Studio Ghibli's official store has a new release in the form of My Neighbor Totoro card holders, which mimic the look of traditional Japanese amulets. All priced between 10,450 and 18,700 yen (~US ...

Its mechanical eyeball is bigger than its designer's head; a photo taken from inside its mouth looks like it's about to eat the craftsperson up. Five different Totoro puppets are used, with the ...

What will Totoro, the fuzzy, huggable giant creature that stars in Studio Ghibli’s 1988 animated classic My Neighbor Totoro, look like on a stage? What about the Cat Bus, the film’s friendly ...

If you’re wondering why this Totoro looks extra stylized, it’s because it’s also an inei, a seal with the artist’s name that’s stamped onto their work, similar to a signature. Miyazaki designed the ...

Hayao Miyazaki, the legendary force behind Studio Ghibli, stood at a creative crossroads after stepping away from animation in 2013. Even though he was retired on paper, his imagination hadn’t ...

Totoro is a spirit in the movie that looks like a mix between a raccoon and a cat. His face is also seen on the walls and seat cushions on the bench along the window. Inspiration for the Totoro ...

Totoro no Mori (Totoro Forest ... “I think the piece is so perfect,” he says. “If you look at it with an environmental perspective, you absolutely see tonnes of references and connections to today. It ...

“Totoro” follows the two sisters ... you just wander into an unremarkable municipal park and look around for the Ghibli sites for which you have reserved tickets months in advance.

I felt that it was more important to have the building give the feeling that Totoro might be there. When you sit in that tatami room, or if you look under the stairs, you feel like he might be ...