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	My Neighbor Totoro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Totoro is Mei's mispronunciation of tororu, the Japanese version of the English word troll.
		The final encounter with Totoro in the film occurs when Mei, distraught when she learns that their mother's visit home has been cancelled due to apparent worsening conditions (a suspicion which proves to be unfounded), sets off on foot to the hospital and gets lost.
		The character of Totoro made a cameo appearance in one episode of the Gainax TV series Kareshi Kanojo no Jijo (His and Her Circumstances), which was likely director Hideaki Anno's way of paying tribute to Miyazaki.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/My_Neighbor_Totoro (1683 words)

	Anime News Network - My Neighbor Totoro (movie)
		Plot Summary: Two young girls, Mei and Satsuki, move into a new home that is close to the hospital that their mother is in.
		In their yard is an extremely large tree which is home to three Totoros, gods of the forest.
		Satsuki then needs to turn to Totoro for help in finding her sister.
	www.animenewsnetwork.com /encyclopedia/anime.php?id=534 (305 words)

	My Neighbor Totoro - film reviews
		My Neighbor Totoro, at its core, is about exploration and discovery, about running through a new house, chasing after soot sprites, picking flowers and corn.
		My Neighbor Totoro is radically different in its pace and tone.
		Totoro is visually lush and vibrantly detailed from the first frame to the last.
	www.danielthomas.org /pop/film_reviews/totoro.htm (1051 words)

	Story // Tonari no Totoro // Nausicaa.net
		She is immediately enveloped in an explosion of the creatures as they all climb the wall and escape into the attic, except for one fellow that Mei "captures" and runs downstairs to show to Satsuki and her father.
		They wake her up, and Mei asks where the Totoro is. She goes running back down the tunnel, only to re-emerge a moment later a few feet from where she entered, the pathway she had taken earlier now gone...
		Totoro takes her to the top of the camphor tree and calls out for the neko-bus, which bounds across the countryside and jumps to the top of the tree.
	www.nausicaa.net /miyazaki/totoro/synopsis (2103 words)

	TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		My Neighbor Totoro is the story of two young girls, Satsuki and Mei Kusakabe, ages ten and four, respectively, who accompany their father, an archaeology professor, as he moves to a house in a farming community near Tokorozawa City sometime in 1955, which is now a suburb of Tokyo (and where Miyazaki lives).
		The smaller Totoro's are marginal, leaving Oh-Totoro to steal the show and, in Japan, where this film ended up becoming one of the greatest merchandising successes of their cinematic history, when people talk of the Totoro that adorns everything from their tote bags to t-shirts and so on, they are referring to Oh-Totoro.
		My Neighbor Totoro was released in Japan in 1988 as part of a very unusual package alongside Isao Takahata's Grave of the Fireflies (Hotaru no haka), which was a very different animation experience based on the semiautobiographical work of a World War II survivor.
	www.tcm.com /thismonth/article.jsp?cid=114167&mainArticleId=114160 (1484 words)

	My Neighbor Totoro
		My Neighbor Totoro (となりのトトロ - Tonari no Totoro 1988) is a Japanese animated movie by Miyazaki Hayao about the furry and laconic giant spirit of the forest, dubbed "Totoro".
		A university professor moves with his two daughters to a new house near a forest, while his wife recovers from an (unnamed) illness in a rural sanitorium.
		The movie features the "cat bus", a grinning feline bus called by Totoro to transport Mei and her older sister to the sanitarium to see their mother.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/to/Totoro.html (227 words)

	My Neighbor Totoro: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The english language is a west germanic language that originated in england from old english (anglo-saxon), the language of the anglo-saxons of northern...
		Rightthumbnail250pxcatbus, or nekobusthe catbus (or nekobus) is one of the two most recognizable characters in the studio ghibli film my neighbor...
		My Neighbor Totoro was released as a double feature with Grave of the Fireflies Grave of the Fireflies quick summary:
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/my/my_neighbor_totoro.htm (1566 words)

	Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews - My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
		They come in all sizes, but the one we are most concerned with as viewers is O Totoro, or "Big Totoro." The girls encounter Totoro several times over the course of the film, and he acts as a sort of guardian to the girls while their mother begins to recuperate.
		Totoro was released by Fox at the same time that Disney inflicted Pocahantas on us, and the two films both have enviromental themes, Pocahantas' stemming from the pop version of Native American lore, Totoro's stemming from a curiously literal interpretation of some elments found in Shinto mythology.
		My Neighbor Totoro is a gem of a film, and is probably only overshadowed by other Miyazaki films -- like Laputa, for its grand adventure, or Kiki's Delivery Service, for its charming story and heroine.
	www.stomptokyo.com /movies/my-neighbor-totoro.html (936 words)

	Amazon.com: My Neighbor Totoro (1994) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		My Neighbor Totoro is that rare delight, a family film that appeals to children and adults alike.
		Totoro becomes the protector of the two sisters, watching over them when they wait for their father, and carrying them over the forests on an enchanted journey.
		My kids love it because the movie is about some undefined furry creature who jumps and a lot of rainwater falls from tree leaves - that is the highlight of the movie.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6303118240?v=glance (2279 words)

	My Neighbor Totoro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Totoro is not based on any exact Japanese mythological or folk character, but does spring from the idea of nature spirits in Japanese culture.
		When Mei tells Satsuki about seeing a Totoro, Satsuki says "You mean like in our book?" In the closing credits the girls are shown in bed with their mother as she reads a book to them.
		The area where Totoro occurs is fictitious, but is supposed to be in the rural area just outside of Tokyo in the early 1950s.
	utd500.utdallas.edu /~hairston/totoro.html (758 words)

	My Neighbor Totoro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO is a light hearted tale of two children and their father moving into a new home.
		MY NEIGHBORO TOTORO is a recounting of what it is like to live next door to such a creature, and the odd happenings that come about from this.
		Moving at a somewhat slow pace throughout the whole film, MY NEIGHBOR gives you an appreciation for the small things in life, like the growth of a tree, as well as the great things in life, like the imagination (wait until you see the cat-bus!).
	www.angelfire.com /pop/rhoxx/totoro.html (252 words)

	AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> My Neighbor Totoro
		My favorite continues to be the Behind the Microphone piece which shows the US voice actors going through their work and talking about their experiences with Ghibli, often for the first time, as well as voice acting in general.
		There are scenes that will be in my mind forever from this film, such as the two girls waiting in the rain for their father to come home and Totoro experiencing it with them.
		MY Neighbor Totoro is a very welcome re-addition to my library and one that has far wider appeal now due to a very solid set of dub performances to it.
	www.animeondvd.com /reviews2/disc_reviews/4869.php (2150 words)

	My Neighbor Totoro - ComingSoon.net DVD Reviews
		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.
		My family and I had a little bit of a Hayao Miyazaki film festival when this and Howl's Moving Castle arrived.
		Overall, though, My Neighbor Totoro wasn't the best Miyzaki film that I had ever seen, but it was certainly a memorable one.
	www.comingsoon.net /news/dvdreviewsnews.php?id=13471 (529 words)

	eBay - DVD: My Neighbor Totoro (UPC: 024543061663) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO was released in Japan as a double feature with GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES, by director Isao Takahata, with whom Miyazaki founded Studio Ghibli.
		Totoro is an entirely made-up creature, though people from many different cultures claim to recognize Totoro in their own folklore.
		My daughter fell in love with this show when she was so small.
	product.ebay.com /My-Neighbor-Totoro_UPC_024543061663_W0QQfvcsZ1177QQsoprZ3437842 (850 words)

	My Neighbor Totoro DVD Review - MovieWeb
		My Neighbor Totoro is and isn't your typical family film.
		Lets be honest, we expect nothing less from Hayao Miyazaki and the minds of Studio Ghibli, and since this is in fact a movie that the master directed, it should surprise nobody that My Neighbor Totoro is filled to the brim with adventure and eye opening journeys about children of all ages.
		In a film like My Neighbor Totoro, he isn't afraid to tap into his past and draw on his own life.
	www.movieweb.com /dvd/release/96/10696/review1267.php (764 words)

	My Neighbor Totoro // Nausicaa.net
		Totoro is a forest spirit that little Mei, and later her older sister Satsuki, encounter in a giant camphor tree near their new home in the countryside.
		Although their father, a university professor, is with them when they move, their mother is in the hospital, recovering from some unnamed illness.
		When Mei hears that her mother's condition may be worsening, she resolves to visit her all by herself.
	www.nausicaa.net /miyazaki/totoro (97 words)

	Quiet Bubble: Good neighbors: My Neighbor Totoro (1988) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Though the Totoro is referenced by the movie’s characters as if it’s a traditional Japanese spirit, it’s actually one of Miyazaki’s inventions—you won’t find it in folklore.
		Totoro, and here I mean the big one, provides the loving mother the girls need but don’t have.
		"Totoro" if I remember correctly, is Mei's mispronunciation of the Japanese word for 'tree troll.' I believe if you look carefully, there's a scene where their mother reads the book "3 Billy Goats Gruff" to Mei (in the closing credits, I think), and the creature there is what gave her the idea.
	quietbubble.typepad.com /quiet_bubble/2006/05/good_neighbors_.html (1416 words)

	My Neighbor Totoro
		Totoro- the collective name of the race, coming from the mispronounciation of troll by Mei.
		Since she is so young she didn't even know that she was in danger when she was on Totoro's chest and he was yawning, she could have fallen in his mouth.
		Over the movie Satsuki is introduced to the Totoros and they help Mei and Satsuki deal with the fact that they might not see their mother ever again.
	www.angelfire.com /anime2/AnimeHaevan/totoro.html (487 words)

	dOc treehouse: My Neighbor Totoro (Tonari no Totoro) (1988)
		Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro, one of his earliest and best-loved films, is certainly a part of this tradition.
		Totoro visits them in the night, takes them flying, and introduces them to a catbus, which is exactly what it sounds like—a living bus with the head and legs of a cat.
		The sweet, melancholy tale of two imaginative sisters, My Neighbor Totoro is both a magical adventure and a wistful look at the way children cope with sadness in their lives.
	www.digitallyobsessed.com /treereview.php3?ID=8440 (938 words)

	DVD Review: My Neighbor Totoro
		Deeming the large creature “Totoro”, the Japanese equivalent of a troll, Mei relays her story to Satsuki and her father who are nothing but supportive.
		Speaking as the father of a seven-month old little girl, I for one cannot wait to bound down the stairs with my daughter in a couple years to share in the joy of “My Neighbor Totoro” on a sunny Saturday morning.
		My Neighbor Totoro is now available at Amazon.
	dvd.monstersandcritics.com /reviews/article_1151228.php/DVD_Review_My_Neighbor_Totoro (1935 words)

	AnimeOnDVD.com >> Disc Reviews >> My Neighbor Totoro
		My Neighbor Totoro is a fun little romp for people of all ages.
		For my primary listening session, since I didn?t have much of a choice, was the English language dub that was produced.
		Totoro is a large cute huggable fur ball with the largest smile you?ve ever seen.
	www.animeondvd.com /reviews2/disc_reviews/1811.php (925 words)

	DVDFILE.com
		For instance, in Totoro a father is moving to the countryside with his two young daughters.
		Totoro is very friendly and very cuddly and Mei treats it as such.
		Totoro doesn’t have a lot of meat on its bones, but it has something better: a warm, large and generous spirit.
	www.dvdfile.com /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5383&Itemid=3 (1384 words)

	:: rogerebert.com :: Great Movies :: My Neighbor Totoro (xhtml)
		They also have an unforced realism in the way they notice details; early in ''Totoro,'' for example, the children look at a little waterfall near their home, and there on the bottom, unremarked, is a bottle someone threw into the stream.
		The girls have umbrellas, and give one to the totoro, who is delighted by the raindrops on the umbrella, and jumps up and down to shake loose a cascade of drops from the trees.
		It is awe-inspiring in the scenes involving the totoro, and enchanting in the scenes with the Cat Bus.
	rogerebert.suntimes.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20011223/REVIEWS08/112230301/1023 (1263 words)

	DVD review of My Neighbor Totoro - DVD Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Well, I’ve finally seen “Totoro”, which is loved by many but merely amusing to me. I can see its appeal, but I suspect that the movie’s fans love it more because they remember how they reacted to it as children rather than because they actually think that it is an artistic masterpiece.
		In “My Neighbor Totoro”, a man and his two daughters move to the countryside while the wife/mother recuperates in a hospital.
		A “totoro” is a forest troll; totoros come in a variety of sizes, and the sisters befriend a humongous one with a habit of grinning eerily and who can beckon a cat-bus that also grins eerily.
	www.dvdtown.com /review/myneighbortotoro/18476/3559 (1052 words)

	My Neighbor Totoro (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		Totoro is a very cute story about a family who moves somewhere to live.
		They start going around having adventures with Totoros, and their amazing bus that is a huge cat(at least it looked like one).
		Totoro seems to like the umbrella a lot because he always carry it around with him.
	www.geocities.com /Tokyo/Ginza/6215/totoro.html (195 words)

	IGN: My Neighbor Totoro Review
		Meanwhile, My Neighbor Totoro uses the fantasy Totoros as catalysts that heighten the personalities of the real protagonists, sisters Mei and Satsuki.
		My Neighbor Totoro uses a deceptively lean plot set in post-war Japan.
		Miyazaki produced My Neighbor Totoro for children, but the characterizations are as well-rounded as anything to be found in movies aimed at older audiences.
	dvd.ign.com /articles/582/582687p1.html (1230 words)

	My Neighbor Totoro
		For countless reasons, My Neighbor Totoro is the perfect anime for all ages.
		Though there are plenty of fantastic anime programs aimed at teenagers and adults, and equally as many for children (though seen a bit more rarely in the West), there are few that are appropriate for young tykes that are still completely and thoroughly entertaining for adults.
		Many of his films have environmental themes, but Totoro is content to merely let us enjoy the wonder of the forest with its characters and creatures.
	www.theanimereview.com /reviews/totoro.html (687 words)

	Absolute Anime / My Neighbor Totoro
		My Neighbor Totoro is a story about two girls who move to the countryside with their father to be closer to their mother's hospital.
		As Satsuki and Mei explore their new house (which is haunted by soot sprites and frequented by the Totoros), they discover the world of the Totoros within the giant camphor tree in Tsukamori Forest.
		Mei and Satsuki get to play with the Totoros, but when the girls discover that their mother's recurring sickness has prevented her from visiting home on the weekend, O Totoro and Catbus jump in to help them especially when Mei gets lost on her way to the hospital.
	www.absoluteanime.com /my_neighbor_totoro (235 words)

	Studio Ghibli Collection
		Totoro and his friends cannot be seen by adults, only by the children who have the capacity to believe in them.
		Totoro is called to the rescue when trouble occurs.
		"When watching MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO in a theater, I was impressed at the way the kids in the audience were glued to the screen the entire time.
	www.madman.com.au /studioghibli/totoro.html (473 words)

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