Editing My Neighbor Totoro (section)

== Legacy ==
''My Neighbor Totoro'' was considered a milestone for writer-director Hayao Miyazaki. The popularity of the film's central character Totoro among Japanese children has been likened to that of [[Winnie-the-Pooh]] in Britain.<ref name="defining">{{cite news | first=David | last=Pilling | title=Defining Moment: ''My Neighbour Totoro'', 1988, directed by Hayao Miyazaki | work=[[Financial Times]] | date=September 15, 2007 }}</ref> ''[[The Independent]]'' said Totoro is one of the greatest cartoon characters, describing the creature; "At once innocent and awe-inspiring, King Totoro captures the innocence and magic of childhood more than any of Miyazaki's other magical creations".<ref>{{cite news | first=Dee | last=Forbes | title=Analysis Cartoons: Toontown's greatest characters | work=[[The Independent]] | date=November 7, 2005 }}</ref> The ''[[Financial Times]]'' recognized the character's appeal, commenting Totoro "is more genuinely loved than Mickey Mouse could hope to be in his wildest—not nearly so beautifully illustrated—fantasies".<ref name="defining"/> ''Empire'' also commented on Totoro's appeal, ranking him at number 18 on a list of the greatest animated characters of all time.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Best Animated Film Characters - 18. Totoro |url=https://empireonline.com/movies/features/50-greatest-animated-characters/default.asp?character=18 |access-date=August 27, 2016 |work=Empire |archive-date=June 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607023957/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/50-greatest-animated-characters-2/?character=18 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The character of Totoro later became a mascot and official logo for Studio Ghibli.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vincent |first=Alice |date=2020-02-20 |title=What on earth is a Totoro? The Japanese folklore behind Studio Ghibli's most magical movies |language=en-GB |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/earth-totoro-japanese-folklore-behind-studio-ghiblis-magical/ |access-date=2023-08-26 |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021081935/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/earth-totoro-japanese-folklore-behind-studio-ghiblis-magical/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=What Kind of Animal Is Totoro? |url=https://www.sideshow.com/blog/what-kind-of-animal-is-totoro |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=[[Sideshow Collectibles]] |language=en |archive-date=August 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824032146/https://www.sideshow.com/blog/what-kind-of-animal-is-totoro |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Hensons Creature Shop creates My Neighbour Totoro puppets |url=https://www.rsc.org.uk/news/jim-hensons-creature-shop-creates-my-neighbour-totoro-puppets |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=[[Royal Shakespeare Company]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203004103/https://www.rsc.org.uk/news/jim-hensons-creature-shop-creates-my-neighbour-totoro-puppets |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-25 |title=Jim Henson's Creature Shop Creating Life-Sized Totoro for London Play |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-28/jim-henson-creature-shop-creating-life-sized-totoro-for-london-play/.187142 |access-date=2023-08-26 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |language=en |archive-date=October 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021173045/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-28/jim-henson-creature-shop-creating-life-sized-totoro-for-london-play/.187142 |url-status=live }}</ref>

According to the environmental journal ''Ambio'', ''My Neighbor Totoro'' "has served as a powerful force to focus the positive feelings that the Japanese people have for {{lang|ja-latn|[[satoyama]]}} and traditional village life". The film's central character Totoro was used as a mascot by the Japanese campaign "Totoro Hometown Fund Campaign", which aimed to preserve areas of {{lang|ja-latn|satoyama}} in [[Saitama Prefecture]].<ref>{{cite journal | first=Hiromi | last=Kobori |author2=Richard B. Primack | title=Participatory Conservation Approaches for Satoyama, the Traditional Forest and Agricultural Landscape of Japan | journal=Ambio | volume=32 | issue=4 |date=June 2003 | pages=307–311 | pmid=12956598 | doi=10.1639/0044-7447(2003)032[0307:pcafst]2.0.co;2}}</ref> The fund, started in 1990 after the film's release, held an auction in August 2008 at Pixar Animation Studios to sell over 210 original paintings, illustrations, and sculptures inspired by ''My Neighbor Totoro''.<ref>{{cite news | first=Carolyn | last=Giardina | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/neighbor-inspires-artists-118209/ | title='Neighbor' inspires artists | work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=August 27, 2008 | access-date=September 11, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725234223/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/neighbor-inspires-artists-118209/ |archivedate=July 25, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Miyazaki additionally uses Totoro as a part of his logo for Studio Ghibli.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=My Neighbor Totoro |url=https://www.tiff.net/films/my-neighbor-totoro/  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605131311/http://www.tiff.net/films/my-neighbor-totoro/ |archive-date=June 5, 2017 |access-date=July 15, 2017 |website=[[Toronto International Film Festival]] |language=en}}</ref> Totoro also makes a cameo appearance in the [[Pixar]] film ''[[Toy Story 3]]'' (2010)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Christopher |title=Pixar Chief Discusses Totoro Cameo In 'Toy Story 3' Trailer |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2596074/pixar-chief-discusses-totoro-cameo-in-toy-story-3-trailer/ |access-date=4 April 2020 |work=[[MTV News]] |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=February 17, 2010 |archive-date=February 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200222004327/http://www.mtv.com/news/2596074/pixar-chief-discusses-totoro-cameo-in-toy-story-3-trailer/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> but was not included in ''[[Toy Story 4]]'' due to licensing problems.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moviefone|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=1 May 2019|title='Toy Story 4' Director and Producers on Tinny, Totoro and How Time Works in the Franchise|url=https://www.moviefone.com/2019/05/01/toy-story-4-director-and-producers-interview/|url-status=live|website=moviefone|access-date=May 11, 2021|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511005210/https://www.moviefone.com/2019/05/01/toy-story-4-director-and-producers-interview/}}</ref> ''Toy Story 3''{{'s}} art director [[Daisuke Tsutsumi]] is married to Miyazaki's niece, who inspired the character Mei in ''My Neighbor Totoro''.<ref name="Niece"/>

[[Image:Eoperipatus totoro.jpg|thumb|''[[Eoperipatus totoro]]'' – a [[velvet worm]] from Vietnam]]

A [[main-belt asteroid]] that was discovered on December 31, 1994, was named [[10160 Totoro]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=10160+Totoro | title=10160 Totoro (1994 YQ1) | work=Solar System Dynamics | publisher=[[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] | access-date=September 30, 2008 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510055624/http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=10160+Totoro | archive-date=May 10, 2011 }}</ref> In 2013, ''[[Eoperipatus totoro]]'', a species of [[Onychophora|velvet worm]] that was discovered in Vietnam, was named after Totoro. Following the request of the paper's authors, the species was named for the character because he "uses a many-legged animal as a vehicle, which according to the collectors resembles a velvet worm".<ref>{{cite journal|title=A new species of Eoperipatus (Onychophora) from Vietnam reveals novel morphological characters for the South-East Asian Peripatidae|journal=Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology|volume=252|issue=4|pages=495–510|author=I D S Oliveira |author2=S Schaffer |author3=P V Kvartalnov |author4=E A Galoyan |author5=I V Palko |author6=A Weck-Heimann |author7=P Geissler |author8=H Ruhberg | doi=10.1016/j.jcz.2013.01.001|year=2013}}</ref>