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If you liked Kaichou wa Maid-sama! add

...then you might like ReRe Hello add

If you're sick of helpless female leads, then you probably enjoyed one of these manga. In both cases, the male lead is also capable (especially Usui in Kaichou wa Maid-sama...annoyingly so), but the nice part is that the girls are reliable, too. They can manage difficult tasks, demonstrate some athletic capabilities, and are generally straightforward and likeable people.

If you liked Oresama Teacher add

...then you might like Takane to Hana add

Readers of Oresama Teacher seem to praise its comedy--allow me to recommend Takane to Hana! While both series feature spunky, short female leads and plenty of screen time for side characters, Takane to Hana puts Oresama to shame when it comes to quality humor. The banter is the author's focus rather than a by-product, and I found myself laughing aloud more often than not.

If you liked Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon add

...then you might like Keishichou Tokuhanka 007 add

How does this pairing not exist? If you enjoyed Keishichou Tokuhanka 007, you should LOVE Sailor Moon. Do you like romance? Both stories sail 1 ship, and 1 ship only: the super-attractive male and female leads. No deviation. Do you like action? Sailor Moon gives you battles of galactic scale, while KT007 has detectives tracking down criminals in all sorts of cases. Do you not have time for petty side stories? Well...those are hard to escape in this genre, but these two manga do their best to keep things moving towards our ultimate goal--which is really just to get the two leads together in a more secure sense.

If you liked Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun add

...then you might like Last Game add

I can't believe I didn't read Last Game sooner, considering it comes so highly recommended for my favorite manga, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun. As mentioned in previous recommendations, the heroines strongly resemble each other in their studiousness, "plain" appearances, and new experiences with friendship and love. It's also fun to see two different relationships explored, since the primary relationship in Last Game is a failed side-relationship in TnK. Last Game is a little bit more stereotypical shoujo than TnK, which is more of a shoujo satire (at least at the beginning). Towards the end of both series, they lose some of their humor and devolve into more trope-like scenarios (i.e. lots of crying and more sparkly moments). The reason I recommend them together is that they have a similar appreciation for humor and underlying themes of first relationships, but are different enough to not be boring thanks to contrasting male leads and differing time frames (Last Game covers 10 years, primarily post-high school, while TnK is almost entirely high school). Do it! Read it!

If you liked Strobe Edge add

...then you might like Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun add

What's the fun in reading the same plot over again, or using the same character stereotypes? I liked Strobe Light because of the character development and strong supporting cast, so I'm here to recommend another such series to you: my favorite, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun (or My Little Monster). The leads are nothing like those found in Strobe Edge, but that isn't my point. I am purely recommending it out of respect for story-telling. Strobe Edge has a more realistic chemistry between its leads, but Shizuku's frankness and Haru's simplicity are hard to resist. Furthermore, it is a much funnier shoujo, if you can appreciate that. I mentioned the supporting cast as well--that's actually a very big deal. If an author truly understands the value of a good relationship between leads, then they also understand the inherent necessity of strong relationships between the leads' friends. It gives the whole story more life.

If you liked Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun add

...then you might like Namaikizakari. add

Shizuku and Yuki are both expressionless, hardworking girls who fall for tall, attractive, inexplicably smart, "wild child" guys. After owning up to these feelings, they also struggle to balance their work with their romance, which is new territory. I prefer Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun to all other shoujo, but I will admit that Namaikizakari distinguishes itself from the genre with the basketball element. Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun spends more time developing the lead characters' relationships with others, and it has a stronger supporting cast. I forgot Yuki even had friends! Furthermore, I think the timeline of Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun is established better.