

This section is written like a personal reflection, personal essay, or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor's personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic. In the Disney English release, Catbus is voiced by Frank Welker. In the original Japanese film My Neighbor Totoro, Catbus is voiced by Naoki Tatsuta. Catbus is believed to be based on of the Japanese bakeneko (化け猫, “changed cat”), an ancient urban legend where cats that grow old enough learn to shape-shift. The character's popularity has led to its use in a spinoff film, toys for children, an art car, and a place in the Ghibli Museum. It is a large grinning, twelve legged cat with a hollow body that serves as a bus, complete with windows and seats covered with fur, and a large, bushy tail. The Catbus ( ネコバス, Nekobasu) (referred to in the film as ねこのバス, Neko no basu) is a character in the Studio Ghibli film My Neighbor Totoro, directed by Hayao Miyazaki. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( July 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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