Movies like Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village (1993)
The best movies like Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village (1993) are Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006), Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil (1993) and Girls und Panzer der Film (2015). If Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village hooked you with its comedy and animation, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedChickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)7.2/10 from 299 votes
- NewestDoraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)Released 2022
- In JapaneseCrayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006)Also in Japanese
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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCrayon 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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGirls und Panzer der Film (2015)
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. However, things go off track almost immediately. While the Oorai tank crew may have won the high school tournament, they’re now facing a larger and more experienced university team, and if they fail, their armored vehicles will be forfeit! Will they be swapping their tanks for the memories? It’s possible, but winning a tank battle is all about tactics and teamwork, and the fledgling Ooarai students have more friends and allies than anyone suspects.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDoraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisNaruto OVA 7: Naruto, the Genie, and the Three Wishes, Believe It! (2010)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDoraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth (1993)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDoraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure (2012)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDoraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party of Five (2014)
Nobita is followed by a stray dog on his way home and decides to help it find its original owner with the help of Doraemon. They find out that the dog is actually a prince in its homeland in Africa.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDoraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCrayon 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
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCrayon Shinchan the Movie: My Moving Story! Cactus Attack! (2015)
The Noharas must survive a hoard of man-eating killer cacti after Shin-chan's father relocates the family to Mexico for work.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOne Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure (2012)
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 an wax artisan and learning the truth behind the island, Luffy offers his help.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisChickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
A brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDoraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)
During summer vacation Nobita picks up a small rocket containing Papi, a palm-sized alien president escaping rebels on his home planet Pirika.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDoraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013)
A group of five Genesect have invaded the big city and pose a threat to the supply of electricity, which attracts the attention of the legendary Pokémon Mewtwo. Satoshi, Pikachu and his friends must come to the rescue when the powerful leader, a red Genesect, faces Mewtwo.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDoraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003)
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 sprite, named Fuuko by Nobita, had brought them to her world for a reason, as her peoples' gods are battling, and Suneo might be a key player in their feud.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisPokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDragon Ball Z: Gather Together! Goku's World (1992)
In this OVA, Goku and his friends pose questions for the viewers about the Dragon Ball series.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDoraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMoldiver (1993)
A naïve young girl accidentally modifies her brother's secret superhero uniform and becomes the unwilling superheroine Moldiver.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy
Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors (2018)
When a threat no one could have expected bears down on the Marvel Universe, this ragtag, untrained band of teens have no choice but to rise together and prove to the world that sometimes the difference between a 'hero' and 'misfit' is just in the name.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter (1988)
Yagami comes to Maison Ikkoku, not knowing of Godai's and Kyoko's wedding, stating that she is now an adult, which she is, not knowing how to tell her, they panic, but she finds out in the end, and is heart broken.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy
xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005)
Invited to a wealthy client's mansion, time-traveling witch Yuko and her companions arrive to find a group of collectors assembled to participate in a mysterious auction. And the mystery only deepens when the collectors go missing one by one. As more guests disappear and strange occurrences abound, Yuko and her friends realize they must solve the mystery before they vanish as well.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCity Hunter Special: The Secret Service (1996)
City Hunter, the globally adored hero, becomes embroiled in an adventure that takes him deep into the political intrigue of a Third World country and into the pain and anguish of one man's tortured past. James McGuire's life is so dangerous he has to hire bodyguards for his Secret Service agents. It doesn't help that his chief agent is actually his long-lost daughter. Luckily for him, City Hunter and Kaori are behind on the rent and need the work. But a dark secret from McGuire's past threatens to destroy him and his lonely daughter Anna. Will he live to rescue his country? Will his resentful daughter learn to love him again? Will City Hunter finally get some action?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy
City Hunter: .357 Magnum (1989)
A beautiful pianist comes to Tokyo for a charity concert - and City Hunter is there. But music isn't his forte. He wants lessons in the language of love. Desperation is the word as bodies start dropping. A foreign dignitary is assassinated in cold blood. Secret agents scour the streets for a missing microchip. And diplomatic infighting swirls around the upcoming concert until Nina the pianist and her grandfather Klaus are kidnapped. A maelstrom of exploding grenades, the rumble of Falcon's jeep, and the tinkling of the ivories all set the stage for City Hunter: . 357 Magnum. The show must go on!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLupin the Third: Lupin Family Lineup (2012)
Lupin has invited all of his friends to a villa on a private island. It's the first time they've seen each other for the past five years. Lupin is planning a big surprise while they are all at the villa except Fujiko, Goemon and Jigen find Lupin's behavior to be unusual. They are also curious about who the man in the iron mask is, who is chained up to a wall for the reasons they are about to find out.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation & comedy
Tomorrow's Joe The Movie (1980)
An abridged remake of the first Ashita no Joe TV series, released in 1980 to provide back-story for the second TV series to new fans who were not familiar with the first TV series or the manga.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1990)
The evil Dr. Kochin uses the dragon balls to resurrect his mentor, Dr. Wheelo, in an effort to take over the world. Dr. Wheelo, his body having been destroyed by the avalanche that killed him fifty years before, desires the body of the strongest fighter in the world as his new vessel. Believing Roshi to be the world's strongest warrior, Dr. Kochin abducts Bulma and forces Roshi to surrender himself to save her. When Goku hears of their abduction, he goes to their rescue.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1990)
Goku and friends must stop a band of space pirates from consuming fruit from the Tree of Might before it's destructive powers drain Earth's energy.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
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What are the best movies like Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village?
The closest matches to Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village are Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006), Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil (1993) and Girls und Panzer der Film (2015). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village?
Start with Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006), the closest match to Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village.
What is the highest-rated movie like Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village?
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022), rated 7.2/10 by 299 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village?
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: N-cha! Clear Skies Over Penguin Village?
Yes: Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006), Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil (1993) and Girls und Panzer der Film (2015).
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