# Ponyo... anybody seen it yet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 15, 2009, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponyo-anybody-seen-it-yet/506497 "2009-08-15T06:18:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponyo-anybody-seen-it-yet/506497/41 "2009-11-22T16:19:54Z")
_Ponyo_ played here months ago. In the original Japanese with both English and Thai subtitles. Very worth your while. We really liked it. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponyo-anybody-seen-it-yet/506497/42 "2009-11-23T17:08:23Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Can anybody who heard the movie in Japanese confirm the way her name was pronounced originally? It’s ポニョ in Japanese (which would be romanized as Ponyo, and would indeed be a long o in English; note also that it’s _po nyo_, not _po n yo_). Nitpick: It’s \*rōmaji \*(ローマ字), not _romanji_. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponyo-anybody-seen-it-yet/506497/43 "2009-11-23T17:32:43Z")
Was this movie released into theaters in English? I’m wondering when the English speaking DVD comes out. I always prefer subtitles, except for animated movies, where I feel dubbing works fine. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponyo-anybody-seen-it-yet/506497/44 "2009-11-23T17:40:29Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Was this movie released into theaters in English? I’m wondering when the English speaking DVD comes out. The only time I ever remember seeing Miyazaki subtitled was on DVD. Every theatrical issue I’ve seen has been dubbed. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponyo-anybody-seen-it-yet/506497/45 "2009-11-23T17:40:50Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Was this movie released into theaters in English? I’m wondering when the English speaking DVD comes out. Yes, it was released dubbed in the U.S. > [@](#): > > I always prefer subtitles, except for animated movies, where I feel dubbing works fine. Depends on who’s doing the dubbing. IME, \*\*especially \*\*with animated films or series, it’s very rare that you get an English VA cast that’s remotely as good as the Japanese cast. Miyazaki’s films are a rare exception. (Not to mention translation issues; my Japanese is good enough that I personally would always prefer Japanese audio + subtitles, so I can catch extra nuances that the translation misses, glosses over, or sometimes gets just plain wrong.) ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponyo-anybody-seen-it-yet/506497/46 "2009-11-23T17:48:02Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Was this movie released into theaters in English? I’m wondering when the English speaking DVD comes out. > > I always prefer subtitles, except for animated movies, where I feel dubbing works fine. Yes, I saw it in a theater in the US in English. It was released by Disney with the dubbing done under the supervision of John Lasseter. It was well done. But I also liked watching the original with the subs, if for no other reason than to compare the two. I can’t find any indication of a release date for the English language version on DVD but I’m sure it’ll be along eventually. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponyo-anybody-seen-it-yet/506497/47 "2009-11-23T20:53:01Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > Nitpick: It’s \*rōmaji \*(ローマ字), not _romanji_. You are absolutely right. I plead sleepiness do to the caffeine in me expiring all at once. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponyo-anybody-seen-it-yet/506497/48 "2009-11-23T21:05:56Z")
Of course, ALL animated films are dubbed. Even the ones from Hollywood. What, you think those cartoon characters are really speaking? ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponyo-anybody-seen-it-yet/506497/49 "2009-11-24T15:49:23Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Of course, ALL animated films are dubbed. Even the ones from Hollywood. What, you think those cartoon characters are really speaking? I once attended a live filming of an animated piece, but everything after the first ninety seconds was blank, after the animators’ fingers spontaneously burst into flames. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ponyo-anybody-seen-it-yet/506497.md?page=2)