If you liked
Odd Taxi
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...then you might like
"Oshi no Ko"
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Both anime are full of plot twists, with Odd Taxi being more of a 'mystery' anime, and Oshi no Ko more focused on 'drama' and acting itself but still has a mystery element to it. Odd Taxi's mystery highly revolves around radio news/media and the idol industry (with some mafia stuff), while in Oshi no Ko it revolves entirely around the entertainment industry. Odakawa, for the most part, takes a backseat (driver's seat?) in Odd Taxi as an observer; while Aqua drives the story of Oshi no Ko. Both Odakawa and Aqua are smart and tactical MCs; Odakawa uses his intelligence to deduce information and strategise (often making critical decisions very quickly), while Aqua uses it to control information and manipulate people. Both anime appear chill at first, but is actually dramatic and thrilling underneath it all. Odd Taxi is mostly about 'who' is suspicious, while Oshi no Ko is a lot about 'what' happened (like reading a tabloid article).
If you liked
Ao Haru Ride
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...then you might like
Fruits Basket 1st Season
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Both anime are similar in the way that they focus less on romance and more on the slice of life aspect; also both female leads play the hero in their respective anime rather than the male lead.
If you liked
Glass no Kamen (2005)
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...then you might like
Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream
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If you've seen one, you'll like the other. Although Pretty Rhythm is newer, they are very similar because both share the same ideas about severity in the entertainment world. I consider Pretty Rhythm to be the new generation Glass Mask (Aurora Dream exclusively). The reason is because Pretty Rhythm's backstory is exactly the same as Glass Mask but left unfinished (I haven't finished Glass Mask but I assume it ended properly), and the main characters are left to close that story. The reason why I like Glass Mask was because the previous generation of idols in Pretty Rhythm in which they mirror the Glass Mask characters, had a very brief story which let me down because it was so good it could've been its own anime. In that case, finding out about Glass Mask didn't disappoint and its still amazing even if I disregard Pretty Rhythm. However Pretty Rhythm isn't any typical shoujo either. Although it has an entirely different story, it still somewhat shares the same hardships about entertainment and has even left me to tears; hence both animes are amazing.