catbus
{{Short description|Fictional character in My Neighbor Totoro}}
{{other uses|Catbus (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox character
| name = Catbus
| series = My Neighbor Totoro
| image =Catbus (My Neighbor Totoro).jpg
| caption =Catbus with Satsuki inside
| first_major = My Neighbor Totoro
| first_date = 1988
| creator = Hayao Miyazaki
| voice = {{ubl|Naoki Tatsuta|Frank Welker|Carl Macek}}
}}
{{nihongo|Catbus|ねこバス|Nekobasu}} is a fictional character in the Studio Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is a large, grinning, twelve-legged cat with a large bushy tail and a hollow body that serves as a bus, with windows and seats covered with fur. In the original Japanese version of My Neighbor Totoro, Catbus is voiced by Naoki Tatsuta, and it was voiced by Frank Welker and Carl Macek in the English-language versions.
Legacy
Catbus has gained popular reception since the release of My Neighbor Totoro. It has been described as "one of the most iconic characters from Studio Ghibli"{{Cite web |last=Imada |first=Kaila |date=29 February 2024 |title=The iconic Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro has come to life at Ghibli Park |url=https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/ghibli-park-will-have-real-life-catbus-shuttle-by-march-2024-091323 |website=timeout.com}} as well as "almost as recognizable as Totoro himself".{{Cite web |last=Donohoo |first=Timothy Blake |date=2025-04-27 |title=Studio Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro Goes International for Spring 2025 With New Cherry Blossom Military-Style Jacket |url=https://www.cbr.com/studio-ghibli-totoro-catbus-boxlunch-jacket/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=CBR |language=en}} It has inspired merchandise such as clothing, toys,{{Cite web |last=Senzatimore |first=Renee |date=2024-08-21 |title=Studio Ghibli's Moving Catbus Toy With Its Own Totoro Passenger Returns After 2 Years |url=https://www.cbr.com/studio-ghibli-my-neighbor-totoro-catbus-moving-toy-release/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=CBR |language=en}} and a vehicle at Ghibli Park in Nagakute. Additionally, Catbus's baby, Kittenbus, stars in a sequel to My Neighbor Totoro titled Mei and the Kittenbus.{{Cite web |last=Motamayor |first=Rafael |date=2024-12-08 |title=There's A My Neighbor Totoro Sequel You'll (Probably) Never See |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1711157/my-neighbor-totoro-sequel-mei-and-the-kittenbus/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Nwaenie |first=Chike |date=2024-05-19 |title=My Neighbor Totoro Sequel by Studio Ghibli Screens to Overseas Audiences for the First Time |url=https://www.cbr.com/studio-ghibli-my-neighbor-totoro-sequel-mei-and-the-kitten-bus-screen-overseas/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=CBR |language=en}}
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book
|title=The Art of My Neighbor Totoro
|series=Studio Ghibli Library
|author=Watsuki Nobuhiro
|publisher=Viz Media
|year=2005
|isbn= 1-59116-698-5
|ref=Nobuhiro, Art of My Neighbor Totoro
}}
External links
- [http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/totoro/ My Neighbor Totoro at Nausicaa.net]
- [http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/museum/mei/ Mei and the Kittenbus at Nausicaa.net]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050307021709/http://www.higashiko.net/nekobus/gallery.html Gallery of Bake Neko art]
- [http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/welcome/004539.html Ghibli Museum website]
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