Movies like Shin Yaranai ka (2024)

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil (1993)

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?

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006)

Something sinister's afoot in Kasukabe. Shin-chan doesn't know what it is, but he's pretty sure it involves samba-dancing doppelgängers.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & animation

See Me After Class (2012)

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 dormitory in the same room as the teacher that made the mistak in the first place, Ayane-sensei. To avoid getting kicked out of the school for being a boy in a girls dormitory he has to cross-dress whenever he is leaving his room. Needless to say that this brings him a lot of trouble.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy

Hetalia: Axis Powers: Paint It, White! (2010)

The Pictorians have arrived from deep in space. They also have dangly glow-balls on their heads, which is kinda cool, but still. The freaky aliens are using use their crazy rainbow-beam-thingy to paint everything on Earth the same color: white! See, now the title of the movie makes more sense, right? Anyway, if the Pictorians are to be stopped, the Allied guys and the Axis boys - plus some new characters, too - must set aside their differences, unite against their common foe, and hopefully get together for a sweaty workout to make sure they're super-ready to save the world!

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy

Gintama: The Very Final (2021)

The countdown to destruction has begun! Gintoki and the others set out to fulfill the wishes of their teacher Shoyo and thwart Utsuro's plans. Shinpachi, Kagura, the Shinsengumi, members of the Kabuki District, and even former enemies will join their fight. As Utsuro's power grows, Takasugi fights for his very life. Will Gintoki be able to put an end to all this?!

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy

The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010)

When the mystery-solving musician Foxxy Love notices she and her fellow housemates can curse without being bleeped—something they've never been able to do before—she realizes their show has been canceled. Determined to get back on the air, the gang travels to Make-A-Point-Land in order to get a point (and get back on the air).

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005)

The Straw Hats visit a recreational island, run by Baron Omatsuri, who asks them to complete a series of ordeals if they wish to stay on the island. Luffy accepts and the Straw Hats work together to complete them, but as the island's mysteries unfold, their lives and friendships are put to the test. It's up to Luffy to stop the Baron's plot and keep his crew together.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy

Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! (2013)

A two-part crossover special featuring characters from Dragon Ball Z, One Piece and Toriko.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & animation

Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko (1993)

"Kamen Rider SD: Strange!? Kumo Otoko" is an animated OVA based on the gag manga Kamen Rider SD: Hurricane Legend. This cute and comedic short movie features chibi versions of the Showa Era Kamen Riders, as they team up against the evil GranShocker organization, while Kamen Rider Black RX tries to confess his love to female sports instructor Michiru.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997)

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.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy

The Case of Hana & Alice (2015)

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. Amidst dealing with her mother's undesired meddling in her affairs and warding off her classmates' bullying, the troubled Alice starts to investigate the mystery surrounding Judas' disappearance. The trail of clues leads her to the house of her next-door neighbor, the quirky and reclusive Hana Arai.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Serious Battle! Robot Dad Strikes Back (2014)

A diabolical plot to empower pushover dads causes Shin-chan's father to return home as a robot. The Nohara family bond is about to be put to the test!

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & animation

Gintama: The Movie (2010)

Odd Jobs Gin has taken on a lot of odd work in the past, and when you're a Jack of All Trades agency based in a feudal Japan that's been conquered and colonized by aliens, the term "Odd Jobs" means REALLY ODD jobs. But when some more than slightly suspicious secrets from the shadows of Gintoki Sakata's somewhat shady former samurai past and a new pair of odd jobs collide, the action is bound to get so wild and demented that only a feature film will do it justice!

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy

Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game (2017)

Kuroko reunites with the "Generation of Miracles" when former rivals are humiliated in an exhibition game against a notorious street basketball team.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy

Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 (1987)

Ace female test pilot Kusomoto Elle humiliates macho tank driver Lt. Kilgore in the first demonstration of the advanced personal battle tank, the MADOX. Kilgore vows revenge, and gets his chance when the army rather carelessly loses the prototype in Tokyo. The MADOX is found by engineering student Sujimoto Kouji, who doesn't take the time to completely read the manual and ends up zooming around Tokyo trapped in a machine he doesn't quite know how to operate. Guess who gets the job of stopping the now mobile missing MADOX? Poor Kouji. If he's late for his date, it's over between him and his girlfriend. His current attire redefines the term "over-dressed." And to top it all off, Kilgore wants to make him late- as in "the late Kouji!"

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy & animation

One Piece Heroines (2026)

After failing to stop the thieves due to ill-fitting shoes, Nami storms into the shop where she bought them for a refund. However, the head designer offers to make her a new pair from scratch on one condition: she must walk in their upcoming fashion show.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy

Ranma 1/2: Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix (1994)

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 Tokyo. Ranma and the gang must use any means necessary to get the Phoenix to leave Kuno's head and fly away.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy

One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends (2014)

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 sisters, Marigold and Sandersonia, are kidnapped by the Byrnndi World, a pirate who was locked away on Level 6 of Impel Down but escaped during Luffy's invasion to save Ace, in order to lure Hancock to him and use her as a hostage against the World Government due to her Shichibukai status. Thus Luffy and Hancock head off to confront him and save Hancock's sisters.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy

Policeman and Me (2017)

Kako, a 16-year-old high school girl, goes to a mixer pretending to be 22. While there, she meets Kouta who at first has a very intimidating aura. But once he saves her from an awkward situation, she wants to know more about him as does he. That is until he finds out she isn't 22. The next day Kako runs into him again, but this time he's working as a police officer. Kako still wants to get closer to Kouta, but he isn't interested or is he?

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both comedy

Naruto OVA 9: Chunin Exam on Fire! and Naruto vs. Konohamaru! (2011)

Naruto faces off against his old pupil Konohamaru in a tournament during the chuunin entrance exams.

Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation

Touch 5: Cross Road (2001)

Trying to find his own game of baseball, and not that of his brothers, Tatsuya moves to America and pitches for a poor, struggling minor league baseball team called the Emeralds. Meanwhile, Minami is still in Japan, trying to find her own path after quitting gymnastics. Inspired by a photograph of her final performance, she becomes the photographers assistant.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri (2017)

When the mysterious Shiriri turns his parents into children, Shin-chan must trek across Japan to help return them to adult form.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy

The Story of Heidi (1979)

Heidi is five years old when her aunt Dete, who has raised Heidi since her parents' deaths four years earlier, takes the orphaned Heidi to live with her formidable grandfather in the Swiss Alps. The American feature-length adaptation of Heidi (1974), the Japanese anime series produced by Zuiyo Eizo.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

The Incredible Kalk (2014)

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

Scary Movie 5 (2013)

Home with their newly-formed family, happy parents Dan and Jody are haunted by sinister, paranormal activities. Determined to expel the insidious force, they install security cameras and discover their family is being stalked by an evil dead demon.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th (2000)

In this horror parody, a masked serial killer menaces the town of Bulimia Falls with various sharp objects. Attention-seeking television personality Hagitha Utslay is soon on the scene, reporting on the ever-growing body count. Former mall security guard Doughy shows up to protect the teenage population, but he's clearly not much help, allowing the murderer to pick off even more hapless kids as numerous scary movies are referenced.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

Hot Fuzz (2007)

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the sleepy British village of Sandford. Not only does he miss the excitement of the big city, but he also has a well-meaning oaf for a partner. However, when a series of grisly accidents rocks Sandford, Angel smells something rotten in the idyllic village.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

Paprika (2006)

Dr. Atsuko Chiba is a research psychologist who uses a device called the DC Mini to enter her patients' dreams, wherein she adopts the alter-ego "Paprika". When the device is stolen, she must stop rogue elements from merging the dream and waking worlds.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation

Your Mom Is a Bitch! (2010)

College student Yu (Kobayashi Yuto) becomes friends with Fumie (Suzuki Sawa), a married woman who often comes to his store, but their relationship soon develops into something more. With very little romantic experience, he finds himself absorbed in this adult woman.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy

Tornado Girl (2017)

Koroki is a 35-year old man who admires Japanese singer-songwriter Tamio Okuda and aspires to live like him. He works as an editor at the lifestyle magazine "Mare," where he meets Akari Amami, a mischievous fashion press writer, and falls in love with her at first sight.

Why it matches: Similar story and style · both comedy