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My Neighbor Totoro (Page 23)

Adorable cats look like catbus from My Neighbour Totoro in real life, become massive hit online

Oona McGee
Aug 30, 2016
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With their cute sets of extra paws, these hilarious cats look like furry catbuses come to life!

Japan
(animals • Catbus • cats • cute • desert • funny • Ghibli • hanamomoact • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • twitter • United Arab Emirates)

Your vote will decide which Ghibli film will be shown on the big screen in Japan!

Corey Gold
Aug 16, 2016

You can now vote for your favourite Studio Ghibli film to watch on the big screen in Japan.

Japan
(anime • ghibli studios • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • My Neighbor Totoro • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • spirited away • The Princess Mononoke • Toho Cinemas)

Make waves at the beach in a high-cut Totoro swimsuit

Oona McGee
Jul 25, 2016

The loveable furry character from Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro gets a skin-tight makeover for summer.

Japan, USA
(cosplay • Ghibli • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • swimming • swimsuits • Totoro)

Totoro runs, does aerobics, and holds an impressive yoga pose in series of cute illustrated GIFs

Oona McGee
Jul 5, 2016

The rotund character from Studio Ghibli inspires us all with his adorable “Totorobics” workout.

Australia, Japan
(anime • art • cute • Ghibli • GIFs • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Original Totoro plush toys from 80s and 90s re-issued for Studio Ghibli exhibition

Oona McGee
Jul 3, 2016

These have to be the rarest, most exclusive items we’ve seen yet from the anime powerhouse.

Japan
(anime • Ghibli • Ghibli Exhibition • manga • Mori Art Museum • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • plushies • Roppongi Hills • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

It’s official: Everyone needs one of these little Ghibli music box capsules 【Video】

Meg Murphy
Jun 21, 2016

If you ever needed proof that you can buy happiness…

Cute, Japan
(cute • Kiki's Delivery Service • music box • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli)

5 best Studio Ghibli papercraft kits that you can assemble yourself

Meg Murphy
Jun 7, 2016

From My Neighbor Totoro to Porco Rosso, these cute kits let you recreate miniature worlds from your favorite Miyazaki films.

Art, Culture, Entertainment, Japan
(Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • papercraft • Porco Rosso • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Traditional Japanese washi paper features Totoro and friends in 20 beautiful seasonal scenes

Oona McGee
Mar 10, 2016

Whether you’re into origami, scrapbooking or decorating, these Japanese papers will bring the magic of Studio Ghibli to all your favourite projects.

Anime & Manga, Cute, Japan
(anime • cool • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • origami • paper • Studio Ghibli • washi)

What Hayao Miyazaki’s Mei would look like if Studio Ghibli released My Neighbor Totoro in 3-D

Oona McGee
Dec 4, 2015

Mei, the strong-willed four-year-old star of Studio Ghibli’s acclaimed anime film My Neighbor Totoro expresses 15 different emotions in brilliant 3-D renderings.

Internet, Japan
(anime • computer graphics • design • manga • Mei • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli)

Soot sprites from Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbor Totoro get a 3D CG makeover! 【Video】

Meg Murphy
Nov 13, 2015

My Neighbor Totoro is without a doubt one of the world’s most-loved Hayao Miyazaki’s films. The movie is filled with memorable characters, from the big guy himself down to the littlest soot sprites. Their design may be simple—black furry balls with big, white eyes—but that doesn’t make them any less cute.

But what if you took them from two-dimensional to 3D computer animation? Absolute adorableness!

Japan
(Makkuro Kurosuke • My Neighbor Totoro • Niconico Douga • soot sprites • spirited away)

Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro comes to life with ingenious lasercut paper set from Studio Ghibli

Oona McGee
Oct 15, 2015

Out of all the Studio Ghibli films, My Neighbor Totoro remains one of the most beloved, with the tale of two young girls and their magical forest friends capturing hearts and imaginations around the world.

While the story centres on Totoro, the furry, forest-dwelling giant, his unique mode of transport very nearly upstages him. What’s not to love about a multi-legged bus-shaped cat that bounds over hills beaming trails of light from its huge yellow eyes and carrying mice along as tail-lights?

Now it’s time to take the iconic catbus home and when we do, we’ll be making him entirely from scratch, with a specially designed kit made from lasercut paper materials.

Japan
(anime • Catbus • manga • models • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli)

Amazing photos of Studio Ghibli cosplay bring all your favorite characters to life 【Pics】

Scott Wilson
Oct 14, 2015

Here at RocketNews24 we’re no stranger to covering Studio Ghibli fan-related news. From fan-made drawings to 8-bit mashups to officially-licensed replicas, we’ve seen a ton of love around the world for all things Ghibli.

And one essential part of the Studio Ghibli fandom is the fantastic cosplay. Studio Ghibli cosplayers from all over the globe love showing off the huge range of unforgettable Ghibli characters, and here we have a sampling of some of the best ones we’ve seen recently. Think you’re a real Ghibli fan? Then see if you can identify each one!

Global
(Anime Cosplay • cosplay • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • photos • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli tattoos feature our favourites from Totoro, Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle

Oona McGee
Sep 25, 2015

We here at RocketNews love Studio Ghibli and its cast of adorable animated characters. We save all our yennies to splurge on licensed merchandise and never miss a chance to visit tourist sites where we might bump into acclaimed semi-retired director Hayao Miyazaki.

One thing we’re yet to do is adorn our bodies with permanent ink tributes to the Ghibli stars. Thankfully, there are fans out there much braver than us who have made the leap, giving us a huge collection of beautiful tattoos for us to sift through. Take a look at 12 of our favourites, from the films My Neighbour Totoro, Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle.

Global, Internet, Japan
(Ghibli • Howl's Moving Castle • My Neighbor Totoro • spirited away • tattoos • Totoro)

Catbus from Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbor Totoro found in Finland!

Oona McGee
Sep 23, 2015

Out of all the things we wish would spring to life from Studio Ghibli’s animated films, the catbus from My Neighbor Totoro would have to be at the top of the list. Who wouldn’t want to ride an enormous, fluffy, bright orange cat over hills and through forests on their daily commute?

As with all great things, if it can’t exist in real life, it can at least exist in the imagination. And there’s one imaginative lad who’s found a way to bring the catbus to life in the cutest way possible. All it takes is two ingredients: a fluffy, compliant cat and some Finnish beer.

Europe, Internet, Japan
(beer • Catbus • cats • cosplay • cute • Finland • Ghibli • memes • My Neighbor Totoro)

Ghibli characters gather together in 8-bit form to thank their creator【Video】

KK Miller
Sep 14, 2015

Tributes to world-famous Hayao Miyazaki have been pouring in from around the world this past year. They all show a deep appreciation for the great director and are maybe even trying to persuade him to work on another film, but since Miyazaki is currently planning his nature preserve off of Okinawa, we will have to tide ourselves over with more beautiful tributes to him. Today’s is a fantastic 8-bit pixel video that features the characters from all our Ghibli favorites.

Internet
(anime • Castle in the Sky • Castle in the Sky Laputa • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • pixel art • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Cakes that bring a giant Totoro-sized smile to any Studio Ghibli fan’s face【Photos】

KK Miller
Aug 30, 2015

It’s so easy these days to try something new and creative since tons of people post really cool things to Instagram and Pinterest. A person can get a million fantastic ideas for their next project just by browsing for a few minutes. What’s especially helpful is that people will often post DIY tutorials and step-by-step pictures to allow even the commonest of folk to get their creative juices flowing. Whether your final product turns out as well as the instructions you are following is a bit of a crapshoot, it’s still extremely fun/funny just to try it for yourself.

So for a Studio Ghibli fan’s next big day, why not try and make one of these amazing Totoro cakes? Check out dozens of spectacular sweet treats featuring one of our favorite Japanese characters after the break.

Internet
(cake • Cat Bus • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • sweets)

Watch “My Neighbor Totoro” short sequel “Mei and the Kittenbus” at Studio Ghibli’s theatre

Evie Nyan
Aug 11, 2015

My Neighbor Totoro is one of the most magical of all of Studio Ghibli‘s films, and instantly recognisable all over the world due to its iconic and other-worldly characters: cuddly Totoro, the loveable soot mites, and the magical Catbus which main characters Mei and Satsuki are treated to a ride inside. At the Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo, kids can even climb inside a life-size Catbus replica.

But if that wasn’t reason enough to fit a visit to the Ghibli house into your Japan sightseeing schedule, here’s another – it’s the only place in the world you can watch the 2002 short sequel to the much-beloved 1988 film, Mei and the Kittenbus!

Japan
(Catbus • Ghibli Museum • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli)

Celebrate May with a visit to Mei and Satsuki’s house from Ghibli’s My Neighbor Totoro

Oona McGee
May 18, 2015

Our love of the Studio Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro has truly blossomed during the month of May. Just when we thought things couldn’t get any better after we heard about Totoro’s Forest in Saitama Prefecture, complete with a house for black dust bunnies known as Kurosuke no Ie, it seems there’s even more reason to celebrate, with an exact replica of Mei and Satsuki’s house open to the public in Aichi Prefecture.

Japan
(anime • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • Moricoro Park • My Neighbor Totoro • travel)

Perfect Mother’s Day gift: My Neighbor Totoro-inspired “corn gift set”

Meg Murphy
Apr 16, 2015

Moms are awesome, there’s no denying it. Not only did they bring us into this world, for most of us, they made sure we were clothed and fed, bought us all sorts of unnecessary junk that we wanted just to make us happy, put up with all of our whining, cleaned up after us when we got sick, and lost countless amounts of money, hair, sleep, and probably even their sanity to make sure we led a happy life. That’s why there’s Mother’s Day (May 10 in Japan and the US), to celebrate all the great mums out there – be they birth mothers, adoptive mothers, or any other mother-figure in your life.

Hoping to find something a little different this year than the usual bouquet of flowers or fancy chocolates? We’ve found just the thing- a “toumorokoshi (corn)” gift set inspired by the Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro. It’s too cute to pass up!

Japan
(corn • cute • gifts • Mother's Day • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli)

The voices behind the Ghibli dads: Some weren’t even actors at all

Meg Murphy
Feb 22, 2015

A lot of work goes into making animated films, but what is it that really makes a particular film stand out? Of course the animation itself is important, as is the storyline, but you can’t forget about the voices that give the characters their unique personalities and help bring them to life.

If you’re a fan of anime, you probably have a favorite voice actor or two, be they English-speaking or the original Japanese seiyuu. But how many of you are familiar with the Japanese people behind Hayao Miyazaki’s animated characters? As it turns out, professional voice actors are seldom used in the making of Miyazaki’s films. In fact, some of the voices behind the father characters aren’t even actors at all, with the likes of journalists and copywriters even being used to fill key roles.