...then you might like Rokudenashi Majutsu Koushi to Akashic Records add

In hindsight, I have to wonder how much of the writing process for Akashic was spent rewatching GTO or subconsciously reflecting back on it. While I would never suggest that their storylines are similar (they both are strong independently, and I am almost always hardpressed to suggest that show is bad for sharing similarities with other shows) I think that Glenn was meant to be presented as an Onizuka type. Glenn has a much darker background, and I personally think Akashic delves into emotion in a more satisfying manner that modern anime seem to execute more successfully, and Akashic has a significantly different genre even than GTO. Still, the similarities between Glenn and Onizuka as "lazy, foul-mouthed heathens with power when it counts" makes them fun similar watches.

If you liked Great Teacher Onizuka add

...then you might like Golden Boy add

These both fill the same hole in my heart in a perfect nostalgic/hilarious combination. While they are otherwise the antithesis of eachother (Kintarou is a genius college kid and Onizuka is a dopey dropout) they remarkably are still essentially the same character: Unexpectedly clever individuals full of humor with hearts of gold. I think the shortness of Golden Boy makes it a great cooldown watch after a GTO binge.

If you liked Ben-To add

...then you might like Dagashi Kashi add

I was not a fan of Dagashi, but they do have some similarities between them. Dagashi Kashi relies on fan service a bit more than Ben-To, in my opinion, and Ben-To succeeds more as an interesting show because it does not suffer the pacing issues Dagashi has for me. They both deal with people caring far too much about common food to the point of obsession, and being carried too far because of these obsessions though, so perhaps some people out there could love them both for what they offer!

If you liked Ben-To add

...then you might like Shokugeki no Souma add

Ben-To would work very well as a palate cleanser or cool-down after watching Shokugeki. Although Ben-To was unique enough that I would not go so far as to suggest it was just "Food Wars Lite," or anything, they do have similar feels. Whereas Shokugeki presents an ever-present larger plotline lingering in the background, Ben-To is more simple, not really looking forward towards anything, just enjoying itself in the moment. I think if anything, you could say that Ben-To could be watched like a more casual Shokugeki.