Mei Kusakabe

Mei Kusakabe (草壁 メイ, Kusakabe Mei) is the four-year-old protagonist and the little sister of Satsuki in My Neighbor Totoro and Mei and the Kittenbus. She is the daughter of Tatsuo and Yasuko Kusakabe. She is also one of the mascots of the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. Mei is the younger sister of Satsuki in My Neighbor Totoro. According to director Miyazaki's 1987 directorial memo, in contrast to Satsuki, who is reliable and quickwitted, Mei is a single-minded, persevering child. Stubborn yet cheerful, she is like her older...

Species

Human

Japanese

草壁 メイ

Age

4