Ponyo (2008)
- DirectorHayao Miyazaki
- Runtime101 min
- RatedG
Composite score
Is Ponyo worth watching?
Yes. Ponyo scores 82.8/100 on our composite rating, which makes it well worth watching. It is ranked #33 of 132 anime movies on Read Manga (top 25%), and #11 of 50 in adventure. Critics like it more than audiences do (89 vs 79 out of 100). Its strongest score is on Rotten Tomatoes (91%) and its weakest on IMDb (7.6/10).
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Synopsis
The son of a sailor, 5-year-old Sosuke lives a quiet life on an oceanside cliff with his mother Lisa. One fateful day, he finds a beautiful goldfish trapped in a bottle on the beach and upon rescuing her, names her Ponyo. But she is no ordinary goldfish. The daughter of a masterful wizard and a sea goddess, Ponyo uses her father's magic to transform herself into a young girl and quickly falls in love with Sosuke, but the use of such powerful sorcery causes a dangerous imbalance in the world. As the moon steadily draws nearer to the earth and Ponyo's father sends the ocean's mighty waves to find his daughter, the two children embark on an adventure of a lifetime to save the world and fulfill Ponyo's dreams of becoming human.
Awards: 12 wins & 20 nominations total
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