Movies Like Tenchi Muyou! The Night Before the Carnival

If you liked Tenchi Muyou! The Night Before the Carnival (1993), a comedy and science fiction movie directed by Kenichi Yatagai, 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
Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and science fiction
After a typhoon hits Nobita's town, he and Doraemon discover a wind sprite who, with some help from Doraemon's 22nd-century tech, takes them and their friends to a fantastic world of wind and storm people. But the wind…
2
Girls und Panzer der Film (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedy
When the Ministry of Education goes back on its promise to keep Ooarai Girls Academy open, the task of saving the five-mile-long Academy Ship from the wreckers falls to Miho and her barely-seasoned tankery team…
3
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri (2017)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
When the mysterious Shiriri turns his parents into children, Shin-chan must trek across Japan to help return them to adult form.
4
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and science fiction
During summer vacation Nobita picks up a small rocket containing Papi, a palm-sized alien president escaping rebels on his home planet Pirika.
5
Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth (1993)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and science fiction
Nobita and his friends find a portal to a mysterious resort filled with metal buildings. They soon discover that the person who opened the portal for them has an ulterior motive.
6
Naruto OVA 7: Naruto, the Genie, and the Three Wishes, Believe It! (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
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.
7
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: My Moving Story! Cactus Attack! (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
The Noharas must survive a hoard of man-eating killer cacti after Shin-chan's father relocates the family to Mexico for work.
8
Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and science fiction
Doraemon and Nobita decide to build a perfect toy robot. However, their creation turns out to be a little more uncanny than an object of appreciation and wonder.
9
Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and science fiction
Nobita finds a passage to a spaceship in another dimension. With their new friends, he and Doraemon fight the cruel leader of an exploited planet.
10
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and science fiction
Ash and his two friends Iris and Cilan help a Keldeo battle against a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon named Kyurem its his test to become a Sacred Swordsman.
11
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and science fiction
Doraemon and his friends have to rescue the people of Birdopia from the wrongdoing of vengeful former bird troopers before they unleash a wicked ancient dragon.
12
Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and comedy
A sapling Nobita discovers is turned into a plant-boy with help from Doraemon, and becomes Earth's only hope at passing judgment from the dryadic aliens of the Green Planet.
13
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy and animation
Something sinister's afoot in Kasukabe. Shin-chan doesn't know what it is, but he's pretty sure it involves samba-dancing doppelgängers.
14
Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and science fiction
Shizuka ends up in the fantasy world of the 'Arabian Nights' story. However, Doraemon, Nobita, Suneo, and Jyaian must find her from the imaginary Middle East and bring her back to the real life.
15
Zatch Bell! 101st Devil (2004)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and animation
While the battle to determine the next king of the demon realm has often been fraught, the rules were always clear. 100 demon children partnered with 100 humans would challenge each other, using 100 magical books. What…
16
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil (1993)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedy
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?
17
Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet (1990)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and science fiction
Nobita and his friends get transported to an animal planet after a mysterious pink fog appears inside his house. They work together with the natives to find the origin of the fog.
18
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and science fiction
Doraemon, Nobita and his friends go to find Utopia, a perfect land in the sky where everyone lives with happiness, using an airship having a time warp function.
19
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure (2012)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and comedy
Nobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catch a big bird, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect the animal, Nobita and Doraemon go to Beremon Island, overseen by a golden beetle named Herakles.
20
One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedy
As Luffy and the crew were attacked by several marine warships, they were forced to use a Coup de Burst to escape. Crash landing on an island, the crew decided to explore while some repairments are made. Upon meeting…