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“Mei befriends a baby Nekobasu after a whirlwind chase, beginning their magical forest adventure together.”
Mei and the Baby Cat Bus
めいとこねこバス
7.31
2,992 rank · 23,218 viewers · 24 favorites
Adventure
Fantasy
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Synopsis
Mei befriends a baby Nekobasu after a whirlwind chase, beginning their magical forest adventure together.
One windy day, Mei Kusakabe ventures outside to play despite the turbulent weather. But just as she is about to indulge in her caramel candy, a sudden whirlwind appears and begins to chase her! Retreating back into the house, Mei discovers that her pursuer is a young Nekobasu, and after deciding on a sweet truce, the two quickly become friends. The baby Nekobasu returns that evening and invites Mei to travel with him—marking the start of their exhilarating adventure in and around the bustling forest.
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Community consensus
Derived from 5 sampled reviews
7.8
/10
What 5 viewers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 8
σ 1.33
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.33 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 2.20
Running avg · Nov 2013 → May 2021
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “It's such a shame they only show this at the Studio Ghibli museum in Tokyo. I went to the museum hoping to see this but unfortunately they alternate it with 10 other movies so you would be a very...”
- 8 “The only LEGAL way to watch this sequel is to visit the Ghibli museum in Japan and hope that they're showing it while you're there. However, like generations before, you can find bootleg in theatre...”
- 10 “I decided to do a review on this short film because i really enjoyed it and lets just say it did not disappoint from its parent anime film my neighbour totoro. like all spin offs i thought that...”
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Short · 60%
Medium · 20%
Long · 20%
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A Special Production
Studio Ghibli.- Format 1 × 14′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 14m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2002 – ongoing
- Source Special media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-2281 catalog