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If you liked Bobby ni Kubittake add

...then you might like Bari Bari Densetsu (1987) add

Great love for the mechanics and the speed is expressed in both shows. The protagonists have some level of tunnel vision in the sense that they can't think about anything else that driving fast. BBR is very grounded while Bobby is way more experimental. BBR films races with great accuracy, in an almost journalistic way sometimes, while Bobby is more focused on impressions, atmosphere (more artsy as well). Both shows deal with litteral heat, it's a hot summer in Bobby's garage and the stamina race in BBR leaves all characters sweating for hours. Eventually both protagonists have to face the consequences of their need for speed.

If you liked Redline add

...then you might like Bari Bari Densetsu (1987) add

If you want to feel 2 very different shots of adrenaline, try those two films back to back. BBD is quite grounded, fueled by a rivalry between hard-headed teenagers with very lowkey romance elements. Redline on the other hand is extremely over the top, everything is more heavy handed and unrealistically stylish. Where both show converge though is through the stubbornness of the characters, who are racers before are else and live for the thrill of the speed (and danger). Both show open with a short race and have a huge race in the latter part, with some plot devices in between. Animation-wise, both show give their all to render the feel of speed. BBR's animation is older and had less budget than Redline, so of course it's not the same spectacle, but the former did the best with what it had and the races are breathtaking. Redline is over the top and is qutie carefree, while BBR... let's say it acknowledges that the need for speed is not without consequences. Similar love for the race, but different philosophy.

If you liked Dead Leaves add

...then you might like Trava: Fist Planet add

Trava predates Dead Leaves by two years, Hiroyuki Imaishi has directed and storyboarded the 2nd episode (and did some stuff on the 3rd) on the former and is the director of the latter. One can tell that Dead Leaves was hugely influenced by the esthetics of Trava. And in the same way the crazy otaku-sex-comedy cartoon style of Imaishi probably influenced the making of Trava as well. A great creative period for Imaishi and those two animes are a testament to that.

If you liked Kakukaku Shikajika add

...then you might like Modigliani ni Onegai add

Both mangas involve art students dealing with creative process, being humbled and challenged in their ambitions, and going in a countryside art university.

If you liked Shirobako add

...then you might like Hibike! Euphonium add

Both shows manage to bring to life a very broad cast of characters focusing to achieve a single goal. At the end of both shows we know who everyone is, what is their line of work/instrument and roughly what their personality is like (especially with Shirobako).