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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How did Ponyo become human?

Ponyo refuses to let her father call her by her birth name, declaring her desire to be a human named Ponyo. With magic, she forces herself to grow leg- and arm-like appendages and start changing into a human, a power granted to her by Sōsuke's human blood that she licked.
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What is the meaning behind Ponyo?

Origin:Japanese. Meaning:Soft, squishy.
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Is Ponyo a human?

Ponyo (ポニョ , Ponyo), named Brunhilde at birth, is the 5-year old protagonist of the film, Ponyo. She is a goldfish born from the sea goddess Granmamare and a human named Fujimoto. She is known to love Sōsuke and ham.
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Are Ponyo and Sosuke dating?

Mom! Ponyo came back, and she's a little girl now! 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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What does Ponyo's dad do?

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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Is there a Ponyo 2 coming out?

PONYO 2, COMING TO THEATERS IN 2019.
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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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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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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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Why does everyone think Ponyo is a goldfish?

7 Everyone Thinks Ponyo Is A Goldfish

For some reason, everyone was convinced at the beginning of the film that Ponyo was a goldfish. Sosuke and his friend Kimiko automatically recognize Ponyo as a goldfish, and Lisa is convinced as well.
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What goddess is Ponyo's mother?

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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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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How old is Ponyo as a fish?

Personality. 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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What is Ponyo's 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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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 happened to Sasuke's dad in Ponyo?

-Sōsuke's father never showed up on the shore when he was alive. Only long after the tsunami that he returned to his family. (Also taking into account the amount of shipwrecks that the tsunami had caused; there was no way anyone at sea could've survived that.)
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What happens at the end of Ponyo?

In the end, Ponyo is set free by her father and allowed to live as a human with Lisa and Sosuke. We're joyful in knowing that she will be able to live as she wants, but, more than anything else, we wish could see her discover all the other small magic there is in the world.
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Do Japanese kids call their parents by their names?

Currently, more than 60 percent of people between the ages of 18 and 45 call their parents “Otosan (father)” and “Okasan (mother),” while 32 percent go with “Papa” and “Mama.”
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Is Coraline 2 coming out?

Due to Coraline's massive success in both the Academy and theatrical arena, it naturally made fans assume there would eventually be a sequel at some point. Unfortunately, it looks as though the likelihood of a sequel ever happening has been shut down by Gaiman.
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What is the name of the small Totoro?

Totoro is actually a species name, as seen in the movie there are 3 Totoro creatures with different sizes and colors: the big gray one is Oh-Totoro (literally Big Totoro but in the English version he's called King Totoro), the middle-sized blue one is Chuu-Totoro (Medium Totoro) and the tiny white one is Chibi-Totoro ( ...
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Is the The Wind Rises Ponyo 2?

Instead of making Ponyo 2, Suzuki proposed making a movie about Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter. Initially, Miyazaki wasn't keen, but eventually got behind the idea. And that's why Miyazaki's last feature film is The Wind Rises and not Ponyo 2.
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What happens when Ponyo tastes blood?

Using her magic, she forces herself to grow leg- and arm-like appendages and start changing into a human, a power granted to her by the human blood she ingested when she licked Sōsuke's finger. Her alarmed father forces her to change back into her true form and leaves to summon Ponyo's mother, Granmamare.
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Are Ponyo's parents together?

Biography. 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.
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What is Ponyo's dad doing at the beginning of the movie?

It is revealed that Fujimoto has been caretaker of the ocean for a very long time, and has been making potions to eventually restore the ocean to a pre-Cambrian age of power. He takes one drop of the potion, which appears to restore some of his youth and vigor.
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