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Fantasy and realityTotoro demonstrates many of the main attractions of anime.
Rather than being relentlessly kinetic, its tone can be slow and contemplative, and it requires an attention span.
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Totoro, like all the singular creations of Miyazaki and his Studio Ghibli, has a devoted and growing following.
“My Neighbor Totoro is the greatest film I have ever seen,” says Helen McCarthy, an expert on anime and an editor of the definitive reference book Anime Encyclopedia “That’s my all-time number one.” When the aberrant and influential creative genius Terry Gilliam chose his 50 greatest animated films, he also put My Neighbor Totoro at number one.