Movies Like Azumanga Daioh: The Very Short Movie

If you liked Azumanga Daioh: The Very Short Movie (2001), a animation and comedy movie directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori, 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
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me (2018)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and comedy
Yuuta and Rikka are in their third year of high school. One day in Spring, Touka declares that she will take Rikka to Italy with her, as her job has stabilized there and thinks they should migrate together as a family…
2
Ranma 1/2: Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix (1994)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and 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…
3
Ranma 1/2 the Movie 2: Nihao My Concubine (1992)
★ 7.9/10Also comedy and animation
With the Tendos, the Saotomes, Ryoga, Shampoo and Ukyo misinterpreting Tatewake Kuno's invitation to his two loves, Akane and 'The Pig Tailed Girl', to try his new yacht, a whole new episode of chaos begins in the…
4
Crayon Shin-chan: 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.
5
Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask 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?
6
Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
Kuroko reunites with the "Generation of Miracles" when former rivals are humiliated in an exhibition game against a notorious street basketball team.
7
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved (2025)
★ 8.8/10Also animation and comedy
Miss Kobayashi, Tohru, Ilulu, and Kanna’s peaceful lives are shaken when Kanna’s father, Kimun Kamui, forces her to return to the Dragon World. As a war brews between the Chaos and Harmony factions, Kanna tries to…
8
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends (2014)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedy
The special takes place during the two year before the Straw Hats reunite on Sabody. Luffy is currently in Rusukaina training to get stronger to take on the New World. However the training is interrupted when Hancock's…
9
The Case of Hana & Alice (2015)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
After transferring to Ishinomori Middle School, Tetsuko "Alice" Arisugawa overhears her classmates discussing a strange rumor. The previous occupant of her seat, a nondescript "Judas," is missing and presumed murdered…
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Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and comedy
The Noharas get caught between two rival clans when Himawari swallows a pretty bead that turns out to be a mysterious ball with hidden powers.
11
Naruto OVA 11: Sunny Side Battle (2013)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
Sunny Side Battle! is an OVA that was released with Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution. It features Itachi making breakfast for Sasuke in their old home.
12
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also animation
Iroha's life gets knocked off its orbit when Kaguya, a carefree runaway from the Moon, moves in and convinces her to perform in a virtual world together.
13
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also animation
With their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon…
14
See Me After Class (2012)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedy
Due to an error the male student Kagami Yuuki is registered for a room in the girls dormitory of his new co-ed high school. Since no male rooms are available he is left with no other option than to sleep in the girls…
15
JUJUTSU KAISEN: Hidden Inventory / Premature Death - The Movie (2025)
★ 8.7/10Also animation
Pursued by a religious cult and other curse users, former friends Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto are the only sorcerers capable of carrying the difficult task of protecting Riko Amanai, a student who has been designated…
16
Crayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom (1994)
★ 7/10Also comedy and animation
The Noharas win a vacation to the Kingdom of Buri Buri -- but the whole thing was just a clever ploy by an evil organization to kidnap Shin-chan!
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Crayon Shin-chan: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride (2010)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and comedy
Shin-chan is approached by his time-traveling future bride-to-be Tamiko, who asks him to help save his adult self from the ruler of Neo Tokio.
18
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and comedy
Shin-chan must rescue the adults of Kasukabe when they mysteriously abandon their responsibilities to relive their youth at the new 20th-century expo.
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea (2026)
★ 8/10Also animation and comedy
After concluding the opening ceremony of the Demon Kingdom Federation Tempest, Rimuru and his companions are invited by the Celestial Emperor Hermesia of the great elven nation – the Magi Dynasty Salion – to visit her…
20
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
The Z Warriors discover an unopenable music box and are told to open it with the Dragon Balls. The contents turn out to be a warrior named Tapion who had sealed himself inside along with a monster called Hildegarn…