A Change of the Key Word of "Ponyo" in the Internet


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The transition of the number of retrieval hits on the Internet of the "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" was brought together.
Excuse: These English sentences are temporary translations, not read easily still very much. I want to revision them neatly some day. Thanks.

The "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" was announced as a new work of the Studio Ghibli on March 19, 2007. The number of hits in Japan was 0. However, the numbers of 187,000 on the 21st of 62,000 on March 20 the next day of hits rise rapidly the condition of 404,000 on the 22nd. One million was exceeded on March 25. After the key word of "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" that doesn't exist up to now announces, one week is surprised from not passing and the hit by even one million by the speed of the round of information on the days of the Internet. However, the number of hits decreases if not getting into the news so much (When a new exposure decreases) because information on the search engine is updated every day. And, the transition that the number of hits increases, too, when attention is attracted again according to some, new news is traced.
Here, Google and Yahoo The transition of the number of "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea"s of retrieval hits was chased for the search engine of Japan and Livedoor.


"ブログ" in Japanese means "blog", "崖の上のポニョ" means "Pnyo".

Transition graphs of number of "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" retrieval hits     2008/07/14
    2008July of the age-.
    From January to July, 2008
    From October, 2007 to January, 2008
    Fron August to October, 2007
    Fron June to July, 2007
    Fron March to May, 2007



Tables of number of "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" retrieval hits     2008/07/14
    2008Age
    2007Age



Total method and others     2007/11/10





Transition graphs of number of "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" retrieval hits

Up to the present time in July, 2008


It shakes to approaching by disclosing "Ponyo", and increasing of information, and Web retrieval, a blog retrieval, and a widely different increase are being shown. Especially, Yahoo drinking Web and is remarkable an increase in the retrieval, and has something to be amazed at an increase after in July. The blog retrieval also extends the number of hits well, and it is guessed that a lot of people are taking it up by the blog.
The number of hits might sometimes greatly change into the Web retrieval of Google. It may be expected that it will change in about one million figures though the cause is not made Han.

When having updated it next time, the figure before and after "Ponyo" disclosing the addition had been scheduled.





From October, 2007 to January, 2008


The change is not so seen in the number of hits probably because of ..scarce a new topic.. in January, 2008 and February. "Whisper of the Heart" was telecasted by the premiere on Friday on February 22, and the Google blog reacted greatly. (However, the cause is uncertain though it fluctuated violently immediately after that. The data base might have been maintained. )。When the preview is disclosed on April 11, and Ponyo that moves finally comes to be shown, it has increased rapidly with the Web retrieval and the blog retrieval. Especially, the Google blog increases greatly when reported on news related to "Ponyo" of the Voice Actor announcement on the preview announcement on April 11 and May 28 etc.





2007October of age January, 2008


It stabilized comparatively afterwards, Title Song of "Ponyo" was announced in December, an official site opened in October, 2007 the increasing number of Web retrieval hits, and the zoom and Yahoo the blog retrieval also drew continued rising curve ....Yahoo.. drinking Web.. retrieval. Moreover, though the retrieval of the blog of Google was recorded in November, the number of hits of the blog of Google increased suddenly more than the middle of December after an official site opened. It has returned to a near level in the origin in a short term though ....Yahoo.. drinking Web.. retrieval also shows a marked increase when entering 2008.





2007August of age October


Great fluctuations are not too much and are steady between August and September, 2007. However, the number of hits of Web retrievals changed to the increasing tendency when October came. Though "Only Yesterday" was telecasted by the premiere on Friday on October 19, there might have been a promotion activity according to this. About the number of hits, of blogs, is it time when a new topic is scarce or there is no change like it.





Fron June to July, 2007


There were some events concerning Ghibli of television telecast and the DVD sale, etc. between June and July, 2007. Though the Toshio Suzuki producer performed to "Monday Night" on June 4, increasing by Yahoo blog probably because of with "Ponyo" information little negligible was and another who was had little reaction. In the premiere Laputa: The Castle in the Sky on Friday, June 15, only ..Yahoo.. blog had the reaction. Was there information related to "Ponyo"When the hit number increases once, it seems to be reflected in the search engine database for about one month. Though DVD of the "Tales from Earthsea" was put on the market on July 4, Kiki's Delivery Service was telecasted by the premiere on Friday on July 13.




Fron March to May, 2007


The number of hits of Web pages rose rapidly immediately after the "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" was announced on March 19, 2007. However, the number of hits decreases rapidly if it will not pass in about two weeks, and about two weeks maintained a high level. The transition of gently decreasing thereafter was traced. Because the search engine database has been updated every day, even if attention gathers temporarily because of a large amount of report etc. , it is understood to last long only for about two weeks at most.
The blog is Yahoo The number of hits in the retrieval of the blog of Japan and Livedoor was pursued (It began to take the retrieval of the blog of Google in November). The feature in the hit number is to draw a gentle increase at the time of the Web retrieval. "Professional work method" is telecasted on the television on March 27. It is interesting that the number of references in the blog increases rapidly from the introduction of "Ponyo". The news report : to the Web retrieval while the reaction to sensitive and the blog is moderate. The reaction of the blog retrieval understands probably because of ..the reference the user:Blog in television telecast all together.. and it is understood not to influence it so much in sensitive and the Web retrieval. By the way, it hardly influenced the number of hits though the Porco Rosso was telecasted by the premiere on Friday on May 25.
When the data base of the blog retrieval seems to have been updated every day, and a constant period passes, the number of hits is rapidly decreased.




Tables of number of "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" retrieval hits

2008Age











2007Age














Total method and others

It accessed the following six addresses at the described arbitrary time of the date, and it totaled it by the method of recording the numerical value retrieved by hand power.
There is an error margin by time zone because it doesn't collect automatically at the regular time. Please refer to the last at the standard level.


Real retrieval(The number of hits at present can be retrieved. )

"Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" Google retrieval result

"Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" blog Google retrieval result

"Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" Yahoo retrieval result

"Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" blog Yahoo retrieval result

"Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" Livedoor retrieval result

"Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" blog Livedoor retrieval result







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