How to start a new anime?

I have been watching One Piece (it's the first and only anime that I'm watching rn) At first I was intimidated by the amount of episodes but now I'm all caught up. I'm so attached to the characters in this anime that I'm afraid I might compare or dislike other anime characters. My friends recommened so many good anime to watch but I can't get myself to even try to watch them. Help pls.