Movies Like Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Final Chapter Part 1
If you liked Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Final Chapter Part 1 (2024), a music and animation movie directed by Tomoyuki Kawamura, 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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Tamako Love Story (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also animationDevoted to her family’s rice-cake–making business and the high school baton club, Tamako is a little slow when it comes to love. She’s oblivious to her childhood friend Mochizo’s affections, even though all their…
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Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also animationYuuta 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…
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The Colors Within (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and musicTotsuko 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…
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Love Live! The School Idol Movie (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and musicAlthough μ's, the defending champions of the school idol tournament, plans to dissolve their group after the graduation of their senior members, they receive news that leads them to holding a concert event! The 9 girls…
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K-ON! The Movie (2011)
★ 8/10Also animation and musicWith 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…
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Dou kyu sei – Classmates (2016)
★ 8.3/10Also animationRihito Sajo, an honor student with a perfect score on the entrance exam and Hikaru Kusakabe, in a band and popular among girls, would have never crossed paths. Until one day they started talking at the practice for…
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Given (2020)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and musicHaruki 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.
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The Anthem of the Heart (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and musicA 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?
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Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Rikka Version (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also animationSummary of the first season of the show, as seen from Rikka's perspective with new elements.
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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved (2025)
★ 8.8/10Also animationMiss Kobayashi, Tohru, Ilulu, and Kanna’s peaceful lives are shaken when Kanna’s father, Kimun Kamui, forces her to return to the Dragon World. As a war brews between the Chaos and Harmony factions, Kanna tries to…
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Earth Symphony (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and musicWhen a malevolent entity intent on eradicating music from the world surfaces, Nobita and his friends must unite with supernatural companions to safeguard the planet.
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Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie (2022)
★ 8.4/10Also animationTakagi and Nishikata’s final summer in junior high is about to begin, and it’s already off to a heartwarming start! When the pair find an abandoned kitten, they decide to work together and take care of Hana, their…
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COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (2025)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and musicIchika is a high school musician who can enter a mysterious place called “SEKAI,” where she and her friends express their innermost emotions through music alongside Hatsune Miku. One day after giving a live…
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On-Gaku: Our Sound (2020)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and musicA bored trio of high school delinquents start a rock 'n' roll band together. They have no skill, money, or even a full set of drums, but are determined to jam out and impress their only friend.
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The Stranger by the Shore (2020)
★ 7.9/10Also animationAbandoned after coming out, Shun befriends Mio just before he has to move. Years later, Mio returns with a confession. How will Shun feel?
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Sing a Bit of Harmony (2021)
★ 7.4/10Also animationSatomi 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…
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Blue Giant (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and musicHigh school student Dai Miyamoto has his life is turned upside down the day he discovers jazz. Picking up a saxophone and leaving his sleepy hometown for the bustling nightclubs of Tokyo, Dai will find that the life of…
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Fantasia 2000 (2000)
★ 7/10Also animation and musicBlending lively music and brilliant animation, this sequel to the original 'Fantasia' restores 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and adds seven new shorts.
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Melody Time (1948)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and musicIn the grand tradition of Disney's great musical classics, Melody Time features seven timeless stories, each enhanced with high-spirited music and unforgettable characters. You'll be sure to tap your toes and clap your…
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Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie Part 2 (2021)
★ 8.2/10Also animationWhile under the care of the Outer Sailor Guardians, Hotaru begins to age rapidly. Then, the time comes for all the Sailor Guardians to reunite!