{"rewrite":{"id":"r_302403ec2610bdc77e98e765","clusterId":"c_3b8e83ad317e3cadcbe24f49","slug":"tatsuya-tanaka-turns-totoro-bus-stop-into-a-sushi-piece","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Tatsuya Tanaka Turns Totoro Bus Stop Into a Sushi Piece","summary":"Miniature photographer Tatsuya Tanaka recreated the bus stop scene from Studio Ghibli's 'My Neighbor Totoro' using sushi, with fatty tuna standing in for Totoro. The piece, titled 'Tonari no Otoro,' shows Satsuki and Mei holding umbrellas with Totoro at an Inari-mae bus stop on a sushi geta. Tanaka shared the work on Instagram and X, and social media users responded with praise for the playful take on the film.","whyItMatters":"The daily 'MINIATURE CALENDAR' project continues to translate familiar cultural images into everyday objects, and this time a beloved Ghibli scene becomes a sushi pun that resonates with viewers online.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTatsuya Tanaka\u0026#39;s daily miniature project found a natural target in the bus stop scene from \u0026#39;My Neighbor Totoro.\u0026#39; He placed the Inari-mae stop, Satsuki and Mei with umbrellas, and a fatty tuna sushi standing in for Totoro on a sushi geta, and titled the piece \u0026#39;Tonari no Otoro,\u0026#39; a pun on the film\u0026#39;s Japanese title.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe post went up around the August 21 airing of the film on the Friday Roadshow program. Comments on social media played along with the joke, with one user noting they would remember the scene at a sushi restaurant and another saying they would ride the Catbus without eating the Totoro.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tatsuya Tanaka's Totoro sushi piece, 'Tonari no Otoro,' swaps the bus stop for a sushi geta, and the title itself puns on the film's name, a detail that extends the joke beyond the visual.","twitterPost":"Tatsuya Tanaka's 'Tonari no Otoro' puns on Totoro's name, making the sushi piece a linguistic joke as much as a visual one.","threadsPost":"Tatsuya Tanaka's sushi recreation of the Totoro bus stop works on two levels: the visual gag of fatty tuna as Totoro, and the title 'Tonari no Otoro,' which puns on the film's Japanese name. The pun is the kind of detail that rewards a second look.","newsletterBlurb":"Tatsuya Tanaka's miniature project turned the iconic Totoro bus stop scene into a sushi arrangement, with fatty tuna playing the title character. The piece, posted around the film's Friday Roadshow airing, drew comments from viewers playing along with the joke.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Magmix\",\"url\":\"https://magmix.jp/post/371059\",\"title\":\"'My Neighbor Totoro' Bus Stop Scene Recreated as a Surprising Sushi Piece Has SNS Excited, Saying 'You'll Definitely Remember It'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4359,"outputTokens":596,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788001797,"createdAt":"2026-08-29T11:01:45.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-29T11:06:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T11:01:45.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3b8e83ad317e3cadcbe24f49","canonicalTitle":"『となりのトトロ』バス停の名場面を再現した“まさかの寿司ネタ”に「絶対思い出す」とSNS熱狂","representativeArticleId":"a_8ca17367f9c0ed32d047e932","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"My Neighbor Totoro\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Tatsuya Tanaka\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-25T00:10:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-25T00:10:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T11:06:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Magmix","url":"https://magmix.jp/post/371059","title":"『となりのトトロ』バス停の名場面を再現した“まさかの寿司ネタ”に「絶対思い出す」とSNS熱狂"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["My Neighbor Totoro"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Tatsuya Tanaka"],"type":"news","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}