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Studio Ghibli releases new plush mascot character collection with a focus on friendship
- Oona McGee
Sep 23, 2026 - Tweet
Unlikely friendships form across anime movie borders with this new range of soft plush toys.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • plush • plush toy • plush toys • plushies • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli merchandise • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds new finger puppets to its anime merchandise collection in Japan
- Oona McGee
Sep 6, 2026
The Robot Soldier and Fox Squirrel join Sheeta and Pazu in this beautiful Laputa: Castle in the Sky figurine collection.
- Japan
- (anime • anime characters • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • figurines • finger puppets • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • manga • robot soldier • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli adds new anime tumblers to its cool streetwear brand in Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 20, 2026
When you want to share your love of the great outdoors with your love for Studio Ghibli.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • cool • GBL • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • manga • merchandise • Studio Ghibli • Thermo Mug • tumblers • Uncle Pom • Ursula)
Studio Ghibli adds new anime character badges to its streetwear shop in Japan
- Oona McGee
Feb 12, 2026
Tiny plump badges with a lot of heart, and they’re affordably priced too.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • badges • brooches • Donguri Kyowakoku • Earwig and the Witch • Ghibli • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • manga • merchandise • No Face • pin badges • Porco Rosso • Soot Sprite • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
New Studio Ghibli stamps leave an impression on your stationery…and your heart
- Oona McGee
Jan 30, 2026
Dress up notebooks and sticky notes with memorable anime scenes from Japan.
- Japan
- (anime • art • Calcifer • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Howl's Moving Castle • Japanese stationery • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • spirited away • stamps • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds anime aircraft from Laputa: Castle in the Sky to its merchandise shop in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jan 21, 2026
Miniature Flaptor captures Hayao Miyazaki’s creative genius and transforms it into a pullback keychain.
- Japan
- (air pirates • anime • Castle in the Sky • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • Flaptor • Ghibli • keychains • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • manga • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli releases new “komorebi” plush toys to brighten your days
- Oona McGee
Oct 23, 2025
Anime characters from five famous movies want cuddles from their new owners.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • Calcifer • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • plush toys • plushies • soft toys • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • whisper of the heart)
Studio Ghibli releases new Gobelin tote bags that capture the beauty of two anime films
- Oona McGee
Oct 11, 2025
These totes are like works of wearable art.
- Japan
- (anime • autumn • bags • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Gobelin weave • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • manga • Studio Ghibli • tapestry)
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)
Ghibli Museum’s rooftop Robot Soldier captivates fans as snow falls in Tokyo【Video】
- Oona McGee
Feb 7, 2024
“Guardian of the Ghibli Museum” looks like it’s stepped straight out of the anime movie.
- Japan
- (anime • Castle in the Sky • cool • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • Mitaka • robot soldier • snow • snow in Tokyo • Studio Ghibli • Tokyo • twitter • videos)
Park your backside on a Princess Mononoke face mask cushion
- Oona McGee
Dec 23, 2023
New Ghibli cushions look so beautiful they’ll be a challenge to sit on.
- Japan
- (anime • cushions • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • mask • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli’s new Laputa: Castle in the Sky timer is as dramatic as the anime movie
- Oona McGee
Oct 21, 2023
Pazu’s bag and the film’s iconic egg-on-toast also feature in this exciting new merchandise collection.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • merchandise • Muska • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli releases watercolour greeting card collection featuring artwork from anime movies
- Oona McGee
Sep 29, 2023
Beautiful new range comes with director’s penned notes and the signature of Hayao Miyazaki.
- Japan
- (anime • art • cards • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • greeting cards • Hayao Miyazaki • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • My Neighbor Totoro • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • stationery • Studio Ghibli)
We make anime food from Studio Ghibli movie Laputa: Castle in the Sky
- Oona McGee
Aug 26, 2023
Join us as we recreate Dora’s chunk of meat and the Tiger Moth Airship Stew, which look just like they do in the film.
- Japan
- (anime • anime food • books • cooking • cool • cute • food • Ghibli • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • movies • recipes • Sheeta • Stew • Studio Ghibli • themed food • Tiger Moth)
Studio Ghibli mini heroine dress sachets will have your home looking, and smelling, great【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 25, 2023
Costumes of three iconic Ghibli anime protagonists have been shrunk down to sachet size.
- Japan
- (anime • aroma • Arrietty • cool • cute • Donguri Closet • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • sachet • Secret World of Arrietty • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli and Uniqlo team up for line of beautiful T-shirts and bags, but not in Japan【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 24, 2023
Neither Japan nor the U.S. are the first countries to get the first collaboration between the anime studio and fashion brand.
- SE Asia
- (anime • bags • Catbus • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • Makkuro Kurosuke • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • Princess Mononoke • shirts • Singapore • soot sprites • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • susuwatari • sweatshirts • t-shirts • Thailand • Totoro • Uniqlo)
Make Studio Ghibli anime food with official recipe book from Japan
- Oona McGee
Jul 21, 2023
Ghibli’s Dining Table lets us taste the meals eaten by our favourite characters.
- Japan
- (anime • anime food • books • cooking • cool • cute • food • Ghibli • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • movies • recipes • Studio Ghibli • themed food)
Studio Ghibli loungewear lets you cosplay as an anime heroine at home
- Oona McGee
Jul 4, 2023
Add some Ghibli magic to your wardrobe with three new official outfits.
- Japan
- (anime • Calcifer • clothes • COK • cosplay • Donguri Kyowakoku • dresses • fashion • Ghibli • Howl's Moving Castle • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • Levistone • loungewear • merchandise • Princess Mononoke • roomwear • Studio Ghibli • summer)
The top 10 Studio Ghibli anime homes that fans would most like to live in
- Oona McGee
Jun 27, 2023
Japanese survey reveals the studio’s most popular anime houses, and why people want to live there in real life.
- 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)
One thing you should be careful of when visiting Japan’s Laputa Island
- Oona McGee
Aug 20, 2022
A trip to this remote destination ends up mimicking the Studio Ghibli anime film it’s named after.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • ferries • film locations • Ghibli • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • Okinoshima • sea • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • Studio Ghibli • Tomogashima • travel • Wakayama)
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