WebPonyo (Japanese: 崖の上のポニョ, Hepburn: Gake no Ue no Ponyo, lit. ' Ponyo on the Cliff ' ) [a] is a 2008 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki . It was animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network , Dentsu , Hakuhodo DY Media Partners , Buena Vista Home Entertainment , Mitsubishi , and ...