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Ponyo

  • 2009 first published
  • 143 pages

Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo (2009) is a shifter fiction novella. Key subjects include boys, Shapeshifting, fishes and rescue work.

20 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list.

It runs to roughly 143 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Boys
  • Fantasy
  • Shapeshifting
  • Fishes
  • Children's fiction
  • Rescue work
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Magic

Quick answers

Who wrote Ponyo?

Ponyo was written by Hayao Miyazaki and first published in 2009.

What genre is Ponyo?

It is usually shelved as Shapeshifter Fiction.

How long is Ponyo?

The median edition has 143 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Ponyo?

Readers who like it often enjoy Home From the Sea (Elemental Masters #7), Talon and Wild Born.

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