 If you liked
Onanie Master Kurosawa
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 ...then you might like
Koe no Katachi
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Bullying, guilt and redemption.
Bullying is a taboo subject matter in fiction. Even more so when it is the main character of the series him/herself either doing something that is perceived as bullying or just outright bullying another person. No-one wants to make their lead characters unlikable and hurt their sales, after all. And there can be few more distasteful acts than ejaculating on a girl's clothes (Onani) or abusing a disabled girl (Katachi)!
The true similarity between these two is how their respective anti-social leads go on 'crime & punishment' paths of redemption after doing despicable things. They both find themselves being bullied in a sort
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Recommended by AironicallyHuman
Koe is one of the most similar mangas to Onani in terms of how some people can change. How bad events create a better version of yourself.
In both mangas there is a lot of bullying going on. Main characters look similar. Both are growing up stories, that can get quite dark at times. If you liked one, definitely give the other a try.
I'm surprised no one has suggested this before. Both are dramatic school life stories that can get pretty "heavy" at times. Both main male characters at one point in the story feel intense antisocial tendencies and despise the people around them, both of them intentionally harm others emotionally and commit other kinds of misdeeds that in turn end up leading to painful consequences. Both feature a bullied misfit girl as the female lead.
Both series contain a big amount of character development, with clear emphasis on redemption. Both deal with the difficulties of dealing with the consequences of your sins, with bullying, isolation and depression.
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Recommended by kurosaki_kabuto
Taking place in a regular school setting, you'll find the story of both of these series to be quite irregular when it comes to characters and their circumstances. The main male protagonist are anti-social and has few friends. However, their encounter with a girl changes their life changes forever. Throughout both series, they struggle to deal with their own problems and consequences. A road of redemption and heavy character development awaits for those who are interested in both of these series.
Young guys who make bad decisions and pay the price later. Very emotional with twists and shocks. Well written characters with grounded reasons for what they do and good progression on their characters.
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Recommended by SteamedPlague
Both MC's start off with big flaws and questions, uncaring/shunning people around them.
Through hard lessons and punishments, both pave a path to redemption and grow as a person.
Similar in many themes, I find onanie master kurosawa the more mature/seinen version of koe no katachi,
using more explicit topics to portray the same ideas.
Both main characters undergo a treacherous path to redemption through the help of other major characters (who have their own issues to manage) and their own introspection. They take place in a school setting and bulling is a prominent theme in both manga.
The inciting incidents are also quite similar; the MC's encounter a girl at school that pushes the story forward. They can be both humourous sometimes, however, Onani's humour leans more towards dark comedy whereas Katachi's humour is more lighthearted and cute.
both manga feature bullying as a prominent theme and both are top tier examples of good coming of age stories. expect a lot of character development in both of them. Koe no katachi focuses more on everyones issues together more than onanie master does.
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Recommended by David_Jean