My Neighbor Totoro is an animation film which tells the story of a professor, Tatsuo Kusakabe, his two daughters, Satsuki and Mei, and several magical creatures around them. This film was produced by Studio Ghibli and written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and was released in the year 1988. It bagged many awards and it was the best film of 1988. After the rights of the film got over by 2004, Walt Disney came forward to remake and re-launch with different dubbing artists. They released the film in the year 2005 in English, but they did not have the permission to remake the film in Japanese.
Favourite character
Totoro was the famous character in this film, where it was found and named as Totoro by Mei. Totoro was a big rabbit-eared creature. One evening after their school, Satsuki and Mei were waiting at the bus stop for their dad. As it started raining, Satsuki took her umbrella and Mei wore her raincoat.
They had been waiting for long, but their father did not come. Mei got upset and started sleeping on the back of Satsuki. At that time Totoro appeared before her and made her look at it. Since Totoro had only a leaf to cover him from rain, Satsuki gave him the umbrella, which she bought for her father. When Totoro was giving her nuts and seeds, a bus shaped cat appeared on the scene and picked up Totoro. Then their father came to the bus stop after Totoro had gone into the forest.
Missing of Mei
One day Satsuki shouted at Mei in an argument between them. Mei decided to visit her mother who was admitted to the nearby hospital. Satsuki started searching for Mei but she needed the help of Totoro. Totoro also joined with Satsukiin the search for Mei and finally found her at the hospital.
Totoro, the anime star
Totoro became the star in the animation industry, where his appearances got into most of the animation films. Many started following Totoro by buying things with his figure. Totoro onesie is one type of garment which is worn as single wear dress. It is available for all types of ages. It is a kind of sleepwear, which is believed to give a comfortable sleep. Totoro onesie is also available for babies. It is not the only garment that is in sales with Totoro figure. There are also shirts, beds, sleepers, etc.
