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If you liked X add

...then you might like Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun add

Hakkenden is a series clearly inspired by CLAMP'S forever unfinished masterpiece, X/1999. The brotherly bond of two young men, one more feminine and one older and more masculine. The promise of destiny and fulfilling one's deepest, darkest desires. The supernatural powers. The art is strikingly similar. The almost-but-not-quite-there-but-oh-so-teased yaoi undertones. Hakkenden is a series that just screams X/1999, and if you are a desperate fangirl like me, it will help satiate your desire for more X- if only a little.

If you liked Shoujo Kakumei Utena add

...then you might like Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden add

Moreso than even the original Madoka series, Magica Record seems to draw MUCH inspiration from Utena. The whole series is about rumors and uses metaphors to relate rumors to the story, just as Utena did throughout its run. Their are a lot of visual similarities in the way these metaphors are portrayed. Both series are also about magical girls navigating through the confusing time that is adolescence.

If you liked Ouran Koukou Host Club add

...then you might like Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi add

Reverse harems involving a girl who must pay off some ridiculous and mostly unwarranted debt. Romantic subplots and shoujo as heck. The settings are of course different, but the overall appeal is similar.

If you liked Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi add

...then you might like Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi add

This is based only on the first episode, but the plotline and setting are somewhat similar- Girl gets thrust into a world of youkai and has to find a job. Romantic subplot, demons, spirits, japanese bathhouse - style setting and GORGEOUS background artwork.

If you liked X add

...then you might like Rayearth add

Rayearth is quite literally just Magic Knight Rayearth put into the world of X/1999. CLAMP loves their crossovers and if you take a good look you will notice that the unifrms the Rayearth girls wear in this OVA are identical to the later school uniforms in X/1999. The setting is also a dark Tokyo being torn asunder, much like X.

If you liked Kemono no Souja Erin add

...then you might like Made in Abyss add

The vibe in Made in Abyss is, so far, the closest thing I have seen to Erin (other than of course Mushishi, which does not share the child characters that these two do). Melancholic yet not without comedy, mysterious, and a determined female main who wishes to be like her mother, who she was orphaned from. The fantastical beasts are prevalent and integral to both stories.

If you liked Ouran Koukou Host Club add

...then you might like Kenka Banchou Otome: Girl Beats Boys add

Both are genderbend reverse harems with a tomboyish main girl who can hold her own surrounded by rambunctious boys. Obviously Ouran is a much better series, but at 12 minutes per episode Girl Beats Boys isn't a bad watch. It's low budget but mindless fun.

If you liked Escaflowne add

...then you might like Rayearth add

Both are condensed and dark, twisted retellings of their cute, fun, and fantastical shoujo anime counterparts about schoolgirls being transported to another magical world that they have been chosen to save. Not to mention both are about magical girls and mechs that are actually living beings- In both cases, the mechs are actually dragons (or a bird and a lion, in the case of the 2 other mechs in Rayearth). The only notable difference is that where Escaflowne has a male and female hero, Rayearth has 3 heroines.

If you liked Shoujo Kakumei Utena add

...then you might like Kill la Kill add

Kill La Kill is a very clear homage to many anime, and one of it's most frequent and obvious influences and spiritual Godmother is Revolutionary Girl Utena. The two series bear uncanny similarities, with the biggest difference being that Utena is very much a shoujo while Kill La Kill is more along the shounen side. However, I feel that both series can appeal to a wide audience.

If you liked Dragon Ball Z add

...then you might like Fairy Tail add

Both are completely absurd, over the top, pointless, silly, and a lot of fun. Obviously they are both shounen action series and neither one takes itself seriously.

If you liked Ouran Koukou Host Club add

...then you might like Brothers Conflict add

Both series involve a young girl suddenly thrust into a world full of wealthy young men. Both are reverse harems with wacky antics and a crazy cast, however Brothers Conflict takes itself seriously whereas Ouran is purely comedic.

If you liked Witchblade add

...then you might like Tiger & Bunny add

Witchblade and Tiger and Bunny feature single parents living the life of "super heroes" in order to support their young daughters. Both series have very heavy American comic book vibes (Witchblade is directly based on an American comic and Tiger and Bunny features many nods to American comics including a HArley Quinn and Joker-esque duo) and are more about fun than anything else.

If you liked Mudazumo Naki Kaikaku: The Legend of Koizumi add

...then you might like Inferno Cop add

Both series are littered with over-the-top 'manliness' in lue of Fist of the North Star and other older preposterone series. Both are parodies that are not afraid to be absolutely absurd.

If you liked Tonari no Totoro add

...then you might like Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki add

Both movies have a beautiful mix of slice of life and fantasy with a heavy focus on a single (or acting as a single) parent caring for two adventerous children in a rural mountain village. Ookami Kodomo can definitely be compared to Miyazaki's works and feels to me like a modern-day Totoro.

If you liked Ouran Koukou Host Club add

...then you might like Kaichou wa Maid-sama! add

Once you read both series it becomes very clear that the author of Kaichou was VERY heavily inspired by Ouran Host Club. In addition to both having strong female leads, both have very similar plot twists. Both use the idea of a host club dynamic- In Kaichou, it's a Maid Cafe, but both groups enjoy having special cosplay events. The art and humor in both is similar, although in my opinion Ouran is a far more polished and refined manga than Kaichou.

If you liked Soul Eater add

...then you might like Fairy Tail add

Both series are fun and lively with a large and incredible quirky cast of characters that you can't help but like. They both use a similar style of humor that plays off your knowledge of the characters and their weird tendancies. Both have a strong feeling of loyalty among the characters and a lot of action.

If you liked Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase add

...then you might like Dance in the Vampire Bund add

Both are SHAFT lolicon series about little girl vampires who are bratty and annoying, with the main male in each series first seeing them as a little sister. The stories are pretty identical- This really IS a case of 'if you like one, you'll like the other".

If you liked Utawarerumono add

...then you might like Guin Saga add

As others have stated, Utawarerumono is clearly based upon the original Guin Saga novels. Both feature a mysterious masked man with no memories rescued by and protecting two siblings. Both series are about fighting for freedom against an oppressing and more advanced kingdom. Even many of the side characters are similar. The only real difference is that Utawarerumono is much more 'anime-like', whereas Guin Saga feels much more Westernized.

If you liked X add

...then you might like Wolf's Rain add

I'm so glad other people agree that these two are similar! Both are dark shoujo series (I consider Wolf's Rain to be more on the shoujo side than the shounen side, and X is absolutely shoujo) with a large, primarily male cast. Sacrifice, betrayal, trust, friendship, end of the world, protecting the one(s) you love at all costs, etc. are all present in both series. All in all the two series just have a very similar feel to them. If you like one you will most likely enjoy the other. Did I mention X has a wolf? =)

If you liked Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon add

...then you might like Magic Knight Rayearth add

Both are magical girl series with sparkly art. CLAMP's art is of course more detailed and refined, but Naoko's has it's own charm. Both series can appeal to an older audience and are classics of their genre. Both feature young girls in middle school who discover that they have magical powers and in both series the girls receive upgrades to their 'armor'. There are some overlaps in character personalities as well.

If you liked Bakuretsu Tenshi add

...then you might like El Cazador de la Bruja add

These series are incredibly similar- Both have a bit of a western theme, both are girls with guns, and both have one character who protects the other despite the danger. Both have quite a bit of shoujo-ai undertones and deep female friendship.

If you liked Ayashi no Ceres add

...then you might like Incandescent Moon add

Both are slightly darker shoujo (Ceres is of course MUCH darker) dealing with some amount of historical Chinese elements, reincarnation, lots of drama and complex love triangles. Incandescent Moon also feels a little bit inspired by Yu Watase's works.

If you liked X add

...then you might like Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch add

Well, considering CLAMP did the character designs and thus made Lelouch look like a carbon copy of Kamui... They also explore similar themes and are beautiful and tragic. Code Geass, however, is fanservicey while X is not at all as it is shoujo. Geass can also be more frustrating to watch at times.

If you liked Ouran Koukou Host Club add

...then you might like Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu add

Both are ridiculous, over-the-top action packed school-life romantic comedies with a lot of charm and great characters. Baka and Test, at least the anime, is also MUCH more female friendly than most school-life romantic comedies (save for series that are actually tagged as shoujo) as it has a lot of allusions to shoujo manga and anime (CLAMP references, yaoi implications, etc). They both take place at fancy academies and have an air of lavishness about them, although you don't get to see the lavish side nearly as much in Baka and Test because we follow Class F.

If you liked Shoujo Kakumei Utena add

...then you might like Princess Tutu add

The first recomender pretty much got it spot-on. Both are dark magical girl shows that, rather than focusing on the magical girl theme, focus more on the fairy-tale prince-princess theme. Utena is quite a bit more adult, however, and is a direct deconstruction of the Prince- Princess fairy tale genre, whereas Princess TuTu is just more of a darker 'Grimm' version of a fairy tale. Utena is more psychological and explores more themes and has a more drastic use of metaphors.

If you liked Shoujo Kakumei Utena add

...then you might like Uta∽Kata add

While one is shoujo and the other is more along the lines of Seinen, the two series both take a darker look into the mahou shoujo genre, although Utena is more of a take on the prince-princess genre rather than the mahou shoujo genre, the two are very comparable. Both explore a relationship between two girls that is full of secrets and lies and both are riddled with yuri/shoujo ai undertones.

If you liked Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha add

...then you might like Uta∽Kata add

Both are darker mahou shoujo shows with a little bit of fan service. Neither one is actually geared at little girls and are not part of the shoujo genre, but rather closer to seinen. Both shows also explore a relationship between two magical girls in particular rather than a huge group.

If you liked Shoujo Kakumei Utena add

...then you might like Romeo x Juliet add

Both series are based on the idea of Revolution- Both also have a very romantic European feel to them and have lots of roses and flower petals and the like. Both deal with tragedy and sacrifice for the sake of love and revolution. Both feature a lot of sword fighting and as the previous person mentioned, Juliet is kinda like the new-age Utena, except unlike Utena, Juliet doesn't mind being girly. Both series have a very similar feel and kinda have their own bizzare little world, and both are, of course, romantic, beautiful, and just plain fun.

If you liked Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo add

...then you might like Higashi no Eden add

I agree with the original recomender on this one. The two have a very similar air about them and chances are if you like one you will probably enjoy the other.

If you liked Shoujo Kakumei Utena add

...then you might like Shitsurakuen add

Shitsurakuen is essentially just a huge rip-off of Utena, 100%. While Shitsurakuen is amusing, it is also not very good at all- Whereas Utena is fantastic. Although the stories are fairly identical, the two series serve VERY different purposes- Utena is about female empowerment and being yourself without allowing gender titles to hold you down in addition to helping others experience this same revelation, while Shitsurakuen is a chauvanistic yuri-fest with no actual purpose.