Movies Like Aikatsu! The Movie

If you liked Aikatsu! The Movie (2014), a animation movie directed by Yuichiro Yano and Ryuichi Kimura, 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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COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (2025)
★ 8.2/10Also animation
Ichika 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…
2
The Anthem of the Heart (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also animation
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?
3
The Colors Within (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
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
Blue Giant (2023)
★ 7.8/10Also animation
High 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…
5
Liz and the Blue Bird (2018)
★ 7.5/10Also animation
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.
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The Piano Forest (2007)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Shuhei Amamiya transfers to Moriwaki Elementary filled with hope and ambition. But it doesn't take long before he gets picked on by the class bullies, and gets involved in a dare to play the mysterious piano in the…
7
Love Live! The School Idol Movie (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also animation
Although 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…
8
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Earth Symphony (2024)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
When 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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Sound! Euphonium the Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
The next piece begins! Kumiko is now in her second year at Kitauji High School, and with a new year comes new problems. As if making it to Nationals wasn't hard enough, Kumiko is tasked with mentoring the concert…
10
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…
11
The First Slam Dunk (2022)
★ 7.8/10Also animation
Shohoku's “speedster” and point guard, Ryota Miyagi, always plays with brains and lightning speed, running circles around his opponents while feigning composure. In his second year of high school, Ryota plays with the…
12
Ranma 1/2 the Movie: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (1991)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
When Prince Kirin of the 7 Lucky Gods shows up at the Tendo dojo looking for his bride-to-be, guess who's accidentally holding the scroll that signifies his future mate? Why, Akane, of course, and the rest of the Ranma…
13
Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole (1995)
★ 7.9/10Also animation
The wicked Badiyanu has come to capture all Earth's children to gain enough power to absorb the planet in her Black Dream Hole. The Black Dream Hole is in Badiyanu's castle and absorbs the dream energy from children…
14
Dou kyu sei – Classmates (2016)
★ 8.3/10Also animation
Rihito 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…
15
Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
Charlie Brown is determined to win the big baseball game. But things turn into a fiasco right before the matchup, when Sally bonds with a little flower on the pitcher's mound and vows to protect it at all costs.
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K-ON! The Movie (2011)
★ 8/10Also animation
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…
17
Haikyu!! The Movie: Battle of Concepts (2017)
★ 8/10Also animation
A recap film depicting the match against Shiratorizawa Academy in the third season of the anime series.
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also animation
Finally, the day of Mai's high school graduation has arrived. While Sakuta eagerly waits for his girlfriend, an elementary schooler who looks exactly like her appears before him. Suspicious, and for all the wrong…
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also animation
The special consists of the 15-21 episodes of the Kimetsu no Yaiba Season 1.
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Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie Part 2 (2021)
★ 8.2/10Also animation
While under the care of the Outer Sailor Guardians, Hotaru begins to age rapidly. Then, the time comes for all the Sailor Guardians to reunite!