The Cat Returns (2002).

The Cat Returns is the latest Studio Ghibli film I've seen. The plot circles around Haku, a klutzy schoolgirl who has some innate ability to talk to cats. After saving a cat, who turns out to be the prince of the Cat Kingdom, from being run over, she embarks on a journey into the cat world where she has to get out of a marriage to the Cat Prince. On top of this, the Cat King intends to turn her into a feline. Thus Haku, along with some cat friends, must escape this world before the transformation is complete. The animation style of this film is a lot more crisp, clean and modern, though the plot is rather lacking in depth. This film has an Alice-in-Wonderland feel, as the story starts off in modern day Japan, but then the protagonist slips into a fantasy world of the Cat Kingdom. The story telling is very straight forward, and there are no "evil" characters. The closest you'll get to that is the Cat King, who is seen as more of a mischievous character than a downright bad one. After her adventures, Haku seems to have changed her views on many things in her life, giving an impression that she has grown as a person after the overnight ordeal. Which is pretty nice. I would have probably found this more entertaining when I was about 12 but still a good watch from Ghibli.