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If you liked Toradora! add

...then you might like Inu x Boku SS add

Ririchiyo and Taiga (the main female characters) are petite tsundere from wealthy families, with deeper reasons to behave the way they do, instead of just your typical tsundere traits for moe purposes. Bonus! Both wear thigh-highs. Miketsukami and Ryuuji are both gentle male characters, with talents at "domestic" chores, and enjoy taking care of the main female characters.

If you liked Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu add

...then you might like Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai add

I've only seen the first episode of Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, but I'm already picking up Haruhi Suzumiya vibes. The storyline of reluctant loner boy meets socially awkward beauty and together forming a bizarre club...

If you liked Lucky☆Star add

...then you might like Yuru Yuri add

Both shows have cute girls making funny observations about every day life... ...But in YuruYuri, they clearly have crushes on each other! Lucky Star had some subtle shoujo-ai subtext, but they go for broke in YuruYuri. Still, if you like cute character designs and slice-of-life humor, check both out!

If you liked Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch add

...then you might like Star Driver: Kagayaki no Takuto add

The mecha and high school story lines are similar in both Code Geass and Star Driver. The character designs are both colorful and long/lanky (though the Geass characters are designed by CLAMP, and Star Driver seems to mimic the lean style). Code Geass focuses more on politics and ideals for character motivations, while Star Driver is so far about dreams and relationships.

If you liked Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS: Sailor 9 Senshi Shuuketsu! Black Dream Hole no Kiseki add

...then you might like Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yume no Naka no Rondo add

Minky Momo: Yume no Naka no Rondo is technically a feature-length OAV (approx. 90 mins), while Sailor Moon SuperS: Black Dream Hole is officially a movie. Still, both have themes of eternal youth, a land of children's dreams, and children producing energy in their sleep. The Sailor Moon film is more emotional and climactic, while Minky Momo is a little wacky and silly. Minky Momo and Chibi-Usa always reminded me of each other: both are precocious, pink-haired little girls who dream of being adult maidens.

If you liked Heppoko Jikken Animation Excel♥Saga add

...then you might like Dragon Half add

Dragon Half is a short 2-episode OVA, while Excel Saga is a 26-episode TV series. Dragon Half mostly parodies the fantasy genre and traditional video game RPGs, while Excel Saga parodies pretty much everything over the course of 26 eps. Both were produced in the 1990s, and share similar humor elements (random jokes, slapstick, cute girls with more beauty than brains). Kotono Mitsuishi lends her voice talents to both main characters, Mink and Excel, so you know both girls are kind of dim-witted, but likable, and ENERGETIC. Also, both licenses were originally acquired by AD Vision, so you know what to expect from the English adaptation and dubbing.

If you liked Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de add

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

While KimiAru focuses on butlers and maids and BakaTest is a high school setting, I found both to have similar humor. If you found one funny, you're likely to enjoy the other. Both series have a similar length (~13 eps) with quickly developing paces. Both series also focus on social standing (the master-servant relationship in KimiAru and improving one's service skills, while the constant struggle of the idiots in Class F to be treated seriously by those in higher academic levels). Sometimes, there are parodies (BakaTest has a very funny Evangelion episode, KimiAru pokes fun at Death Note), sometimes the humor is character trait-based... But both are enjoyable comedies.

If you liked Toradora! add

...then you might like Sora no Manimani add

I just began Sora no Manimani, and I immediately liked it, because it has a similar feel as Toradora. Both take place in a high school setting (Sora no Manimani is more focused on a small group of students in a club, whereas Toradora is friends and friends-of-friends getting together), and both have elements of "She likes him, but her likes her, she's never heard of him, and he has always liked his childhood friend..." You know, messy love lives! Sora no Manimani is shorter, and more comedy-driven (so far). If you like romance, drama, and above all, characters that feel like human beings and not art on a page, try both of these series.

If you liked Mouryou no Hako add

...then you might like Bakemonogatari add

Mouryou no Hako is seriously underrated, and if you loved Bakemonogatari like me, you'll probably adore Mouryou no Hako, too. Both have major story elements of mystery ("who done it?") and youkai/spirits. The narrative styles are similar, as both shows can be dialogue-heavy, but the conversations are always witty, mystifying, etc. Neither show is particularly gory, but there is an eerie, creepy atmosphere in both (in addition to "body horror" ideas present in both titles). That said, Bakemonogatari has many more moe girls and otaku jokes, and Mouryou no Hako has a more mature psychological puzzle at its core.