Nippon Research Center in October and November 2020, Studio Ghibli's Totoro was the most popular manga and anime character in Japan, with about one third of Japanese respondents stating to like the character. The movie "My Neighbor Totoro," which was directed by Hayao Miyazaki, was released to Japanese cinemas in 1988.
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NRC. (February 18, 2021). Most popular manga and anime characters in Japan as of November 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099744/japan-most-popular-manga-anime-characters/
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Most popular manga and anime characters in Japan as of November 2020 [Graph], NRC, February 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1099744/japan-most-popular-manga-anime-characters/