Movies Similar to Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon

The Angry Red Planet(1959)

The first manned flight to Mars returns after having been out of communications since it had arrived on Mars. What would it reveal?

5.6

Cloverfield(2008)

Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.

6.7

The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light(2021)

With the help of the "Dragon Sin of Wrath" Meliodas and the worst rebels in history, the Seven Deadly Sins, the "Holy War", in which four races, including Humans, Goddesses, Fairies and Giants fought against the Demons, is finally over. At the cost of the "Lion Sin of Pride" Escanor's life, the Demon King was defeated and the world regained peace. After that, each of the Sins take their own path.

7.7

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Licht Nameless Girl(2021)

The world is dying, no longer able to support life. The Ainsworth family can use the Holy Grail to save humanity, but the price of salvation is sacrifice of the magical girl Miyu — but Miyu’s brother, Shirou, won’t let them have her without a fight. Now it’s up to Illya to step in and find a solution that will save not only Miyu, but the entire world for impending doom. But when the price for the world's salvation is the life of a single, innocent girl, what will Illya choose?

6.0

Gundam Reconguista in G Movie III: Legacy from Space(2021)

The third film in the five-part Gundam: G no Reconguista Movie series.

7.5

Princess Principal Crown Handler: Chapter 2(2021)

After an attempt on King Richard’s life, assassins target Princess Mary, the next in line to the throne. Team White Pigeon must protect her while locating deadly Cavorite bombs — a tough feat when Ange is Princess Mary’s sister in disguise.

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Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution(2021)

A virtual world in a scab coral (coral-like information life form) created by Eureka. Ten years have passed since the people of the virtual world appeared on this earth with the collapse. As a result of this “great fusion”, human beings in the virtual world call themselves “Green Earth”, and human beings on the old Earth call themselves “Blue Earth”, and various collisions will be repeated under the surface of the water. And Dewey Novak, a high-ranking official of the Green Earth Army, raises up with his colleagues to protect their dignity and finally puts into action a large-scale terrorist program.

6.5

I Want to Deliver Your Voice(2017)

The story focuses on high school girl Nagisa Yukiai who lives in a seaside town. She has believed her grandmother's story that spirits dwell in words and they are called "kotodama" (word spirit). One day, she strays into a mini FM station that has not been used for years. As an impulse of the moment, she tries to talk like a DJ using the facility. But her voice accidentally broadcasted reaches someone she has never expected.

6.1

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya: Vow in the Snow(2017)

Despite his adoptive father's warnings that the girl found in the remnants of a destroyed city is too dangerous to be considered anything other than a tool or weapon, Shirou Emiya comes to treat Miyu as a younger sister. But when Shirou relaxes his guard and Miyu starts normal school, the Ainsworth family and their agents swoop in, kidnapping the girl with the goal of sacrificing her! Faced with the realization that Miyu's ability to do good will always be equaled by her capacity for destruction, Shirou must attempt to both rescue his adopted sister, and decide how to confront the threat that her powers will always pose.

7.1

Call of the Wild: Howl, Buck(1981)

Buck is a half German Shepard half Saint Bernard whose life is peaceful and happy living with the Millers in California. However, one day he is tricked and sold off. He ends up in the snowy North where he has become a sled dog during the Gold Rush. His story takes many twists and turns and he has to fight for his own survival.

6.8

Bakuryū Sentai Abarenjā 20th: Yurusa Rezaru Abare(2023)

20 years after their battle with the Evolians had ended, a new threat appears to threaten the long-lasting peace that the Abarangers have enjoyed. For the first time in a long while, they transform to fight but the public seems to think their actions are barbaric acts of destruction. In the Reiwa Era, is the justice they once fought for now considered an outdated style of heroism?

7.9

Godzilla 2000: Millennium(1999)

An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are further complicated when a giant meteor is discovered in the Ibaragi Prefecture. The mysterious rock begins to levitate as it's true intentions for the world and Godzilla are revealed.

6.9

Sci-Fi West Saga Starzinger(1979)

In a sci-fi adaptation of the Chinese novel Journey to the West, Princess Aurora and her cyborg companions Kugo, Djorgo, and Hakka must travel to the planet of the Great King in order to restore the Galaxy Energy and return peace to the universe. On their journey, they encounter a planet decimated from attacks by space monsters, against whom the last survivors now seek vengeance.

5.0

Porco Rosso(1992)

In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.

7.8

Appleseed(2004)

In a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind?

6.7

Guyver: Dark Hero(1994)

Sean Barker became the unwilling host to an alien bio-armor known as the Guyver. A year ago he destroyed the Kronos Corporation, an organization of mutants who want the Guyver. Now he is trying to find why the Guyver unit forces him to fight and kill evil.

5.6

Wubbzy's Big Movie!(2008)

Based on the Emmy Award-winning preschool series this movie follows Wubbzy and his friends as they play, laugh, and learn wholesome messages about friendship, helping others, and believing in oneself. First the gang has to keep Wubbzy clean for annual picture taking day. Then they help him to remember his past adventures after Wubbzy trips, hits his head, and gets a case of "knockety noggin."

5.7

Daikaiju Eiga G(2007)

Student film and first feature by director Kiyotaka Taguchi. A giant monster invades Japan sending everyone into a panic. The military efforts are useless until a giant robot appears to save humanity. Blends tokusatsu practical FX with CG for an impressive debut.

7.0

Download: Devil's Circuit(1992)

An exciting cyberpunk romp directed by Rintaro with veteran animator Kanada Yoshinori about a genius hacker and a gang of hot-rodders.

5.8

Pui Pui Molcar the Movie: MOLMAX(2024)

The story begins with the emergence of the first high-tech molcar in Molcity, with drivers beginning to ride state-of-the-art AI-driven Molcars. Potato and friends get involved in a chase between a mysterious organization and a Molcar AI named Cannon, and are saved by a talented driver. Potato finds out that the driver is in search of his missing Molcar, and gets the idea to use Cannon's AI functionality to help with the search.

4.5