Nintendo Fans Left Awestruck When Famous Ghibli Movie Found Its Way Into Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Published 10/10/2022, 11:30 AM EDT

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When video games meet creativity, it leads to a masterpiece. And Animal Crossing: New Horizons fans always prove this with their Dream Islands, creating masterpiece artworks thanks to their vast imagination and creativity. Recently, an Animal Crossing player recreated the famous Ghibli film in the game.

It’s been two years since the release of New Horizons for Nintendo Switch. It is the latest installment of the Animal Crossing franchise and the most successful one. This social simulation game is appealing because it allows players to explore their imagination and design the in-game island as their choice.

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When my Animal Crossing: New Horizons neighbor was Totoro

Who hasn’t heard about Ghibli movies? After all, they are some of the finest animated films in the world. These are created by the Japanese animation studio, Ghibli Studio. This studio is famous for creating films with high-level filmmaking and excellent artistic visuals. So, it was not far that one of the Ghibli movies made its way into ACNH.

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A Redditor named Aline shared how she recreated her favorite Ghibli movie, My Neighbor Totoro, in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The fan used items to recreate the environment of this famous 1988 Japanese anime movie. Undoubtedly, she did a mind-blowing job, as it feels similar to the setting in the film.

However, what acted as a cherry on top of this Ghibli movie-themed island was Totoro. The player added the fan-favorite character and the Ghibli Studio mascot, the large furry creature Totoro, who is also the main character of My Neighbor Totoro, on which this island was based. And only keen-eyed fans would notice the player was dressed in-game as Mei Kusakabe from the movie.

Fans were left stunned seeing this Ghibli movie-themed island

Animal Crossing fans showered their love and praises on this Totoro-themed island. They couldn’t believe how much talent these ACNH fans have for creating such artistic Dream Islands. Fans also praise the creator Aline for her creativity and imagination for this masterpiece. Some even wanted to know how she made this beautiful Dream Island. Let’s look at some of those reactions from fans.

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Seeing more of these Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ creations would be fascinating. What do you think about these islands themed after famous movies, TV series, or games? Don’t forget to share your opinion with us in the comment section.

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