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Studio Ghibli coasters keep your drinks hot and your heart warm this winter
- Oona McGee
Dec 10, 2024 - Tweet
Drink in the beauty of these beloved anime characters.
- Japan
- (anime • Calcifer • coasters • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • kitchen goods • My Neighbor Totoro • shop • Studio Ghibli • tableware • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new Totoro and Jiji hourglass timers in Japan
- Oona McGee
Dec 7, 2024
Keeping time, anime style.
- Japan
- (anime • dioramas • Donguri Kyowakoku • hourglass • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • shop • Studio Ghibli • timer • Totoro)
Ghibli Paper Theater craft kits are back to end your stocking stuffer/souvenir search【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 6, 2024
With scenes adorable and awesome, these DIY papercraft kits are as easy to love as they are to transport.
- Japan
- (anime • arts and crafts • crafts • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Paper Theater • papercraft • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli heroine cardigans give you warmth and strength to face everyday challenges
- Oona McGee
Dec 4, 2024
Like receiving a warm embrace from an anime heroine.
- Japan
- (anime • cardigans • clothes • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • shop • Studio Ghibli • whisper of the heart)
New Ghibli Doll Collection is the best-of-both-worlds solution to the plushie-or-figure dilemma
- Casey Baseel
Dec 3, 2024
Adorably fuzzy versions of the Studio Ghibli anime stars will give fans warm and fuzzy feelings of joy.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • plushies • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases traditional New Year decorations with My Neighbour Totoro characters
- Oona McGee
Dec 3, 2024
Putting an anime twist on Japanese holiday traditions.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Japanese New Year • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • new year • New Year 2025 • New Year's • New Year's 2025 • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new range of cardigans for anime fans
- Oona McGee
Nov 22, 2024
Totoro and Jiji star in this exclusive new collection.
- Japan
- (anime • cardigans • clothes • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • shop • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new mug tumblers featuring anime movie characters
- Oona McGee
Oct 21, 2024
Share a drink with some of the studio’s most famous faces.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • drinks • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • mugs • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • Porco Rosso • shopping • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • tumblers)
Totoro, Calcifer, other Ghibli stars returning as humidifiers ahead of Japan’s dry winter days【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Oct 15, 2024
Just the thing to add humidity and Ghibli cuteness to your living space.
- Japan
- (anime • Calcifer • Doguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • humidifier • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases cute new blanket socks for winter
- Oona McGee
Oct 6, 2024
Characters from My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Howl’s Moving Castle will keep you warm and cosy in the cold.
- Japan
- (anime • Calcifer • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Howl's Moving Castle • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • socks • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Totoro and No-Face Okiagari Boshi figures are adorable reminders to never let life knock you down
- Casey Baseel
Oct 2, 2024
Totoro, No-Face, and Jiji may sway and wobble, but they’ll never get laid out.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • interior • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • okiagari koboshi • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new Totoro and Jiji blankets to keep you cosy this winter
- Oona McGee
Sep 29, 2024
Totoro becomes the strawberry thief in this cosy new winter collection.
- Japan
- (anime • art • blankets • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Night sky Studio Ghibli greeting cards are a beautiful reason to put pen to paper【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 20, 2024
Memorable scenes and dialogue from My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Castle in the Sky.
- Japan
- (anime • Castle in the Sky • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Gigantic Studio Ghibli sock line is cute, clever, and overall awesome【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 16, 2024
Anime fashion that will knock fans’ socks off for as long as you have your socks on.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • Princess Mononoke • socks • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new wooden stand clips featuring cute cast of anime characters
- Oona McGee
Sep 15, 2024
With different characters on the front and the back, these little stands will steal your heart.
- Japan
- (anime • calendar • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
These beautiful Studio Ghibli 10,000-year calendar figures are actually good forever【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 8, 2024
Because just one year is way too short a time to spend with Totoro, No-Face, and Kiki, right?
- Japan
- (anime • calendar • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new Kiki Silhouette pouches with gold details
- Oona McGee
Sep 3, 2024
Kiki’s Delivery Service characters get a golden makeover.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri no Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • pouches • shopping • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli releases anime art calendars for 2025
- Oona McGee
Aug 27, 2024
Make every day a Ghibli day with characters from 23 films, including My Neighbour Totoro.
- Japan
- (anime • calendars • Castle in the Sky • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • My Neighbor Totoro • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Ghibli schedule books, beautiful inside and out, are here to help plan your whimsical adventures
- Casey Baseel
Aug 19, 2024
2025 schedule books include spaces to sort out the rest of 2024 too.
- Japan
- (anime • Castle in the Sky • Donugri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • organizers • schedule books • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds more magic to its Kiki’s Delivery Service collection
- Oona McGee
Aug 13, 2024
Anime movie goods designed to “lift your mood, even on challenging days”.
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • goods • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • shop • shopping • Studio Ghibli)
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