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If you liked Violet Evergarden add

...then you might like Haikara-san ga Tooru Movie 1: Benio, Hana no 17-sai add

Both stories feature a female MC meeting a male MC, where they form a bond with each other and later torn apart. Both intensely focuses on the female MC yearning to be reunited with the male MC. Both do so with great visuals.

If you liked Amagi Brilliant Park add

...then you might like Shirobako add

Both are great portrayals of workplace drama. Both involve stories of trying to save a struggling business from going under. Both involve absurdist/supernatural elements and humor.

If you liked Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu add

...then you might like Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku add

Both are very wholesome shows that tell a similar journey in their romance. Both pairings demonstrate how they helped one another.

If you liked Haibane Renmei add

...then you might like Tenshi no Tamago add

Both shows have similar angelic imagery and an apparent postapocalyptic setting. Depending on how you interpret it, both stories have very similar themes with regards to our main characters.

If you liked SSSS.Gridman add

...then you might like Takopii no Genzai add

Akane and Shizuka share the same voice actress, are similarly mentally-unhinged, and have an alien as their only company and emotional support.

If you liked Tenki no Ko add

...then you might like I Byeol-e Pil-yohan add

"Lost in Starlight"'s story concept is the same as "Weathering With You", told in a more mature way. Lost in Starlight is less supernatural, traded for more speculative sci-fi of the type you'll see in "Interstellar". Lost in Starlight and Weathering With You share a similar art style and rain imagery.

If you liked Sora yori mo Tooi Basho add

...then you might like Shuumatsu Train Doko e Iku? add

Both are CGDCT/Drama/Adventure shows about a group of friends journeying to a destination related to someone they miss. In both, the journeys can be as compelling as the destination itself.

If you liked Nagi no Asu kara add

...then you might like Atri: My Dear Moments add

Similar setting (too much water), similar drama, similar art style, similar societies facing an existential threat, similar existence of a love polygon.

If you liked Fune wo Amu add

...then you might like Koi wa Ameagari no You ni add

Kondo (After the Rain) and Majime (the Great Passage)'s passions are both in the field of literature, though in different specialties. From their POV, romance is also oblique relation to that passion as they navigate the situation of a high schooler in love with him (Kondo) or his marriage (Majime).

If you liked Chihayafuru add

...then you might like Ao no Hako add

Both are stunning love polygon/sports shows. Blue Box focuses more on the love polygon, Chihayafuru focuses more on the sport aspect.

If you liked Ousama Ranking: Yuuki no Takarabako add

...then you might like Sousou no Frieren add

Both are set in a fantasy world with consistently great hand-drawn animation. Both have a similar episodic format, at least for much of the early episodes of Frieren.

If you liked Hyouka add

...then you might like Make Heroine ga Oosugiru! add

Both shows have loner-type main characters in a literature club and a great culture festival arc. They also have great platonic chemistry between the cast.

If you liked Violet Evergarden Movie add

...then you might like 86 Part 2 add

The MCs deal with a lot of emotional baggage as well as their separation from their respective Majors. The narrative payoff are also rather similar.

If you liked Haikyuu!! add

...then you might like Hibike! Euphonium 3 add

"Haikyu" is like a very detailed version of "Sound Euphonium" S3. There is an untold story of how the captain Sawamura Daichi helped develop a flightless Karasuno High School volleyball team to a national contender in his final year of high school. Sound Euphonium explores Kumiko's entire school journey as a member of the concert band to her life as their captain. Or maybe, "Sound Euphonium" S3 is like a condensed version of the entirety of "Haikyu", including the yet-unadapted parts. One can analogize Mayu with either Kageyama or Hinata, the genius newcomers who are the crucial pieces of a powerhouse team. Mayu's story isn't told much in Sound Euphonium, but Kageyama and Hinata's is a central plot of Haikyu.

If you liked Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni add

...then you might like Giovanni no Shima add

Both are set in WW2 era Japan. The art style is similar with compelling storytelling. What strikes the most is that if you watch "In This Corner of the World" first and then immediately follow up with "Giovanni's Island", it feels like a continuation of the same story with a different POV.

If you liked Sora yori mo Tooi Basho add

...then you might like NegaPosi Angler add

Both are very solid anime-original "cute characters doing cute things"-with-drama shows that fully take advantage of the 1-cour format. There are no wasted episodes, and the characters get a spotlight at some point.

If you liked Byousoku 5 Centimeter add

...then you might like Nagi no Asu kara add

"5 Centimeters per Second" and "Nagi no Asukara" share a similar atmosphere of drama and melancholy. Nagi no Asukara features a love polygon, and how the story of the loser(s) of that love polygon is told is similar to 5 Centimeters per Second's.

If you liked Akage no Anne add

...then you might like Violet Evergarden add

Anne and Violet share some of the best character development and coming of age stories in anime. Both portray the passage of time and illustrates the various experiences and journeys they took in their formative years.

If you liked Bakuman. add

...then you might like Look Back add

Both are stories of two mangaka that tracked largely similar journeys to success in their craft. "Bakuman" focuses on the technicals of manga drawing and serialization, "Look Back" focuses on the MC's bond. And both have scenes in the Shueisha office.

If you liked Suki tte Ii na yo. add

...then you might like Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia add

Both shows have great soundtrack, romantic fluff and chemistry. Both depict their everyday struggles that's specific to their circumstances in a realistic and believable manner.

If you liked Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni add

...then you might like Misaki no Mayoiga add

The setup is very similar. Our main character(s) moved to a new place due to circumstances outside of their control and much of the story details how they adjust to their new life. "Misaki no Mayoiga" is what you get if you combine "In This Corner of the World" with the supernatural elements of the type present in "Okko's Inn"

If you liked Houseki no Kuni add

...then you might like Black★★Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall add

The Hemiteos units and the Gems have rather similar roles in their respective post-apocalyptic worlds. They are in a mission to protect something. Additionally, they are immortal and rely on specific ingredients to regenerate.

If you liked Nana add

...then you might like Munou na Nana add

Both shows start with two people called Nana meeting each other, one talented, and the other... talentless (or more average, to be charitable). Beyond the initial similarities, following the story will make you guess, "What will happen in the next episode? Who is the next person of interest?"

If you liked Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! add

...then you might like Handa-kun add

Tomoko and Handa think similarly of their position in the school life; they think they're unpopular and hated, along with all the social anxiety that come with it. The main difference is that unlike Tomoko, Handa is actually popular. To sum it up, you can retitle Handa-kun as "No Matter How I Look At It, It's *My* Fault I'm Not Popular!" Additionally, both have banger OPs.

If you liked Ame wo Tsugeru Hyouryuu Danchi add

...then you might like Bokura no Yoake add

Mom: We have "Drifting Home" at home. Aside from commonalities with their stories partly set in a soon-to-be demolished apartment block that looks remarkably similar, both movies involve grade-schoolers and tackle dealing with loss and moving on with the past. One notable difference is that "Bokura no Yoake"'s plot has lower stakes.

If you liked Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou add

...then you might like Kin no Kuni Mizu no Kuni add

Both shows have deep, interesting, fantastical worldbuilding. Both also explored how the main characters' love made their impact to that world.

If you liked Wakaokami wa Shougakusei! Movie add

...then you might like Gyokou no Nikuko-chan add

Okko's Inn and Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko have a similar structure. There's no overarching story: they're both slices of life where the viewer witnesses the main characters' everyday lives, personal issues, challenges, and triumphs.

If you liked Slow Start add

...then you might like Bocchi the Rock! add

Great animation quality. "Slow Start" has very fluid animation. "Bocchi the Rock" experimented with a lot of styles that worked well with the humor. They're made by the same studio (Slow Start's studio is credited in-show as A-1, but it's the team that would later form CloverWorks) and they share the same producer. You will notice some animation quirks in Slow Start evolve in Bocchi the Rock. Both are adapted from a 4-koma source material, where a shy and introverted main character have a chance encounter with three friends that would bond together. The resulting character dynamics are great in both!

If you liked Girls & Panzer add

...then you might like Slow Start add

"Slow Start" is "Girls und Panzer" without the panzer. Both are moe shows with the cuteness aspect emphasized. Miho (Girls und Panzer) and Hana (Slow Start) have similar character designs. Both main characters also entered their high school under unusual circumstances. Tama and Yukari have a similar demeanor and is obsessed in a hobby. Tama is a J-culture otaku and Yukari is a tank otaku.

If you liked Yaku nara Mug Cup mo add

...then you might like Slow Loop add

Both are hobby-centered shows that contains both lighthearted and serious themes. Both main characters have a deceased parent who is passionate in the hobby in question; they navigate everyday life carrying that background with them as they form a support network in the process.