The competition took place last week in Nagoya, as part of the annual World Cosplay Summit that the city hosts.
The Totoro costume really is an impressive piece of work, with moving mouth, blinking eyes, and wiggling ears.
When the judges votes were tallied, Team Sweden finished in second place, with Team Japan (cosplayers Mioshi and Mamemayo as Naruto’s Sasuke and Naruto) taking hop top honors, the first win for Japan at the World Cosplay Championship since 2012.
Still, second place is an achievement to be proud of, especially since it means that Team Sweden effectively took home the award for best Totoro cosplay in the world.