If you liked
Cowboy Bebop
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...then you might like
Michiko to Hatchin
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The director of Bebop was a producer on Michiko and Hatchin so even though he didn't direct the show feels quite a bit like one of his shows, Bebop included. Both shows are mainly episodic with a plot linking it's protagonist/s to a past they (well one of them in the case of Michiko and Hatchin) have difficulty letting of and that is kept mysterius, hinted at through flashbacks and linked to organized crime, with troubles from said organized crime driving the plot and action. Bebop though set in space draws heavily from the United States for its inspiration and aesthetic (not to mention sound) while Michiko and Hatchin is set in South America but both focus on street culture (and to be frank slums especially Michiko) and a sense of cosmopolitanisim that gives them a similar vibe. Differences include Bebop's sci fi setting, fantastic jazz/funk inspired soundtrack, larger main cast (though neither has a large one Michiko's central cast is very small) and excellent action scenes and Michiko and Hatchin's developing relationship (theirs not much character or relationship development in Bebop on the whole) and theme's of female relationships (no, I don't mean in that way) and possibly feminisim.
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If you liked
Cowboy Bebop
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...then you might like
Space☆Dandy
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If you were a fan of the wackier comedic parts of Bebop and the premise of a bunch of dysfunctional and perpetually broke people trying to eke out a living as space bounty hunters (or close to it) with an episodic structure appeals to you you may like Space Dandy by the same series director or vice versa. Most Space Dandy episodes are stand alone stories with different directors and frequently very different art styles so if you don't like the first one or two that doesn't mean you won't like others (or vice versa) some episodes, some episodes looked disapointing others were genuinly stunning. I'll be honest it's a hit and miss show and the humour mostly didn't appeal to me (but its a bit like Bebops humour writ large so if you liked that you might) but I still enjoyed a number of its stories.
If you liked
Ookami to Koushinryou
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...then you might like
Steins;Gate
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Spice and wolf is very good if a big part of what you liked about Stein's gate was the Romance and banter between the male and female leads and vice versa. Thier setting are very different (medieval Europe and modern Japan) as is what drives thier plot (economics or time travel) not to mention that spice & wolf more has a few very short arcs connected by the journey of it's leads than a main plot unlike Stein's gate. The banter and slow developing romance between the two leads are very charming and funny though (Spice and Wolf and Stein's gate are rivals for me for anime with best banter) and the association between the leads in both shows is reinforced to me at least by the male MC's sharing the same english voice actor (Lawrence and Okabe). Oh and a lot of the plots in the show are about medieval mercentile economics, don't worry too much if you have difficulty following that stuff as you should still enjoy it (I did).