Ponyo

Perfect for Studio Ghibli fans, this manga adaptation of the film Ponyo, a loose adaptation of The Little Mermaid, presents Miyazaki's perhaps most child-friendly fare in a new format. The story follows the eponymous character Ponyo, a goldfish with magical parents, and Sosuke, a small boy in a fishing village. When Sosuke rescues Ponyo after she washes ashore in a glass jar, the fish heals a cut on Sosuke's finger, devours a piece of ham, and begins to transform into a human girl. Despite the efforts of her human-hating magician father, Ponyo embarks on a mission to become human amid wild magical events. Utilizing key frames and dialogue from the film, this is a direct translation of film to page, and it's effective in its execution. Readers familiar with the film will likely be able to run the film in their heads; the only thing missing is the Joe Hisaishi soundtrack. Since the film originally targeted very young audiences, this is an ideal manga for the very youngest of anime and manga fans.