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My Neighbor Totoro
Synopsis
The story
Follow the adventures of Satsuki and her four-year-old sister Mei when they move into a new home in the countryside. To their delight they discover that their new neighbor is a mysterious forest spirit called Totoro who can be seen only through the eyes of a child. Totoro introduces them to extraordinary characters, including a cat that doubles as a bus, takes them on a journey through the wonders of nature.
AdventureFantasySlice of LifeSupernatural
Episode guide
1 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredCharacters & voices
16 credited
Satsuki Kusakabe
Main
Mei Kusakabe
Main
Totoro
Main
Kanta Oogaki
Supporting
Nekobasu
Supporting
Tatsuo Kusakabe
Supporting
Yasuko Kusakabe
Supporting
Kanta no Obaa-chan
Supporting
Makkuro-Kurosuke
Supporting
Gakkou no Sensei
Background
Honke no Obaa-chan
Background
Nousagyousha ni Notteita Onna
Background
Nousagyousha wo Unten Shiteita Otoko
Background
Yuubin Haitaitsuin
Background
Chu-totoro
Supporting
Shou-totoro
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Hayao MiyazakiOriginal CreatorHayao MiyazakiScriptHayao MiyazakiTheme Song Lyrics (ED)Hayao MiyazakiDirector
Tensai OkamuraKey Animation Assistance
Shinji KimuraBackground Art
Joe HisaishiTheme Song Arrangement (OP, ED)Joe HisaishiTheme Song Composition (OP, ED)Joe HisaishiMusic
Inez GüntherADR Director (German)
Toshio SuzukiProduction Committee
Katsuya KondouKey Animation
Yoshiharu SatouAnimation Director
Kazuo OgaArt Director
Hitomi TatenoIn-Betweens Check
Gregory SnegoffADR Director (English)
Hidetoshi KanekoBackground Art
Carl MacekAdaptation (English)
Yoshinori KanadaKey Animation
Toshio KawaguchiKey AnimationThemes & motifs
AniList community tags
Family LifeTheme-Slice of Life91%
Primarily Child CastCast-Main Cast91%
RuralSetting-Scene87%
YoukaiTheme-Fantasy82%
WildernessSetting-Scene79%
Female ProtagonistCast-Main Cast77%
Urban FantasySetting-Universe68%
KidsDemographic65%
GodsCast-Traits57%
Primarily Female CastCast-Main Cast40%
IyashikeiTheme-Slice of Life20%
EnvironmentalTheme-Other20%
HorticultureTheme-Slice of Life20%
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Current3,612
Planning43,040
Completed234,447
Dropped417
Paused737
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What viewers say
500 community reviews
It's a beautiful argument for the importance of childhood imagination.
@TheRealKyuubey70/77 helpful
Totari no Totoro, uma Ode à Alegria
@Mionge38/45 helpful
This isn't a film, it is an experience, one that I highly recommend you try out
@Aniosophy11/14 helpful
Finding pure joy in even the most mundane things
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