I'm going to teach you how to draw Totoro, okay?"
says a cheery Toshio Suzuki, a producer of Studio Ghibli, as he deftly draws one of the most beloved anime characters in the world.
The YouTube lesson is part of a project by his hometown Nagoya to keep schoolchildren entertained while stuck at home during the state of emergency in Japan amid the coronavirus epidemic.
Totoro grew from the imagination of Hayao Miyazaki, whose other popular films Studio Ghibli had produced including "Spirited Away," "Princess Mononoke, and "Kiki's Delivery Service."
Suzuki's online video is one among others from celebrities, such as movie stars and baseball players associated with the city, contributed to Nagoya City Education Center for schoolchildren.