If you liked
Aria the Animation
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...then you might like
So Ra No Wo To
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Slow paced series about girls learning to do something (sora: playing trumpet, aria: operating a gondola) in a fictional, fantastical setting. Both have an emphasis on that setting as well as quiet interactions between the main characters.
If you liked
Baccano!
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...then you might like
Canaan
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Both are slightly brutal, both have first episodes that are hard to understand... but both are awesome beyond belief
If you liked
Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven
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...then you might like
Basquash!
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Both series took the standard mecha genre and pulled a unique spin on it. Eureka Seven had the mecha sky surf. Basquash had them play basketball. Both have a wonderful setting, and great attention to detail. And both have a character start starts of rather arrogant
If you liked
Zegapain
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...then you might like
Baldr Force Exe Resolution
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Both are cyber-mecha series that deal with two parallel worlds. One cyber, one real. A conflict in one world, eventually affects the other.
If you liked
Hachimitsu to Clover
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...then you might like
Toradora!
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Both series deal with 5 friends in a school setting. (Honey and Clover in college). Both are slice-of-life comedies that also have drama mixed in. Both are VERY character centric.
If you liked
Last Exile
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...then you might like
Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven
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They're soo similar it's scary. The overall themes match, with both deal w/ character interactions with the world around them. And in both, the setting is almost like a character in and of itself. And of course, a heavy focus on flying. Eureka Seven is more futuristic, while Last Exile is more steampunk. Both are great series and if you liked one... odds are high that you'll like the other.
If you liked
Kannagi
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...then you might like
Toradora!
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Both aired in Fall of 08 and have similar style comedy. While Kannagi has more ecchi and parody-centric comedy, Toradora is more slice-of-life/romantic comedy. Both animes are made great because of the characters.
If you liked
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
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...then you might like
ChäoS;HEAd
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The entire series of Chaos;Head is basically a drawn out version of the "Onikakushi-hen" arc in Higurashi... just add superpowers.
If you liked
Uchuu no Stellvia
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...then you might like
Simoun
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Both series are about girls who pilot various vehicles that use some sort of modification to fly (Gravity mod in Stellvia, Time/Space mod in Simoun). Both have heavy use of integrated CGI. Both have similar music. Both have a romance subplot.
If you liked
Koukyoushihen Eureka Seven
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...then you might like
Bounen no Xamdou
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The same team that worked on Eureka Seven came back to work on Xamdou.
If you liked
Shugo Chara!
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...then you might like
Moe Kare!!
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Moe Kare's character design reminded me a lot of the characters from Shugo Chara!... but that's the only real similarity. Moe Kare is targeted are a more mature audience
If you liked
Hayate no Gotoku!
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...then you might like
Zettai Karen Children
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Zettai Karen Children replaced Hayate in it's timeslot, but besides that... there are hints of 4th wall comedy in ZKC and Hayate is primarily 4th wall humor. Finally.. both are directed by the same person
If you liked
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
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...then you might like
H2O: Footprints in the Sand
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Both of these animes deal with villages that harbor a dark secret. Both of the villages have residents that take justice into their own hands. In Higurashi, the secret is much more hidden. In H2O, not a lot of effort is made to hide the secret
If you liked
True Tears
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...then you might like
ef: A Tale of Memories.
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Multiple romances going on. While the visuals in "ef" are more appealing, True Tears has it's own shares of artistic moments. There's also somewhat of a mystery that going on behind the scenes