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If you liked Princess Tutu add

...then you might like Seiken Densetsu: Legend of Mana - The Teardrop Crystal add

They're both magical girls from the early 2000 inspired by western fairy tales. Prétear is a retelling of Snow White, Princess Tutu is inspired mainly by The Ugly Duckling and Swan Lake, but also by ballet, opera and literature overall. They both deal with emotions like grief, loneliness and sadness in a very delicate way. The main characters are girls with pink hair that are kind of goofy, but also very gentle and sad. Her nemesis is another girl with similar powers but a darker color palette. The love interests in both are a boy with white hair that is kind and softspoken, and a dark haired boy that is meaner, but also compasionate and protective. Neither of them focus on frienship as much as is typical of magical girl genre. They both have a melancholic vibe, but also have a lot of comic relief moments.

If you liked Tenkuu no Escaflowne add

...then you might like Magic Knight Rayearth add

Both are about magical girls summoned to another world to fight with the help of mechas. They both share a melodramatic feeling, but with comic relief. The girls meet new allies, fall in love and all the classic maho shoujo stuff.

If you liked Shoujo Kakumei Utena add

...then you might like Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo add

The students duelling to make statements and win the bride's hand in Witch from Mercury is a reference to the council student duels in Utena, with mechas instead of swords. They both takle themes of chlid abuse, autonomy, oppression and adolescence. Their settings and genres are very different (space sci-fi vs. magical girl fantasy), but they both have cool fighting scenes and interesting plot twist that aren't there only for shock value.

If you liked xxxHOLiC add

...then you might like Kuroshitsuji add

Orphan boy solves supernatural mysteries with the help of odd allies. xxxHOLIC is centered around japanese folklore in a 2000s setting and has a more optimistic feeling, while Kuroshitsuji is set in victorian England inspired by Sherlock Holmes and has a darker tone.

If you liked Maria-sama ga Miteru add

...then you might like Oniisama e... add

Vintage shojo about girls in a private school with yuri sprinkled on.