I tried introducing my 3 y/o neice to Ponyo
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Ponyo
Vulpes_zerda — 11 years ago(April 28, 2014 10:08 AM)
Because I thought it was the most kid friendly Miyazaki flick. It was a no go. I thought the beauty of the animation would capture her instantly but instead she asked to watch the same old Silly Symphony shorts she's used to.
Any ideas as to the right age to try and introduce Miyazaki to a child?
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fun-niji — 11 years ago(May 21, 2014 06:59 AM)
I suggest from 6 onwards really. I remembered Nausicca Valley of the Wind for one of the visual images in it from when I was age 5 or something but I, honestly, was not interested in the story. I think as a kid I could tell that it was too complicated and as a child, I did not just want to sit down and watch it. I wanted to play. In other words, I found the story slow.
Ponyo is the most simplest of Ghibli films. I would suggest try from age 6 onwards. -
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Balibari — 10 years ago(October 20, 2015 05:51 AM)
I think it's worth trying Ghiblis from a young age, maybe give Totoro a go (though a year and half after your post I guess things have changed!). It depends what the kids are used to watching (short/long, fast/slow) and what mood they're in etc. My son and daughter each loved Totoro by the age of two. The daughter then went crazy for Spirited Away and it's still her favourite film now at 5. The boy is a little younger and doesn't seem to get the slightly more sophisticated films yet. He's 2 and a bit and if you catch him in the right mood he'll sit through Ponyo but not stuff like Laputa, Nausicaa, Spiritied Away etc. I still think Totoro is the best introduction to Ghibli but, again, it depends what they're used to. The other Miyazaki thing they both adored from very young is Panda Kopanda.
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memdec6 — 10 years ago(December 27, 2015 03:51 PM)
It really depends on what the child is interested in. We just watched Ponyo for the first time today, and my two-year-old daughter is already asking to watch it again. I think Totoro is a really good starter film, too. She loves that, and we used it as a tool to try to explain that she will be a sister soon, just like the girls in the movie. She also likes Spirited Away, but she wasn't very interested in Castle in the Sky. She seems to be more interested in the movies with younger children.
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pinkarray — 9 years ago(May 26, 2016 07:13 PM)
Maybe she didn't like it. It's rated G, I started watching anime since I was 5 so I don't know if it's the different culture or what. Try showing her Totoro, it's a very good kids film, it's magical, it's about creatures, it's about children, all stuff that three-year-olds are interested in.
But I wouldn't show a young child the more mature stuff such as NAusicaa, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away etc., she might not appreciate them.
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