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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
An adaptation of the first quarter of My Neigbor Totoro. It's direct still images and quotations from the film, so the adaptation was in the choice of which still images and lines to use. Well done.
I read all of these because my friend really likes them and told one of our after-school kids at the library about them. She liked them so much that she read them twice. So I told her that I would read them and then we could talk about it. I did read them, but now that I think about it, we never talked about it. She wanted to start a book club, so we got sidetracked on that subject instead. Overall, My Neighbor Totoro wasn’t what I expected it to be, but I understand its appeal. It’s not my usual type of book, especially because I think that it was a novelization of the movie as opposed to being a book that inspired a movie. I’m glad that I read it anyway, and I might try some of the movies now.
I picked this up on a whim just because I adore the movie.
It doesn’t get more wholesome than this, does it? The art is just as precious as expected, but seeing it in the manga format is a welcome difference. I will definitely be picking up the other 3 volumes as soon as I can.
It doesn’t get more wholesome than this, does it? The art is just as precious as expected, but seeing it in the manga format is a welcome difference. I will definitely be picking up the other 3 volumes as soon as I can.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Oh how I love my neighbor Totoro!! it's a film that I watched as a Kidd so there is definitely nostalgia attached to it. Reading these comics brought back all those cozy feelings. I do think that these are only good to read if you have seen the film beforehand. something that makes studio Ghibli so iconic is their animation & voice acting. so when you read a comic you are stripped away from that. I don't feel the story is captured in comic form. But, from the perspective of someone who has watched the film and then read these comics, its a cute little read. that will resurface those feelings from watching the film. so if you are a studio Ghibli fan & want more ways to indulge in their work these are nice for that. but, as for a standalone im not so sure.
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
What a trip down memory lane!
I remember being so obsessed with this movie growing up that I watched the cd i owned daily, until the tragic day i broke part 1 (there were 2 discs).. So for the rest of my childhood i'd still watch the pt 2 cd occasionally but i couldn't remember what happened in the first half of the movie :D
That is to say i'll definitely be rewatching the film from the beginning soon (esp now that it's on Netflix)
The manga in itself was wonderful. The art comes straight from the movie and you can kind of see it all playing out scene by scene (like a film) rather than the format of your usual manga! The art is wonderful, and there's just such a nostalgia to ghibli movies.
I'm a lil sad that we don't see Totoro in this volume (it mainly covers them moving in) but i'm happy to own this piece of ghibli <3
Rating: 4/5
I remember being so obsessed with this movie growing up that I watched the cd i owned daily, until the tragic day i broke part 1 (there were 2 discs).. So for the rest of my childhood i'd still watch the pt 2 cd occasionally but i couldn't remember what happened in the first half of the movie :D
That is to say i'll definitely be rewatching the film from the beginning soon (esp now that it's on Netflix)
The manga in itself was wonderful. The art comes straight from the movie and you can kind of see it all playing out scene by scene (like a film) rather than the format of your usual manga! The art is wonderful, and there's just such a nostalgia to ghibli movies.
I'm a lil sad that we don't see Totoro in this volume (it mainly covers them moving in) but i'm happy to own this piece of ghibli <3
Rating: 4/5
i wanna see this film so bad so i guess i have to watch it now.