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If you liked Rokudenashi Blues add

...then you might like Osu!! Karate-bu add

They both have a similar setting and story. They're about Japanese delinquent teenagers becoming gangsters so they can fight each other. It's not an in-depth recommendation, I know, but they're both definitely worth reading for their own set of quirks and characters, and fans of one will definitely enjoy the other.

If you liked Mononoke Hime add

...then you might like Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä add

Obviously the influence sphere is obvious, since both of these works were done by the same man (Hayao Miyazaki / 宮崎 駿). In many cases, Princess Mononoke feels like a spiritual successor to Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. The films both deal with the same issues and problems, and most of the characters even fit the same roles. The only difference is the setting, where P.M. takes place in the Muromachi period of Japan, Nausicaä is a steampunj-futuristic setting. The stories are almost exactly the same, but, that doesn't make them both enjoyable for different reasons. Nausicaä is a must see for anybody.

If you liked Juubee Ninpuuchou add

...then you might like Afro Samurai add

Ninja Scroll is a classic among anime movies, and has an interesting plot and series of twists that makes it fresh even today. References within the movie itself stay obscure, and it has this subtle flair about it that reminds me of Afro Samurai (or rather, Afro Samurai reminded me of this). They both complement each other to fans, while still being exotically unique and fresh in their own right.

If you liked Samurai Champloo add

...then you might like Afro Samurai add

They both have a unique hip-hop flair that, somehow, coincides with the samurai theme. They also both contain amalgamation of the past and present (like monks with rocket launchers, beat-boxing peasants). It's a weird little niche that both of these titles somehow fell into, and we haven't really seen anything like them before or after.