Movies Like Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club: Next Sky

If you liked Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club: Next Sky (2023), a animation and music movie directed by Yuya Horiuchi, 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.

1
Summer Ghost (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
An urban legend says that lighting fireworks at an abandoned airfield will beckon the "summer ghost," a spirit that can answer any question. Three teenagers, Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo, each have their own reason to show up…
2
K-ON! The Movie (2011)
★ 8/10Also animation and music
With graduation right around the corner, every member of the Light Music Club except for Azusa will be leaving for good. But the girls aren’t going to let something as silly as graduation tear them apart! For their…
3
The Colors Within (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and music
Totsuko is a high school student with the ability to see the 'colors' of others. Colors of bliss, excitement, and serenity, plus a color she treasures as her favorite. Kimi, a classmate at her school, gives off the…
4
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also animation
Yuuta and Rikka are in their third year of high school. One day in Spring, Touka declares that she will take Rikka to Italy with her, as her job has stabilized there and thinks they should migrate together as a family…
5
Pikachu's Vacation (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
Pikachu and the gang learn responsibility, teamwork as well as cooperation during their Summer vacation at Pokemon Island.
6
Sing a Bit of Harmony (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
Satomi is fine being alone until an AI named Shion joins her class with a song and a promise to make her happy. While Shion’s musical numbers and princess gowns don’t quite pass as human, her antics bring Satomi closer…
7
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Naruto and his friends must get back a jug of stolen holy water from a band of higher class ninjas.
8
The Anthem of the Heart (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and music
A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
9
Her Blue Sky (2019)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
High school student Aoi Aioi lives with her elder sister, Akane, after a tragic accident took their parents away 13 years ago. Because Akane has since been taking care of her single-handedly, Aoi wants to move to Tokyo…
10
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and music
Iroha'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.
11
Pompo the Cinephile (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
Operating out of the movie capital "Nyallywood," Pompo has been shooting one B-grade entertainment flick after another that anyone would enjoy. One day, Pompo's "movie buff" assistant Gene spots a new script written by…
12
Pokémon: Pikachu's Rescue Adventure (1999)
★ 6.3/10Also animation
One day, Pikachu and its friends are walking along when they suddenly fall through a Diglett hole and into Pokémon Valley, a secret location that no one knows about. Pikachu and its buddies tell the Pokémon that they…
13
Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans (2010)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Dr. Raichi is one of the only survivors of the Tuffles, a race that once lived on Planet Plant before the coming of the Saiyans. The Saiyans not only massacred the entire Tuffle race, but also stole their technology…
14
Hanasaku Iroha the Movie: Home Sweet Home (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also animation
While sorting through a mess of books in the staff room, Ohana happens upon one of Denroku's log books from long ago. Within it, it recounts a story of Ohana's mom when she was the same age as her.
15
Clannad: The Motion Picture (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
Plagued by a seemingly endless stream of haunting dreams, Tomoya drifts through life with an almost overwhelming sense of anger and emptiness. Then, one fateful day, he meets the mysterious and beautiful Nagisa, and…
16
Fruits Basket -prelude- (2022)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
Kyoko, who couldn't believe anything in the world and lived a desolate life, meets Katsuya Honda, who has been assigned as an educational trainee. She is at the mercy of Katsuya, who is rude and has a strong habit, and…
17
Liz and the Blue Bird (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and music
In their last year of high school, two girls in the brass band club perform a song inspired by a fairy tale that parallels their friendship.
18
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (2019)
★ 8.2/10Also animation
In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.
19
Okko's Inn (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
12-year-old Oriko Seki, who lost her parents in a car accident, ended up living in her grandmother's Onsen Ryokan "Haru no Ya." With the ghost "Uribou" cohabitating with her and all the other odds, she ended up…
20
Given (2020)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and music
Haruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes and starts to move forward.