Princess Meme-onoke: 31 Spirited Memes for 'Studio Ghibli' Fans Whose Neighbor's Name is Totoro

Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor

Aug 29, 2023 3:00 PM EDT

Studio Ghibli is the only animation studio (apart from Disney) that's had an absolute stranglehold over yesterday's children. For people who just wanted to feel the fluffy good vibes that scraped the surface of storytelling, Disney was for you. But if you were a somber child who knew a thing or two about the world, or even if you're a nostalgic adult who wants to enjoy the beauties of the universe, while simultaneously feeling all of the hidden horrors, you were a Ghibli kid.

Masterpieces like Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle, and Spirited Away really set the bar for animated stories as well as anime as a genre. Most of us got into anime solely because of our first animated crush from one of those four movies and we're all happy to admit it now. So even if you've watched Chihiro accidentally get terrorized by the spirit world 67 times now, it never gets old. And no matter how many times you see Mei wake up her monstrously fuzzy bestie, Totoro, it'll still makes your heart soar with nostalgia. Your 11-year-old self would be proud that you tear up a little with those epic scores, incredible landscapes, and heartwarming stories of wholesomeness and heartbreak.

So if you think you know a thing or two about Studio Ghibli, scroll onward and bring your Internet browsing to the spirit realm with these 31 Ghibli memes.