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If you liked Paniponi Dash! add

...then you might like Maria†Holic add

Same director. Kanako and Himeko are practical twins (besides the latter's superior silliness and - presumed - heterosexuality). Mariya might or might not be likened to a vicious and gender-swapped Becky. Matsurika channels Ichijou, down to even the deadpan eyes. Both animes make use of quirky Shindo-isms/SHAFT-isms (immediately recognizable to fans of the man and company). PPD is significantly more episodic, but both have unusual (crack!) humor.

If you liked Air add

...then you might like Byousoku 5 Centimeter add

Art, backdrop scenery, and color manipulation are spectacular in both. AIR fully develops the fragility of love and difficulty of human connection invoked in 5 cm. Both play on the theme of inevitable loss. 5 cm's brilliant music and use of silence is replicated in AIR.

If you liked Hoshi no Koe add

...then you might like Pale Cocoon add

Both Mikako of Voices and the protagonists of Pale Cocoon are forcibly alienated from Earth. Both stories take place in a depopulated and dystopic future, and emphasize a kind of ethereal nostalgia for the "Home Planet." Both involve elements of ambiguous romance.

If you liked Azumanga Daiou The Animation add

...then you might like Kyou no 5 no 2 (TV) add

Humor in both animes are character-driven and non sequitor. Episodes are each divided into free-standing scenarios. Azumanga Daioh is entirely female-centric, whereas Kyou no Go no Ni is grounded on awkward(ly comedic), inappropriate male-female interaction.

If you liked ef: A Tale of Memories. add

...then you might like Clannad: After Story add

Artwork in both animes is outstanding and avant-garde (same applies to ef - tale of melodies). Both incorporate supernatural characters in surreal settings and heavy doses of symbolism (ef much more so). Ef's characterization is markedly more in-depth. Clannad avoids the ef serie's intense (but well-executed) melodrama, whereas ef avoids Clannad's harem stereotypes.

If you liked Lucky☆Star add

...then you might like Hyakko add

Four schoolgirls and various quirky friends. Both involve decent plays on school-life anime cliches. Hyakko's humor is somewhat weaker (but less random), and lacks Lucky Star's otaku elements.