Notably, the illustration bears a striking resemblance to Totoro's official film poster. Miyazaki created this particular image after transferring from Nippon to Telecom Animation (1979-1982).

Each illustration takes about four days to complete ... When she's not writing, she's obsessing over Totoro, Ryan Gosling and online shopping.

There are a lot of cozy anime out there, but very few are as cozy as "My Neighbor Totoro." With really only one scene of actual conflict and maybe two or three with any feeling of suspense, watching ...