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In 1989, Streamline Pictures produced an exclusive dub for use on transpacific flights by Japan Airlines. Troma Films, under their 50th St. Films banner, distributed the dub of the film co-produced by Jerry Beck. This dub was released to United States theaters in 1993 and then on VHS and laserdisc in the United States by Fox Video in 1994 and on DVD in 2002. The rights to this dub expired in 2004 and so, was re-released by Walt Disney Home Entertainment on 7 March 2006^[1] with a new dub cast. This version was also released in Australia by Madman on 15 March 2006.^[2] and in the UK by Optimum Releasing on 27 March 2006. This DVD release is the first version of the film in the United States to include both Japanese and English language tracks, as Fox did not have the rights to the Japanese audio track for their version.

My Neighbor Totoro was critically acclaimed and has amassed a worldwide cult following in the years after its release. The film and its titular character, Totoro, have become cultural icons. My Neighbor Totoro ranked 41st in Empiremagazine's "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010,^[3] and Totoro was ranked 18th on Empire's 50 Best Animated Film Characters list.^[4] A list of the greatest animated films compiled by Terry Gilliam in Time Out ranked the film number 1.^[5] A similar list compiled by the editors of Time Out ranked the film number 3.^[6] The character made multiple cameo appearances in a number of Studio Ghibli films and video games and also serves as the mascot for the studio and is recognized as one of the most popular characters in Japanese animation. Totoro was ranked 24th on IGN's top 25 anime characters.^[7]