Catbus (species)

Catbus is a species of Bakeneko that appears in My Neighbor Totoro and Mei and the Kittenbus.

Abilities
Catbuses are individuals of bakeneko that transformed to mimic human vehicles for personal interests.

As being bakeneko, they can perform variety of supernatural abilities aside from transformation. As seen in My Neighbor Totoro, Catbuses apparently can either control or command trees to make ways. They can also fly, run vertically, walk on unstable objects such as electric wires, turn invisible, emit lights, sense calls from a distance, and detect lost human. They are also apparently immune to electricity.

They also run extremely fast for very long and don't show any signs of weariness.

They also possess extremely long life spans; the Catbus appeared in My Neighbor Totoro is alive for centuries, and he was mimicing a kago in Edo period.

Appearances
The Catbus appears when Satsuki carrying tiring Mei in her back when they're waiting father's bus but Totoro give back with acorns to girls and Totoro get aboard the Catbus and then running away and later when Satsuki searchs Mei but she helping Totoro roars the Catbus and he running up to the Camphor Tree but Satsuki boards in Catbus and he meows.

List and Types of catbuses

 * Usual Catbus
 * Catbus
 * Kittenbus
 * Granny Cat
 * Catlimo
 * Catrain
 * Catkago (Edo Period)