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If you liked Owari no Seraph add

...then you might like Mahoutsukai no Yome add

Plot and general tone of the two shows are very different, but the protagonists (Chise and Yuichiro) are the same in terms of their psychological background. Both had a parent or parents try to kill them due to an abnormality within them which is out of their control, only for said parent(s) to die soon after, leaving them orphans and a view that they are unlovable and unwanted. This caused a pessimistic view of human relationships as a coping mechanism to deal with the longing for acceptance and love they believe they do not deserve to get. They both later gain a family and the two shows explore the protagonist's bonds with them strengthening and the shredding of their previous worldview. However, both characters have manifested a borderline obsession with self-sacrifice, caused by a need to be useful to others to validate themselves, spawned from their past of feeling rejected. If you like to observe this particularly eerily similar character development in two different contexts, then both Mahoutsukai no Yome and Owari no Seraph should interest you.

If you liked Shinseiki Evangelion add

...then you might like Haibane Renmei add

While both shows have very different literal plots, some of the main themes behind them are the same: - The exploration of mental illness, particularly depression, without directly naming it. In NGE this is explored through the majority of the characters and in Haibane Renmei it is explored through Rakka and Reki. (Though it can be argued that other characters are implied to be involved in this theme.) - Giving hope for people in such situations. Both shows do not shy away from the seriousness of mental illness, but utilize the acknowledgement of such struggles to provide the message that despite all this, you can save yourself. - The exploration of every-day morality. Unlike other shows which tend to only explore morality in the context of life and death scenarios, NGE and Haibane Renmei are also concerned with moral problems anyone can identify with, such as the conflict between selfishness and selflessness and the ambiguous relationship between sin and forgiveness. - The exploration of existential philosophy. - An emphasis on character development, the 'internal' being more important to the story than the 'external'. - Both the shows use Christian imagery and symbolism, though do not necessarily argue Christian ideology.

If you liked C³ add

...then you might like Violet Evergarden add

Both follow a main character who were raised as weapons trying to adjust to the role of a normal person, but having to battle with the guilt of the sin committed in their past, which is a factor in hindering this goal. Violet and Fear are very different personality-wise apart from not understanding social norms and the general tone and execution of Violet Evergarden and C³ are also contrasting. However, if you particularly like the concept of a 'monster' learning to become 'human', then both series should interest you.

If you liked Violet Evergarden add

...then you might like Alice to Zouroku add

Both have the core theme of a child/youth learning the basics of human life and the world after being released from an institutionalized unhealthy environment they were raised in, having being used merely as an object. By following the protagonists' journeys in becoming more human, the shows explore the question of what it means to be so.