What does Ponyo mean in English?

Meaning:Soft, squishy.
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What does the Russian word Ponyo mean?

I've heard Russian speakers mention something that sounds like "ya ponyo" a lot. I figure it means "I understand".
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Is Ponyo a real name?

Ponyo's real name is Brünnhilde, one of the leading roles of Wagner's 'Die Walküre. ' Brünnhilde is also a "supernatural," being who falls in love with a human (Siegfried), much like Ponyo falls in love with Sôsuke.
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Is Ponyo male or female?

Like most 5-year-old's, Ponyo is a very happy and rambunctious little girl. Unlike her father, who is very apprehensive about the surface world, Ponyo is very curious about it and finds everything about surface-life fascinating, to the point where she wants to become human herself.
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Why does Sosuke call his mum Lisa in Ponyo?

In Miyazaki's Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea Sosuke calls both of his parents by their first names. It is clear they both are his born parents. This is uncommon even in western culture, but in Japanese tradition it feels especially weird.
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Ponyo Revealed: The Real Mythology



Why are Ponyo's sisters so small?

Appearance. Later in the film, due to Fujimoto's released potions, they too grow in size and number, fully transforming from girls resembling the size and hair length of Granmamare to immense fish made of ocean waves.
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What is Ponyo's dad?

Originally a human, Fujimoto serves as the Guardian of Sea Life. Being the husband of Granmamare, Fujimoto is the father of Ponyo and her sisters. He's shocked to find out that Ponyo is in the care of a young boy named Sosuke, and he has to retrieve Ponyo back before it's too late.
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What kind of fish is Ponyo?

And when we talk about cutesy animations, how could anyone forget about Ponyo — one of most iconic characters in Ghibli history? The 2008 animated film “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea” features the friendship between a five-year-old boy, Sosuke and Ponyo, a goldfish princess who longs to be human.
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Are Ponyo and Sosuke in love?

Sōsuke (さすけ, Sosuke) is one of the main protagonists of the film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea directed by Hayao Miyazaki. He is the son of Koichi and Lisa, as well as Ponyo's lover.
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Why is Ponyo a goldfish?

Ponyo is not a goldfish

But Ponyo is not actually a goldfish because goldfish are freshwater fish and Ponyo lives in the sea. So the change introduces an inaccuracy and I therefore reverted it to my original edit.
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Will there be a Ponyo 2?

PONYO 2, COMING TO THEATERS IN 2019.
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Is Lisa Sosuke mom?

Lisa (リサ , Risa) is a character in the film, Ponyo. She is the mother of Sōsuke and wife of Kōichi.
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How old is Sosuke in Ponyo?

Sōsuke (そうすけ , Sōsuke) is the five-year old protagonist of the film, Ponyo.
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Who is Ponyo's mother?

Character information

Granmamare is a character, the Goddess of Mercy and the Queen of the Sea, the mother of Ponyo and her sisters and the wife of Fujimoto in the film, Ponyo.
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What is the meaning behind Howl's Moving Castle?

Being old gives you physical ailments, it makes you notice “how hard it is to move”, but it also gives you an astuteness that you don't have when you're young, and the wisdom of who always knows what's right. In any case, one thing is sure: when you love, you no longer age.
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Why does Ponyo have human face?

He briefly explains to them the general idea of ​​the film: the story of Ponyo, a fish princess with a human face, born out of the love of her mother (Granmamare), the sea, and her father, Fujimoto, a human being.
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What is the mythology behind Ponyo?

Ponyo is based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, but it also echoes the Japanese folktale of Urashima Taro, about a young fisherman who rescues a sea turtle and is rewarded with a visit to the undersea palace of the kami Otohime.
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Is Ponyo based on a myth?

Ponyo takes its basic setup from a combination of the Japanese myth “Urashima Taro” and the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale “The Little Mermaid.” Unlike Disney's animated 1989 version of the Andersen story, in which the narrative is driven by the titular character's desire to join human society and marry a prince, ...
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Why does Ponyo look different than her sisters?

Later in the film, due to Fujimoto's released potions, they too grow in size and number, fully transforming from girls resembling the size and hair length of Granmamare to immense fish made of ocean waves. They are reverted to their original forms after Granmamare appears to the women of the retirement home.
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How many siblings does Ponyo have?

10 All Of Ponyo's Siblings Look The Same

It raises the question of how Fujimoto and Granmamare can recognize which child is which, but it certainly must have taken a long time to come up with names for all of them.
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What do Ponyo and Sosuke drink?

The Hot Honey Milk that Sosuke's mom makes for Sosuke and Ponyo in the storm.
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What is Ponyo's dad doing?

Fujimoto (フジモト , Fujimoto) is a character in the film, Ponyo. He is a researcher and father to Ponyo and her sisters and mate to Granmamare. He commands an underwater boat called the "Basking Shark" and resides in an underwater harbor.
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Why did Ponyo turn back into a fish?

The reason why Ponyo turns back into a fish is because she used up all of her magic. When Ponyo uses her magic she turns into her chicken form, but had enough magic to turn back to normal. But she used so much magic that she couldn't use magic anymore and turns back to a fish.
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What was the test in Ponyo?

In the end, Ponyo's mother, Gran Mamare, intervenes and announces that if Sosuke passes a test, Ponyo can live with him as a human, but if he fails, she will turn into sea foam. Sosuke is then asked if he still loves Ponyo even though she is a fish.
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