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Studio Ghibli homeware brand’s faux oil lamp brings light, smiles, and Kiki’s Jiji to your home

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 29, 2026
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Kiki’s Delivery Service scene-stealer is adorably transfixed by Donguri Kyowakoku’s latest homeware offering.

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• (anime • Donguri Closet • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • lamp • manga • Studio Ghibli)

New Studio Ghibli stamps – Too cute to wait until New Year’s to use, so they’re available right now

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 19, 2026

Totoro and the Catbus are ready to help you get started on wishing for good luck and happiness even before we get to nengajo season.

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• Japan
• (anime • art • crafts • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • nengajo • New Year's cards • stamps • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

New Studio Ghibli stamp rally set to start in Japan, with exclusive merchandise for anime fans

• Oona McGee
  Oct 15, 2026

All the details on how to collect the stamps and get the commemorative prize.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • Donguri Kyowakoku • Friday Road Show and Ghibli Exhibition • Friday Roadshow • Ghibli • Ghibli Exhibition • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • saga • stamp rally • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli Exhibition • tourism • tourist sites • travel)

Studio Ghibli adds Totoro family goods to its anime merchandise store in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 14, 2026

Finished with a Totoro netsuke that combines anime charm with centuries of Japanese tradition. 

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• (anime • bags • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • keychains • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • pouches • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

New Studio Ghibli notebooks are a beautiful reason to write and draw by hand [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 9, 2026

Ghibli’s partnership with Japanese stationery brand Rollbahn expands to include three more theatrical anime.

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• (anime • Castle in the Sky • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • Laputa • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • notebooks • Pom Poko • Rollbahn • Spitied Away • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Tails from Earthsea)

My Neighbor Totoro calendar for next year can be yours right now at Donguri Kyowakoku

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 7, 2026

Its months don’t start until 2027, but the artwork is adorable and beautiful already.

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• (anime • calendars • Donguri Kyowakoku • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli adds new cosy socks to its anime merchandise collection

• Oona McGee
  Oct 5, 2026

The perfect partners for a cosy night in watching Ghibli movies. 

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• Japan
• (anime • anime cats • anime merchandise • cats • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • moon • socks • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli merchandise • whisper of the heart)

Cuddly starry night Totoro and other Ghibli blankets set to keep you cozy in chilly months ahead

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 4, 2026

If you’ve got Totoro in your Ghibli-loving heart, why not have him on your lap too?

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• (anime • blankets • cozy • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Totoro and other Ghibli anime figure humidifiers return just in time for the dry season [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 3, 2026

Three ways to deal with uncomfortably dry weather while also letting you go “Ahhhh! Isn’t Totoro/Calcifer/Jiji cute?”

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• (anime • Calcifer • Donguri Kyowakoku • gadgets • Howl's Moving Castle • humidifiers • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli’s Calcifer is ready to light up your home as a magical-looking candle lamp [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 30, 2026

Fireless fire spirit is ready to provide the cozy glows of the Ghibli anime film.

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• (anime • Calcifer • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • interior • manga • Studio Ghibli)

Beautiful Studio Ghibli coin/card cases recreate scenes and props from anime classics [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 24, 2026

What better place to carry your train pass than inside No Face’s Spirited Away train ride?

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• (accessories • anime • bags • card case • coin case • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • pouches • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli releases new plush mascot character collection with a focus on friendship

• Oona McGee
  Sep 23, 2026

Unlikely friendships form across anime movie borders with this new range of soft plush toys.

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• (anime • anime merchandise • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • plush • plush toy • plush toys • plushies • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli merchandise • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli unveils new anime stationery collection, with a Spirited Away River God memo stand

• Oona McGee
  Sep 22, 2026

The mysterious god even has a moving mouth, to eat the tasty anime meals on the note pads.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime food • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • food • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Japanese stationery • Kiki's Delivery Service • memo pads • memos • merchandise • note pads • Ponyo • Ponyo ramen • River God • spirited away • stationery • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli releases new anime socks that pay tribute to characters from four different movies

• Oona McGee
  Sep 20, 2026

Cosy up in colder weather with cute characters cuddling your toes.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • socks • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Ghibli store Donguri Kyowakoku now has special frames to protect your anime art Paper Theater kits

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 12, 2026

Studio Ghibli specialty shop wants to keep your papercraft Totoro safe.

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• (anime & manga • art • beautiful • cool • crafts • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • My Neighbor Totoro • Paper Theater • papercraft • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli releases new onigiri rice ball-shaped lunch bag for Kiki’s Delivery Service fans

• Oona McGee
  Sep 12, 2026

Carry your lunch like a magical delivery from the famous anime movie. 

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• Japan
• (anime • bento • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • lunch bags • manga • onigiri • picnic • picnic set • picnics • rice ball • rice balls • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli adds new finger puppets to its anime merchandise collection in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Sep 6, 2026

The Robot Soldier and Fox Squirrel join Sheeta and Pazu in this beautiful Laputa: Castle in the Sky figurine collection.

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• (anime • anime characters • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • figurines • finger puppets • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • manga • robot soldier • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli unveils new My Neighbour Totoro Yearly Plate for 2027

• Oona McGee
  Sep 4, 2026

Anime characters with beautiful details will keep you smiling all year long. 

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• (anime • Catbus • ceramics • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Noritake • plate • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • Yearly Plate)

Studio Ghibli unveils new anime calendars and diary planners for 2027

• Oona McGee
  Aug 29, 2026

Schedule your days the Ghibli way, with a dash of magic on every page of the year.

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• Japan
• (anime • beautiful • calendar • calendars • cute • diaries • diary • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • organizers • schedule books • spirited away • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli unveils new interactive stationery dioramas that bring anime movies to life on your desk

• Oona McGee
  Aug 20, 2026

My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away characters set the scene for desktop adventures with special details that fans will love.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • cool • cute • dioramas • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese stationery • merchandise • My Neighbor Tototo • My Neighbour Totoro • paperweights • pen stand • spirited away • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

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