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Totoro is just one in a whole race of similar creatures

August 23, 2011
By Studio_Riet GOLD, Tonasket, Washington
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&quot; Times you see, is a little arrangement that man has made for himself to try to measure the immeasurable mysteries of life.&quot; -Calypso to Ulysses (Bernard Evslin.)<br /> &quot;You don&#039;t have a soul, you are a soul. You have a body&quot; - CS Lewis

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Ever notice that Mei Kusakabe asks “Anata wa dare” (who are you) instead of “Anata wa nani” (what are you) ? When this is taken account of, one would assume that the one being asked would answer with their name opposed to their race.

It is because of this, that I only name the largest of the three creatures in the film “Totoro”, and give the others made up names. When others make art based on Totoro, I do not name the creature depicted “Totoro”, but rather a “Totoro-like creature”.

As for what to call the entire amount of the creatures/spirits (Since they aren’t Totoros), I’ll have to think about that.

© Tabitha B., Galesburg, IL

The author's comments:
There is just one Totoro. All the others are related, but have different names because they are different "people". Your name isn't "Human", is it?
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xXx_Fox_xXx BRONZE said...
on Aug. 31 2011 at 4:29 pm
xXx_Fox_xXx BRONZE, Conbe, Iowa
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&quot;Where a rose is, a thistle can not grow&quot; ~The Secret Garden<br /> &quot;Be the change you wish to see in the world&quot; ~Ghandi<br /> &quot;Every road leads somewhere, its just a matter of where you want to go...&quot; ~???

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:) Totoro is actually the name Mei gives the forest spirit. Since he is a spirit I guess it is like a species....
Studio_Riet GOLD said...
on Aug. 28 2011 at 8:01 pm
Studio_Riet GOLD, Tonasket, Washington
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&quot; Times you see, is a little arrangement that man has made for himself to try to measure the immeasurable mysteries of life.&quot; -Calypso to Ulysses (Bernard Evslin.)<br /> &quot;You don&#039;t have a soul, you are a soul. You have a body&quot; - CS Lewis

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I just think it's weird that some people say "Totoro like it's someone's name, and then call something that is a different color, or has a different patern "Totoro". Ah well, the least I can do is inform people. But you're right, Anne! I do a search for "Totoro", just to see if there is anything (and there are howmany thousands of teeninkers?), I get ONE result about how a marshmello peep looked  like a demented [yellow] Totoro!!
xXx_Fox_xXx BRONZE said...
on Aug. 28 2011 at 3:34 pm
xXx_Fox_xXx BRONZE, Conbe, Iowa
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&quot;Where a rose is, a thistle can not grow&quot; ~The Secret Garden<br /> &quot;Be the change you wish to see in the world&quot; ~Ghandi<br /> &quot;Every road leads somewhere, its just a matter of where you want to go...&quot; ~???

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lol like 90% of the population hasn't heard of totoro. ^^ I like the idea of explaining what he is to the population. lol