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My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbor Totoro calendar for next year can be yours right now at Donguri Kyowakoku
- Casey Baseel
2 days ago - Tweet
Its months don’t start until 2027, but the artwork is adorable and beautiful already.
- Japan
- (anime • calendars • Donguri Kyowakoku • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Make-your-own-Totoro plushie workshop event coming to Ghibli Park park this fall
- Casey Baseel
4 days ago
Why build a bear when you could build a Totoro?
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cool • crafts • Ghibli Park • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • plushies • Studio Ghibli • Tototo)
Cuddly starry night Totoro and other Ghibli blankets set to keep you cozy in chilly months ahead
- Casey Baseel
5 days ago
If you’ve got Totoro in your Ghibli-loving heart, why not have him on your lap too?
- Japan
- (anime • blankets • cozy • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Totoro and other Ghibli anime figure humidifiers return just in time for the dry season [Photos]
- Casey Baseel
6 days ago
Three ways to deal with uncomfortably dry weather while also letting you go “Ahhhh! Isn’t Totoro/Calcifer/Jiji cute?”
- Japan
- (anime • Calcifer • Donguri Kyowakoku • gadgets • Howl's Moving Castle • humidifiers • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Beautiful Studio Ghibli coin/card cases recreate scenes and props from anime classics [Photos]
- Casey Baseel
Sep 24, 2026
What better place to carry your train pass than inside No Face’s Spirited Away train ride?
- Japan
- (accessories • anime • bags • card case • coin case • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • pouches • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new plush mascot character collection with a focus on friendship
- Oona McGee
Sep 23, 2026
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 releases new anime socks that pay tribute to characters from four different movies
- Oona McGee
Sep 20, 2026
Cosy up in colder weather with cute characters cuddling your toes.
- Japan
- (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)
Ghibli store Donguri Kyowakoku now has special frames to protect your anime art Paper Theater kits
- Casey Baseel
Sep 12, 2026
Studio Ghibli specialty shop wants to keep your papercraft Totoro safe.
- Japan
- (anime & manga • art • beautiful • cool • crafts • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • My Neighbor Totoro • Paper Theater • papercraft • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli unveils new My Neighbour Totoro Yearly Plate for 2027
- Oona McGee
Sep 4, 2026
Anime characters with beautiful details will keep you smiling all year long.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • ceramics • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Noritake • plate • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • Yearly Plate)
Studio Ghibli unveils new anime calendars and diary planners for 2027
- Oona McGee
Aug 29, 2026
Schedule your days the Ghibli way, with a dash of magic on every page of the year.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful • calendar • calendars • cute • diaries • diary • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • organizers • schedule books • spirited away • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Nephew of Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki serves up Totoro Shaved Ice in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Aug 25, 2026
Find out if these limited-edition sweets uphold the family reputation for quality and creativity.
- Japan
- (anime • cream puffs • cute • desserts • food • kakigori • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • shaved ice • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • SNO • Studio Ghibli • summer • sweets • Totoro)
Totoro shaved ice wows Studio Ghibli fans in Tokyo for a very limited time
- Oona McGee
Aug 18, 2026
Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory turns the beloved Ghibli star into a very cool character.
- Japan
- (anime • cream puffs • cute • desserts • food • kakigori • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • shaved ice • Shiro Hige’s Cream Puff Factory • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • Studio Ghibli • summer • sweets • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli unveils new finger puppets featuring anime characters from My Neighbour Totoro
- Oona McGee
Aug 7, 2026
Recreate magical movie moments with beloved characters on your fingertips.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • finger puppets • Ghibli • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • Mei • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • puppets • purses • Soot Sprite • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli merchandise • Totoro)
Beautiful Totoro bonsai figure needs no watering, makes soothing rain showers whenever you want
- Casey Baseel
Aug 7, 2026
Need a stress-soothing break? This figurine’s return means you can wait with Totoro while he waits for the Cat Bus.
- Japan
- (anime • bonsai • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • figurines • fountain • interior • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • water garden)
New Studio Ghibli washi tape adds anime flair to Japanese stationery
- Oona McGee
Jul 31, 2026
Ghibli designs so charming they’ll be hard to peel yourself away from.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • GBL • Ghibli • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese stationery • masking tape • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • presents • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli merchandise • tape • Totoro • washi tape)
Studio Ghibli Laputa figure looks like it’s really flying thanks to cool visual trick
- Casey Baseel
Jul 27, 2026
Meanwhile, Totoro is as adorable as ever, thanks to being Totoro, in his own magnetic figure form.
- Japan
- (anime • Castle in the Sky • clever • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • interior • Laputa • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Beautiful exclusive Totoro tenugui towel is a gift from Disney to Ghibli physical media buyers
- Casey Baseel
Jul 21, 2026
Picking up a Studio Ghibli film on disc this summer could get you a tenugui too.
- Japan
- (anime • Disney • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • physical media • Studio Ghibli • tenugui • Totoro • towels)
Studio Ghibli releases huge new wooden clip collection featuring 25 anime movies
- Oona McGee
Jul 16, 2026
From Nausicaä to Earwig and the Witch, this collection celebrates all but one of Ghibli’s major feature films.
- Japan
- (anime • anime movies • clips • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • wood • wooden)
Studio Ghibli releases new Totoro coin purses…but who’s the blue character?
- Oona McGee
Jul 14, 2026
This Ghibli mystery makes us wonder if some Pom Poko-esque shapeshifting has been going on.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • coin purse • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • purses • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli merchandise • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli brings anime characters to the table with new Totoro placemat that’s like a movie cell
- Oona McGee
Jul 14, 2026
Make every meal a Ghibli one, with Kiki’s Delivery Service also joining the dinner party.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • placemat • placemats • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
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