The Cutest Movie Ever! - Ponyo Movie Reaction (Studio Ghibli)

Suzy Lu & Steejo react to Ponyo from Studio Ghibli. Ponyo tells the story of Ponyo (Nara), a goldfish who escapes from the ocean and is rescued by a five-year-old human boy, Sōsuke (Doi) after she is washed ashore while trapped in a glass jar.
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[@thatspawnfromhell759]

Fujimoto is really not that bad. He wants to protect the ocean because his wife is the goddess of nature, the humans are slowly killing what his wife represents. And apart from taking care of the ocean he has to protect his daughters all alone and he is obviously scared of ponyo being in a world she doesn't understand sorounded by what he thinks are monsters+ her being young and inocent... Poor dude.

[@sankzu]

I love Fujimoto

[@timus4993]

exactly he's just a protective father...

[@AzrielGrace]

Over-protective

[@infinityzer054]

He is panik….big mood

[@ShutterSnapped]

@@AzrielGrace Considering Ponyo immediately got stuck in a piece of garbage and got scooped up by all the pollution of humanity, I think he was right to be.

[@wrexgrafix84]

The final signal message Sousuke sent his father was “航海の無事を祈る,” which means, “I pray that you have a safe voyage.”

[@JaimeD.]

Thank you for explaining the Kanji message.

[@taylorh7993]

what i love about ghibli films is they're basically feelings/sensations animated. hair fluffing up and rising when energies are high. eyes sparkling in wonder. tears so big they flood over your cheeks cuz that's how it FEELS when you cry. even the mother's driving feels like an exaggeration; driving up winding hills would make my stomach swoop when i was little. and don't even get me started on the food, looking so perfect and welcoming because that's what a good meal is.

[@frockfor]

agreed

[@christinek4351]

Exactly!!!

[@ThatRandomJ]

This movie is basically if The Little Mermaid was done with 5 year olds. Fujimoto (Ponyo's father) is the only reason I re-watch this movie. He's my favorite character. He had to give up his daughter when she was 5.

[@howdy6632]

He isn't the only reason i re-watch this movie,, i just generally really like the movie. But I do agree that ponyo's dad is a good character and one of my favorites. He was a bit overbearing but he just wanted his daughter back safe, yk? And idk he just isn't a bad guy in my opinion Just a worried, overbearing dad

[@devilovesdevil]

@@howdy6632 i mean overbearing shouldn't even be a word to describe him when shes literally 5 haha

[@adriennet.3872]

Him and his Wife are my favorites 😍

[@Onyx421]

@@adriennet.3872 Ghibli is free couples therapy

[@bad-people6510]

Just saw a comment on _My Neighbor Totoro_ which was "It's like a movie made by children if children could write excellent screenplays." And yeah, Ghibli is kind of that.

[@rabee53]

I always laugh watching this. Because the dad is played by Liam Neeson and he just so happens to be looking for his daughter who was taken.

[@allier1867]

this made my day! i didn't even know this. now i have to watch the movie again :D

[@loliwinxedits6095]

thats terrifying

[@SnowxXxAngel]

You mean, his daughter who was Taken.

[@pfcblint3171]

Well, in the end..... there's always a bigger fish

[@huswefm]

HAHAHAHA

[@lgslli]

"I dont think ponyo wants ham" Ponyo: *ignores little piece of ham and takes the whole thing* "Nope nvm ponyo wants ham"

[@honorsaegis5509]

This part made me laugh so much the way he said it lol

[@darknessunknown4384]

"Ponyo wants ham! You will not stop my pursuit of Oscar Meier. HAAAAAAAAAM!!! BY THE DEMONS OF THE SEA, I WILL HAVE HAAAAAAAAM!!!"

[@pennysanchez7656]

@@darknessunknown4384 I will be haunted by my actions forever, HOOT HOOT!

[@Music_Fannn]

I really love how when Ponyo tells her dad "my name is Ponyo" he's just surprised and calls her that for the rest of the movie.Idk for some reason I like that detail

[@vickybruh7412]

Its werid but it sounds like the first time he talks to her. He sounds like hes said "Eat Ponyo"

[@arthurwatson2555]

"My baby likes you" *Baby stares intensely and scornfully*

[@Onyx421]

Baby was not a fan lol 😂

[@memyselfandi7782]

I just realized when Souske said "We need power to talk on the radio, he's out at sea rn but he'll be alright." To ponyo, all she knew was magic, so power and at sea told her, 'magic father traveling like my dad underwater' so thats why she asked, "Is he an evil wizard?"

[@zachricher]

Toki gives me vibes of the 90s version of TMSB

[@bethanymiddleton5758]

The babies are her younger sisters that aren't as evolved as Ponyo. Their Father cast spells and things on her to make her more grown than the others.

[@unicornunicorn3249]

Why?

[@AnnThePig]

Studio Ghibil sets a lot of their films on the environmental issues, how human polluted the nature and the nature itself always punish and forgive the human in a settle way, and their films basically always starts with the regular people's life to the nature angle to the conflict and back to nature human harmony as the wish

[@KasumiDoax2]

I love these films, Studio Ghibil has the best anime films ever ⚜️❄️

[@behindtheanimatorsdesk]

They *are the best* films!

[@mevb]

Fujimoto wasn't poluting the ocean, he was creating new life into the ocean to counter the extinction of sea life. After all, he hated humans for poluting the ocean and overfishing.

[@zachricher]

Toki is voiced by the actress who plays Ms Frizzle

[@yu-ma2525]

I'm a Japanese who is looking forward to watching their reaction videos every time! The Cat Returns, Laputa Castle in the Sky, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, etc ... I hope you will continue to see many Studio Ghibli works. happy holidays‼︎🎄

[@anthonyapgz4936]

Omg not Laputa. This is so funny to us, the people who talks spanish 🤣🤣

[@user-jg9ln7oo1d]

同じく！

[@mojjju]

I love how you are seriously concerned about Sousuke and Ponyo but your boyfriend is like "Relax."😂

[@GuukanKitsune]

That little boat is a real type of toy boat called a 'pop boat'. Sosuke knows how it works because he plays with it all the time, and children are a lot more perceptive than they get credit for. Normally you use the little toggle to set the rudder so as it goes it putters about in circles in the direction you choose when you put it in the water. So Sosuke knows lighting the candle makes it go, and he knows that turning the rudder controls what direction it goes. He knows how to light a match because he's watched his mom do it so many times so he could play with it. By simply playing monkey-see, he's learned the basics of boating with the pop boat, even at a very young age.

[@alexandriatrenier7366]

I remember repeatedly watching this at four years old. The scenes of the bustling sea life was stunning. I also realized one of the elderly women is played by Betty White 🥺

[@user-bd5qc8xg5c]

ポニョの吹き替えがポニョすぎて素晴らしい

[@rainbowrose8802]

Dad comes home: who's the girl? Soske: my friend!!!! Mom: daughter in law Dad: oh! Ok

[@user-mj2ce1zl3n]

I'm Japanese :) 26:54 26:54 26:54 26:54 The meaning of「航海の無事を祈る」 is "pray for the safety of the voyage''

[@JaimeD.]

Ooooooooooooh, so that's what it meant when the kid messaged his father back. Thanks a bunch.

[@StrawberryRaine]

This movie is SO nostalgic for me. I was 5 when this came out, and I still remember seeing commercials for it on TV and thinking it looked so weird but cool. I hadn't seen any Studio Ghibli movies up to that point. I made my mom rent the movie for me, and I loved it. I still love it! It's the only Studio Ghibli movie that I watched as a kid, so I guess Ponyo for me is what Totoro and Spirited Away is for many people. I have seen a lot of other Studio Ghibli movies now, but I didn't watch most of them until I was around 12 so they just don't have the same impact for me that Ponyo does. They're still all so wonderful, though!

[@pokemon_trainer_isaiah]

Same! This movie and others are sooo nostalgic because of watching at a young age, this studio is very talented at this beautiful craft (Also nice Raine pfp)

[@PUBG__Bouncy]

where the f did you get that pfp

[@ThebSayraduka]

I love this movie PLUS hearing Yoshi (played by Betty White) it always makes me tear up because she's long gone. Rest in peace, dear Betty ❤ X'3

[@JaimeD.]

God, it's been years since her passing. I enjoyed her when I watched *The Proposal* (2008?).

[@DAMIENDMILLS]

35:43 "It's raining so hard, Sousuke. I'll call her mother and have her pick you up." NO, PLEASE LET HIM WALK! THAT WOMAN IS A DEMON BEHIND THE WHEEL!

[@samlikespizza6010]

I had this movie on DVD when I was like 6 it’s so amazing.

[@ssshark_bait]

Same

[@Catinthecosmos155]

Studio ghibli will always have a place in my heart, especially totoro ponyo and spirited away. I remember watching those three when I was little with my twin and my dad, I’ve always loved how magical and bright these fills are

[@memyselfandi7782]

Ponyo can talk baby language ig because of her sisters. Her instincts were heightened when seeing the human baby

[@yingyan9883]

THE WAY THEIR FACE DROPPED WHEN THEY SAW PINYI DEVELOPED BODY PARTS 😂

[@elenaekinai3598]

This is such a cute movie

[@foxygirl849]

The little ponyo babies are actually her sisters/siblings. She kisses her little siblings out of respect.

[@ubuntuposix]

Unfortunately English doesn't have distinct words for platonic/spiritual love and romantic love. Because they are opposites. The spiritual one means to identify with someone thus its altruistic, while the romantic one means to want someones as you mate, thus its ego-centric (selfish). You can feel both for a person, but while the romantic one doesn't need much to happen (since all living beings want to live and reproduce), not everyone is capable of the spiritual/platonic one.

[@GuukanKitsune]

The Ancient Greeks had THREE gods of love. One was friendship, one was emotional love, and the other was sexual love, aka lust. You didn't have true, full, real love unless you were blessed by all three.

[@JaimeD.]

@@GuukanKitsune Thanks for the info.

[@phoenix_songbird]

"while romantic one doesn't need much to happen(since all living beings want to live and reproduce)" do aromantic and asexual people just not exist to you...?

[@ubuntuposix]

@@phoenix_songbird Are you asexual? Cause I never met one in my life. I have some gay friends but they are the opposite, basically hyper-sexual. In any case, if someone is asexual (they say there could be a 1% of population) then I argue they don't feel romantic love. If they do, they're not asexual. I am more spiritual and for my ex girlfriend I felt a powerful platonic love and had hard trouble being romantic / sexual. I'd wanted to say that it depends on the partener - some trigger in you spiritual love some don't. But, I'd rather say that whenever you're in a spiritual state you are never attracted/romantic. That said, I argue such low-level instincts (sex, pleasure of eating food, etc) are the "fuel" of life, so a person which doesn't enjoy them is sort of depressed and likely not caring much about his/her life (doesn't care much about staying alive).

[@peepawfart]

@@ubuntuposix Us an asexual I 100% feel romantic love. I just don't have the desire for sex. Lmfaooo literally the most insane comment I've ever read. Gay people can also be asexual btw and I know MANY of them. Even biologically speaking I don't understand why not having the desire for sex is so crazy to comprehend, if every human on planet earth wanted to fuck and pop out babies 24/7 we would overpopulate ourselves to death. Not everybody should have/want kids for the sake of balance. It's natural

[@0FFZAY]

Man, I just love reminiscing on this movie. I used to watch this all the time at my grandmother's house.

[@cramerfloro5936]

This is, alongside "Howl's moving castle" my favourite Ghibli movie.

[@paulallort]

18:27 i had the same reaction when i saw this scene for the first time 🤣🤣

[@Owarikun]

when you daugther leaves home every late night "This is bad, This is very bad" 12:42

[@angeljet99]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS ! I’ve been waiting for a reaction to Ponyo FOR SO LONG !

[@pingudude2409]

Ponyo is one of my favorite Studio Ghibli movies

[@mevb]

Hayao Miyazaki was inspired by The Litte Mermaid (both the original Hans Christian Andersen fiary tale and the Disney movie) for Ponyo (full title Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) and shows. Not only have the same premise (Ponyo and Ariel are beings of the sea, fish and mermaid respectively, they fall in love with a human and becomes human themselves to be with their loved ones) but Fujimoto is very similiar to King Triton being an overprotective father that hates humans for overfishing and polluting the sea, not to mention he doesn't approve of her daughter's love for a human. Both Ponyo and Ariel have red hair, Sosuke and Prince Eric have black hair and lives by the sea, Ariel and Ponyo becomes human through magic (Ponyo by her dad's potions while Ariel through Ursula's magic spell), both heriones stay at their lovers' place, Ariel and Ponyo turns back into mermaid and fish but becomes humans again at the end. Ponyo being quite for the first part of the movie could be a reference to that Ariel loses her ability to speak when she becomes a human and Sosuke saving Ponyo at the start could be a reference to Ariel saving Eric from drowning. Also the threat of Ponyo turning into sea foam if Sosuke didn't love Ponyo for who is, is something that sadly happens at the original H C Andersen tale, when the mermaid didn't get the prince to fall in love with her after she becomes human (though the mermaid is reborn as an air spirit). The music piece for when Ponyo first becomes human and looks for Sosuke and later follows him and Lisa, sounds a lot like Richard Wagner's The Ride of the Valkyries from the Opera The Ring of the Nibelung, in which Brunhilde (which is Ponyo's birth name) falls in love with mortal man Siegfried (similiar again to Ponyo and Sosuke).

[@mig0171]

Ponyo is my favorite studio ghibli movie along with totoro and Kiki 😍😍💕💗💖

[@Idk-nw4vi]

I miss ponyo I'm so excited top 10 studio ghibli movies. Btw I love your content keep it up♥️

[@2429Ryanspeer]

Can't wait to see this video Suzy Lu also hope you have a merry Christmas and a happy New year 🌹❤🎁🎄🎅 PS thank you for your amazing videos this year they have been incredibly awesome and wishing your surgery goes well take care 👍👍👍👍👍

[@dylexnesdoth6623]

fun fact: The Late actor Betty White voiced 1 of the old ladies in this movie.

[@CrazyJodice]

Betty white. 😭 I wish she did more voice acting

[@mevb]

The signal that Sosuke and Koichi exchange at the end of their morse code exchange transates to (from the swedish dub): "Have a nice sailing." "Thanks. Good night.".

[@desireeheremaia7636]

Yes, you pronounced Studio Ghibli correct. I remember the first time watching this, one night of boredom and I loved it too. So glad to see some of my favorite movies make it on the channel here. Yes! BTW, these type of reactions just wouldn't be the same without Steejo. Idk how you can not like him lol

[@ldnns6302]

It’s so good to see both of you again 🥺

[@maxdon2001]

Great reaction! This movie is so wholesome! It is one of my favorites!

[@shawnthedragonwarrior18]

I love this movie! Have a Merry Christmas, Suzy Lu!

[@angeljet99]

I definitely need more reactions to studio ghibli movies !! 😭💕

[@margothidding8291]

" but he WAS a human!" "traitor"

[@xomenace999]

I love this movie it’s probs in my top 5 it’s so underrated I’m so glad u reacting to this

[@johnjesberger5676]

Lisa is the greatest. God tier mom. Also 34:20 to 44:20 is the greatest execution of the Race for Your Love trope ever. E-V-E-R.

[@Stone732]

I love this movie so much merry Christmas Suzy lu hope you have a better 2022

[@shardonayM]

ponyo ponyo little fishie in the sea !!

[@user-qr3nv7oi7y]

I translated this with the Google Translate app. I'm sorry if I'm wrong or don't express myself properly. I saw the Ghibli work a long time ago, but I liked your reaction and I enjoyed the Ghibli work again with you. I can't speak English, so I'm listening to your conversation with all my might, thinking that it will be a good learning experience for me. I look forward to seeing your reaction videos.

[@nekkkoinu]

26:50 Sousuke:GOOD LUCK Koichi:THANKS LOVE AND KISSES

[@sushiriecks7430]

so fun watching you bouth reacting to my favourite movies. I love ghibli movies.

[@TheGMonsterMan]

I need to rewatch this it used to be one of my favorite movies to watch and with my sisters and brothers, such a good movie😊

[@allier1867]

throughout this reaction i've been waiting for your reaction towards ponyo's mom haha

[@juuzousuzuya6962]

this movie is my entire childhood my live peaked at the moment I picked up this movie

[@juuzousuzuya6962]

also sosuke mom is best mom

[@user-cv4ml8ic1g]

OMG, you guys are soooooo cute! Love you and the vedio so much!

[@Radioactive_Clips]

man i miss watching ponyo thank you for reacting to it.

[@herodaresfire4512]

I always imagine Fujimoto calling Sosuke and saying if he doesn't return his daughter, he will look for him, he will find him, and he will kill him.🤣🤣🤣

[@mevb]

If you look carefully in the scene where Ponyo is reunited with Sosuke, you can see Lisa in the rearview mirror and she looks surprised at them for Sosuke recognizing Ponyo (though she at this point doesn't really believe Ponyo is the fish that Sosuke found the other day but a girl that Sosuke knows).

[@mevb]

Even if Ponyo might have cried (she must have been sad a couple of times by this point) and if her eyes could produced tears, they would have blended with the water so she wouldn't have seen them, so it's no wonder she's a bit curious over Sosuke shedding tears. Still, I'm sure she understands sadness cuz which kid doesn't have being sad in their lives.

[@Not_cat_of_life_anymore]

This moive was my childhood, i remember watching it in the cinema and i was so happy

[@xomenace999]

MerryChristmas all of you hope you guys the best time with your families

[@owoeilsasky]

The dialogue and video reaction feel so natural

[@ChristianBell71302]

I can’t wait to see your reaction to howl’s moving castle

[@strawbaby6988]

love the little joke of "he came down in a bubble doug"

[@annteross]

I love Pongo 😍

[@jaypawar3424]

Hayao Miyazaki is man of culture ❤️

[@hemmojito]

-You've been stuck in a glass before? -YES! 😄

[@Stone732]

Yes my favorite film you go Suzy i am forever loyal the the Suzy clan that’s my ninja way plz keep up the good work i love this movie i watched it all the time when i was a kid

[@udellacrewgamer4192]

omg I love this movie I first watched it about 3 years ago

[@dangerfindertreasureseeker8905]

If you do get to go back to Japan you need to visit Studio Ghibis museum. They have a giant Cat Bus , most of the structure is part of a hill. Very fun. A ton of stuff to see just amazing.

[@zodiacattack5955]

Ponyo was how I got introduced into anime when I was little my dad showed me it

[@johnkula1536]

This is my favorite movie of all time!

[@senpaiamv7216]

Ponyo is a great child hood anime movie

[@GamesBandicoot4]

I’m looking forward to seeing this movie Suzy.

[@Chev8703]

I remember watching this movie as a kid.

[@user-xf7be7zj7u]

its so nice watching movies with lover its really comfortable

[@kkyulmin]

I swear to god, Ponyo's father looks like David Tennant in "Richard II" 😳

[@lionesshuntress]

I love this reaction from you guys! You deserve a like! And P.S., Are you from Glasgow? Edit: I just realized I'm your 3,800 like! Keep up the good work! ❤️

[@vpersona177]

For some reason I never heard Liam Neesons accent??? and now I'm noticing it so much I watched my DVD version thinking they had a different voice actor all this time. I love it so much, idk why I never noticed and thought there was no accent lol

[@benjaminsheppard5149]

This is quite nice - I love Ponyo

[@yokhawanha]

The father basically a sea God/wizard, and the mother sea goddess, they basically takes human form, they are not human hahah Yoshi basically telling a Japanese myth if you find a fish with human face, it's it's sign of tsunami or flood, and ponyo basically really send tsunami.

[@ll_rubies5936]

I recommend “Arrietty” this one soooo good , from ghibli too 👍

[@GameMaster-sh7tr]

OMG ITS BEEN YEARS SINCE I’ve SEEN THIS MOVIE!

[@havenjuliette8380]

Yeah, but this is why I need to make a Ponyo too now It’s been like over 150 years since that movie came out probably I don’t even know what that question

[@killerklownsfromouterspace1988]

Finally after all these years I remember what film this was called

[@miralang8149]

If you thought Sosuke was cute, you should hear him in the Japanese dub voiced by Hiroki Doi. Adorable doesn't even cover it.

[@solezeta1314]

"I don't think Ponyo wants ham...." Ponyo: *YOINK!*

[@musaobaid5]

I love this movie❤️

[@prestongafnea2988]

I love super cute little ponyo sister!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘🥰😍😍😍😍😍😍❤️❤️💓💓💕💞💗💗💗💗💗💞💞💞💞

[@suludestruct]

remember watching this movie randomly one night and thought it was really good

[@vicegamer6944]

I love knowing that Betty White was in this.

[@sazwan8787]

I’m literally crying

[@jeansnow1116]

The game you mention Suzy is Spore I guess I used love it ahaha

[@shaggy2930]

This was my childhood movie

[@carlolauron1447]

Looking forward to see your reaction to Spirited Away