YMMV / From Up on Poppy Hill

• My Real Daddy: Although the film is directed by Goro Miyazaki, in light of the negative backlash that Earwig and the Witch received (which sunk Goro's reputation back to his pre-Poppy Seeds days), many Ghibli fans have begun to attribute this film's success to Hayao Miyazaki, who did the script for the film, rather than Goro Miyazaki.
• So Okay, It's Average: While it is a basic movie, many agree that this movie is good enough on its own merits and it gave the fans of Studio Ghibli some hope that Goro Miyazaki can be a good director after Tales from Earthsea was badly received.
• Tear Jerker: Umi's dream sequence, where she wakes up to find that her mom is home and her dad is still alive.

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