I saw a picture of Totoro and a girl at the bus stop. Who is that girl?
Early watercolor from The Art of TotoroShe’s not Mei or Satsuki, but a combination of both of them. When Miyazaki first did the concept for Totoro, there was just one girl who was 6 years old. Many of the early watercolors in “The Art of Totoro” have just this one girl. Before they actually started production, however, Miyazaki decided to split her into two sisters, one older and one younger than the original girl he had in mind. This is shown in the two girls’ names. “Mei” is a “Japanized” version of the English word for the month of May. “Satsuki” is an old Japanese name for the fifth month of the year (May). Ghibli has used the picture you’re talking about repeatedly, even though it has the “old” concept. They even used it on some of the movie posters. This must have really confused people when they saw the film.
She’s not Mei or Satsuki, but a combination of both of them. When Miyazaki first did the concept for Totoro, there was just one girl who was 6 years old. Many of the early watercolors in “The Art of Totoro” have just this one girl. Before they actually started production, however, Miyazaki decided to split her into two sisters, one older and one younger than the original girl he had in mind. This is shown in the two girls’ names. “Mei” is a “Japanized” version of the English word for the month of May. “Satsuki” is an old Japanese name for the fifth month of the year (May). Ghibli has used the picture you’re talking about repeatedly, even though it has the “old” concept. They even used it on some of the movie posters. This must have really confused people when they saw the film.
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