Totoro Bus Stop Parodies

About

Totoro Bus Stop Parodies are popular pieces of fanart that parody the bus stop scene from Studio Ghibli’s 1988 animated film My Neighbor Totoro, often doing crossovers with other works of animation and anime.

Origin

Written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, My Neighbor Totoro was released in 1988 and has received much critical acclaim, and has received a 92% rating on the movie review compiler site Rotten Tomatoes^[1]. The scene which has become the subject of parody has the two main characters, Satsuki and Mei, waiting for their father’s bus to arrive while it rains. As they wait, the character Totoro arrives at the bus stop as well, with only a leaf on his head to shield himself from the rain. Satsuki then gives Totoro the umbrella they had been saving for their father to help protect him from the rain.

Spread

Parodies of the bus stop scene have become popular on sites such as deviantART^[2], Tumblr^[3], and Zerochan^[4]. Due to the movie being an anime film, crossovers with anime series are very popular. Some of these series include Attack on Titan, One Piece , and Azumanga Daioh. Video games are also popular subjects for Totoro Bus Stop Parodies, with examples from series such as Pokemon, Bioshock , and Megaman.

Notable Examples

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External References