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New Gundam plush goods mix cosplay and comfort for Char-custom-level coziness [Pics]

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 13, 2026
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Even the Red Comet needs a nap sometimes, right?

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• Japan
• (anime • Char Aznable • cool • cosplay • crazy • cushions • Gundam • interior • manga • mecha • Mobile Suit Gundam • Premium Bandai • weird)

Giant wagashi cushions will turn your home sweet home into home sweet Japanese sweets home

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 10, 2026

Nitori lets you cuddle up with taiyaki, dorayaki, and more.

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• Japan
• (cool • crazy • cushions • cute • dorayaki • food • interior • Japanese food • Japanese sweets • Nitori • sweets • taiyaki • wagashi • weird)

Studio Ghibli adds mini pillows and massive mats to its anime merchandise store in Japan

• Oona McGee
  May 19, 2026

My Neighbour Totoro is here to help you look and feel cool in traditional Japanese style. 

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • cushions • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • igusa • interior • interiors • Japanese interior • mats • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • pillows • Studio Ghibli • summer • Totoro)

Awesome jumbo PlayStation 1 and 2 cushions are warm fuzzy nostalgia that has to be won, not bought

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 25, 2025

You’ll need skills at a different kind of game to get your hands on these video game plushies.

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• Japan
• (awesome • Banpresto • COK.crane games • cool • cushions • interior • Mecha Mofu Gutto PlayStation • playstation • PlayStation 1 • PlayStation 2 • plushies • SNO • UFO catcher • video games)

Contest underway for Pikachu Tokyo Banana 4-piece cushion set

• Master Blaster
  Sep 10, 2025

You can only enter and hope this Pikachu chooses you.

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• Japan
• (cakes • contest • cushions • food • nanab berry • Pikachu • pillows • Pokemon • snacks • Tokyo Banana)

Totoro and Jiji tail seat cushions blend Studio Ghibli backsides with yours【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 20, 2025

Ghibli tails from Ghibli tales.

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• Japan
• (anime • cushions • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • Jiji • Kiki’s Deliery Service • manga • My Neighbo Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli releases new anime cushions for Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service fans

• Oona McGee
  May 2, 2025

Support your tush with supporting characters from two top anime movies.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • cushions • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • interior • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli cushions to cozy up mean you can finally give No-Face the hug he needs【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 25, 2025

Famous faces from Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro are here to grace your home and warm our heart.

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• Japan
• (anime • Catbus • cushions • cute • interior • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • plushies • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Snuggle up to a Japanese Shiba Inu that looks real but is actually a cute hot water bottle cover

• Oona McGee
  Nov 18, 2024

A sweet and cuddly way to stay warm this winter. 

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• Japan
• (animals • COK • cushions • cute • dogs • Felissimo • hot water bottle • interior • Kawaii • pets • Shiba Inu • shopping • shops)

Studio Ghibli brings anime air travel to life with Porco Rosso neck pillow and cushion

• Oona McGee
  Sep 17, 2024

A very Ghibli way to travel. 

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• Japan
• (anime • cushions • Donguri Kyowakoku • Gobelin weave • interiors • Mamma Aiuto • neck pillow • plane travel • Porco Rosso • Studio Ghibli • travel • travel goods • upholstery)

Awesome new Soot Sprite and Totoro house Ghibli cushions are a sensible addition to any home

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 7, 2024

My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, and Howl’s Moving Castle characters will support your back and fulfill your desire to be surrounded by Ghibli art.

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• Japan
• (anime • Calcifer • Catbus • cool • cushions • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • interior • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • makkurokurosuke • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • Soot Sprite • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Park your backside on a Princess Mononoke face mask cushion

• Oona McGee
  Dec 23, 2023

New Ghibli cushions look so beautiful they’ll be a challenge to sit on.

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• Japan
• (anime • cushions • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • mask • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli)

New Totoro, Catbus, and other Ghibli plushies transform from cushions to blankets【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 6, 2023

Snuggly cast members from Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Howl’s Moving Castle, Spirited Away, and Whisper of the Heart are here to help us get through winter.

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• Japan
• (anime • blankets • Catbus • cushions • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • plushies • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • whisper of the heart)

Decorate yourself and your home with ancient Japanese exquisiteness from Felissimo

• Master Blaster
  Sep 5, 2023

C’mon and add some Jomon to your life.

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• Japan
• (art • cups • cushions • earthenware • Felissimo • history • Jomon • Kaengata Doki • lunch bags • Ohkangata Doki • socks)

Wearable Beanbag becomes a hot topic in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 26, 2023

Plonk yourself down anywhere, anytime with this crazy new “dress”.

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• Japan
• (bean bags • beanbags • COK • crazy • cushions • dress • dresses • fashion • funny • roomwear • warm • wearable beanbag • weird)

Robotic pillow “Fufuly” by Tokyo-based company shown at CES 2023

• Master Blaster
  Jan 9, 2023

Rise of the machine…pillows.

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• Japan
• (breathing techniques • CES 2023 • cushions • Fufuly • pillows • relaxation • respiratory entrainment • technology • Yukai Engineering)

Can’t have a pet in your home? This purring cat cushion is the purr-fect substitute

• Dale Roll
  May 19, 2021

Have a pet without having a pet in the form of the Meowever Cushion.

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• Japan
• (animals • cats • cool • cushions • cute • Felissimo • interior • Makuake • pets • toys)

Fried chicken pillows with sizzling ASMR audio will soothe your soul, rouse your appetite

• Oona McGee
  Oct 27, 2020

Home decor for the nugget lover with everything. 

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• Japan
• (ASMR • chicken • chicken nuggets • cushions • Felissimo • fried chicken • frying • home decor • nuggets • pillows)

Japanese cushion promises to turn video gamers into prisoners, make them happy about it【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 8, 2020

Making handheld gaming captivatingly comfy.

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• Japan
• (clever • cool • cushions • interior • Thanko • video games)

Looking for Ditto in Pokémon GO? You’ll find him here in Japan as a huggable body cushion!

• Oona McGee
  Aug 2, 2016

While the world searches for the elusive Pokémon in the game, Ditto has transformed himself into a giant pillow for fans in Japan.

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• Japan
• (body pillows • cushions • cute • ditto • pillows • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Pokémon GO)

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