If you liked
Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san
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...then you might like
Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san
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In both series the female lead teases her crush, the male lead, but their relationships are very different. Takagi-san gently albeit mercilessly teases Nishikata while Nagatoro bullies her Senpai without remorse. Takagi-san’s pranks are lighthearted and cerebral while Nagatoro veers towards verbal abuse and at times even cruel sadism (especially in the beginning). Nagatoro can be mean, Takagi-san is clever and cute. Senpai is more a victim with Nagatoro constantly imposing herself into his presence but on the other hand quite early on Senpai states that it is ok which sort of make it consensual. Nishikata is often the master of his own downfall by devising various games, competitions and schemes to best Takagi-san who always ends up drawing the longer straw. Both series revolve around the evolving relationship and deepening romance between the main characters. In Karakai Jouzo no Takagi-san the main characters are around 12-13 years old so their antics are often childlike as one would expect. Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san has more mature content although nothing beyond your normal fanservice. In both cases the characters and their relationships can be said to be cute, but brace yourself when moving from Takagi-san onto Nagatoro as the first few chapters make it really hard to like the female lead due to the extremely foul meanness she exhibits. Nagatoro mellows out enough quickly and starts to prop her “gross, gross Senpai” up.