Ponyo Film Comic, Vol. 4 [Paperback]

Reads R to L (Japanese Style)

Ponyo, a female fish, runs away from her home in the sea and ends up stranded on the shore. Sosuke, a five-year-old boy who lives on a cliff, rescues her. He promises to protect Ponyo forever. Ponyo grows very fond of Sosuke, and with the help of her sisters and her father’s magic, she becomes human. This results in a great imbalance in the cosmos, causing great storms and floods and satellites to fall from the sky. Ponyo becomes a fish again and Sosuke promises to love her no matter what form she takes. In the end, when Ponyo kisses Sosuke, she becomes human again.Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's most beloved animation directors. In September 2005 he was awarded the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, and his Studio Ghibli received the Festival's Osella Award for overall achievement in 2004. Miyazaki's films includeSpirited Away, winner of the 2002 Academy Award® for Best Animated Feature Film, as well asPrincess Mononoke,My Neighbor TotoroandHowl's Moving Castle, all of which have received great acclaim in the U.S. Miyazaki's  other achievements include the highly regarded manga seriesNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, which is published in English by VIZ Media.Nausicaä, like many of the director's movies, is now available on  DVD in the U.S.