Movies Like Sanzoku Diary

If you liked Sanzoku Diary (2015), a animation movie directed by Azuma Tani, 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
Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho (1994)
★ 8.7/10Also animation
Two recap specials that focus on Team Urameshi's matches in the Dark Tournament and four separate volumes focusing around one of the main characters; Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei, or Kuwabara.
2
Genius Party Beyond (2008)
★ 6.4/10Also animation
Five stories, five maestros, five styles and one common denominator: maximum creativity. Studio 4°C, the coolest label on the planet, invites us for the second time to an exclusive reunion of a talents with a group…
3
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.
4
Koati (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Three unlikely heroes - Nachi, a free-spirited coati; Xochi, a fearless monarch butterfly and Pako, a hyperactive glass frog - embark on an adventure to stop wicked coral snake Zaina from destroying their rain forest…
5
Samurai X: The Motion Picture (1997)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Shigure Takimi watched his friends and family get slashed down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now…
6
Night of the Animated Dead (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also animation
An animated retelling of ‘Night of the Living Dead’, in which a group of people in a rural farmhouse struggle to survive the threat of bloodthirsty zombies.
7
Naruto OVA 7: Naruto, the Genie, and the Three Wishes, Believe It! (2010)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
Naruto discovers a genie's bottle while he and the gang are at a genin grill party. When everyone finds out about the genie's ability to grant wishes, the ultimate chase begins.
8
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
After his capture for attempted assassination of the Raikage, leader of Kumogakure, as well as killing Jōnin from Kirigakure and Iwagakure, Naruto is imprisoned in Hōzukijou: A criminal containment facility known as…
9
The Relative Worlds (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also animation
Shin has shut his heart ever since his mother died when he was young. His childhood friend Kotori has been looking after him ever since. Now that they are in the third year of high school, and it seems like they can…
10
Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
Shibuya, Tokyo, is bustling with the Halloween season. A wedding is being held at Shibuya Hikarie, where Detective Miwako Sato of the Metropolitan Police Department is dressed in a wedding dress. While Conan and the…
11
Naruto OVA 9: Chunin Exam on Fire! and Naruto vs. Konohamaru! (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
Naruto faces off against his old pupil Konohamaru in a tournament during the chuunin entrance exams.
12
Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil (1993)
★ 7/10Also animation
Everyone's favorite TV superhero Action Mask shows up in Kasukabe, and he's trying to get something from Shin-chan -- but what could it be?
13
The Testament of Sister New Devil: Departures (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also animation
After being branded a potential threat by the hero village, Basara returns home with his companions, where their bonds deepen amid growing tension over a summons to face the elders. Encouraged by Chisato and…
14
Monster High: Ghouls Rule (2012)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
Monster High: Ghouls Rule unearths an old conflict between "Normies" and monsters - and things are about to get scary! For years, students at Monster High were warned that Halloween was a night to stay inside and avoid…
15
Modest Heroes (2018)
★ 6.7/10Also animation
Two tiny, aquatic humanoids search for their missing father, a boy battles a lethal allergy to eggs, and an invisible salaryman tries to become a hero.
16
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
As the perpetually lecherous Ataru and his friends prepare for a carnival at Tomobiki High School, they gradually realize the days are literally repeating themselves. Any effort to break the pattern dumps them back…
17
Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
A rash of sniper attacks leaves the streets of Tokyo empty and the public terrified to go outside. It’s up to Conan and his friends to find the culprit, but the case goes deeper than it seems. Military cover-ups…
18
One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
The Straw Hats visits an island, known as Mecha Island, where a fisherman sings an old folk song about a Golden Crown. Searching for that mysterious treasure, they find a hidden entrance into the island. The island's…
19
Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
It's Halloween in the Hundred Acre Wood, and Roo's best new friend, Lumpy, is looking forward to his first time trick-or-treating. That is, until Tigger warns them about the scary Gobloon, who'll turn them into…
20
Monster High: Friday Night Frights (2012)
★ 7.8/10Also animation
After Monster High’s roller skating team is defeated at the Skulltimate Roller Maze tournament, the ghouls team up to face an all-boys league, with the hope of winning back the school crest and restoring school spirit.