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If you liked InuYasha add

...then you might like Sengoku Basara: Judge End add

Besides being set in the past, the 'villains' develop this strategy over the long term that is organically similar.

If you liked InuYasha add

...then you might like Ayakashi add

There is, in both, a shadowy figure sending out his minions... both use mist to cover their tracks, and in Ayakashi this has the effect of confusing anyone trying to reach his mansion from ever succeeding (although this was explicitly used in the Inuyasha games mostly)... both have the same sort of mythological 'monsters', since 'yokai' is practically a synonym for 'ayakashi', although in Inuyasha only one side can mainly control them. Both utilize tragedy and inter-personal drama.

If you liked Another add

...then you might like Mayoiga add

So, two series that indeed focus on the sociological aspects of groups, and... it reveals a lot not only about the characters in the anime, and their psychology (particularly in Mayoiga), but also in... one guesses, the viewers. In one the 'horror' aspect is consigned to a spectacle of blood showers (don't think 'Mayo' had any at all), in the other a study of group interactions is conducted whereupon certain 'externalities' (keeping it abstract) are confused subjectively and, like in Another, groups start suspecting themselves... Not sure what else I can say that doesn't spoil, read my review on 'Mayo' I guess for more, but one thing... watching this truly convinced me to install a script to hide scores. Like, really? If blood gushed like a forgotten hose turned on for twelve episodes people would rate it, what... 10/10? 'Mayo' is a subtle, psychological, sociological study on the possibilities of escapism and group dynamics, and while Another has a great atmospheric beginning and could have possibly sociologically examined group dynamics it failed utterly IMO and simply went for blood showers for the sake of it. Even Shiki, a subtle horror tale about the dilemmas of vampires which sort of contrasts Another due to the authors' marriage... is rather only rated slightly better than Another on this site, and exactly the same on iMDB... but people absolutely must choose a 'side'! And, oh, no clear 'side' either in 'Mayo'? I can see where the confusion arises from...

If you liked Shiki add

...then you might like Another add

I thought the first three episodes of Another had an interesting atmosphere, but beyond that it resorted to cheap, profuse blood for no reason (beyond a 'curse' which isn't really ever explained beyond the usage of blame)... Shiki, on the other hand, has as many deaths, but it does it with such substance behind it, such style... and uses the scientific method to probe the mystical realm in an attempt to combine both spheres.

If you liked Princess Nine: Kisaragi Joshikou Yakyuubu add

...then you might like One Outs add

Also about the same sport, but as opposed to the analytical and one-upmanship of One Outs, Nine has more drama, more romance, more 'heart' one might say. Whereas in the former the characters serve as props to develop a narrative, in the latter they're fleshed out, some given an episode to themselves and their lives, and then the anime has group-based drama/interactions, whereas in the former it's confined mostly to the games themselves (with the only drama being about the business of the professional side of the game).

If you liked Gintama add

...then you might like Level E add

Both have an arc that parodies RPGs, although the cause of the setting is different, both then proceed to try to funnily get out of the situation.

If you liked Mahoujin Guruguru add

...then you might like Level E add

Mahoujin is wholly a parody of an RPG which Level E has an arc of. In both animated counterparts of videos games feature, with both utilizing humour in the same sort of teasing manner.

If you liked Mousou Dairinin add

...then you might like Level E add

Both have a tale wherein the protagonist gets lost in a flight of fancy, a fantastical world limited only by their imagination, although the locus of control is different in both series. In one it is imposed by whims that move to the rhythm of comedic logic.

If you liked Paprika add

...then you might like Kaiba add

They both deal with psychology and the inner workings of the mind, one through dreams, the other memories. At times there are 'parades' of the contents of the mind which is accompanied by intererestingly similar melodies.

If you liked InuYasha add

...then you might like Uchouten Kazoku add

Both derive from myths, in Inuyasha Hachiemon is a tanuki, but they also share similar family dynamics; mother is odd, father issues, Inuyasha just doesn't have a younger brother (maybe kitsune Shippo?) - both also try to fit in human society.

If you liked Kuuchuu Buranko add

...then you might like Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei add

Both use what seems like rotoscopy, first the filming of real objects and then animating them perhaps a little, or not much (or black-and-white). This is done far more often in Buranko, which attempts to indicate reality as opposed to the characters' inner subjective fantasies, while in Tatami it is more subtle; chemistry equipment, or even some rain, but ends up used much more later on in a similar vein as Buranko. Tatami rotoscopes objects more often, whereas Buranko uses it mainly with people themselves.

If you liked Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood add

...then you might like Hunter x Hunter (2011) add

Both have 'magic', alchemy and and aura, except with the former the source is external, latter internal. Alchemy is based off medieval historical musings, aura is modern parapsychology, but it also seems derived from Chinese Chi. In contrast, though, FM's antagonists follow the cardinal sins' tropes, which results in predictable behaviour based on past performance, whereas HxH has more unpredictable personalities and antagonists do not necessarily antagonize, although there is a central commonality in the origin of both when it comes to how they came to be. FM is more action-oriented, HxH more psychological.

If you liked Mahoujin Guruguru add

...then you might like Hunter x Hunter (2011) add

Similar type of RPG-like adventures (Mahoujin being a more overt parody of that genre), with supposed trials and bluffs, towers and humour.

If you liked Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt add

...then you might like Black★Rock Shooter (TV) add

Both series are about female protagonists who desire to live however they could, both have conflicts with creatures that could possibly be the result of that desire. Also, the Episode Director, Storyboard, Animation Director of BRS is the director of PSG.

If you liked Steins;Gate add

...then you might like Gintama° add

First arc has a similar existential dilemma involving time paradoxes that is present later on in SG, although executed in a more comedic fashion, in contrast to SG's thriller.

If you liked Genshiken add

...then you might like Gintama add

The slice-of-life elements of both usually contain individuals debating the merits of various anime series, although in Genshiken the focus is on a fictional one (with Gintama including wider cultural references).

If you liked Mahoujin Guruguru add

...then you might like Gintama add

The Monster Hunt arc, along with some other episodes which parody JRPGs, is identical to the overall concept of Mahoujin (which is also comedy), with pop-up windows and other genre elements.

If you liked xxxHOLiC add

...then you might like Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda add

Both have some magical kind of shop/HQ powered by exotic sources. Both have a male character whose main purpose seems to be cooking for others. Both have powerful female personalities.

If you liked Genshiken add

...then you might like Shirobako add

Besides both being meta-anime with a different focus for each, they have the same scriptwriter (Michiko Yokote), with Genshiken Nidaime having the same director (Tsutomu Mizushima) as Shirobako. Genshiken has, though, a slower pace than Shirobako, as characters in the former merely watch anime, while those in the latter always need to keep to a schedule in order to create anime...

If you liked Mononoke add

...then you might like Inu x Boku SS add

Both are about Japanese folklore, essentially, although Inu is much more comedic and romantic; there is one episode in particular (7) which is almost a direct parallel to any Mononoke episode, where the spirits need to be driven away and the animation style changing (reversing) due to that.

If you liked Mushishi add

...then you might like Pokemon add

Mushishi, if one is interested in vast philosophical questions, can be somewhat similar to Pokemon because it's about these mushi, which are like spiritual bugs, and the protagonist goes around managing them... other than that, though, it's more about dissolving conflicts than actual battling with the mushi or other characters. It's episodic too, so doesn't necessarily continue on with the same storyline as Pokemon, but still has the same atmosphere through the 50+ episodes. The music is really beautiful and appropriate too.

If you liked Sola add

...then you might like Kore wa Zombie desu ka? add

Similarly changes genre throughout, except as it isn't much of a comedy the serious scenes can be taken seriously... also, main characters are similarly supernatural, but they actually make slightly more sense than the title of a 'vampire ninja'. IMO Sola alternates between its genres more gracefully, though, whereas this is more haphazard.