Mei Kusakabe

Mei Kusakabe is one of the protagonists of My Neighbor Totoro. She is the 4-year-old sister of Satsuki Kusakabe. She is incredibly lively and active, as well as extremely curious.

Personality
Mei's personality is bright, sweet, and innocent. She is also somewhat rowdy and a bit immature, but she is still caring. Also like other children, she is extremely curious, following the smaller Totoros as soon as she sees them, as well as trying to get the Soot Sprites to come out of hiding. Upon finding Totoro, she is not the least bit afraid, only laughing happily and answering Totoro's roars and falling asleep on his stomach. She loves playing with her sister and is very eager to explore the house and its surroundings. In the Disney dub, Granny describes her as, "a little ball of energy" as she is racing around the house. She also cares deeply about her family, and becomes sad when she hears her mother still has to stay in the hospital. This emotion causes Mei to start crying, after Satsuki angrily snaps at her for protesting against their mother's homecoming being delayed. At the end of the story, Mei, along with her sister, is overjoyed when her mother returns home.

Trivia

 * In the movie, she is voiced by Elle Fanning. In The Wonderful World of Ghibli, she is voiced by Grey DeLisle-Griffin.