Aliases
Mei to Konekobasu, Mei and the Kitten Bus, Mei to Koneko Bus, Mei and the Baby Cat Bus, めいとこねこバス
S1 (Movie)FALL 2002MOVIE
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A short film only screened at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. This work is a mini-sequel to the film My Neighbor Totoro.
Mei is eating a caramel on one very windy day, when suddenly a whirlwind appears and starts chasing her. The whirlwind turns out to be a baby cat bus. Mei offers the kitten a caramel and the two become friends. That night, the baby cat bus visits Mei. Letting Mei ride inside him, he leaps out into the sky. They head for the midnight forest full of ghosts. Other cat buses large and small have also gathered together. In the forest, Mei encounters...
(Source: Ghibli Museum)
Mei is eating a caramel on one very windy day, when suddenly a whirlwind appears and starts chasing her. The whirlwind turns out to be a baby cat bus. Mei offers the kitten a caramel and the two become friends. That night, the baby cat bus visits Mei. Letting Mei ride inside him, he leaps out into the sky. They head for the midnight forest full of ghosts. Other cat buses large and small have also gathered together. In the forest, Mei encounters...
(Source: Ghibli Museum)
Last updated
Aug 30, 2026, 02:22 PM
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
52.2
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: Medium • Updated 12 days ago
Top reasons
- Studio bandwidth - Studio Ghibli has no other concurrent active productions
- Crunchyroll Like Index - 40,657 likes / 40,745 reactions on recent episodes
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 70.7
Runway
Anime original
This is an anime original, not an adaptation, so there is no source material to run down - renewal turns on sales and popularity rather than runway.
Financial & Commercial58
Production Feasibility59
Audience Reception61
Strategic Priors27
Fandom Engagement21
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedAug 30, 2026, 02:22 PM
Next scheduled11 days ago
Renewal FAQ
Mei and the Baby Cat Bus renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is Mei and the Baby Cat Bus getting a new season?
- According to Courcast's latest analysis, Mei and the Baby Cat Bus has a 52% renewal probability. This score is updated daily and blends fandom momentum, streaming signals, source-material runway, and franchise history. Check back regularly for the latest forecast.
- Will Mei and the Baby Cat Bus be renewed?
- Mei and the Baby Cat Bus currently scores 52 out of 100 on Courcast. Signals driving this estimate include online discussion volume, sequel history within the franchise, and platform engagement data - all recalculated daily. Titles scoring above 70 are considered Very Likely to receive a continuation.
- What is Mei and the Baby Cat Bus's renewal probability?
- Mei and the Baby Cat Bus's CourScore is 52 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 70 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 79 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 8,364 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.69 | Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 89 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 40,779 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 7 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,399 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 5,034 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.76 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 13,485 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 23,359 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 8,900 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 463 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.49 | Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 53 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 33 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,494 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 29 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 9 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Aug 9, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.67 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 7,829 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 73.1 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 69 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 6.18 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Aug 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 260,870 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,290 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 13,579 | Jun 17, 2026, 12:00 AM |