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Studio Ghibli My Neighbour Totoro sweater is the anime knitwear we need this winter
- Oona McGee
Nov 9, 2019 - Tweet
Premium GBL clothing line brings us a Catbus that’s been hand-knit in Canada.
- Canada, Japan
- (anime • Catbus • COK • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • GBL • knitted sweater • knitwear • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • sweaters • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli partners with L.L. Bean for totes adorable Totoro totes【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 23, 2019
Hayao Miyazaki’s anime forest spirit and Catbus grace the made-in-the-U.S.A. bags.
- Japan
- (anime • bags • Catbus • COK • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • L.L. Bean • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • tote bags • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli scarves, gloves and bags will keep you warm this fall and winter
- Oona McGee
Oct 10, 2019
Wrap up against the chill with Soot Sprites, Totoro, Jiji, Howl’s fire demon, and a snuggly Catbus.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • COK • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Japanese baker creates terrifyingly cute anime character breads【Videos】
- Oona McGee
Jun 26, 2019
Slicing through Totoro, Catbus, and Pikachu is strangely satisfying.
- Japan
- (anime • bakeries • baking • bread • Catbus • cute • food • Instagram • Kawaii • Mt. Fuji • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Pikachu • Pokemon • Totoro)
We travel to China to watch Studio Ghibli anime Spirited Away on its inaugural opening day
- Oona McGee
Jun 25, 2019
Spirited Away finally premieres in China…but hardly anybody was at the cinema to see it.
- China, Japan
- (actors • anime • Catbus • cosplayers • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • posters • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
You can now drive Totoro’s Catbus with this awesome new item from the Ghibli specialty shop【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
May 15, 2019
Radio-controlled Catbus offers the sights and sounds of the classic Hayao Miyazaki anime.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • radio-controlled • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • toys • video)
Hayao Miyazaki was offended by the idea that he should work in live-action, interview shows
- Casey Baseel
Apr 13, 2019
Even if the suggestion was coming from one of the greatest Japanese filmmakers of all time, the Studio Ghibli anime director thought it was rude.
- Japan
- (Akira Kurosawa • anime • Catbus • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • Seven Samurai • Studio Ghibli)
Totoro cream puffs come to the Ghibli Museum neighbourhood with exclusive new Catbus cookie
- Oona McGee
Mar 15, 2019
We visit the new Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory in Tokyo and try the very special Rum Raisin Catbus you can’t get anywhere else.
- Japan
- (Catbus • COK • cookies • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • SNO • Studio Ghibli • sweets • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli hanko personal seal stands are here to enliven your mundane daily tasks
- Krista Rogers
Jan 5, 2019
These adorable name stamp stands will make you want to stamp your name on everything in sight!
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cute • hanko • Hayao Miyazaki • home • name stamp • office • personal seals • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Show off your love for Ponyo and Totoro’s Catbus with these Studio Ghibli baseball jackets
- Koh Ruide
Aug 20, 2018
Strut your stuff and showcase Ponyo’s cute little sisters and the iconic Catbus.
- Japan
- (Catbus • clothes • fashion • My Neighbor Totoro • Ponyo • Studio Ghibli)
Ghibli anime is real? Totoro Catbus spotted on the streets of Hiroshima【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 25, 2018
But this amazing tribute to Hayao Miyazaki’s classic film isn’t actually a bus.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • Catbus • cool • cospla • cosplay • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • video)
Nothing can make us wish we were kids again harder than this Totoro Catbus rocking horse【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 20, 2018
Luckily there’s still one way for grown-up Studio Ghibli anime fans to enjoy it.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • toys)
Totoro has a sequel? Thousands of Japanese Twitter users shocked to learn of Ghibli follow-up
- Casey Baseel
Oct 11, 2017
Twitter user shares screenshots of Hayao Miyazaki anime that surprising number of fans haven’t heard of, and which can be seen next month.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • Mei and the Kittenbus • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
New Studio Ghibli handkerchiefs feature Totoro and the Catbus, and have a surprise wrapped inside
- Casey Baseel
May 12, 2017
If you’ve got a hankering for some anime collectibles and some snacks, you’re covered on both fronts.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • food • Hayao Miyazaki • Totoro)
We bet you didn’t spot this hidden Catbus message in My Neighbor Totoro!
- Evie Nyan
Nov 15, 2016
Only the most beady-eyed and Japan-savvy of Ghibli fans could have spotted this one!
World of My Neighbor Totoro stunningly recreated in Minecraft
- Corey Gold
Sep 10, 2016
A new video reveals spectacular footage of the world of My Neighbor Totoro rebuilt in Minecraft.
- Japan
- (anime • Cat Bus • Catbus • Ghibli • Minecraft • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Adorable cats look like catbus from My Neighbour Totoro in real life, become massive hit online
- Oona McGee
Aug 30, 2016
With their cute sets of extra paws, these hilarious cats look like furry catbuses come to life!
- Japan
- (animals • Catbus • cats • cute • desert • funny • Ghibli • hanamomoact • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • twitter • United Arab Emirates)
All aboard the Catbus at Ghibli Museum’s 15th Anniversary Celebration!
- Shannon McNaught
Jul 19, 2016
Okay, there isn’t actually a working Catbus there, but you can see the next best thing!
- Japan
- (Catbus • Ghibli Exhibition • Ghibli Museum • Kiki's Delivery Service • museum • souvenirs • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Japan’s Ghibli Museum announces there will be a new Catbus for adults to ride in this summer
- Oona McGee
May 25, 2016
The latest news regarding renovations has revealed information about several exciting new exhibits which has us counting down the days to the July 16 re-opening.
- Anime & Manga, Japan
- (Cat Bus • Catbus • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Mitaka • My Neighbour Totoro • Ponyo • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Enhance your texting with new Line stamps featuring Totoro, Catbus, and more!
- Preston Phro
Apr 17, 2016
Let Totoro do the talking next time you’re at a loss for words!
- Anime & Manga, Art, Cute, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Internet, Japan
- (Catbus • line • Line stamps • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
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