Tonari no Totoro - My Neighbour Totoro
 
The Place:
a rural area outside Tokyo (around the 50's)
 
The Humans: 
4 year old Mei Kusakabe
11 year old Satsuki Kusakabe
Papa ( an antropology professor)
Mama who is suffering from  tuberculosis
Granny & Kanta: the Kusakabe's new neighbours
 
The Creatures:
O-Totoro is the giant forest spirit Mei discovers when she chases...
Chu-Totoro, a little blue totoro carrying a sack of acorns
Chibi-Totoro, the smallest totoro with white fur
SusuAtari, the living dust bunnies (also known as soot sprites) and...
NEKOBUS! The totoro's favourite half cat / half bus form of transportation
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The Story:
Mei's family moves closer to her mother's hospital.  Mei follows a fluffy white creature deep into the forest and discovers the world of Totoro.  When Mei tries to go visit her mother all by herself, she gets lost and all her new forest friends help to find her.
 
My Neighbour Totoro Catbus Mei and the Kittenbus Kittenbus Car Products Art Fanart