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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Fictional character in My Neighbor Totoro}}<br />
{{other uses|Catbus (disambiguation)}}<br />
{{Infobox character<br />
| name = Catbus<br />
| series = [[My Neighbor Totoro]]<br />
| image =Catbus (My Neighbor Totoro).jpg<br />
| caption =Catbus with Satsuki inside<br />
| first_major = [[My Neighbor Totoro]]<br />
| first_date = 1988<br />
| creator = [[Hayao Miyazaki]]<br />
| voice = {{ubl|[[Naoki Tatsuta]]|[[Frank Welker]]|[[Carl Macek]]}}<br />
}}<br />
{{nihongo|'''Catbus'''|ねこバス|Nekobasu}} is a fictional character in the [[Studio Ghibli]] film ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'', directed by [[Hayao Miyazaki]]. It is a large, grinning, twelve-legged [[cat]] with a large bushy tail and a hollow body that serves as a [[bus]], with windows and seats covered with fur. In the original Japanese version of ''My Neighbor Totoro'', Catbus is voiced by [[Naoki Tatsuta]], and it was voiced by [[Frank Welker]] and [[Carl Macek]] in the English-language versions.<br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
Catbus has gained popular reception since the release of ''My Neighbor Totoro''. It has been described as "one of the most iconic characters from Studio Ghibli"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Imada |first=Kaila |date=29 February 2024 |title=The iconic Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro has come to life at Ghibli Park |url=https://www.timeout.com/tokyo/news/ghibli-park-will-have-real-life-catbus-shuttle-by-march-2024-091323 |website=timeout.com}}</ref> as well as "almost as recognizable as Totoro himself".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Donohoo |first=Timothy Blake |date=2025-04-27 |title=Studio Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro Goes International for Spring 2025 With New Cherry Blossom Military-Style Jacket |url=https://www.cbr.com/studio-ghibli-totoro-catbus-boxlunch-jacket/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> It has inspired merchandise such as clothing,<ref name=":1" /> toys,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Senzatimore |first=Renee |date=2024-08-21 |title=Studio Ghibli's Moving Catbus Toy With Its Own Totoro Passenger Returns After 2 Years |url=https://www.cbr.com/studio-ghibli-my-neighbor-totoro-catbus-moving-toy-release/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref> and a vehicle at [[Ghibli Park]] in Nagakute.<ref name=":0" /> Additionally, Catbus's baby, Kittenbus, stars in a sequel to ''My Neighbor Totoro'' titled ''Mei and the Kittenbus''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Motamayor |first=Rafael |date=2024-12-08 |title=There's A My Neighbor Totoro Sequel You'll (Probably) Never See |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1711157/my-neighbor-totoro-sequel-mei-and-the-kittenbus/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=SlashFilm |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nwaenie |first=Chike |date=2024-05-19 |title=My Neighbor Totoro Sequel by Studio Ghibli Screens to Overseas Audiences for the First Time |url=https://www.cbr.com/studio-ghibli-my-neighbor-totoro-sequel-mei-and-the-kitten-bus-screen-overseas/ |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=CBR |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of fictional cats]]<br />
* [[List of fictional cats in film]]<br />
* [[List of fictional buses]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== Further reading ==<br />
* {{cite book<br />
|title=The Art of My Neighbor Totoro<br />
|series=[[Studio Ghibli]] Library<br />
|author=Watsuki Nobuhiro<br />
|publisher=[[Viz Media]]<br />
|year=2005<br />
|isbn= 1-59116-698-5<br />
|ref=Nobuhiro, Art of My Neighbor Totoro<br />
}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/totoro/ My Neighbor Totoro at Nausicaa.net]<br />
* [http://www.nausicaa.net/miyazaki/museum/mei/ Mei and the Kittenbus at Nausicaa.net]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050307021709/http://www.higashiko.net/nekobus/gallery.html Gallery of Bake Neko art]<br />
* [http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/welcome/004539.html Ghibli Museum website]<br />
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{{Studio Ghibli Films}}<br />
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