This premium-quality official soft toy brings a touch of softness and magic straight from the poetic world of Studio Ghibli. This collectable soft toy celebrates the most lively forest companion in Japanese pop culture.
The design incorporates the unique stylistic features of the Japanese Komorebi collection, renowned for its delicate finish and natural appearance. This soft toy faithfully captures the round, stocky and friendly silhouette of the blue Totoro. Its soft polyester plush texture offers a wonderfully cuddly feel, ideal for snuggling or for adding a touch of poetry to your home décor.
The soft toy faithfully reproduces his distinctive physical features, with his long, erect ears and characteristic azure-coloured fur. His white belly is adorned with the famous embroidered blue arrows, whilst his large, wide-open round eyes give him a look that is both curious and alert. Made from high-quality polyester fibres, it is built to last. Designed to adorn a collector’s shelf, brighten up a child’s bedroom or accompany young and old alike in their daily lives, this collector’s item comes with its official Ghibli cardboard label.
Technical specifications
- Manufacturer: Semic / Semic Studio
- Range: Komorebi soft toy
- Supplier reference: S-6185
- Licence: Studio Ghibli
- Sub-licence: My Neighbour Totoro
- Character: Blue Totoro (Chū-Totoro)
- Materials: 100% polyester fibres (outer fabric and filling)
- Product type: Soft collectable soft toy
- EAN code: 3760372331719
- Packaging type: Sewn-on official licence label and cardboard tag
Origin and character lore
In Hayao Miyazaki’s eponymous masterpiece released in 1988, My Neighbour Totoro, the Blue Totoro — whose real name is ‘Chū-Totoro’ — is a middle-aged forest spirit (around 679 years old) who often accompanies the large grey Totoro. Slightly smaller and much livelier than his elder, he is recognisable by his turquoise-blue colour and the small canvas bag filled with acorns that he regularly carries over his shoulder. His path crosses that of young Mei as he attempts to slip quietly across the courtyard of the house in the company of the little white Totoro. Although he is shy and easily startled by the slightest noise, his mischievous presence plays an active part in opening the doors to the magical world, invisible to the two sisters’ eyes. This Komorebi version perfectly captures the spirit of adventure, curiosity and deep kindness of this iconic character from Miyazaki’s films.
