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If you liked InuYasha add

...then you might like Mushibugyou add

Both shows take place in what constitutes feudal Japan, where our team of protagonists has to fight seemingly random enemies at first -- demons in Inuyasha, giant insects in Mushibugyo -- they soon find themselves embroiled in the plottings of darker, more sinister forces. Both shows are largely comical by nature, but also subscribes to more shounen-ish flairs, like obtaining special powers to help them along their quest. There are a few points where the shows differ, though. While Inuyasha's... Inuyasha... is largely cynical, even openly hostile at first, Mushibugyo's Jinbei Tsukishima is extremely naive and almost supremely enthusiastic about everything. Both of them seem to have this magical ability to piss off the women around them, but while Inuyasha does this by being insensitive and shooting off his mouth, Jinbei is more of the variety where his head is a boob-seeking missile. The whole love dynamic is also very much different. Inuyasha has a pretty clear set goal on who ends up with who despite actually running a pretty good love triangle, but Mushibugyo plays it off more as a love triangle leaning towards a full harem (somewhat neutered by the fact that the lead male is completely and utterly oblivious to all of this.) Mushibugyo also has this little event in episode 11 that is more than a little coincidentally similar to a certain character in Inuyasha, not to mention a certain event that takes place not long into said show.

If you liked Wagaya no Oinari-sama. add

...then you might like Gingitsune add

There are some similar concepts, like old Japanese deity figures and characters living among human beings. However, unlike Gingitsune, the deity in Wagaya no Oinari-sama can be seen by anyone, so instead, the deity has chosen to live and take part in a human lifestyle -- running stores, being part of organisations and similar situations. In Gingitsune, only those who are a part of a certain family line can see the deities inhabiting the various temples around the country. Bot shows are basically based around young children/teenagers and the relationship they form with the deity/semi-deity characters that make up the other half of the cast, and this is the main strength of both shows.

If you liked Tamayura add

...then you might like Yama no Susume add

Both shows are centered around a girl who reconnects with a memory and an old dream she used to have, and the friends who stand by her as she gets there. The characters in Tamayura are a little older than the ones in Yama no Susume/Encouragement of Climb, though.

If you liked Tamayura: Hitotose add

...then you might like Yama no Susume add

Like with the OAV, the Tamayura TV series is centered around a girl who reconnects with a memory and an old dream she used to have, and the friends who stand by her as she gets there. The difference is, while in Tamayura, Fu has to overcome the sadness of her father's death to follow her dream, in Yama no Susume/Encouragement of Climb, Aoi must deal with a phobia: her fear of heights, which also resulted in her becoming somewhat introverted.

If you liked Yotsuba to! add

...then you might like Ryushika Ryushika add

Like Ryushika Ryushika, Yotsuba stars an eccentric little girl and the short stories in it is about her strange thoughts and adventures.