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If Studio Ghibli Made Pixar Films, They Would Look Like This

Studio Ghibli still uses traditional animation techniques. You know, hand-drawn stuff. While it did loan out Totoro — well, a plush toy version — from My Neighbor Totoro to Pixar’s computer boffins for Toy Story 3, don’t look to Studio Ghibli to go all digital anytime soon.

1 February 2013

In Real Life

Skeleton Totoro Is Not Cuddly Cute At All

Oh Totoro, how I just want to pounce on your big, furry belly! The titular character from My Neighbor Totoro is one of anime’s most adorable creations. But take away the fur and the fat, and you get something quite unsettling.

17 January 2013

In Real Life

This Totoro Skin Suit Is The Stuff Of Nightmares

Totoro, what have they done to you? This… this isn’t right. You’re supposed to be soft and cuddly. I’m supposed to want to bounce on your belly. Instead, Laughing Squid found THIS.

27 July 2012

In Real Life

These Totoro Cream Puffs Are Cute Enough To Eat. Literally.

Discovered at Shiro-Hige’s Cream Puff Factory in Tokyo, these Totoro cream puffs look like something out of a Ghibli movie. They also look like something I want to eat.

16 July 2012

In Real Life

Totoro Isn’t All Cute. For Some, He’s The God Of Death.

My neighbour Totoro is a family favourite. Kids and adults alike love the story of two sisters in the idyllic Japanese countryside with magical creatures. But for some viewers, there’s darkness seething underneath. Totoro is no cuddly critter. He’s the God of Death.

20 April 2012

In Real Life

Studio Ghibli Boss Is Glad Japan Lost World War II

Even for people in Japan, it’s easy to forget how awful World War II was. Entire cities were firebombed. Children were killed. Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Horrible.

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