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If you liked Hakugin Gymnasium add

...then you might like Sayonara Rose Garden add

Both series take place in late-modern Europe, and slowly show their queer protagonists struggling with (and ultimately rejecting) their societies' heteronormative expectations. In a genre so constricted by the implication that sapphic feelings must be somehow lesser or more transient than heterosexual ones, this explicit rejection of the "platonic, sisterly, just a phase" class-S ideal is very refreshing to see.

If you liked Yuureitou add

...then you might like Ubume no Natsu add

Yuureitou and Ubume no Natsu are both mystery stories set in 1950s Japan. Thanks to their shared time period and tendency towards the macabre, they end up feeling quite similar in atmosphere. It should be noted that Yuureitou engages more explicitly with LGBT themes, and lacks the dense philosophical and historical tangents Kyogoku is so infamous for.

If you liked Sasaki to Miyano add

...then you might like Unmei no Hito to Deaeru Koisuru Appli add

Both series are wholesome highschool BL utterly devoid of the typical assault and abuse so prevalent in the genre. Sasaki & Miyano is a bit slower-paced than Koisuru App, but both romances are quite sweet and affectionate. Very much mutual-pining and slow-burn (a rarity in BL).

If you liked Suicide Girl add

...then you might like Usotsuki Satsuki wa Shi ga Mieru add

Both series center on odd yet determined female protagonists who, despite engaging closely with death, ultimately fight for the happiness of those around them. They both feature horror-tinged action scenes and yuri undertones, although Suicide Girl's fights tend to be flashier and more fantastical (in typical magical girl fashion), while Satsuki's action scenes are more closely based in high-school reality.

If you liked Imawa no Kuni no Alice add

...then you might like Tomodachi Game add

Both series are good examples of the death game genre, although Alice in Borderland is significantly more violent (and has a generally older cast) than Tomodachi Game. Alice's main character is also a much more orthodox "good-guy" protagonist than Tomodachi Game's deeply amoral Yuuichi.

If you liked Sougou Tovarisch add

...then you might like Ano Ko ni Kiss to Shirayuri wo add

The dynamic between the main couples of each work (high-strung honors student meets oddball genius) are quite similar. Sougou Tovarisch focuses more on slapstick comedy, while Ano Ko ni Kiss has a larger emphasis on drama.

If you liked Act-age add

...then you might like "Oshi no Ko" add

Both are relatively serious portrayals of how young stars navigate the Japanese entertainment industry, though Oshi no Ko is darker in tone. Those who were disappointed by Act-Age's cancellation may find something similar in Oshi no Ko, which is (at the time of writing) still ongoing with an anime planned.