Catbus

For other uses, see Catbus (disambiguation).
Catbus
My Neighbor Totoro character
Catbus with Satsuki inside
First appearance
Created byHayao Miyazaki
Voiced by

Catbus (Japanese: ねこバス, Hepburn: 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"[1] as well as "almost as recognizable as Totoro himself".[2] It has inspired merchandise such as clothing,[2] toys,[3] and a vehicle at Ghibli Park in Nagakute.[1] Additionally, Catbus's baby, Kittenbus, stars in a sequel to My Neighbor Totoro titled Mei and the Kittenbus.[4][5]

The velvet worm species Eoperipatus totoro was named such due to how the species resembles the Catbus in its elongated, multi-legged appearance.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Imada, Kaila (29 February 2024). "The iconic Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro has come to life at Ghibli Park". timeout.com.
  2. ^ a b Donohoo, Timothy Blake (2025-04-27). "Studio Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro Goes International for Spring 2025 With New Cherry Blossom Military-Style Jacket". CBR. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  3. ^ Senzatimore, Renee (2024-08-21). "Studio Ghibli's Moving Catbus Toy With Its Own Totoro Passenger Returns After 2 Years". CBR. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  4. ^ Motamayor, Rafael (2024-12-08). "There's A My Neighbor Totoro Sequel You'll (Probably) Never See". SlashFilm. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  5. ^ Nwaenie, Chike (2024-05-19). "My Neighbor Totoro Sequel by Studio Ghibli Screens to Overseas Audiences for the First Time". CBR. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  6. ^ Oliveira, Ivo de Sena; Schaffer, Stefan; Kvartalnov, Pavel V.; Galoyan, Eduard A.; Palko, Igor V.; Weck-Heimann, Andreas; Geissler, Peter; Ruhberg, Hilke; Mayer, Georg (2013). "A new species of Eoperipatus (Onychophora) from Vietnam reveals novel morphological characters for the South-East Asian Peripatidae". Zoologischer Anzeiger. 252 (4): 495–510. Bibcode:2013ZooAn.252..495O. doi:10.1016/j.jcz.2013.01.001.
  7. ^ Pavel Kvartalnov (24 November 2007). "About Totoro [in Russian]". livejournal.com. Retrieved 8 September 2013.

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