Movies Like Refrain Blue: Chapter 2 - Beneath the Moon...

If you liked Refrain Blue: Chapter 2 - Beneath the Moon... (2000), a animation and drama movie directed by Norio Kajima, 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
anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie (2013)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and drama
A year has passed since Menma's ghostly return to the Super Peace Busters. Although the time they spent together during that summer was short, the five members reminisce about what happened as they each write a letter…
2
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)
★ 6.3/10Also animation
True Heart Bear and Noble Heart Horse touch down on Earth to boost the spirits of some unhappy kids at summer camp. But the evil Dark Heart has other plans, and convinces one of the campers to help him capture the Care…
3
When Marnie Was There (2014)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and drama
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may…
4
Drifting Home (2022)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
One fateful summer, a group of elementary school kids set adrift on an abandoned apartment building must look within themselves to find a way back home.
5
Summer Ghost (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and drama
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…
6
Goodbye, Don Glees! (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation and drama
Teen misfits Roma, Toto, and Drop call themselves the “Don Glees,” an informal name for their backyard adventures. One day, when the trio gets blamed for a nearby forest fire, they set off into the woods to prove their…
7
BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI- (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and drama
When apathetic gamer Nagi agrees to join his rich classmate Mikage in soccer, their partnership leads to the famous Blue Lock program — and to changes.
8
Belle (2021)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and drama
Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate…
9
Escaflowne: The Movie (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and drama
Gaea is a mythical realm ruled by sword and sorcery and immersed in blood and violence. Thrust into a conflict she doesn't quite understand, Hitomi Kanzaki helps aid the young Prince Van as they embark upon a journey…
10
Mirai (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and drama
Four-year-old Kun struggles with jealousy after his newborn sister, Mirai, begins receiving most of his family’s attention. Retreating to the garden, he encounters Mirai as a teenager from the future and embarks on…
11
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
A young athlete whose running days might be behind her, a compulsive liar, a shy researcher, a bitter old woman, and a little girl with a big secret—the only thing they have in common is the annual Wind Festival in…
12
The Colors Within (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and drama
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…
13
Bubble (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
In an abandoned Tokyo overrun by bubbles and gravitational abnormalities, one gifted young man has a fateful meeting with a mysterious girl.
14
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and drama
Yokohama, 1963. Japan is picking itself up from the devastation of World War II and preparing to host the 1964 Olympics—and the mood is one of both optimism and conflict as the young generation struggles to throw off…
15
Mai Mai Miracle (2009)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and drama
Inspired by her grandfather's stories, young Shinko embarks on wild flights of fancy about the history of the little town she lives in. But dreams can't fend off the realities of growing up.
16
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Dangerous Honeymoon -The Lost Daddy- (2019)
★ 7/10Also animation
Hiroshi and Misae have never been to a honeymoon trip to a foreign country. One day, Misae discovered an inexpensive and family-friendly holiday package to Australia and the Nohara family decided to make it their first…
17
Gran Turismo (2023)
★ 7.7/10Also drama
The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.
18
Giovanni's Island (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and drama
In the aftermath of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast... and on the unhealed border in this remote corner of the world…
19
Seven Days War (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and drama
In the town of Saima, when summer is about to begin, a group of six high school students intend to live a secret adventure by spending seven carefree days in a ruined mining facility.
20
Lu Over the Wall (2017)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
In a small fishing village, a gloomy middle school student named Kai meets a mermaid named Lu.