About My Neighbor Totoro Characters
Welcome to the comprehensive My Neighbor Totoro characters list and database. Here you’ll find detailed profiles of all major and supporting characters in the My Neighbor Totoro series. Each profile covers abilities, personality traits, backstories, and relationships.
What You'll Discover
- Complete character bios and personality types
- Unique abilities, roles, and gameplay traits
- Lore connections, occupations, and recurring appearances
Character Roles in My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro features a wide variety of characters with distinct roles and responsibilities:
- Magical Transport characters
- Caretaker characters
- Younger Sister characters
- Older Sister characters
- Father characters
- Mother characters
Below you’ll find the complete list of My Neighbor Totoro characters, organized for easy browsing and discovery.
Catbus
A magical creature that is part cat, part bus. Catbus can travel at incredible speeds through the forest and helps transport Satsuki and Totoro when they search for Mei.
Personality
Abilities
*Catbus purring and engine sounds*
Granny (Ogaki)
The elderly woman who helps take care of Satsuki and Mei while their father is working. She is wise, kind, and understanding of the children's stories about forest spirits.
Personality
Abilities
That's the keeper of the forest. He's lived here for a very long time.
Kusakabe, Mei
The energetic and curious 4-year-old younger sister who first discovers Totoro, possessing a tural ability to connect with magical spirits.
Personality
Abilities
Totoro! To-to-ro!
Kusakabe, Satsuki
The responsible 10-year-old older sister who mages the household and cares for Mei with maturity beyond her years while their mother is hospitalized.
Personality
Abilities
Totoro! Please help us find Mei!
Kusakabe, Tatsuo
The father of Satsuki and Mei, a university professor and archaeologist. He is understanding, patient, and supportive of his daughters' stories about forest spirits.
Personality
Abilities
Only children can see them, and they're perfectly harmless.
Kusakabe, Yasuko
The mother of Satsuki and Mei who is hospitalized with tuberculosis. Though physically absent for most of the story, her presence is felt throughout as the family's motivation and source of hope.
Personality
Abilities
I can't wait to come home to you all.
Soot Sprites (Susuwatari)
Small, black, fuzzy creatures that live in abandoned houses. They are harmless spirits that move when no one is watching and disappear when the house becomes inhabited by a happy family.
Personality
Abilities
*Collective chittering and scurrying sounds*
Totoro
The large, friendly forest spirit and guardian of the forest. Totoro is ancient, wise, and magical, with the ability to make plants grow and travel through the forest. He becomes a friend and protecto...
Personality
Abilities
*Totoro's gentle roar*