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If you liked Kono Yo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo YU-NO add

...then you might like Mushoku Tensei: Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu add

The source material for both these shows were ancestors of the modern isekai genre. The YU-NO visual novel came out in 1996, while the Mushoku web novel came out in 2012. Both works were critically acclaimed and commercial successful in their original media. And since their releases, numerous modern isekai works borrowed heavily from both these works. However, their anime adaptations were delayed for a long time, releasing years after many of the isekai anime they inspired. Another similarity is the protagonists. The protagonist in both works are horny perverts. The protagonists of both works thus have a somewhat polarizing reception among modern audiences. A key difference is that YU-NO only becomes in isekai much later in the story, whereas Mushoku is an isekai right from the start.

If you liked Clannad: After Story add

...then you might like Kono Yo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo YU-NO add

YU-NO was originally a 1996 visual novel, and was hugely influential, inspiring numerous visual novels and anime shows. One of the VNs and anime shows inspired by YU-NO is Clannad. The author of Clannad, Jun Maeda, cited YU-NO as inspiration for Clannad. In particular, the latter parts of both YU-NO and Clannad After Story have a similar tragic plotline involving a father, mother and daughter.

If you liked School Rumble add

...then you might like Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo add

The first episode of Oresuki has some similarities to School Rumble: -Ensemble high-school cast. -Main character has two sides to him, a nice guy and a bad boy. -Main character likes a girl, who likes another boy. -Another girl is interested in the main character.

If you liked Steins;Gate add

...then you might like Kono Yo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo YU-NO add

YU-NO was originally a 1996 visual novel, and was the grandfather of modern time-travel anime and visual novels. Steins Gate in particular was greatly influenced by YU-NO. Both involve time-travel and parallel-universes, and give scientific explanations behind it, and involve the protagonist attempting to save someone using time-travel.

If you liked Kimagure Orange☆Road add

...then you might like Koi to Uso add

Both shows involve a love triangle, with a boy and two girls. And the character roles are somewhat similar: an indecisive protagonist (Kyosuke & Yukari), a more mature girl he has a crush on from the start (Madoka & Misaki), and a less mature girl he soon grows close to (Hikaru & Ririna).

If you liked School Rumble add

...then you might like Gamers! add

Both involve casts of characters involved in complex love/relationship webs, and series of misunderstandings, leading to hilarious comedy situations. Gamers is the closest thing to School Rumble in a long time.

If you liked Kenpuu Denki Berserk add

...then you might like Asura add

Both anime are very dark and mature, set during the Dark Ages, and deal with the harsh reality of life and death in a feudal society, with Asura set in feudal Japan and Berserk set in a feudal England-like setting.

If you liked Kidou Senshi Zeta Gundam add

...then you might like Kidou Senshi Gundam 00 add

While the second season of Gundam 00 is more comparable to Zeta Gundam in terms of plot, it's the first season of Gundam 00 that really captures the feel of Zeta Gundam. The first season of Gundam 00 is very dark like Zeta Gundam, with the the second half of Gundam 00's first season being similarly dark and ruthless like Zeta Gundam's last quarter. And both also end on a cliffhanger, leaving it open to a another season/sequel to complete the story.

If you liked Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu add

...then you might like Steins;Gate Movie: Fuka Ryouiki no Déjà vu add

Both Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu and Steins Gate: Fuka Ryoiki no Deja Vu borrow their basic plot-line from the same common source material: Kimagure Orange Road, which was a popular anime TV series in the '80s. In all three anime, the protagonist somehow goes back in time to when they were kids, but by doing so this causes serious ramifications for the future, a future where the existence of their loved one is endangered, so the protagonist must try to fix things back to normal. Along the way, the protagonist meets and leaves a strong impression on a kid who turns out to be someone they know in the future.

If you liked Grisaia no Kajitsu add

...then you might like Aldnoah.Zero add

While both series belong to different genres, one thing they both have in common is a similarly stoic protagonist who is always logical and hardly ever expresses emotion. And in both series, they're both mysterious protagonists, since very little backstory is given to explain their stoic personalities. But in Grisaia no Meikyuu and Grisaia no Rakuen, we eventually learn a lot more about Yuuji's backstory, explaining why he is the way he is. On the other hand, Aldnoah Zero's second season never explains Inaho's backstory.

If you liked Golden Time add

...then you might like Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso add

Golden Time released not long before KimiUso, yet both have a number of similar plot elements. For example, the protagonist in both likes a girl who appears to like his best friend. The protagonist in both also suffers from internal emotional turmoil, due to their past haunting them. For Arima, it's his hearing problems, and the feint memories of his mother. For Banri, it's his amnesia, and the feint memories of his past life before he suffered amnesia. The female lead in both shows, Kaori and Kouko, also has an upbeat personality, which contrasts with the more laid-back personality of the male protagonist in both shows. Both shows also involve a lead character suffering from a medical condition. One difference is that KimiUso's cast are mostly middle-schoolers (it was originally a shonen manga), whereas Golden Time's cast are mostly university students (it was originally a josei manga). Another difference is that Golden Time maintains a generally more upbeat mood compared to KimiUso.

If you liked Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora add

...then you might like Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso add

Prior to KimiUso, Hantsuki was an earlier anime that also dealt with the very similar theme of a boy falling in love with a girl who suffers from serious illness. Both shows handle the theme just as well. KimiUso is a longer show, as it also deals with a classical music themed story, the protagonist's backstory, a larger cast of characters, and a wider variety of settings, whereas Hantsuki is shorter, more straight-to-the-point, focused on the two leads' relationship and her illness (which it goes into more detail about), and is mostly set in a hospital. Both shows have a similarly sad mood (with occasional comedy along the way), though Hantsuki feels a bit more optimistic.

If you liked Kimagure Orange☆Road add

...then you might like Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. add

The 80's show Kimagure Orange Road has similarities with Hentai Ouji, with both involving a high-school love triangle and supernatural elements. Things gets more similar towards the end: *SPOILER* A time-travel to the past where they meet their younger selves. */SPOILER*

If you liked Kimagure Orange☆Road add

...then you might like Steins;Gate Movie: Fuka Ryouiki no Déjà vu add

Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryouiki no Déjà vu appears to have been influenced by Kimagure Orange Road in various ways. They both use some similar time-travel plot elements, as well as alluding to parallel universes and having a sort-of-tsundere female lead. The last few episodes of Kimagure in particular has a similar plot: *SPOILER* The protagonist's time-travel to the past causes ripple effects in the future which he needs to fix, and along the way he meets a younger version of someone he knows. */SPOILER* The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya was also influenced by Kimagure Orange Road, which explains some of the similarities between the Haruhi Suzumiya and Steins Gate movies.

If you liked Kimagure Orange☆Road add

...then you might like Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu add

The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi appears to have been influenced by Kimagure Orange Road in various ways, including its main plot line. Both involve similar plot elements, including espers, time travellers, parallel universes, a sort-of-tsundere female lead, and a high school setting. The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi has a similar plot to the last few episodes of the Kimagure Orange Road TV series: *SPOILER* In both, the protagonist somehow goes back in time to when they were kids, but by doing so this causes serious ramifications for the future, a future where the existence of his loved one is endangered, so the protagonist must try to fix things back to normal. Along the way, he meets and leaves a strong impression on a kid who turns out to be someone he knows in the future. */SPOILER* The director of The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi, Tatsuya Ishihara, had previously worked as a unit director on Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning (the second Kimagure movie, which is also about time travel), which explains the similar plot.