{"id":62,"date":"2024-12-15T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T05:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=62"},"modified":"2024-12-16T16:56:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T23:56:41","slug":"mysterious-light-up-rainy-night-sound-totoro-figure-doesnt-actually-show-a-scene-from-the-anime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=62","title":{"rendered":"Mysterious light-up rainy night-sound Totoro figure doesn\u2019t actually show a scene from the anime"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If you\u2019re a Ghibli fan, you\u2019ve definitely seen this scene before, just not during the classic anime film<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You don\u2019t exactly have to be a hardcore otaku to take a look at this beautifully crafted figurine and say \u201cThat\u2019s Totoro!\u201d<\/strong>, and there\u2019s a pretty good chance that you might follow that up with \u201cIt\u2019s the famous scene from the anime where he\u2019s waiting at the bus stop with sisters Satsuki and Mei!\u201d<\/p>\n

But only one of those statements is correct<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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First off, yes, that is indeed the titular star of the beloved Studio Ghibli classic My Neighbor Totoro<\/em>. But take a closer look and you\u2019ll notice that, unlike in the anime\u2019s rainy night scene, little Mei isn\u2019t taking a piggyback nap on big sister Satsuki\u2019s nap. As a matter of fact\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2026that\u2019s not even Satsuki!<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re thinking that even if this isn\u2019t how the scene looked in the anime, you\u2019re absolutely sure you\u2019ve seen it somewhere, it\u2019s because this figure isn\u2019t actually recreating a scene from the movie, it\u2019s recreating the original My Neighbor Totoro theatrical release poster<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not something everyone notices, but the girl on the Totoro<\/em> movie poster isn\u2019t Mei or Satsuki<\/strong>, and she never appears within the film itself. That\u2019s because the poster\u2019s design comes from early-stage concept art for the anime, when Totoro<\/em> creator and director Hayao Miyazaki was envisioning a story about just one girl befriending the furry forest spirit<\/strong>. At some point in the production process, Miyazaki realized he was going to need two characters to cover the variety of scenes and situations he wanted to depict, and the role of the girl on the poster, who has no official name, became split into Satsuki and Mei.<\/p>\n

The mystery girl\u2019s presence isn\u2019t the only difference from how the scene ended up in the completed version of the film<\/strong>. In the poster (and the figure) there\u2019s a Shinto shrine torii gate visible behind Totoro, but it\u2019s nowhere to be seen in the anime either.<\/p>\n

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\u25bc Along with this raindrop, the texturing on Totoro\u2019s tummy which makes it look like water is running down his fur, is a nice touch.<\/p>\n

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Officially, Ghibli specialty store Donguri Kyowakoku<\/strong>, which has just restocked the figure, calls it the My Neighbor Totoro Theatrical Poster Art Light-up Diorama<\/strong>. There\u2019s room for debate on whether or not this qualifies as a diorama, but the light-up part is indisputable, as the lamp comes on and flickers atmospherically at the press of a button<\/strong>. To even more immersively set the scene, pressing the button again produces the sound of falling rain<\/strong> from cleverly concealed speakers, as demonstrated in the video below.<\/p>\n\n

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The figurine, made of ABS, PVC, and polyester resin, measuring 15.3 x 18.2 x 13 centimeters (6 x 7.2 x 5.1 inches), and priced at 27,500 yen (US$184), can be ordered through the Donguri Kyowakoku online shop here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: Donguri Kyowakoku<\/a><\/em>
Top image: Donguri Kyowakoku<\/em>
Insert images: Donguri Kyowakoku, Studio Ghibli<\/a><\/em>
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