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Studio Ghibli releases Ponyo donburi bowl to bring anime ramen to life
- Oona McGee
Jul 12, 2024 - Tweet
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)
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 releases fluffy My Neighbour Totoro T-shirts that’ll have you touching your chest all day long
- Oona McGee
Jul 9, 2024
New flocked designs created by a skilled craftsman.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • art • cute • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • shopping • souvenirs • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds The Boy and the Heron stamps to Line messaging app in Japan
- SoraNews24
Jul 5, 2024
Express your emotions with the help of Ghibli’s feathered anime characters.
- Japan
- (animation • anime • art • cute • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • line • messaging • messaging apps • Smartphones • Studio Ghibli • The Boy and the Heron • Yu Honda)
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)
Which Studio Ghibli anime has the most delicious-looking food? Fans sound off in survey
- Casey Baseel
Jun 28, 2024
Cursed food doesn’t keep Spirited Away out of the top five, but can it claim the top spot?
- Japan
- (anime • Castle in the Sky • food • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki’s Deliver Service • Laputa • My Neighbor Totoro • spirited away • 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)
Studio Ghibli director Goro Miyazaki creates charity character T-shirt for Japan’s 24-Hour TV
- Oona McGee
Jun 22, 2024
Hayao Miyazaki’s son creates a new anime character on behalf of Studio Ghibli despite programme’s embezzlement scandal.
- Japan
- (anime • anime characters • art • charity • charity goods • cute • Ghibli • Goro Miyazaki • Hayao Miyazaki • news • Nippon TV • shop • Studio Ghibli • t-shirts)
Studio Ghibli releases My Neighbour Totoro neckties in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 16, 2024
Business up top, anime secrets down bottom.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • business • business wear • clothes • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • neckties • shop • Studio Ghibli • ties • Totoro • working in Japan)
The Ghibli Park real-world Totoro house’s kitchen and bath actually get used by staff【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 13, 2024
Studio Ghibli theme park shares a secret for the lived-in feel of the real-world Mei and Satsuki’s house.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • clever • cool • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • Mei and Satsuki's House • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • Totoro)
Hayao Miyazaki-painted Totoro post cards on sale, proceeds help preserve real-life Totoro forest
- Casey Baseel
Jun 11, 2024
Postcards and more are part of the special Totoro Fund line.
- Japan
- (anime • charity • Donguri Kyowakoku • ecology • environment • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • nature • Sayama • Sayama Hills • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • Totoro Forest • Totoro Fund • Totoro no Furusato Foundation • Totoro's Forest)
Studio Ghibli releases new Totoro collection to keep us hydrated all summer long
- Oona McGee
Jun 10, 2024
Beloved character brings anime charm to bottles, a bottle cover and even a cold tea pot in Japan.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • beautiful • bottle covers • bottles • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • drinks • green tea • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • shop • Studio Ghibli • tea • tea pots • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli and Tokyo Metro team up for summer stamp rally with adorable Catbus prize
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2024
But you’ll want to act fast.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cute • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • stamp rally • Studio Ghibli • subways • Tokyo Metro • trains • transportation • travel)
Hayao Miyazaki’s first directorial work adds flavour to a special Japanese sake
- SoraNews24
Jun 8, 2024
Centuries-old sake brewery shines a spotlight on an oft-overlooked anime series.
- Japan
- (alcohol • anime • drinks • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese whiskey • Japanese whisky • My Neighbor Totoro • Toshio Suzuki • Totoro • Whiskey • whisky)
Studio Ghibli Uniqlo shirts and bags on sale now, but not in Japan【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 1, 2024
The anime fashion line makes its return, but once again not in Ghibli or Uniqlo’s home country.
- Japan, Taiwan
- (anime • bags • Castle in the Sky • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • Ponyo • Princess Mononoke • shirts • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • t-shirts • Totoro • Uniqlo • Uniqlo T-shirts)
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