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If you liked Sekine-kun no Koi add

...then you might like Machida-kun no Sekai add

Although one is a shoujo and the other is a josei, both have very similar vibes and centre around a guy who everyone sees as kind, cool and popular but can't understand his own positive traits. SNK has much darker themes than MNS, but it's quite likely that if you liked one, you would enjoy the other.

If you liked Sunadokei add

...then you might like Chihayafuru add

Although Chihayafuru is really a sports/competition manga and Sunadokei is purely a slice of life, both are coming of age stories that follow three childhood friends as they grow up and their simple friendship becomes more complicated. They invoke similar feelings when reading, have similar themes, and also kind of similar characters. Romance is the focus of Sunadokei from the beginning while Chihayafuru it is more of an underlying theme / subplot

If you liked Peach Girl add

...then you might like Sunadokei add

Sunadokei spans across a much longer time frame (childhood-adulthood) than Peach girl (high school only), and Peach girl is a bit more focused on "relationship issues" than "life issues" in comparison to Sunaodkei, although both topics are present in each. However, both are "classic" shoujo manga from the early 2000s that centre around love triangles and a "will they, won't they" dynamic that can be frustrating but also keeps you reading on.

If you liked Sunadokei add

...then you might like Orange add

Both cover similar topics and have a heavy focus on the themes of time, mental illness, and regret. They also both incorporate a lot of time skips, although Orange is more focused on high school experiences while Sunadokei follows the characters all the way from childhood to adulthood. If you liked one you will probably enjoy the other.

If you liked Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou add

...then you might like Sunadokei add

Both are similar genres (slice of life, romance, drama), although the relationship conflict in each stems from different things - in Kare Kano it's more centered around personal issues, while Sunadokei is about the relationship itself and is more of a love triangle dynamic. In addition to this, they both have a lot of character development, and both appear to be typical shoujos but actually cover quite heavy topics (family issues, mental illness, loneliness, etc). If you like one you will probably like the other as well.

If you liked Koko ni Iru yo! add

...then you might like Koiwazurai no Ellie add

Similar concepts: a girl who feels "invisible" and posts on social media all the time becomes "found" by a cool and popular guy and begins to make friends in real life as well.

If you liked Peach Girl add

...then you might like Nana-iro Kakumei add

In both series the main girl has an incredibly manipulative best friend who always gets her way and manages to always turn the situation around on the main girl. The main girl is ostracized and bullied but meets a guy who believes her and inspires her to stand up for herself. They have very similar feels when reading. The only difference is that NK takes place in a middle school and is more "cutesy" while PG is in high school and has a lot of darker/more serious themes.

If you liked Koko ni Iru yo! add

...then you might like Nanairo Sekai add

Very similar feel when reading. Girl has trouble expressing her true feelings but meets a cool guy who helps her out. There are a lot of frustrating situations that could be avoided if the girl would just say what she thought (which you will either love or hate). Both also have a very "cute" art style and involve middle schoolers.

If you liked Hime-chan no Ribbon add

...then you might like Ran to Haiiro no Sekai add

A little girl gets into some magical shenanigans involving body transformations and growing older for short periods of time when in possession of a certain article of clothing (a ribbon and sneakers). The girl is somewhat of a tomboy in both series, and often gets into trouble while transformed. She also has a male friend who is her age and has to bail her out most of the time. Hime-Chan no Ribbon is a typical shoujo manga while Ran to Haiiro no Sekai is a seinen, but both have aspects of pure love between children, friendship, and family.

If you liked Cardcaptor Sakura add

...then you might like Ran to Haiiro no Sekai add

Both series have magical girl elements and involve a little girl with an overprotective older brother. The girl is naive but kind and a tsundere boy in the same class falls in love with her but has trouble expressing it. The boy also is in on the girl's magical secret and helps her out when she gets in trouble. There's also a larger ongoing plot that gets more complicated as the series goes on.

If you liked Yamamoto Zenjirou to Moushimasu add

...then you might like Ran to Haiiro no Sekai add

A little girl has supernatural powers, and the nature of those powers and what is going on around her is both shrouded in mystery and told through the lens of a child. In RTHNS she is a young sorceress who can do magic, while in YZTM she has the ability to see and talk to ghosts. There is also a semi-romance between the main character and a tsundere boy who teases her as well as themes of friendship.

If you liked Full Moon wo Sagashite add

...then you might like Ran to Haiiro no Sekai add

Both involve a young, naive, and headstrong girl who is able to transform into an older and more beautiful version of herself with certain limitations. Because the girl is so naive she gets into trouble when she is her older self and sometimes has to be saved by her male love interest. There are also much more dark and complicated side plots going on at the same time that involve supernatural beings.

If you liked Tsuki no Shippo add

...then you might like Akagami no Shirayuki-hime add

To be honest these two manga are not that similar in terms of plot or characters. ANS is a calm slice of life/political romantic drama with mature characters while TNS is a wacky ninja rom com. But, both series involve a female lead who is incredibly knowledgeable about plants and how to make them into medicine, which often surprises other characters in the story.

If you liked Tsuki no Shippo add

...then you might like Itazura na Kiss add

The dynamic between the female and male leads is almost identical: a dumb, clumsy, not that pretty girl tries to make an incredibly handsome and skilled, but harsh and impolite guy fall for her, while each character also attracts a number of other love interests along the way.

If you liked Skip Beat! add

...then you might like Basara add

Although they might seem to be opposites, both have strong teenaged female leads who initially set out for revenge only to find their goals shaping into something much more powerful/suited to them later on. The romance is slow but very good, and the characters are dynamic with lots of growth and development.

If you liked Fullmetal Alchemist add

...then you might like Basara add

Both are action/fantasy involving war, incredibly strong and developed characters, strong female characters, questions of ethics and very difficult decisions that have consequences, plot twists, as well as romance that is meaningful alongside a story that stands up by itself. They will make you question what it means to fight a war, and what it means to forgive. If you like one you will very likely enjoy the other.

If you liked Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori add

...then you might like Basara add

Both have a very similar vibe and involve a girl who is thrown into war and grows strong in order to defend what she loves. Both series are also from the 90s/early 2000s and have that feel as well. If you like one you should definitely take a chance on the other.

If you liked Basara add

...then you might like Akatsuki no Yona add

Both are excellent and are similar in terms of plot and character development. In my opinion Basara has a much more nuanced and complicated plot than ANY while ANY has more comic relief and better art. If you like one you will probably like the other although you will probably need to be in/will get into a very different mood to read each one.

If you liked Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou add

...then you might like Bambi to Dhole add

A girl who seems perfect actually has a bad personality meets a guy who quickly finds this out (and has his own secrets). It might seem comedic at first but both series really hit home on a deeply emotional level. Both are really enjoyable and worth the read.

If you liked Akachan to Boku add

...then you might like Gakuen Babysitters add

A similar relationship between older and baby brothers. Akachan to Boku is definitely very "90s" while Gakuen Babysitters has more modern art and feeling. Gakuen Babysitters also has a more cute and uplifting feeling overall whereas the focus of Akachan to Boku seems to be more on exploring the complex relationship between siblings. Overall, though, you will get similar feelings by reading both.

If you liked Last Game add

...then you might like Sick add

One is typical yaoi and the other is typical shoujo but both involve a male protagonist who falls for someone unexpectedly and tries to bully them into liking him, spurned by past rejection. Very similar atmosphere.

If you liked Gakuen Alice add

...then you might like Monokuro Shounen Shoujo add

Similar premises: A plucky girl enrols in a mysterious school due to a misunderstanding, is an Outcast and is taken aback by the strange fantastical students and things that happen at the school. She slowly makes friends and begins to understand them more. There are elements of wanting to Prove Everyone Wrong, and you end up rooting for the respective characters in the same way. They both have similar vibes and mixes of comedy, romance, and drama. Friendship! Love triangles! Tsunderes! As well, the dynamics between the main characters are very similar (energetic and excitable girl, stoic and pissed off guy who likes to tease, gentle(r) male friend, and somewhat savage but ultimately caring female friend)

If you liked Peach Girl add

...then you might like Locomoco add

The female lead in both series is misunderstood as promiscuous and having lots of experience with men, but in reality is rather shy and innocent. They also both have a female "friend" who plays a similar role in both manga. There is a dramatic atmosphere when reading both of them, but PG is much darker and more heavy. Both series also have prominent love triangles.

If you liked Akagami no Shirayuki-hime add

...then you might like ReRe Hello add

the relationship dynamic between both main couples is very similar in that the male and female leads are very supportive and trustful of each other. The female lead in both is emotionally strong and will often be left alone by the male lead because he has faith in her abilities, which gives similar feelings to the reader. As well, any drama that might be in each manga isn't exhausting to read because the bubbly and happy atmosphere overpowers it.

If you liked Kodomo no Omocha add

...then you might like Nekota no Koto ga Kininatte Shikatanai. add

If you liked one you will probably enjoy the other as the characters and relationship structures are very similar. NnKgKS is basically KnO but with cats, and the relationship between the two main characters is slightly less direct since the main girl doesn't know what the main guy looks like. Also, NnKgKS has a much more upbeat tone overall, while KnO gives much more drama and substantial plot devices. Overall though, both are very enjoyable, funny and cute. Worthwhile reads.

If you liked With!! add

...then you might like Return add

Even just by the plot, these two cover very similar ground but in different ways. They both involve a male character dying, with his soul inhabiting a female body. In W!!, this body is his sister whom he knows very well, while in R, it is a complete stranger, and he slowly gains knowledge about the person he's inhabiting. They also deal with a brother/sister complex relationship, although W!! does this in a more humorous way while R uses it as a source of drama. There are kind of similar characters and character relations in both, and they deal with similar themes of grief, regret, family, and loneliness.

If you liked NG Life add

...then you might like Return add

Though it's been a while since I've read it, I got very similar feelings while reading Return as I did from NGL. The plots are kind of similar, in that they both deal with reincarnation, a guy being put into a very strange and new environment while only remembering his past life, and having to get used to new gender relations (In NGL, the main character is the only one who has not changed genders, while in Return, (s)he is the only one who has). As well, they both have a kind of slice of life/melancholic feel when reading it, and deal with themes of friendship->love and sacrifice.

If you liked Teruteru x Shounen add

...then you might like Shinobi Life add

Besides the obvious ninja connections, they both have similar ambiences and have a lot of action, betrayal, and mystery, alongside a ninja who's in love with his master.

If you liked Fruits Basket add

...then you might like Teruteru x Shounen add

Although they don't seem that similar they both have themes such as friendship, family, abandonment/loneliness, deeply entrenched family secrets, and difficult/forbidden love which make them enjoyable

If you liked Nakanmon! add

...then you might like Cherry Boy, That Girl add

If you liked the characters that make up the love triangle in one, you will probably like the other. Both manga have a flirtatious, feminine-like, playboy who's a bit twisted and doesn't take anything seriously in the beginning, and a snappy guy who doesn't like the MC in the beginning but soon afterwards becomes embarrassed and blushes easily around her. There are elements of both comedy and drama. Differences: The main girl from CBTG has a personality that's a bit more confrontational than N!, and CBTG is a lot longer so there's more sources of drama that drive the plot.