Themes
Awards
Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year, Annie Award for Writing in a Feature Production
Synopsis
During a forbidden excursion to the surface world, a goldfish princess encounters a human boy named Sosuke, who gives her the name Ponyo. Determined to become human and stay with Sosuke, Ponyo unleashes a series of magical events that threaten the balance of nature.
Plot
Brunhilde is a fish-girl who lives with her father Fujimoto, a once-human wizard/scientist who now lives underwater, and her numerous smaller sisters. One day, Brunhilde sneaks away from her father and ends up stranded on the shore of a small fishing town. She is rescued by a five-year-old boy named Sosuke, who names her Ponyo and promises to protect her. Ponyo's father brings her back home, but Ponyo, having tasted human blood when she licked Sosuke's cut, begins to develop human characteristics. Determined to become human and return to Sosuke, Ponyo uses her father's magic to transform herself, in the process releasing a massive amount of magical energy that causes the Moon to start falling from its orbit and the tides to rise. To restore nature's balance, Ponyo must become fully human through Sosuke's love, or return to the sea and become foam.