Movies Like High School Debut

If you liked High School Debut (2011), a comedy and romance movie directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa, 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
Nisekoi: False Love (2018)
★ 7.4/10Also romance and comedy
Raku Ichijo (Kento Nakajima) is an only son and a high school student. His father is the leader of yakuza group Shuei-gumi. Raku Ichijo doesn't like to fight and he studies hard. His dream is to become a public…
2
My Brother Loves Me Too Much (2017)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and romance
Setoka Tachibana is a female high school student who has confessed her feelings to other boys 12 times, but has been rebuffed each time. Her older brother Haruka Tachibana cares for his younger sister deeply, but he…
3
Dou kyu sei – Classmates (2016)
★ 8.3/10Also romance
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…
4
Wolf Girl and Black Prince (2016)
★ 6.5/10Also romance
Erika Shinohara is a first year of high school student. While talking to friends, she makes up a story about her "boyfriend." In reality, Erika Shinohara doesn't have a boyfriend. Erika's friends soon begin to doubt…
5
The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie (2022)
★ 8.3/10Also comedy and romance
When five lovely young girls who hate studying hire part-time tutor Futaro, he guides not only their education but also their hearts. Time spent has brought them all closer, with feelings growing within the girls and…
6
My Love Story!! (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also comedy and romance
Takeo Goda is a high school student 2 m tall and weighting more than 100 kg. He has a righteous character. The male students adore him, but female students do not like him. All of the girls Takeo likes prefer his…
7
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- (2022)
★ 8/10Also comedy and romance
After pining for one another and plotting for so long, Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane finally have their climactic first kiss. However, they struggle to define their relationship. After all, how much of their…
8
Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation (2023)
★ 6.3/10Also romance
As Sasaki prepares for his college entrance exams, Miyano tries to make the most of their limited time together while grappling with his own emotions.
9
Tamako Love Story (2014)
★ 7.2/10Also romance and comedy
Devoted 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…
10
¿Quieres ser mi hijo? (2023)
★ 8.4/10Also comedy and romance
Lu, a conformist woman in her forties, learns that her 15-year partner has been having extramarital affairs. Starting from scratch, she gets involved in an unexpected relationship with a young womanizer.
11
The DUFF (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also romance and comedy
Bianca's universe turns upside down when she learns that her high school refers to her as a ‘DUFF' (Designated Ugly Fat Friend). Hoping to erase that label, she enlists the help of a charming jock and her favorite…
12
The Wrong Paris (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also romance and comedy
Dawn thinks she's joining a dating show in Paris, France, only to land in Paris, Texas. She has an exit plan — until sparks fly with the cowboy bachelor.
13
Let's Make Love (1960)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance
When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.
14
Ranma 1/2: Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix (1994)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy
Kuno purchases a strange egg, believing that the mysterious powers of the legendary Phoenix will help him defeat Ranma. But when the egg hatches on his head, the bird goes out of control and wreaks havoc all over…
15
Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie (2022)
★ 8.4/10Also comedy and romance
Takagi 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…
16
Just One of the Guys (1985)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and romance
When Terry Griffith loses her high school's writing competition, she's convinced that it's because she's a girl. So Terry decides to change high schools and pose as a boy to prove her point. Her brother, Buddy, helps…
17
Boot Camp (2024)
★ 6.1/10Also romance and comedy
Unathletic Whitney Carmichael signs up for an intense summer boot camp to reinvent herself and falls for her personal trainer. She then finds the strength to embrace her true self and ignore the others' expectations.
18
Kase-san and Morning Glories (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also romance
Yamada may be shy and rather clumsy, but the flower gardens at her school have always brought her happiness. Suddenly, a different sort of beauty catches her eye—the vivacious track star, Kase-san. Although the two…
19
HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle (2024)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy
Shoyo Hinata joins Karasuno High's volleyball club to be like his idol, a former Karasuno player known as the 'Little Giant'. But Hinata soon learns that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama…
20
Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and romance
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…