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If you liked Free! add

...then you might like Tsurune: Kazemai Koukou Kyuudou-bu add

Free! and Tsurune have the same sort of atmosphere. Both tell of 5 guys working together to learn and improve at a sport (swimming in Free! and archery in Tsurune). The animation is well done and very similar style from KyoAni. They both have a high emphasis on friendship. If you enjoyed getting a glimpse of what goes into a sport, and how people can bond together from one of these shows, you will have a very similar feeling watching the other.

If you liked Hanasaku Iroha add

...then you might like Konohana Kitan add

There is a similar heartwarming feel to these two slice of life animes. They have a similar premise of a girl beginning to work at an inn, who befriends many of her coworkers. There is a showing of the happiness derived through hard work, and what it means to mature as a person, while still being somewhat of a kid at heart. The sort of animes that teach you to enjoy the little things in life. They may have somewhat similar stories, but each provides it's own unique experience that will have you reflecting upon certain aspects of your own life. Konohana Kitan has an extra fantasy/supernatural element, while Hanasaku Iroha has a much more realistic, down to Earth feeling to it.

If you liked Chihayafuru add

...then you might like Kono Oto Tomare! add

Chihayafuru and Kono Oto Tomare! each involve a club for a niche Japanese competitive activity/sport. There is a similar feel to the storytelling revolving around the clubs for karuta (traditional Japanese card game) and the koto (traditional Japanese stringed instrument). The clubs in both have male and female members, with friendship and teamwork playing a big part as they strive together to improve and hope to reach the nationals. In Chihayafuru, Chihaya decides to become the Queen of karuta (top female karuta player), after witnessing her friend's passion for the game. Similarly in Kono Oto Tomare!, Chika finds out he wants to pursue understanding what's so great about the koto, after first seeing the passion his grandfather had for it. The art in each is great, and it helps to accentuate the emotions of the characters. As one grows closer to the characters, the art helps relay the feelings of pain in their struggles, and joys in their accomplishments to the reader. I'd recommend both Chihayafuru and Kono Oto Tomare! to anyone who can find any of this appealing to them, as there is much more to enjoy after reading it for yourself.