Movies Like Anime-chan
If you liked Anime-chan (1984), a fantasy and comedy movie directed by Noriaki Yuasa, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Fast Asleep! The Great Assault on the Dreaming World (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasyOne night, the Nohara family were enjoying a pleasant dream, when suddenly a big fish appeared in their dreams and ate them. The next morning, Hiroshi read in the newspaper that everybody in another town had the same…
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Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz (2011)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy and fantasyAfter a deadly storm, Tom and Jerry find themselves stranded on an unknown island ruled by the evil Wizard of Oz. As they try to find their way back home, they worry for their master Dorothy's safety.
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The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy and fantasyWhen the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
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Cat Soup (2001)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasyThe surreal black comedy follows Nyatta, an anthropomorphic kitten, on his travel to the land of the dead and back in an effort to save his sister's soul.
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Firebreather (2010)
★ 7.4/10Also fantasyIt's not easy being a teen like Duncan. His mom wants him to pay more attention to his homework, while his dad - a 120-foot-tall monster known as a Kaiju - wants him to become the next King of All Monsters. When these…
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Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also fantasyIroha's life gets knocked off its orbit when Kaguya, a carefree runaway from the Moon, moves in and convinces her to perform in a virtual world together.
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasy and comedyDuring summer vacation Nobita picks up a small rocket containing Papi, a palm-sized alien president escaping rebels on his home planet Pirika.
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Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also fantasyWith their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon…
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Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasyDragon Cry is a magical artifact of deadly power, formed into a staff by the fury and despair of dragons long gone. Now, this power has been stolen from the hands of the Fiore kingdom by the nefarious traitor Zash…
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Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and fantasyThe film revolves around a mysterious girl named Éclair who appears before Fairy Tail, the world's most notorious wizard's guild. She lost all of her memories, except for the imperative that she must deliver two…
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Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)
★ 7.7/10Also fantasySakura Kinomoto, a Card Captor, wins a game of chance and is awarded a trip to Hong Kong, along with her best friend Tomoyo and her rival, Syaoran Li. It turns out that the ancient rival of Clow Reed, the creator of…
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Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991)
★ 7/10Also fantasyShizuka ends up in the fantasy world of the 'Arabian Nights' story. However, Doraemon, Nobita, Suneo, and Jyaian must find her from the imaginary Middle East and bring her back to the real life.
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasyDoraemon, Nobita and his friends go to find Utopia, a perfect land in the sky where everyone lives with happiness, using an airship having a time warp function.
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Comet in Moominland (1992)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and fantasyMoomintroll, Sniff and Little My set out to stop a comet approaching the Moominvalley. Along the way they meet Snufkin, the beautiful Snorkmaiden, Snork and Hemulen, who join them in their quest.
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Kermit's Swamp Years (2002)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and comedyAt 12 years old, Kermit the Frog and best friends Goggles and Croaker travel outside their homes in the swamps of the Deep South to do something extraordinary with their lives.
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure (2012)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and comedyNobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catch a big bird, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect the animal, Nobita and Doraemon go to Beremon Island, overseen by a golden beetle named Herakles.
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and fantasyA sapling Nobita discovers is turned into a plant-boy with help from Doraemon, and becomes Earth's only hope at passing judgment from the dryadic aliens of the Green Planet.
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Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and comedyNobita finds a passage to a spaceship in another dimension. With their new friends, he and Doraemon fight the cruel leader of an exploited planet.
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and comedyNobita and his friends get transported to an animal planet after a mysterious pink fog appears inside his house. They work together with the natives to find the origin of the fog.
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In Your Dreams (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and fantasyStevie and her little brother Elliot journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman to grant them the perfect family.