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Totoro’s coziest scene becomes a skateboard with new official Studio Ghibli anime decks【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 24, 2022 - Tweet
Ghibli’s ”American casual” brand’s boards are designed for easy customization and display.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • GBL • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • skateboards • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Ghibli Park releases new info, preview images for Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke areas
- Casey Baseel
Feb 3, 2022
Studo Ghibli theme park will recreate multiple locations from Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, and Kiki’s Delivery Service.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • anime • Ghibli Park • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli • theme parks)
Studio Ghibli fukubukuro: The lucky bag everyone in Japan wants to get their hands on at New Year
- Oona McGee
Jan 3, 2022
Anime merchandise haul comes with a few unusual surprises.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2022 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2022 • Ghibli • goods • Kiki's Delivery Service • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2022 • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases My Neighbour Totoro gacha capsule toys
- Oona McGee
Nov 30, 2021
A collection where the capsules are just as cute as their contents.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • piggy bank • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Which Studio Ghibli house would you most like to live in?
- Oona McGee
Nov 25, 2021
Japanese fans rate the best dwellings from iconic anime films, and reveal why they want to live there.
- Japan
- (anime • anime characters • COK • cute • Ghibli • homes • houses • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • movies • My Neighbour Totoro • Ponyo • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli’s new Nostalgic Piggy Bank series adds anime magic to your savings
- Oona McGee
Nov 20, 2021
“Trust us! We will guard your money!”
- Japan
- (anime • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • piggy bank • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Totoro wants to be your ears’ neighbor with adorable embroidered Ghibli earrings
- Casey Baseel
Oct 8, 2021
Fuzzy friends from Kiki’s Delivery Service and Spirited Away also appear as scrunchies.
- Japan
- (COK • cute • earrings • fashion • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • scrunchies • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Add some Ghibli magic to the table with scene-stealing goods from Kiki’s Delivery Service
- Oona McGee
Sep 24, 2021
Inspired by the tableware seen in the animated movie.
- Japan
- (anime • anime characters • ceramics • COK • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • Studio Ghibli • tableware)
New survey reveals which Studio Ghibli heroine Japanese audiences relate to the most
- Katy Kelly
Sep 2, 2021
How will your favorite leading lady from Studio Ghibli’s library stack up?
- Japan
- (1screen • animation • anime • heroines • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Surveys)
Studio Ghibli debuts new loungewear collection inspired by its dynamic, beloved heroines
- Ingrid Tsai
Jun 19, 2021
Be the heroine you wish to be—comfortable, relaxed, and milling about at home.
- Japan
- (anime • Arrietty • Castle in the Sky • Donguri Closet • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • loungewear • movies • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli makes us hungry for new plate collection featuring iconic characters in mid-meal
- Ingrid Tsai
May 23, 2021
Sorry Grandma. I’m not inheriting your fine china when I have these beautiful Studio Ghibli plates.
- Japan
- (anime • Arrietty • Castle in the Sky • dishware • From Up on Poppy Hill • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • Pom Poko • Ponyo • Porco Rosso • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • The Cat Returns • whisper of the heart)
Studio Ghibli retail chain brings out a mystery fukubukuro lucky bag for New Year
- Oona McGee
Dec 30, 2020
Filled with awesome Ghibli character goods, Donguri Kyowakoku has some of the best lucky bags in all of Japan.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2021 • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • lucky bag • Lucky Bag Roundup 2021 • merchandise • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases 250 more free-to-download/use images from five films, and Totoro is here!
- Casey Baseel
Nov 20, 2020
The stars of Hayao Miyazaki’s late ‘80s/early ‘90s hits join the free-image party.
- Internet, Japan
- (anime • art • beautiful • cool • free downloads • free images • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • Ocean Waves • Pom Poko • Porco Rosso • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli unveils new “chopstick letters” to send to loved ones
- Oona McGee
Sep 19, 2020
Share the joy of eating with the help of some beloved anime characters.
- Japan
- (anime • chopsticks • COK • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
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.
- Japan
- (anime • cosplay • Donguri Kyowakoku • dresses • fashion • Ghibli • Ki&Ki • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • Studio Ghibli • summer)
Studio Ghibli now has a Hawaiian shirt and skirt collection【Photos】
- Oona McGee
Jul 21, 2020
Characters from two popular anime movies are cleverly concealed in these unique designs.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • fashion • GBL • hawaii • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • shirts • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • t-shirts • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new set of free wallpapers to download and use as backgrounds for video calls
- Oona McGee
Apr 24, 2020
Now you can spirit yourself away to the world of Kiki’s Delivery Service and My Neighbour Totoro.
- Japan
- (anime • background • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • online chat • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Tonari no Totoro • Totoro • video conference • wallpapers • Zoom)
Voice actor charms net again with his drawing of a Studio Ghibli character he voiced
- Krista Rogers
Apr 9, 2020
Based on the quality of this Kiki’s Delivery Service homage, it’s hard to believe that his day job is voice actor and not manga artist.
- Japan
- (anime • art • fanart • Kappei Yamaguchi • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • seiyu • Studio Ghibli • twitter • voice actor • voice actresses)
Japanese men rank their favorite female Studio Ghibli characters
- Shannon
Apr 3, 2020
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest Ghibli damsel of them all?
- Japan
- (Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • My Neighbor Totoro • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Ponyo • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • When Marnie Was There • whisper of the heart)
Studio Ghibli makes every day magical with new Spirited Away, Totoro and Kiki calendars
- Oona McGee
Jan 8, 2020
Beloved characters keep you company every day of the year.
- Japan
- (anime • calendar • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Kawaii • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
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