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Kumiko
Kumiko
Kanji

久美子

Romaji

Kumiko

Feature films

Ponyo

Gender

Female icon Female

Age

5

Birthdate

July 14, 2003

Affiliation

Himawari Nursery School

Relatives

Unnamed Mother

Voice

Eimi Hiraoka (Japanese)

Jenessa Rose (English)

Lottie Hellingman (Dutch)

Loïs Schoolmeesters (Dutch)

That's the most boring goldfish I've ever seen in my entire life!
—Kumiko to Sōsuke about Ponyo Translate from Japanese

Kumiko (久美子, Kumiko) is a supporting character and friend of Sōsuke. She is student in the Himawari Nursery School in Ponyo on the cliff by the Sea.

Film[]

Kumiko greets Sōsuke at the nursery school where she shows him her new dress. Another classmate comes up to him and asks him to play, however, he states that he is busy. Kumiko argues, stating he is too young to be busy, and walks away with the words, "You're so weird!".

Sōsuke then goes outside to check on Ponyo who he is holding in a bucket. Kumiko shows up behind him and tells him he is not allowed to bring things to school, to which he replies that he is not taking it on school grounds and tries to hide Ponyo in the bushes. She then peeks over and sees Ponyo, telling Sōsuke to let her see. He reluctantly agrees after she has promised to not tell anyone about Ponyo. Upon seeing Kumiko, Ponyo snobbishly turns from her direction. Kumiko gets angry at this and begins to comment on Ponyo's unusual appearance, which results in Ponyo spraying a stream of water all over Kumiko, soaking her new dress. Kumiko begins to sob loudly and Sōsuke sees this as a chance to escape.

Kumiko is later seen among the evacuees when Sosuke and Ponyo are using his boat to find Lisa. Upon seeing him she asks if she can ride with them, but Sosuke declines.

Appearance[]

Kumiko original sketches

Kumiko's original sketches.

A slender small 5-year-old. Kumiko has short brown hair with matching brown eyes and a pink bow tie on the top of her head. She wears a light blue dress with a small pink ribbon, and white capri-like pants with a pink pair of shoes. In the concept art, her bow was yellow instead of pink and her pants were dark blue, instead of white.

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