If you liked
Gilgamesh
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...then you might like
Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha
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Both Darker than Black and Gilgamesh begin when a large-scale disaster changes the earth's sky (in Gilgamesh, it becomes reflective; in Darker than Black, a fake sky with fake stars appear, from where shuttles do not return), and, for some reason, gives certain individuals super-powers. Both series are heavily focused on city-life, and even share the name of where the incident happened, Heaven's Gate, though Darker than Black goes one further and adds a Hell's Gate to the mix. Both are action orientated and have a dark, cynical atmosphere, culminating in the characters ultimately questioning the future of humanity. However, notable differences are apparent. Whereas Darker than Black focuses on action, Gilgamesh focused on unravelling the mystery behind the superpowers. Darker than Black is more recent and has a better quality animation, whereas Gilgamesh is stylistically ugly and minimalist. The characters in both are pretty dissonant from the audience, but Darker than Black has some character-to-character humour sprinkled throughout, whereas Gilgamesh has none. Both have excellent dubs and are worth watching if you enjoy mysterious conspiracies, explosive action, quasi-scientific babble and super-human abilities.
If you liked
Shinigami no Ballad.
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...then you might like
Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.
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On the surface Ano Hana and Shinigami no Ballad don't have much in common, as Ano Hana has a set cast of young people and Shinigami has a varied cast that changes every episode, as well as a big different in quality of art and music in Ano Hana's favour. However, both stories deal primarily with accepting death and overcoming loss. Momo and Menma are both young girls who linger in-between the earth and afterlife in order to guide the living. Ultimately both series handle the idea of loss and moving on with sensitivity and a high amount of emotional drama, focusing especially on adolescents.