Studio Ghibli's Totoro, released in 1988, is 32 years old, but the classic is still loved by many fans and is not outdated. Earlier anime replayed in Japan, once again became a hot topic on the Internet, in fact, "Totoro" has launched a sequel 18 years ago, but even the Japanese may not know, have not seen.
Totoro = is a 1988 animated film by Studio Ghibli and Tokuma Shoten, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. (Stills from "Totoro")
Last month, Japanese television rebroadcast "Totoro" for the 17th time, and the ratings of the anime reached a new high, and this classic once again became a hot topic on the Internet. Among Studio Ghibli's many works, "Totoro" is the most popular one, and many fans are eager for Ghibli to launch a sequel.
A sequel was launched 18 years ago
However, it turned out that Ghibli had released a sequel to "Totoro" as early as 2002, called "Plum and Kitten Bus" (めいとこねこバス), which was voiced by Miyazaki himself, and was a 14-minute mini-animated film. The entire film was made with nearly 15,000 drawings, and the soundtrack was still handled by Master Hisaishi, while Hayao Miyazaki voiced Totoro and The Old Cat Bus.
Hara Raikichi Riki early 2002 "龙neko" 续saku, famous shouting "Umeyo Small Cat Tomoe" (Meiko neko bus), work Reyuaki Komoto
Xiaomei asks kitten bus sugar to become a good friend
"Mei and the Kitten Bus" tells the story of the heroine Xiaomei, who went out to play one day and encountered a very small "kitten bus", which was separated from other "cat buses". In order to appease the frightened kitten bus, Xiaomei invites the other party to eat milk candy, and becomes a good friend, which is a cute and childlike fantasy story like "Totoro"
The sequel, Plum and kitten Bus, was released in 2002 and began to be limited to the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka Nobu, Japan. According to Japanese media reports, this short film is still screened in the art museum, and Ghibli has also launched related postcards and other peripheral souvenirs. However, many netizens said that because the works are limited to the art museum, including Japanese, many people do not know that "Totoro" has launched this sequel.