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Studio Ghibli releases new anime socks that pay tribute to characters from four different movies

• Oona McGee
  Sep 20, 2026
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Cosy up in colder weather with cute characters cuddling your toes.

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• (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • socks • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli releases new onigiri rice ball-shaped lunch bag for Kiki’s Delivery Service fans

• Oona McGee
  Sep 12, 2026

Carry your lunch like a magical delivery from the famous anime movie. 

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• (anime • bento • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • lunch bags • manga • onigiri • picnic • picnic set • picnics • rice ball • rice balls • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli adds new Kiki’s Delivery Service notebook and ceramic cake case to stores in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 24, 2026

New items make the leap from the anime world and into our merchandise collections. 

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• Japan
• (accessory case • anime • anime merchandise • cakes • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Japanese stationery • Jiji • Ki&Ki • Kiki's bakery • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • notebooks • stationery • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli releases new anime tea and mugs in Japan

• Oona McGee
  Oct 14, 2025

A beautiful way to add a calming sense of escapism to your day.

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• (anime • beautiful • cups • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Jiji • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • mugs • My Neighbor Tototo • Studio Ghibli • tea • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli releases Kiki’s Delivery Service bag modelled on the one from the film

• Oona McGee
  Jul 29, 2024

Adding magical flair to your everyday adventures.

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• (anime • bags • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • shoulder bags • Studio Ghibli)

McDonald’s Japan now using adorable Kiki’s Delivery Service wrappers for new burgers【Taste test】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 28, 2024

New sandwiches look great even before you unwrap them.

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• (anime • burgers • COK • cool • fast food • food • hamburgers • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • SNJO • taste test)

Anime witch Kiki and black cat Jiji make deliveries in adorable new McDonald’s Japan video【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Jun 27, 2024

Those Europe Burgers aren’t going to deliver themselves, after all..

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• Japan
• (anime • burgers • cool • fast food • food • hamburgers • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • video)

Ghibli cosplay: Official dresses bring anime heroine vibes to your wardrobe

• Oona McGee
  Aug 5, 2020

Studio Ghibli dresses add magic to the real world.

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• (anime • cosplay • Donguri Kyowakoku • dresses • fashion • Ghibli • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • Studio Ghibli • summer)

A scientific analysis of Kiki’s alleged superhuman strength

• Master Blaster
  Oct 3, 2013

Recently a video was posted by science fiction writer Rikao Yanagida which, using a scene from the much-loved Studio Ghibli movie, Kiki’s Delivery Service, attempted to gauge the upper-body tensile strength of the titular character.

The scene used for Yanagida’s analysis came from the climax in which Kiki catches Tombo mid-fall after slipping off a rope attached to a blimp. According to Yanagida’s calculations, to be able to make such a one-handed catch while clinging to the broom, Kiki would have to withstand a force of 44 tons!

That’s a seriously impressive feat of strength. But before we go patting Kiki on the back, let’s go over Mr. Yanagida’s work.

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Ki&Ki: The new face of traditional Japanese music

• Preston Phro
  Jul 31, 2013

The world of traditional Japanese music is incredibly varied–there’s exciting min’you folk music, austere gagaku ancient imperial court music, and the ethereal tunes of Noh plays. But one genre in particular stands out among the all others: tsugaru-jamisen.

A fast, lively style of playing born out of min’you as performed by traveling entertainers, tsugaru-jamisen hails from Aomori Prefecture and is the youngest genre of “traditional” Japanese music. And, from Hiromitsu Agatsuma and the late Takahashi Chikuzan to the Yoshida Brothers and Kevin Kmetz, there is no shortage of talented, inspiring performers in the tsugaru-jamisen world.

But for us, one duo in particular stands out: Ki&Ki.

Even if you don’t recognize the name, you may already be familiar with these two incredibly talented young women thanks to their numerous YouTube videos. Recently we got the chance to sit down with the pair to learn a little bit about their history with tsugaru-jamisen.

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• (Ki&Ki • music • shamisen • traditional music • tsugaru-jamisen)

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