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Studio Ghibli adds new range of neckties to its anime merchandise store in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 5, 2026 - Tweet
Bring Totoro and the gang to work with cleverly concealed character details.
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Studio Ghibli adds mini pillows and massive mats to its anime merchandise store in Japan
- Oona McGee
May 19, 2026
My Neighbour Totoro is here to help you look and feel cool in traditional Japanese style.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • cushions • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • igusa • interior • interiors • Japanese interior • mats • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • pillows • Studio Ghibli • summer • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases crystal glass paperweights featuring Totoro and the Catbus
- Oona McGee
May 3, 2026
Sparkly new range will hold down your papers and lift your spirits with anime charm.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gift • gifts • glass • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Noritake • paperweights • presents • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new anime keychains that are like miniature figurines
- Oona McGee
Apr 30, 2026
Special collection includes the Spirited Away train that lights up at the push of a button.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Hin • Howl's Moving Castle • keychain • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds new anime character puppet socks to its merchandise store in Japan
- Oona McGee
Apr 26, 2026
No Face, Catbus and Totoro come to life as unique puppets for your feet.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • No Face • socks • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli launches huge new anime movie T-shirt collection with special design details
- Oona McGee
Apr 24, 2026
American casual aesthetic, thoughtful Japanese design.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • GBL • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Porco Rosso • Studio Ghibli • t-shirts • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds new My Neighbour Totoro 2026 Corn Gift to its anime store for Mother’s Day
- Oona McGee
Apr 1, 2026
New release contains exclusive My Neighbour Totoro products that can’t be purchased anywhere else.
- Japan
- (anime • corn • corn gift • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gift • gifts • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • Mother's Day • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • presents • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new anime character socks to put a magical spring in your step
- Oona McGee
Mar 29, 2026
Put your best foot forward with the help of some beloved movie characters.
- Japan
- (anime • art • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbour Totoro • socks • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • whisper of the heart)
Studio Ghibli releases the My Neighbour Totoro tea caddy, with a magical self-closing lid
- Oona McGee
Mar 24, 2026
A unique product handmade by traditional craftsmen at Kyoto’s Kaikado, Japan’s oldest tea caddy manufacturer.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • craftsmen • cute • design • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • green tea • japanese design • Japanese traditional crafts • Kaikado • Kyoto • manga • matcha • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • tea • tea caddy • tea cannister • tea container • Totoro • traditional crafts)
Studio Ghibli releases Catbus pullback keychain that runs like the anime character
- Oona McGee
Mar 11, 2026
This replica is tiny but its action is mighty.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • keychain • manga • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli turns My Neighbour Totoro characters into bag charms for everyday adventures
- Oona McGee
Jan 28, 2026
Totoro and the Catbus add warm and fuzzy anime charm to winter in Japan.
- Japan
- (anime • bag charms • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • keychains • manga • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new anime envelopes in Japan with interactive features
- Oona McGee
Nov 27, 2025
Stationery goods allow you to animate the characters.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • envelopes • Ghibli • Japanese New Year • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • new year • No Face • otoshidama • pochi bukuro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds My Neighbour Totoro stamps to its anime merchandise store in Japan
- Oona McGee
Nov 18, 2025
Perfect for scrapbooking and New Year’s nengajo cards.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Japanese New Year • Japanese stationery • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • nengajo • new year • New Year 2026 • stamps • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli unveils new fluffy purses from films like My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away
- Oona McGee
Nov 13, 2025
Anime characters you’ll want to snuggle up to.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Princess Mononoke • purse • purses • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new Ursula’s blanket from Kiki’s Delivery Service
- Oona McGee
Nov 7, 2025
Wrap yourself up in the warmth of an anime movie.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • cute • dolls • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • porcelain • porcelain ware • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds acorn-shaped Totoro bento boxes to its anime merchandise shop in Japan
- Oona McGee
Oct 28, 2025
The next best thing to carrying a sack full of magical acorns.
- Japan
- (acorns • anime • autumn • beautiful • bento • bento boxes • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new Totoro porcelain dolls that support Japanese manufacturing
- Oona McGee
Oct 25, 2025
Esteemed plush toy maker brings over a century of tradition to three new Totoros.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • beautiful • cute • dolls • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • porcelain • porcelain ware • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli anime stoles are here to keep you warm with a range of famous characters
- Oona McGee
Oct 22, 2025
Snuggle up to favourites from Howl’s Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service and My Neighbour Totoro.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Howl's Moving Castle • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • scarf • scarves • shawls • stoles • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds new My Neighbour Totoro pouches to its anime merchandise shop in Japan
- Oona McGee
Oct 9, 2025
Totoro and the Catbus are joined by Jiji for this joyous new collection.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • pouches • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
You can now buy Studio Ghibli shaved ice desserts in Japan
- Oona McGee
Aug 8, 2025
Yes, Totoro — we can now eat your kind, but only for a very limited time.
- Japan
- (anime • bakeries • choux cream • choux pastry • COK • cute • food • Ghibli • kakigori • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • review • shaved ice • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • SNJO • Studio Ghibli • sweets • taste test • Tokyo • Totoro • Totoro cream puffs)
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