I do love Ponyo (: I watched it in theaters when it first came out...! I remember it getting a lot of flack when it came out, for being a simple childish romantic story, and not understanding the problem with this.... not sure why it can't exist; but well, Mizugumo Monmon is a biiig favorite of mine, I admire artfully conveying something so simply sweet.
It's definitely one of my favorite Ghibli films, I probably rewatch it the most often... there was a point in time I used to rewatch it over and over to calm down. If I'm idle and it's in front of me, I'll be like "oh... sure" and then wind up watching it all the way through, even if I intended to just have it on in the BG....

I loooove the BG design, the scratchy colored pencils, very inspiring....! It's a total feast with sealife, really really glad any Ghibli movie would represent the ocean so centrally, and it goes all-out. I love stories with kids this young... Sousuke is such a good and charming boy. Like the dynamic with mom too, she's a welcome presence. I simply love it (: a perfect movie... no notes