Did Porco become a human again?
The general consensus is, yes (though whether he stayed human is another matter). Curtis was insisting on seeing Porco’s face, implying something had changed about it. The conversation between Porco and Fio at the camp set up the “kiss the frog prince” theory, so Fio’s kiss (and Gina’s love) at the end did turn Porco back into a human. He became a pig because he was disillusioned with humanity, but Fio’s innocence made him feel that “there is still some hope for humans”, as Porco said. This time, he won, and he did not “make another girl unhappy”. It seems that he finally overcame his self-hatred.
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