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
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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
Oct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
Franchise overview
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Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore weighs signals for an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
CourScore
20.0
CourScore measures renewal signals out of 100. It is not a calibrated probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 13 hours ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform audience rating - Weighted audience rating 70.7
- Favourite base strength - 75 cross-platform favourites
- IP reach across services - Multi-platform footprint of ~10,811 users
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 & Commercial72
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception57
Strategic Priors32
Fandom Engagement45
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedOct 28, 2026, 06:22 AM
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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 20/100 renewal signal score. 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 20 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. Scores from 70 indicate strong renewal signals; scores from 85 are labelled very likely.
- What is Mei and the Baby Cat Bus's renewal probability?
- Mei and the Baby Cat Bus's CourScore is 20 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 signal score out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 70 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 75 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 8,454 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| ann | rating | GLOBAL | 7.68 | Oct 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 89 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 40,819 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 0 | Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 7 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 2,401 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 5,056 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 70.76 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 13,533 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 23,431 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 8,927 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 465 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 6.49 | Oct 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | figures total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | goods total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | media total | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch added 30d | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mfc | merch total | GLOBAL | 2 | Oct 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 53 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 33 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 3,497 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 100 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 92 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 1 | Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.67 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 7,866 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 73.1 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 69 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 14.23 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 0 | Oct 18, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 1 | Oct 23, 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 |