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Kitchen Forest Totoro line of kitchen goods is now here to enchant your spring cooking adventures
- Krista Rogers
Apr 17, 2023 - Tweet
These adorable illustrations of Totoros with various veggies and acorns will transform your kitchen into its cutest form yet.
- Japan
- (apron • cooking • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • kitchen • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • tools • Totoro • utensils)
Studio Ghibli celebrates Mother’s Day with special Totoro flower deliveries
- Oona McGee
Mar 13, 2023
Kiki’s Delivery Service comes along for the ride too.
- Japan
- (cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • flowers • Ghibli • gifts • goods • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • Mother's Day • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Cherry blossom Totoro tableware, interior decoration line arrives for Ghibli-style sakura spring
- Casey Baseel
Feb 21, 2023
Anime’s cutest forest spirit works his magic with Japan’s most beautiful flower.
- Japan
- (anime • beauitful • cherry blossoms • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • drinkware • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • My Neighbor Totoro • plushies • sakura • Studio Ghibli • tableware • tenugui • Totoro)
Totoro and No-Face red envelopes are here to help celebrate Lunar New Year in Ghibli style【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 4, 2023
Anime icons from Hayao Miyazaki films sure to be welcome at any Lunar New Year’s party.
- Japan
- (anime • Chinese New Year • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • hongbao • Lunar New Year • makkurokurosuke • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • red envelope • Soot Sprite • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Tea with Totoro! Ghibli star gets his own green tea and drinkware line【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 13, 2023
Three different teas and Hasamiyaki ceramics make tea time with the Studio Ghibli star cute and classy.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • drinks • drinkware • green tea • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • tea • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli fukubukuro lucky bag is a sell-out hit in Japan at New Year
- Oona McGee
Jan 2, 2023
Our best Ghibli merchandise haul to date!
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • lucky bag 2023 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2023 • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • No Face • shopping • SNJO • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Totoro himself is the capsule for these adorable new Totoro capsule toys【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 24, 2022
Instead of a plastic ball you’ll throw away, these Totoro capsules are something you’ll treasure as much as what’s inside them.
- Japan
- (anime • capsule toys • Donguri Kyowakoku • gacapon • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • vending machine toys)
Adorable new Totoro finger puppets make perfect finger topper stocking stuffers【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 21, 2022
Adorable last-minute Christmas gift ideas for the Studio Ghibli anime fan in your life (even if that fan is you).
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Totoro, Spirited Away mamezara dishes ready to grace the tables of Studio Ghibli anime fans【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 14, 2022
They’re especially nice for New Year’s, but you’ll want to use them all year long.
- Japan
- (anime • dishware • Donguri Kyowakoku • food • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • My Neighbor Totoro • No Fave • osechi • Oshogatsu • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • tableware • Totoro)
New Whisper of the Heart antique shop collectibles now available in Donguri Kyowakoku shops
- Dale Roll
Dec 13, 2022
Give your home that antique feel with these beautiful home items.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • drinkware • interior • Studio Ghibli • watches • 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)
Princess Mononoke’s Great Forest Spirit figure adds solemn Ghibli style to any home【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 12, 2022
Even 25 years after the release of the Hayao Miyazaki classic, no other Ghibli character can match the deer god’s presence.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • Great Forest Spirit • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli)
New Kiki’s Delivery Service and Howl’s Moving Castle products now available from Donguri Closet
- Dale Roll
Jul 30, 2022
The Ghibli brand for feminine tastes has adorable new patterns for clothes and accessories out now!
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • Donguri Closet • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • roomwear • Studio Ghibli)
New Princess Mononoke accessory line has Kodama for your ears, wolves for your fingers【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 23, 2022
Symbol of devotion between Studio Ghibli anime’s main characters recreated as a subtly stylish pendant.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli)
Princess Mononoke 25th anniversary lineup includes cute plushies, fierce magnets, expensive bowls
- Casey Baseel
Jul 14, 2022
Beautiful series of artistic wristwatches is also part of celebration of the Studio Ghibli classic.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • lacquer • movies • Princess Mononoke • Seiko • tableware • watches • wristwatches)
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)
Ghibli now lets you give your mom a Totoro-style Mother’s Day present with the Corn Gift Set【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 6, 2022
You can give gifts like Mei this May.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • corn • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • Mother's Day • moving • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • touching)
Totoro’s coziest scene becomes a skateboard with new official Studio Ghibli anime decks【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 24, 2022
Ghibli’s ”American casual” brand’s boards are designed for easy customization and display.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • GBL • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • skateboards • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
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