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If you liked Shamo add

...then you might like Hokuto no Ken add

As I elaborated in my review, I felt Shamo is the true spiritual successor to Hokuto no Ken. I'd elaborate further but I felt even in my review I didn't find the right words to bring out why this is. Just a warning: I don't mean in terms of art, plot or character elements. I mean as an overall innovative manga with it's own unique package of bringing forth something that's close to one of a kind or at least innovative for it's time, Shamo was the closest thing I had felt to the experience of reading Hokuto no Ken in it's entirety.

If you liked Ranma ½ add

...then you might like Orange Delivery add

Ranma is nuff said but I find that there are very few manga that come close to being similar to it. This is one of them. Note that unlike many of Ranma's recommended section, I'm not comparing Orange Delivery to the genre of gender bending nor am I solely focusing on the love comedy bit though OD is a sports comedy manga. What makes these two similar is based on my overall enjoyment on the characterization of both manga and the quirkiness behind both of them. You're not going to find a concrete similarity to the two but as far as fast paced comedy mixed with weird characters go, it's hard to find much similar manga. (I know there's things like Inu Yasha or Yaiba thrown in the Ranma section but I've never quite read a similar manga like OD to Ranma 1/2 until now.)

If you liked Sein (Zain) add

...then you might like Boku no Shiranai Kanojo no Kao add

As of this date, these two are the best and darkest H manga I've read that contains a good to great plot. Prepare to hate these two manga for life. Maybe even prepare to be awed at how the artists are able to pull this off without resorting to more gory depictions of brutality and rape to make you scorn the characters. *Sigh* maybe the above description would make you overrate the contents of the manga but I can't help it. For similar manga, these two are tops in their category as far as dark psychological hentai are concerned.

If you liked Monster add

...then you might like Kami no Kodomo add

These two are so similar that you could make a review synopsis of one via finishing the other. Monster is of course longer and doesn't go into the creepy artwork until the latter arcs while God's Child totally relies on it to deliver the horror. If you can stick to only one, I would probably go with God's Child but as mainstream rating already decided - most would probably head straight and prefer to read Monster rather than pay any attention to God's Child (as of this writing, I was the only one who submitted a review)

If you liked Gantz add

...then you might like Houkago Hokenshitsu add

On the surface, these two seem as far off as two series can be but from the get go you'll notice how the big event that changes the protagonist's lives are similar in that they are absolutely vague, have little foreshadowing and seems to have rules that are randomly inserted. Gantz is the more graphic series but as hard as it is to envision due to the artwork and the genre, After School Nightmare is actually the more violent series and a whole lot more important characters die in it. In the end, it is best to treat this recommendation not as a "what do you want to read next" but as an introduction test for which one of this series gets you more interested as the pacing for these type of series can be very rough (if not boring by virtue of being laid out with too many generic cliches before you get to the good parts) but they contain enough out of nowhere events that they are worth checking out so it's best to find a series that will better ease you into the whole thing. The reason it doesn't work as anything other than an introduction recommendation is that it's similar in exactly the opposite way Alien is similar to Jaws. Both protagonist want to be heroes. Both are horny men that act like they have PMS. Both have nearly the same pacing. But despite all these, they are as aesthetically different as they come and chances are it's too easy to dismiss these two as similar.

If you liked Cat Street add

...then you might like Aido add

Warning: This is a recommendation based on my review for both manga rather than any similarity between the two series. Specifically it is about what I said Cat Street loses after a few volumes/chapters. Short version: I said it loses it's elite artwork and becomes more dream-like and it is in this dream-like elements based around the fantastical evolution of a woman's life that both Cat Street and Love Slave become similar. The problem of course is that most Josei stories can fall under this category so it may not be this similar enough to be a recommendation but I have such a hard time figuring out Love Slave for my review that I thought a recommendation can better create a picture than a review. Still...I wouldn't go so far as say I am recommending these two series for recommendation's sake. I do truly believe these two deserves to be recommended to each other. I just worry that people may not have the same view as I got from both of these series that they end up not seeing it from my perspective - especially because both series have surface differences that may make them world's apart except from my own perception.

If you liked Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster add

...then you might like Shin Getter Robo add

Gunbuster is the more depthful series by a mile but both have parallels of a bright mecha future turned dark and then turned bright again. (Not in lighting but in optimism/pessimism levels) Compared to most recommendations though, watching one or the other will tone down your liking for the other series because of the quality of the events. Because of this I recommend watching Gunbuster first as Shin Getter Robo is the more forgiveable series to hate. (Forgiveable as in even if you don't like the series because it doesn't meet the standards set by the previous series, you could still gleam enough enjoyment from it because of the addition of an iconic Super Robot series)

If you liked Mazinkaiser add

...then you might like Shin Getter Robo add

Both are modernization "alternate timelines" of souped up versions of classic Super Robots. Mazinkaiser is the more modern and beautifully rendered series while Shin Getter Robo has a grittier artwork and pacing that I prefer so even though this is a recommendation section, I would suggest not taking the similarities much to heart. Treat this more like two similar series but one having more flash and the other having more substance. Shin has the substance, Mazinkaiser has the flash. ...but don't forget...these are still remakes/sequels of classic Super Robot series with depths that may disappoint more modern anime fans so make the flash and substance issues relative to how those classic Super Robot series were and not a general list of modern mature anime in general.

If you liked Nagi-chan no Yuuutsu add

...then you might like Sein (Zain) add

Although not similar in genre with Co-Ed being more of a hentai romance comedy and Zain being a much much darker series, both series are notable for expanding the quality of hentai storytelling without being very original in their plot mostly because the characters stand out on their own, the bondage scenes do not overtake the plot to the point of making the characters feel slutty to begin with but most importantly both series are among the few quality H-manga series that even non-porn seeking viewers may want to check out as they have depths that stick closely to the hentai plot (i.e. this isn't a plot tacked on with nude scenes) and yet at the same time they have depths that makes them stand out beyond a hentai plot.

If you liked Bakuten Shoot Beyblade add

...then you might like Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho add

While being more of a merchandise anime better compared to YuGioh, the first artwork/design/plot style of BeyBlade (especially the non-American dub) had strong similarities with the character elements of YYH initially. Without spoiling anything, the general gist of the 4 character team involves a head strong protagonist with a bluish special attack, a stoic fire wielder that was initially an antagonist and a smart MA guy one who uses plants and the other an animal but both have their past as leaders of a previous group. Only the 4th member in each group was different but they also have a similarity in that they are very original character designs for their respective series. One is a gifted human that was destined to wield the Excalibur on the series and yet in a stroke of difference for these types of fighting anime decided to pursue his education while the other was a mechanic who defied the "spiritual" aspect of the series by engaging more in an "engineering" approach to his attack style that highly relies on defense rather than offense.

If you liked Slam Dunk add

...then you might like Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho add

Similar to how Sesshomaru's design could remind someone of Youko Kurama, the protagonist Hanamichi Sakuragi has such strong design ties with YYH Kuwabara that one need only to make subtle changes to the plot of Slam Dunk for it to fit with the continuity of YYH.

If you liked Love Hina add

...then you might like Nagi-chan no Yuuutsu add

Although Co-Ed is a hentai and Love Hina is more of a ..."not hentai" anime, what holds these two series strongly in similarity is the power of two inter-connecting relationships between two people. (also the bathing motif is strong in both) For people who've already read Love Hina, think of Co-ED as a more perverted two couple episodic story between only Keitaro and Naru (or maybe replace Naru with Kitsune...or cosplay a male Kitsune who's enslaving Shinobu...) but reverse the gender roles and reduce the beat ups and you get the feel of Co-ED Sexxtasy although the dated artwork and bondage scenes might turn off those seeking a more ecchi H-manga but the scenes themselves have a hard time of completely devolving into hardcore because of the relationship between the two lovers.

If you liked Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Ishinshishi e no Chinkonka add

...then you might like Shuranosuke Zanmaken: Shikamamon no Otoko add

Although the Rurouni Kenshin universe is vastly brighter than the premise of this movie, RK the Movie has a similar "dry" effect on the actual RK series that it might help downplay your expectations for this movie.