Ponyo is a Studio Ghibli film released in 2008 and Lu over the Wall is a Science Saru film that came out in 2017. Both movies take place in a Japanese coastal town with young male protagonists befriending young girls who are sea creatures. Their friendship throws their respective little towns into chaos as the sea consumes the land. It is only when the protagonist comes to terms with their feelings and desires that the sea and land return to normal.