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Not just a Big Totoro, but a Super Extra-large Big Totoro plushie could be in your home right now

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 14, 2025
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An adorable reminder that not all Totoros are equally sized.

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• (anime • crazy • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • plushies • Studio Ghibli • stuffed animals • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli partial marshmallow socks look totally sweet and cozy【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 13, 2025

Totoro and pals want to make you feel warm and fuzzy not just in your heart, but on your feet too.

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• Japan
• (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • Princess Mononoke • roomwear • socks • spirited away • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli releases new anime calendars for 2026 with heartwarming fan service

• Oona McGee
  Sep 8, 2025

A year of My Neighbour Totoro plus 22 other movies, and you get to choose when to display them. 

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

Ghibli glow-in-the-dark T-shirt lights up your style with Princess Mononoke’s cutest character

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 7, 2025

Kodama wants to hang out on your pocket, day or night.

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• (anime • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • kodama • manga • Princess Mononoke • shirts • Studio Ghibli • t-shirts)

There’s always time, and space, for a Ghibli figure that’s also a calendar, right?【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Sep 5, 2025

Spirited Away and Kiki’s Delivery Service figurines double as cube-based calendars.

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• (anime • calendars • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Beautiful cover artwork for Studio Ghibli tribute cover albums show Goro Miyazaki can draw too

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 30, 2025

Artists invited to put their own interpretive spin on Ghibli’s classic anime theme songs.

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• (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Goro Miyazaki • manga • music • Studio Ghibli)

Gorgeous Ghibli schedule books are here to help you get a jump on planning ahead【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 25, 2025

The anime stars of My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, and more say it’s not too soon to start thinking about 2026.

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

Two beautiful Totoro Catbus interior piece figures scamper back to the Studio Ghibli store【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 19, 2025

Unusual names for cute-as-ever Catbus pieces.

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• (anime • Catbus • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • interior • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Next stop for the Totoro Catbus: Your home, thanks to Ghibli magnets【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 13, 2025

Six feline friends, with one a secret, are ready to stick to surfaces and transport some Ghibli cuteness.

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• (anime • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • magnets • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli produces first-ever commercial for company it’s been working with for 31 years【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 8, 2025

Cofounder Toshio Suzuki, animation director of The Boy and the Heron create cozy anime short for a company that’s all about making cozy textiles.

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• (ads • anime • commercials • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • manga • Studio Ghibli • Toshio Suzuki • towels • video)

Ghibli Princess Mononoke Face Magnets return to stores, are ready to move to your fridge【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 8, 2025

Intricate details and moveable jaws bring the beauty and ferocity of the anime film classic to your home.

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• (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • magnets • manga • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli)

Elegant ghostly Ghibli curtain captures the ungraspable form of No Face【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 27, 2025

Clever design trick brings the Spirited Away star’s otherworldly appearance into your real-world home.

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• (anime • clever • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • moviers • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli specialty shop in Tokyo Station announces indefinite closure, for kindhearted reason

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 25, 2025

Every other store in Tokyo Character Street is open, but Donguri Kyowakoku says it’s not time to shop.

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• Japan
• (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • First Avenue Tokyo Station • heat • heat wave • manga • moving • Studio Ghibli • Tokyo Character Street • Tokyo Station • Tokyo Station Ichibangai • touching)

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

It’s officially Ponyo time as Ghibli character appears as new anime accessory line and clock【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 30, 2025

Whether you’re heading out to brave the summer heat or staying cool at home, Ponyo is ready to hang out.

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• (accerroies • anime • clocks • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • earrings • fashion • interior • manga • Ponyo • Studio Ghibli)

Beautiful forest-style Studio Ghibli specialty shop reopens at Tokyo Skytree this summer

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 27, 2025

Catbus and multiple Totoros getting ready to receive guests once again.

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• (anime • Catbus • Donguri Kyowakoku • manga • Skytree • Solamachi • Studio Ghibli • Tokyo Skytree • Totoro • tourism • travel)

Totoro travel bags, suitcase ready to take responsibility for inspiring your Japanese countryside trip

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 26, 2025

Hey, Totoro, can you hold our stuff while we go for a walk in the forest?

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• (anime • backpacks • bags • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • luggage • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • suitcases • Totoro • travel)

Transforming Totoro neck pillow plushies turn travel naps into Ghibli cuddle sessions【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 23, 2025

Totoros Big and Medium are ready to support your neck and warm your heart.

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• Japan
• (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • neck pillows • pilows • plushies • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • travel)

Ghibli anime art greeting cards are a canvas to tell friends and family how and why you care【Pics】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 22, 2025

Studio Ghibli supplies the watercolor art, leaves the message up to you.

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• (anime • art • Donguri Kyowakoku • greeting cards • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli adds beanbag plushies to its anime merchandise store in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jun 19, 2025

Beanbags with character…from My Neighbour Totoro, The Boy and the Heron, and Spirited Away.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fans • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • summer • Totoro)

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