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Studio Ghibli releases free bulletin board illustration to “use within the bounds of common sense”

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 27, 2022
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Howl’s Moving Castle character designer draws a Calcifer for reminders, jokes, or however else you want to use him.

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• Japan
• (Akihiko Yamashita • anime • Calcifer • cool • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • 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.

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• (accessories • anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli theme park announces VERY low daily attendance caps, start date for ticket sales

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 21, 2022

A whole lot of people are going to be going home from Ghibli Park without seeing the whole thing, but maybe that’s by design.

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• (Amusement Parks • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • theme park • Totoro • whisper of the heart)

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.

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• Japan
• (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • lacquer • movies • Princess Mononoke • Seiko • tableware • watches • wristwatches)

Free Ghibli Park preview day ticket applications are now open!

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 13, 2022

Special days give fans access to the brand-new Studio Ghibli anime theme park before its public grand opening.

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• (anime • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • whisper of the heart)

Studio Ghibli’s two most famous character masks come into the real world with mini o-men【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 11, 2022

Ghibli Museum’s hand-crafted masks are here just in time for Japan’s summer festival season.

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• (anime • culture • fashion • festivals • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • masks • No Face • o-men • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • summer festivals)

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.

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• Japan
• (anime • capsule toys • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • gachapon • gashapon • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • rings • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Totoro’s Catbus gets a redesign for the Ghibli theme park【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 17, 2022

Studio shows off how the beloved character will look inside the Ghibli’s Giant Warehouse section of the park.

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• (Amusement Parks • anime • Catbus • cute • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • theme parks • Totoro)

Real-world forest that inspired Hayao Miyazaki to create Totoro will become a nature preserve

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 9, 2022

2.6-billion yen project will protect some 7,000 trees.

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• Japan
• (anime • conservation • environment • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • nature • Tokorozawa • Totoro)

Opening delay for Ghibli theme park has very Ghibli reason, but free no-ticket area is good news

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 2, 2022

A little bad news, but plenty of good news too as two more Ghibli anime are getting attractions at the theme park.

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• (Amusement Parks • anime • Cat Returns • Earwig and the Witch • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • Studio Ghibli • theme parks)

Spirited Away bath herbs now available at Ghibli exhibition in Japan

• Oona McGee
  May 14, 2022

Transform from Stink Spirit to River Spirit, just like the god in the anime movie!

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • films • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Toshio Suzuki)

The secret behind this mysterious Studio Ghibli x Pixar image

• Oona McGee
  May 11, 2022

Anime studio gives us a closer look at the true story behind this illustration.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • fan theories • films • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • John Lasseter • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Pixar • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

A visit to the Studio Ghibli theme park for a secret look at the new areas

• Oona McGee
  May 5, 2022

Pulling the curtain back on what awaits you when you step into the magical anime world of Ghibli.

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• Japan
• (Aichi • Aichi Earth Expo Memorial Park • Amusement Parks • anime • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • Mei and Satsuki's House • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • travel)

Studio Ghibli reveals real reason why Jiji stops talking at the end of Kiki’s Delivery Service

• Oona McGee
  May 3, 2022

Producer solves a mystery that’s puzzled fans of the anime film for decades.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • fan theories • films • Friday Roadshow • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • Studio Ghibli • Toshio Suzuki)

Studio Ghibli theme park announces ticket prices and reservation policy

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 29, 2022

Getting into Ghibli Park will cost more on weekends and holidays, but still far less than Disneyland.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • Studio Ghibli • theme parks)

Ghibli cosplayer doesn’t just make Princess Mononoke costumes, but animal companions too【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 28, 2022

Amazingly talented artist also shows off Elden Ring cosplay.

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• Japan
• (anime • awesome • cool • cosplay • cosplayers • Elden Ring • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli • video games)

Live-action My Neighbor Totoro stage play starts this fall, composer Joe Hisaishi producing【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 27, 2022

Veteran Studio Ghibli composer explains why the play isn’t being produced in Japan.

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• Japan
• (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • Joe Hisaishi • Live action • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • plays • stage plays • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • video)

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.

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• Japan
• (anime • cool • corn • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • Mother's Day • moving • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • touching)

Live-action Spirited Away stage play to stream online this summer

• Casey Baseel
  Apr 1, 2022

Adaptation of Studio Ghibli masterpiece will hold live streams on the final days of its Japanese tour.

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• Internet, Japan
• (anime • Hayao Miyazaki • Live action • movies • spirited away • stage plays • Studio Ghibli)

New Studio Ghibli clock pays homage to anime soot sprites at the museum

• Oona McGee
  Mar 29, 2022

Beautiful timepiece comes with an equally beautiful backstory. 

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• Japan
• (anime • clocks • cute • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • soot sprites • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Toshio Suzuki • Totoro)

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