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If you liked Elfen Lied add

...then you might like Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu add

Both feature sci fi conspiracy settings and a bioweapon female character, who is robbed of her dignity and interest as a character to be thrown into a cringey immature otaku fantasy love triangle with a totally average, lame male MC. The love triangle takes up way too much of the series' focus, undermining the sci fi plot, at times even totally contradicting the ostensible statements the sci-fi half of the story is trying to make about how human beings should treat one another. Kind of surprised that only one other person made this recommendation, the stories are almost exactly the same (except Elfen Lied is much more coherent and interesting).

If you liked Gasaraki add

...then you might like Shingeki no Kyojin add

Gasaraki is a "real robot" anime, but at its heart is a story about an old, old Japanese clan with unique access to a mysterious, somewhat titan-esque weapon. Throughout history, as times and values change, the question constantly arises: What is the responsibility that comes with this power? What about in times of war? What about in times of ostensible peace? Is it better to stand idly by? How does one with power choose sides in battles that may change the course of history? Are they obliged to manipulate or act against the desires of the public for what they consider to be the greater good? What are freedom, progress, tradition? Also implicated in Gasaraki is the fate of the soldier; a soldier's duty vs personal ethics, especially when a soldier realizes they are looked upon as expendable, even subhuman. Gasaraki is much more of a slow burn, more mature, more engaged with political and ideological concerns that are immediately relevant to contemporary life, but it also has its grand sweeping clashes of ideology, and share of action (mech fights, chase scenes, a mech hanging out of a plane by bungee cables to fend off fighter jets. Then there's that mysterious weapon...), mystery and unexpected plot twists. Overall, it may not be obvious at first what these series have in common (especially as you get through the first 5-6 episodes of Gasaraki), but I'd say there's substantial overlap.

If you liked Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor 2 the Movie add

...then you might like Genocyber add

Two stories that engage with the idea of "the spectacle," and the violence that both fuels and is hidden by capitalism and progress.