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Studio Ghibli scarves, gloves and bags will keep you warm this fall and winter
- Oona McGee
Oct 10, 2019 - Tweet
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)
Kiki’s Delivery Service coin bank from Studio Ghibli plays music, dances every time you use it
- Oona McGee
Aug 6, 2019
Magical cat Jiji springs to life when you feed him coins.
- Japan
- (anime • cats • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • Studio Ghibli)
New Totoro x Natsumikan range from Studio Ghibli covers glass tableware, towels and keychains
- Oona McGee
Jun 14, 2019
Totoro ditches his beloved acorn for a popular Japanese citrus this summer.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • glasses • Laputa • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • natsumikan • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • summer • Totoro)
Beautiful Studio Ghibli anime sake flask and cup set lets you get liquored up the Laputa way
- Casey Baseel
May 30, 2019
Homage to Hayao Miyazaki classic is just one part of Donguri Kyowakoku’s gift recommendations for Ghibli-loving fathers.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • interior • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • My Neighbor Totoro • sake • shirts • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli summer merchandise puts famous anime characters on Japanese fans and wind chimes
- Oona McGee
May 23, 2019
New collection will keep you cool with friends from My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Spirited Away.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • glasses • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Porco Rosso • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • whisper of the heart)
Studio Ghibli anime films get American comic book style update with new glassware collection
- Oona McGee
May 17, 2019
Speech bubbles and pops of bright colour add a new comic twist to movies like My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away.
- Japan
- (anime • Comics • DC Comics • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • glasses • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • Marvel Comics • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Porco Rosso • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • whisper of the heart)
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)
Lupicia to release special tea blends based on Studio Ghibli films!
- Shannon McNaught
Mar 18, 2019
Lupicia’s back at it again with their amazingly cute Ghibli collabs!
- Japan
- (collaboration • Donguri Kyowakoku • Kiki's Delivery Service • Lupicia • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • tea)
Studio Ghibli Baby-G watch pays homage to Kiki’s Delivery Service anime with gorgeous details
- Oona McGee
Mar 11, 2019
Cute characters peer out at you from this limited-edition timepiece.
- Japan
- (anime • Baby G • Casio • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • Studio Ghibli • watches)
Celebrate Totoro’s 30th anniversary with new and exclusive commemorative Totoro items!
- Kay
Jul 5, 2018
Beloved anime character Totoro is celebrating his 30th birthday this year and is getting an exciting line of new merchandise that Ghibli fans won’t want to miss! Read More
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • plushies • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli creates gorgeous hand-made Totoro reproduction cels for fans and collectors【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 4, 2018
An iconic image from Hayao Miyazaki’s anime classic is ready to adorn the walls of superfans’ homes.
- Japan
- (animation cels • anime • art • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • video)
It’s Ghibli merchandise galore at the Donguri Kyowakoku pop-up shop in Shibuya!
- Kay
May 5, 2018
It looks like Tokyo’s Shibuya neighborhood is the place to go for exclusive Studio Ghibli anime merchandise during the first half of this month.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Shibuya • Studio Ghibli • Tokyo)
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)
New illustrated Studio Ghibli folding fans: A beautiful way to deal with Japan’s summertime heat
- Casey Baseel
Apr 18, 2018
Totoro, Jiji, and No Face are here to provide a cool breeze as you set out on warm-weather adventures of your own.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fans • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese fans • Kiki's Delivery Service • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli enters the perfume game with launch of Kiki’s Delivery Service body mist line
- Casey Baseel
Mar 30, 2018
Anime witch Kiki and cat pal Jiji grace the bottles of fragrances saluting the Hayao Miyazaki classic.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • Donguri Kyowakoku • fragrances • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • perfume • Studio Ghibli)
【Lucky Bag Roundup 2018】Celebrate New Year with Studio Ghibli merchandise from Donguri Kyowakoku
- Oona McGee
Jan 3, 2018
Totoro from My Neighbour Totoro and Jiji from Kiki’s Delivery Service are the stars of the show this year.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2018 • Ghibli • Kawaii • Lucky Bag Roundup 2018 • Lucky Bags • lucky Bags 2018 • Studio Ghibli)
Spirited Away No Face soy sauce bottle and rice scoop will bring taste of Ghibli to your kitchen
- Casey Baseel
Aug 23, 2017
Iconic character from Hayao Miyazaki anime is ready to terrify and/or charm you at mealtime.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cooking • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • movies • rice • soy sauce • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Watch Ghibli’s Spirited Away No Face piggy bank speak, burp and gobble coins 【Video】
- Oona McGee
May 29, 2017
No Face is hungry for coins and when he looks this animated eating them, we can’t stop feeding him!
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • money banks • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
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)
【Lucky Bag Roundup 2017】Donguri Kyowakoku lucky bag is packed with Studio Ghibli merchandise!
- Oona McGee
Jan 2, 2017
Fans of the acclaimed anime studio are swooning over this bag full of cute Ghibli merchandise that costs just 25 bucks!
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2017 • Ghibli • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2017 • merchandise • New Year's • Studio Ghibli)
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