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If you liked Onkyou Seimeitai Noiseman add

...then you might like Redline add

Redline and Noiseman Sound Insect have their strengths in the same areas. They depict colorfully detailed futuristic cities, they're hyper kinetic even in their "slow" portions, and they combine frantic visuals and sound to create consequential and climactic action.

If you liked Extra add

...then you might like Dimension Loop add

A pair of short trippy videos directed by Kouji Morimoto and animated by Studio 4°C. Both play with the idea of virtual worlds.

If you liked Black Lagoon add

...then you might like Jormungand add

Non-Japanese setting, favoring the eastern hemisphere. Gunfights and generally crazy action with some strong female leads. Engrish OP.

If you liked Onanie Master Kurosawa add

...then you might like Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! add

"At just one glance, I can tell, she's just the same as I am. One who is not good at expressing him or herself. 'The aloof students.'" Secondary education is a period often romanticized in manga, characterized by years filled with fun, freedom, and friends. But for those who fail to connect with others, be it for lack of ability or lack of trying, those years can be hell, as fewer things cut deeper than the derision of one's peers. These manga provide a look into the sexual frustrations faced by these socially-challenged students during their adolescent years. These characters are deeply flawed, sometime pitiful, sometimes amusing, and above all, brutally realistic.

If you liked Touhai Densetsu Akagi: Yami ni Maiorita Tensai add

...then you might like One Outs add

Akagi plays mahjong. Toua Tokuchi plays baseball. Apart from that, they are nearly the same character, including having the same seiyuu. The author of the One Outs manga drew heavily upon Akagi for inspiration, and both series are created by the same studio and director.

If you liked Hanasaku Iroha add

...then you might like Chihayafuru add

Ohana and Chihaya are strong-willed female leads. Both series are similar in terms of tone, themes, and execution with regard to character building.

If you liked Onkyou Seimeitai Noiseman add

...then you might like Superflat Monogram add

Short. Trippy.

If you liked Liar Game add

...then you might like One Outs add

Both are psychological battle manga that feature a clever player who is placed into games which force him to outwit his opponents. The main male heroes of Liar Game and One Outs are also both portrayed as morally upright individuals, as they compete as the allies of the disadvantaged and outsmart those who prey upon the weak. They are also both authored and drawn by Shinobu Kaitani.

If you liked Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou add

...then you might like Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei add

Wacky offbeat comedy rife with Seinfeldian monologues.

If you liked Chikyuu Bouei Kigyou Dai-Guard add

...then you might like Tiger & Bunny add

Both Dai-Guard and Tiger & Bunny feature idealistic main characters whose main goal is that of a typical hero: rescue those in peril and save the day. However, superpowers don't come for free: the heroes of both shows are funded by private companies who care about things like public image and the repair costs associated with the heroes' actions.

If you liked Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu add

...then you might like Akane Maniax add

Sousuke Sagara, the male protagonist of Full Metal Panic Fumoffu, is a boy who was raised on the battlefields of war-torn Afghanistan. Although he's an experienced mecha pilot, he lacks basic social skills, and much of the comedy in the series stems from his "fish out of water" experience in trying to adjust to life as a normal Japanese high school student. Jouji Gouda, the male protagonist of Akane Maniax, was obviously born to be the hotblooded pilot with the lead role in a super robot show. Unfortunately for him, he's stuck attending a very normal Japanese high school, and his antics constantly exasperate his peers.

If you liked Azumanga Daiou The Animation add

...then you might like Nichijou add

Nichijou and Azumanga Daioh are both high school comedies that follow a segmented format (where each episode is divided into a number of "mini-episodes"). Both rely more on physical comedy and non-sequitur or absurdness than wit as the base of their humor. Neither of the two pay very dedicated attention to realism, with Nichijou in particular being quite surreal for certain segments.

If you liked Full Metal Panic! add

...then you might like Chikyuu Bouei Kigyou Dai-Guard add

Dai-Guard and Full Metal Panic are opposite sides of the same coin. Full Metal Panic is a super robot show that masquerades as a real robot show, while Dai-Guard is a real robot show done in the style of a super robot show. Dai-Guard closely examines some of the themes that Full Metal Panic takes for granted (like what would compel a private company to fund a mecha project, and what the military's response would be to a privatized defense program). Both series enjoy their comedic moments off the battlefield.

If you liked Baccano! add

...then you might like Durarara!! add

Same author, same studio, same director, and set in the same universe. Durarara can be seen as a spiritual sequel to Baccano. Both feature underworld themes.

If you liked Black Lagoon add

...then you might like Baccano! add

Baccano! and Black Lagoon both feature real-world settings that are neither present-day nor Japanese: Baccano! is set in Prohibition-era America, and Black Lagoon takes place on the waters of southeast Asia circa 1990. Both Baccano and Black Lagoon feature criminal protagonists, and neither has any characters that can truly be described as "lawful;" in both series, even the "good guys" are thieves or smugglers. Both feature brawls, gunfights, blood, and gore in great abundance, and both series have great dubs to boot.

If you liked Sakigake!! Cromartie Koukou add

...then you might like Detroit Metal City add

Both Cromartie High School and Detroit Metal City feature mild, unassuming protagonists who are thrust into the company of crude and crass individuals. Cromartie and DMC both feature offbeat, wacky, and often abrupt humor, and both series follow a similar "half-episode" format.

If you liked Planetes add

...then you might like Eve no Jikan add

Eve no Jikan and Planetes are both hard sci-fi anime that depict a not-too-distant future. Both explore interesting themes that will really make you think.

If you liked Detroit Metal City add

...then you might like Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt add

Both feature ridiculous, offensive humor and gratuitous use of English swear words.

If you liked Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu add

...then you might like Seto no Hanayome add

Both Seto no Hanayome and Full Metal Panic Fumoffu are romantic comedies where the romantic elements come secondary to the humor. Both feature wacky, over-the-top slapstick humor.

If you liked Genshiken add

...then you might like Kuragehime add

Much of the humor of Genshiken and Kuragehime is based on their brutally realistic depiction of the otaku lifestyle.