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Spirited Away No Face piggy bank is back to talk, burp and play music as it munches coins 【Video】
- Oona McGee
Jan 12, 2024 - Tweet
First-generation model finally returns due to popular demand.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • No Face • piggy bank • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Who is No Face? Hayao Miyazaki finally gives us the answer
- Oona McGee
Jan 10, 2024
Studio Ghibli gives fans a fascinating insight into the mysterious anime character.
- Japan
- (anime • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Kinyo Roadshow • movies • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • twitter)
Spirited Away bathhouse spirits steal the spotlight in new Studio Ghibli finger puppet collection
- Oona McGee
Jan 3, 2024
Minor characters get a starring role in this huge new collection.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Ghibli beanbag plushies want to hang out and provide profound cuteness to your living space【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 22, 2023
14 characters from half a dozen anime masterworks for your cuddling/decorating needs.
- Japan
- (anime • Castle in the Sky • Cat Bus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • plushies • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • stuffed animals • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds magic to your matcha with new tea ceremony whisk and bowl
- Oona McGee
Nov 24, 2023
Anime characters from My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away are your companions for this special tea ceremony.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • green tea • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese tea ceremony • matcha • My Neighbour Totoro • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • tea • tea ceremony • Totoro)
No Face becomes…a car? Spirited Away anime character enters the Ghibli Tomica collection
- Oona McGee
Nov 21, 2023
This is perhaps the weirdest “car” of all.
- Japan
- (anime • cars • cool • Dream Tomica Full of Ghibli • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Takara Tomy • tomica • toy cars)
Spirited Away No Face lamp is back, senses when you’re near, welcomes you with lantern light【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 14, 2023
Nice to see you again, No Face, and to know that the feeling is mutual.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Wobbly Spirited Away No Face tea time figure is ready for a jittery Ghibli break, Jiji too【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 26, 2023
No Face will be fine. He just needs his tea.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • Hayao Miyazaki • Kiki's Delivery Service • No Face • spirited away • 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)
Spirited Away bathhouse spirits become self-righting dolls in new Studio Ghibli collection
- Oona McGee
Aug 8, 2023
These characters are here to remind you to never, ever give up.
- Japan
- (anime • beautiful • Boh • cool • cute • dolls • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • interior • Kashira • merchandise • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • toys)
Studio Ghibli releases new bags and letter fans for anime fans
- Oona McGee
Jun 12, 2023
My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away are all represented in this show-stopping new collection.
- Japan
- (anime • bags • Calcifer • cool • cute • fans • fashion • Hayao Miyazaki • Howl's Moving Castle • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • summer • Totoro)
Totoro and No-Face red envelopes are here to help celebrate Lunar New Year in Ghibli style【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 4, 2023
Anime icons from Hayao Miyazaki films sure to be welcome at any Lunar New Year’s party.
- Japan
- (anime • Chinese New Year • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • hongbao • Lunar New Year • makkurokurosuke • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • red envelope • Soot Sprite • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli fukubukuro lucky bag is a sell-out hit in Japan at New Year
- Oona McGee
Jan 2, 2023
Our best Ghibli merchandise haul to date!
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro 2023 • Fukubukuro Roundup 2023 • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • lucky bag 2023 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2023 • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2023 • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • No Face • shopping • SNJO • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Ghibli Park benches spark debate in Japan
- SoraNews24
Oct 13, 2022
One person’s cute anime flourish is another person’s hostile design.
- Japan
- (anime • art • awesome • Catbus • controversy • cool • design • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • museums • My Neighbor Totoro • Nagoya • news • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • twitter • whisper of the heart)
All-ages Catbus, real-world Spirited Away office part of new Studio Ghibli museum exhibit【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 29, 2022
If you can’t get one of the limited number of Ghibli Park tickets, the Ghibli Exhibition will still give you a taste of the magic.
- Japan
- (anime • art • awesome • Catbus • cool • Ghibli Exhibition • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • museums • My Neighbor Totoro • Nagoya • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • whisper of the heart)
Studio Ghibli’s two most famous character masks come into the real world with mini o-men【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 11, 2022
Ghibli Museum’s hand-crafted masks are here just in time for Japan’s summer festival season.
- Japan
- (anime • culture • fashion • festivals • Ghibli Museum • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • masks • No Face • o-men • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • summer festivals)
Soak your feet at the Spirited Away foot bath, in Tokyo for a limited time
- Oona McGee
Jul 7, 2022
Immerse yourself in the world of Studio Ghibli, literally and figuratively.
- Japan
- (anime • art • COK • cool • exhibition • movies • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli Exhibition • Tokyo • Toshio Suzuki)
Ghibli fan builds anime statues on the side of the road, buys his materials at Daiso【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 4, 2022
Characters from three Hayao Miyazaki films are waiting in this wooded area.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cool • Howl's Moving Castle • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Ghibli Museum becomes “Hot Wind Museum” for traditional Japanese range with No Face and Totoro
- Oona McGee
Feb 1, 2022
Spirited Away samue is the star of this collection designed by Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki.
- Japan
- (aprons • bags • cute • fashion • Ghibli • maekake • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • pouches • purses • samue • shoulder bags • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Toshio Suzuki • Totoro • traditional clothes)
Terrifying snow No Face found in Japan gets thumbs up from Studio Ghibli【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 22, 2022
Maybe we should call this version of the Spirited Away scene stealer Snow Face.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • crazy • No Face • scary • snow • snowman • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
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