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If you liked Noir add

...then you might like Lycoris Recoil add

One could call Lycoris a throwback or homage to the old guns and girls Anime of the early 2000 and the prime example (that I still have some fond memories of) would be Noir. Both have two main girls that work as assassins for a secret organization, are way too good at their job, and have some rule of cool action with some quality character interaction in between. Noir shines more in the atmosphere it creates and the variety of places it depicts, while Lycoris is focused on Tokyo alone but shows a much higher quality when it comes to animation and art. Noir is more experimental with the direction, sometimes out of limitations of the time and budget, like the iconic shadow 'fights', while Lycoris follows a more standard modern directing style at a high level. The soundtrack of Lycoris is similarly a very good modern soundtrack, but can't really compare to the legendary OST of Noir. I think if you enjoy one you will probably enjoy the other, just be aware, if you aren't, Noir is older, which comes with its obvious limitations.

If you liked Mnemosyne: Mnemosyne no Musume-tachi add

...then you might like Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song add

There is one thing that connects these two shows, and that is the fact that both span a timeframe that is longer than most stories (or even a human life). There are numerous years between each part of the shown arcs, and it is possible to see the world changing between those parts. The difference is that one focuses on two women that are immortal and focuses on their role in the larger scheme, while the other focuses on a singular robot AI with more focus on the world itself and the world changing events that take place in these timeframes. Both stories give of a very unique vibe and tell an uncommon story that spans through the ages. Both are also well worth a watch (as far as we can tell, at this point Vivy is not finished yet; also a small warning about Mnemosyne: be aware that heavy topics and gore will come up, even more than in Vivy)

If you liked Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou. add

...then you might like Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui add

Airing in the same season there are two different anime with two characters that have a huge age gap. "Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui" is about a playboy character that suddenly falls in love with the meek friend of his high school sister that makes him feel love for the first time. He continues to curt her, by sending flowers and gifts while his sister plays the wingman to his antics and even the mother of the courted girl is amused by the stuff happening while the daughter is clearly uncomfortable with the 10 year older male making such advances. The whole relationship is played of as amusing and the awkward situations are used as comedy, but none of it really lands as the girl just doesn't want any of it and is put in this weird situation with no real way out. I'm not someone that is harsh on unusual romance and I clearly see anybody has their own fetish and kinks, but this show feels just uncomfortable to watch, especially as none of the girls concerns seem to be taken seriously. "Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou." on the other hand might look very similar, but it touches on a real societal issue about child abuse and poverty. When the main character finds an abandoned teenage girl that seems to be a runaway he allows her to stay at his place for the night. He also clearly turns back all her advances to pay with her body for the privilege (seemingly the only way she knows how to pay back some of the debt she feels she incurred by him letting her stay at his home). There is a clear line drawn by the male main character and the line he said to her after she mentions that others clearly took her offer and that he is a good person is a powerful reminder what makes this clearly better, he says: "No, I'm not a good person, just the other people [that took your offer] are just bad people, I'm just normal." There is a clear difference in quality and understanding how both shows handle such a complicated topic, and while some might find the comedy more to their liking, I think the value of the realness in "Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou." clearly is the better option (at least as far as we can judge it after episode 1 of both). The Youtube video from Nobita in Japan about a homeless girl also contextualizes the situation of the girl in "Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou." and makes clear that this is something a person could really fall into, without any fault of their own, and it is a great companion piece to the show.

If you liked Kokoro Connect add

...then you might like 100-man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru add

This recommendation may seem weird, but there are aspects that are very similar. In both shows a higher entity manipulates a group of kids which leads to interesting character and social developments. In Kokoro Connect this happens through abilities that suddenly appear and allow things like reading the minds of other group members, swapping into their bodies, reverse ageing etc, while in 100-man throws seemingly randomly chosen kids into 'another world' where they have to work together to complete quests. In both cases the group and individuals get taken to their limit and develop over the course of the show. The production values in both shows are also very similar (bad) which hurts 100-man a bit more since it actually has some action and more different environments, while Kokoro Connect gets away with the low production values a bit better since it is just a normal school setting, but both shows are no eye candy. Still if you are interested in the social experiment aspects of either of these shows you might also want to check out the other.

If you liked Hidamari Sketch add

...then you might like Yuru Camp△ add

Yuru Camp is a show like medicine, in the dosage of one or two episodes a day it will give you a warm fuzzy feeling in your heart for the time you 'use' it, but the time after it ends and you have to stop taking the medicine you grew accustomed to can lead to cold withdrawal symptoms. So i'm here to fill the void with the first other show that is my original medicine for this problem and that newer viewer might not yet know, Hidamari Sketch. Hidamari Sketch has one large advantage over Yuru Camp and that is that it ran from 2007 - 2012 with at least one part releasing every year so it should give you a good amount of additional medicine to fill the void you may feel after the end of Yuru Camp. Hidamari Sketch is similar in the way that you follow a bunch of highschoolers, but without the focus on school or in Hidamaris case not even on a club but just a bunch of girls living in the same apartment building. Hidamaris character design are different but similarly memorable (same character designer to well known Madoka Magica) and Hidamari has the very special property of being a Shaft show which in turn leads to some creative visual choices that always fit the show. If you are in need for more of the stuff that made you feel fuzzy and you haven't watched Hidamari Sketch yet, you can stock up on your fuzzy medicine now!

If you liked Nijiiro Days add

...then you might like Konbini Kareshi add

Both anime focus on a different pairs that come closer over time and their struggle to come clear with their feelings. Both anime also have the same strength that the unusual pairings are the more interesting ones while the more normal ones tend to be a bit on the more basic side. In general you could say if you like one you will probably like the other, because both anime have a very similar feel to it, but Konbini is definitely the weaker one of the two.