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These beautiful Studio Ghibli 10,000-year calendar figures are actually good forever【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 8, 2024 - Tweet
Because just one year is way too short a time to spend with Totoro, No-Face, and Kiki, right?
- Japan
- (anime • calendar • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
It’s blind-buy bliss as adorable Full of Poses Totoro and Mei figures solve gacha paradox【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 30, 2024
Testing your luck never felt so easy.
- Japan
- (anime • capsule toys • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • gacha • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds more magic to its Kiki’s Delivery Service collection
- Oona McGee
Aug 13, 2024
Anime movie goods designed to “lift your mood, even on challenging days”.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • goods • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • shop • shopping • Studio Ghibli)
Beautiful Whisper of the Heart music box figure brings sights, sounds of Ghibli anime to your home
- Casey Baseel
Aug 10, 2024
Shizuku’s muse can be yours too.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • interior • music box • Studio Ghibli • whisper of the heart)
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.
- 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)
Moving Howl’s Castle that actually walks once again available for Howl’s Moving Castle fans【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 5, 2024
Well, well, well, look who came walking back.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Studio Ghibli • video)
Draw like a Studio Ghibli anime artist with exclusive watercolour set approved by Hayao Miyazaki
- Oona McGee
Aug 2, 2024
Set includes a specially made box of Holbein paints containing colours used by the director.
- Japan
- (anime • anime art • anime merchandise • art • artists • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • drawing • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • painting • shop • Studio Ghibli • watercolor • watercolour)
Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service bag modelled on the one from the film
- Oona McGee
Jul 29, 2024
Adding magical flair to your everyday adventures.
- Japan
- (anime • bags • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • shoulder bags • Studio Ghibli)
New Totoro insulated bags are for baby bottles (but secretly for grown-up fans too)【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 19, 2024
Totoro doesn’t really care how old you are if you need him to keep something hot or cold for you.
- Japan
- (babies • bags • Donguri Kyowakoku • insulated bags • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases The Boy and The Heron netsuke bells in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jul 16, 2024
Anime character charms put a new twist on an old Japanese tradition.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • bells • charms • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • netsuke • shop • Studio Ghibli • The Boy and the Heron)
Studio Ghibli releases Ponyo donburi bowl to bring anime ramen to life
- Oona McGee
Jul 12, 2024
Japanese tableware brings us one step closer to tasting anime food in the real world.
- Japan
- (anime • anime food • anime shop • bowls • cool • cute • donburi • Donguri Kyowakoku • food • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese food • merchandise • Ponyo • ramen • shopping • Studio Ghibli • tableware)
Studio Ghibli unveils My Neighbour Totoro miniature house model
- Oona McGee
Jul 10, 2024
Tiny replica includes lights, Soot Sprites, Totoros, and the kitchen and bathroom from the movie!
- Japan
- (anime • anime shop • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • house • Kusakabe • merchandise • miniature model • models • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • shopping • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Totoro Fund T-shirts and bags let you look great while preserving Totoro’s real-world forest home
- Casey Baseel
Jul 9, 2024
Totoro, Soot Sprites, and Catbus pitch in to keep Tokyo-area forest beautiful.
- Japan
- (anime • bags • Catbus • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • shirts • Studio Ghibli • t-shirts • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle tapestry unveiled in Japan for first time
- Oona McGee
Jul 4, 2024
The imagination of Hayao Miyazaki, captured in tapestry, can now be viewed by the public for a limited time.
- Japan
- (anime • art • Aubusson • Cité internationale de la tapisserie • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • france • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Hiroshima • Howl's Moving Castle • Intangible Cultural Heritage • International Tapestry Museum • museums • Studio Ghibli • tapestries • tapestry • UNESCO • weaving)
Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki’s films now available in DVD and Blu-ray sets with extras
- Oona McGee
Jul 3, 2024
From Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro to The Boy and The Heron, these sets will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis.
- Japan
- (anime • art • Blu-ray • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • DVD • dvds • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • news • posters • soundtracks • Studio Ghibli • The Boy and the Heron)
Studio Ghibli releases My Neighbour Totoro range showcasing traditional Japanese craftsmanship
- Oona McGee
Jul 2, 2024
Blending anime with centuries-old design.
- Japan
- (anime • art • bags • cool • culture • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese traditional crafts • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • pouches • shop • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • tradition • traditional craft • traditional patterns)
Studio Ghibli re-releasing all past theatrical posters and program booklets
- Casey Baseel
Jun 29, 2024
Never got a chance to see your favorite Ghibli anime in the theater? Here’s your chance to nab the poster and program.
- Japan
- (anime • art • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • movie programs • posters • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli releases new My Neighbour Totoro bags and pouches in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 27, 2024
Beautiful new collection takes us on a denim adventure with one of the studio’s best-loved anime characters.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • bags • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • pouches • shop • shopping • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases anime heroine cosplay dresses that are super comfy to wear
- Oona McGee
Jun 26, 2024
Channel your favourite characters from three different Ghibli films.
- Japan
- (anime • anime shop • Arrietty • clothes • cosplay • cosplay costumes • cosplayers • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • dress • dresses • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • loungewear • merchandise • roomwear • shopping • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli hair accessories keep your style tidy with help from Kiki, Moro, Calcifer, and more
- Casey Baseel
Jun 25, 2024
Five Studio Ghibli anime classics inspire cute and creative fashion items.
- Japan
- (anime • Arrietty • Calcifer • Castle in the Sky • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • manga • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli)
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