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My Neighbor Totoro is a feel-good anime movie that is free of any wars ... are born by older trees that are also connected to the forest spirit. The Forest Spirit itself manifests as a monster ...

No matter what someone's personal favorite genre of anime is, it is hard to find an ... along with the Forest Spirit, the fate of both the forest and the village hangs in the balance.

That clear, detail-oriented style is a major part of what distinguishes Studio Ghibli, and what sets its films apart from ordinary anime ... The film’s Great Forest Spirit initially appears ...