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We recreate the legendary Fist of the North Star Hundred Rending Fists attack in analog style
- Krista Rogers
Oct 10, 2025 - Tweet
We ditched AI for some good old-fashioned creative thinking…which required a few extra appendages.
- Japan
- (anime • attack • COK • Fist of the North Star • funny • Kenshiro • manga • Masanuki Sunakoma • Mr. Sato • punches • SNJO • Sunashiro)
Beautiful Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle pins both are and aren’t great gacha items【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 10, 2025
So thankfully there’s a way to easily gather a complete set.
- Japan
- (anime • can badges • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • manga • pin badges • pins • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli adds new My Neighbour Totoro pouches to its anime merchandise shop in Japan
- Oona McGee
Oct 9, 2025
Totoro and the Catbus are joined by Jiji for this joyous new collection.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • pouches • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
German embassy in Japan reveals its staff are fans of Spy x Family anime
- Casey Baseel
Oct 8, 2025
Diplomatic mission is as happy to see the Forgers again as the rest of the fanbase is.
- Japan
- (anime • embassy • Germany • manga • politicians • politics • Spy x Family)
Studio Ghibli releases new merchandise in honour of Mr Dough and the Egg Princess anime short
- Oona McGee
Oct 8, 2025
Film characters in an egg carton make this one of the studio’s most unusual releases of the year.
- Japan
- (anime • autumn • bags • beautiful • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • tenugui • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds new anime socks to its GBL merchandise store in Japan
- Oona McGee
Oct 7, 2025
Step into the role of an anime character from Kiki’s Delivery Service and Porco Rosso.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • GBL • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • Porco Rosso • socks • Studio Ghibli)
Pokémon appear at Pronto cafes in Japan for a limited time, but there’s one thing missing from the menu
- Oona McGee
Oct 5, 2025
Glaring omission makes us wonder what will happen to Pikachu in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.
- Japan
- (anime • drinks • food • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon Legend Z-A • Pronto • restaurants • SNJO • themed restaurants • video games)
Studio Ghibli art train to run in Tokyo at anime film’s real-world location
- Casey Baseel
Oct 1, 2025
Pom Poko tanuki to once again run around Tama Hills.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • manga • Pom Poko • Studio Ghibli • Tama Hills • Tanuki • tourism • trains • travel)
Sanrio brings some smiles to Evangelion with new collaboration merch line【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 30, 2025
Each Eva pilot gets a special Sanrrio friend, while Hello Kitty lends her style to Unit-01 and the Angels too.
- Japan
- (anime • Cinnamoroll • cute • Evangelion • Hangyodon • Hello Kitty • Kuromi • manga • My Melody • Pompompurin • Sanrio)
Day 2 of our quest to visit all the Pokémon manhole covers in Tottori【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 30, 2025
Can we get to all the remaining Sandshrews before time runs out?
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Ikuna Kamezawa • manga • Pokéfuta • Pokemon • sandshrew • Tottori • Tottori Prefecture • tourism • travel • video games)
Chinese papercutting Totoro T-shirts make their way to Japan【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 29, 2025
Previously exclusive to Ghibli specialty shops outside of Japan, five designs featuring Totoro and No Face make their Japan debut.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • manga • My Neighbor Tototo • No Face • shirts • Studio Ghibli • t-shirts • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds new anime bibs and cushion to its merchandise shop in Japan
- Oona McGee
Sep 27, 2025
Totoro, Jiji and the Catbus are here to bring joy to all ages.
- Japan
- (anime • autumn • bags • beautiful • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • tenugui • Totoro)
Three ways the unauthorized U.S. Department of Homeland Security Pokémon video makes no sense
- Casey Baseel
Sep 25, 2025
DHS doesn’t seem to know what the Pokémon series, or its English theme song, are about.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • Department of Homeland Security • manga • Pokemon • video • video games • weird)
Two days to hunt down all of Tottori’s 20 Pokémon manhole covers [Part One]
- Elliot Hale
Sep 25, 2025
With a Pokéfuta in every municipality, Tottori lets you explore the entire prefecture on your quest to catch ’em all.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cool • cute • Ikuna Kamezawa • Pokéfuta • Pokélids • Pokemon • Pokémon manhole covers • sandshrew • SNJO • stamp rally • Tottori • Tottori Prefecture • tourism • travel • video games)
Jeopardy question about Demon Slayer shows how far anime has and hasn’t come in the U.S.【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 24, 2025
Bare-minimum otaku knowledge could have scored contestants US$2,000.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • Demon Slayer • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba–The Movie: Infinity Castle • Infinity Castle • Jeopardy • Kimetsu no Yaiba • manga • movies • Mugen Train • video)
Catbus Sandwich is even more awesome than it sounds, because it’s actually a cookie
- Casey Baseel
Sep 23, 2025
Totoro-themed bakery whips up new batch of treats inspired by the Studio Ghibli anime classic.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cookies • cream puffs • cute • food • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Shiro Hige’s Cream Puff Factory • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • sweets • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new My Neighbor Totoro Plate for 2026
- Oona McGee
Sep 22, 2025
Yearly Plate is filled with gorgeous anime details.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • interior • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Noritake • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • Yearly Plate)
Real urine-triggered fight breaks out during Demon Slayer movie as anime action crackles on-screen
- Casey Baseel
Sep 19, 2025
U.S. moviegoers in no mood to put up with would-be urine hashira’s behavior.
- USA
- (anime • crazy • crime • Demon Slayer • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba–The Movie: Infinity Castle • gross • Infinity Castle • Kimetsu no Yaiba • manga • movies • weird)
Manga legends Clamp reveals new Godiva Japan chocolate and merch lineup【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 18, 2025
Chocolates, insulated bags, and tumblers featuring stars from Cardcaptor Sakura, Magic Knight Rayearth, and more.
- Japan
- (anime • Cardcaptor Sakura • chocolate • Clamp • COK • Godiva • Godiva Japan • manga • sweets)
Studio Ghibli releases new My Neighbour Totoro collection for autumn
- Oona McGee
Sep 17, 2025
Cosy up to famous forest characters in this new anime movie collection.
- Japan
- (anime • autumn • bags • beautiful • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • tenugui • Totoro)
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