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Studio Ghibli releases new plush toy backpacks for adults and children
- Oona McGee
Aug 12, 2023 - Tweet
Now you can take Totoro, Jiji, the Catbus, and Boh from Spirited Away on a new adventure!
- Japan
- (anime • Boh • Catbus • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • goods • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • shop • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Three sisters in Japan skip building a snowman, build awesome snow Totoro Catbus instead【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 3, 2023
Siblings make use of their school’s snow day in the best way possible.
- Japan
- (Catbus • cute • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • snow • snowman • Totoro • video)
Finally! Ridable Catbuses are being added to the Ghibli Park theme park
- Casey Baseel
Feb 11, 2023
Japan’s biggest carmaker is building a fleet of eco-friendly feline EVs to help fans navigate the sprawling anime-themed destination.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • awesome • cars • Catbus • cool • EVs • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • Totoro • TOYOTA • travel)
Totoro’s Catbus ready to deliver sweet Valentine’s Day memories with Japan’s Catbus choco cookies
- Casey Baseel
Feb 8, 2023
Special Valentine’s Day Totoro cakes also on offer from Tokyo bakery.
- Japan
- (Catbus • chocolate • cookies • cream puffs • food • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • Studio Ghibli • sweets • Totoro)
Ghibli Museum entrance is actually…the Catbus?!
- Oona McGee
Jan 6, 2023
It’s been staring us in the face all this time but we never made the connection until now.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • twitter)
Studio Ghibli releases a Totoro daruma and beckoning Catbus in Japan for New Year
- Oona McGee
Dec 26, 2022
The sold-out collection every Ghibli fan wants to get their hands on.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cute • daruma • Ebisu • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • Japanese New Year • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • new year • Oshogatsu • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Ghibli Park benches spark debate in Japan
- SoraNews24
Oct 13, 2022
One person’s cute anime flourish is another person’s hostile design.
- Japan
- (anime • art • awesome • Catbus • controversy • cool • design • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • museums • My Neighbor Totoro • Nagoya • news • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • twitter • whisper of the heart)
All-ages Catbus, real-world Spirited Away office part of new Studio Ghibli museum exhibit【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 29, 2022
If you can’t get one of the limited number of Ghibli Park tickets, the Ghibli Exhibition will still give you a taste of the magic.
- Japan
- (anime • art • awesome • Catbus • cool • Ghibli Exhibition • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • museums • My Neighbor Totoro • Nagoya • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • whisper of the heart)
New Studio Ghibli die-cast anime car line brings Catbus, Spirited Away Sea Railway to your home
- Casey Baseel
Sep 16, 2022
Tomica dreams of Ghibli.
- Japan
- (anime • cars • Catbus • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Porco Rosso • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Takara Tomy • tomica • toys)
Studio Ghibli releases a Catbus clock in Japan with loads of cute details
- Oona McGee
Aug 29, 2022
This cat’s moving parts will mesmerise you.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • clocks • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • GBL • Ghibli • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new line of Totoro rings designed to be both jewellery and figurines
- Oona McGee
Aug 27, 2022
A new way to show your love for My Neighbour Totoro.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • jewellery • jewelry • Kazaring • merchandise • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • rings • soot sprites • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • wow)
Totoro Catbus is now the best shape desserts, amazing Japanese macaron chef proves【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 11, 2022
We’re not sure if we want to ride it or eat it, but we do know that we love it.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cooking • food • Hayao Miyazaki • macrons • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • sweets • video)
Often-forgotten Totoro character is the star of these awesome two-in-one Ghibli capsule toys【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 7, 2022
Line of figure/ring combos is here to make your shelves and your fingers look cute.
- Japan
- (anime • capsule toys • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • gachapon • gashapon • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • rings • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Totoro’s Catbus gets a redesign for the Ghibli theme park【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 17, 2022
Studio shows off how the beloved character will look inside the Ghibli’s Giant Warehouse section of the park.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • Catbus • cute • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • theme parks • Totoro)
Ghibli fan builds anime statues on the side of the road, buys his materials at Daiso【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 4, 2022
Characters from three Hayao Miyazaki films are waiting in this wooded area.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cool • Howl's Moving Castle • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli’s “Bouncing Totoro” zoetrope gets its own merchandise at museum
- Oona McGee
Feb 25, 2022
A fun new way to raise a glass to the wonders of anime.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cute • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Mamma Aiuto • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • zoetrope)
Studio Ghibli reveals mystery hidden on coat of arms and outdoor signs at Ghibli Museum
- Oona McGee
Feb 18, 2022
Fans in Japan left reeling after surprise revelation blows everyone’s minds.
- Japan
- (animals • anime • Catbus • characters • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • Mascots • movies • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Master anime snowman builder in Japan makes snow Catbus and Pokémon team【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 14, 2021
My Neighbor Totoro’s iconic transportation has never looked cooler.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • Catbus • cool • Magikarp • My Neighbor Totoro • Pokemon • snow • snowman • snowmen)
Studio Ghibli’s Totoro and the Catbus forever preserved together in new statue 【Pics & Video】
- Oona McGee
Nov 6, 2020
Monument unveiled by children yelling “Totoro!” plays out like a scene from a Ghibli anime film.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese train stations • Japanese trains • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • statue • Tokorozawa • Totoro • train stations • trains • travel)
The Japanese cat with over 100 cosplay costumes
- Oona McGee
Aug 29, 2020
Nausicaä, The Catbus and Super Mario are just some of the characters in this feline’s impressive collection.
- Japan
- (animals • anime • Catbus • cats • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cute • cute. cats • funny • Ghibli • pets • Studio Ghibli • Super Mario • Totoro)
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