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If you liked Cat Street add

...then you might like Futsutsukamono no Ani desu ga add

Two surprisingly mature stories about family issues, social disconnection, and high hopes told honestly, groundedly, and really beautifully. Sober but not dark, lighthearted by not frivolous. I'd put these along stuff like Horimiya, Mousou Telepathy, even Koe no Katachi and Sekine-kun. That same kind of late adolescence/early adulthood everyday motions of figuring things out. Both impressed me with how much they got done in their runtimes.

If you liked Namaikizakari. add

...then you might like Kakao 79% add

Very different stories - Namaikizakari is much more traditional shoujo but with a surprisingly mature bent, while Kakao is roughly half dedicated to discussions of the motivations of friendship and bullying, but oh my GOD if you're here for the "pushy and kinda mean but surprisingly perceptive and sentimental prettyboy" X "responsible girl who wants to get better at connecting with people and who has an absurdly meltingly tsundere side" for the love of CHRIST pick both up now. Perfect executions. Kakao is more heartfelt and has more to say, but Namaikizakari is unexpectedly close behind for what it is.

If you liked Berserk add

...then you might like Azumi add

These two black swordsmen bear kindred spirits. Claymore, Sengoku Youko, and much of Tezuka's work come close I suppose, but there is really nothing I can fully liken Azumi to other than Berserk. Berserk is darker, bloodier, grander in scope to be sure - but it is fundamentally about the same thing. A lone warrior carrying all the spirits of their passed comrades through a violent world, relying only on their skill - but slowly warming, slowly brightening, slowly making a path for themselves. Grooming, war, duty, companions; betrayal, purpose and the mundanity of death. A very genuine and principled discussion on the lasting damage that normalized evil inflicts on people, from rape survivors to dedicated warriors. Learning how to begin living as a person instead of a tool, finding your place in a constantly changing world with only the good and bad of your past to hold on to. Finding the enduring light that fuels all the smaller, transient points of light in a very dark world. Fighting the fight that would end all fighting.

If you liked Yuunagi no Machi Sakura no Kuni add

...then you might like Suiiki add

Astoundingly heartfelt pieces about generational memory in families connected to a particular place marked by disaster. Long memory, quiet mysticalness, little bits of beauty and home persisting through all things. Sober, joyful, both works pay respect to loss and love and life in a way that jumps out at you and draws you in. The smell of rain and dust and sunlight.

If you liked Sengoku Youko add

...then you might like Wanko ni Kuchizuke add

Some extremely similar artists here, both in taste and style. Youko is definitely longer and more serious, while Wanko is a more concentrated burst, but both have a similar flavor of supernatural battle stuff combined with an absolutely delightful cast that mesh well both in power and personality. I'd say Sengoku Youko definitely does more, but that's more of an issue of length than quality - it's admittedly far outpaced in the romance category. The authors have similar senses of humor and similar talent for creating fun but high-stakes worlds that always feel genuinely lived in.

If you liked Yajirobee add

...then you might like Koi wa Ameagari no You ni add

Both gorgeous and relatively tasteful takes on the age gap subject with a charming main pairing and a vibrant supporting cast. Yajirobee I can more confidently recommend as Ameagari still has time to get gross with things, but both are sober and evocative, reaching out beyond their central conceit. Each also takes itself and its subject much more seriously than the standard shoujo fare (ok Ameagari isn't exactly shoujo but its pulling me in like one anyway!!)

If you liked Gunjou Gakusha add

...then you might like Hikidashi ni Terrarium add

Short story collections from two of my favorite authors. Both are wildly expressive and fantastical in their works, and while I'd call Kui a bit more creative, Irie goes a bit more all-out in her art. Both have a serious heart and skill at character crafting, and both tend towards similar flavors of quietly magical settings.

If you liked Getenrou add

...then you might like Mikake no Nijuusei add

The two artists share a similar art style and taste in comedy and subject matter. Both comics deal with family, personal growth, and loss, all with a whimsical light sci-fi undertone. Two really nice and short little stories with a surprising bit of depth under their silly surfaces, though Getenrou gets a bit more serious towards the end.