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Spirited Away x Loewe pop-up store in Harajuku whisks visitors away to the world of Studio Ghibli
- Oona McGee
Jan 13, 2022 - Tweet
New store is just as magical as the exclusive goods inside it.
- Japan
- (anime • cool • fashion • Ghibli • handbags • Harajuku • Hayao Miyazaki • LOEWE • merchandise • movies • No Face • pop-up shop • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
No Face lights the way in new lineup of Spirited Away anime merchandise from Japan
- Oona McGee
Dec 19, 2021
Bring a little Studio Ghibli magic into the home.
- Japan
- (anime • anime characters • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Kashira • lights • merchandise • movies • No Face • piggy banks • shopping • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Mugyutto No-Face figure lets Spirited Away fans satisfy their mugyutto urges whenever they need to
- Casey Baseel
Aug 10, 2021
Studio Ghibli specialty store cautions against excessive stretching, though.
Studio Ghibli merch store debuts new, fantastical Spirited Away accessories【Pics】
- Ingrid Tsai
Aug 7, 2021
Maximize your hot girl summer with these pieces.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • movies • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Studio Ghibli’s Hopping Lantern from Spirited Away can now be yours to own!
- Oona McGee
Jul 15, 2021
New product comes with special features to recreate the friendly lamp character from the hit anime film.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • lamps • merchandise • movies • No Face • Seiko • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • watches • wristwatches)
New Studio Ghibli No Face piggy bank brings us even more magic from Spirited Away
- Oona McGee
Jun 17, 2021
Upgraded model boasts new features…and No Face is now hungry for more than just coins.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • money banks • No Face • piggy bank • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • weird)
Celebrate Spirited Away’s 20th birthday with themed, whimsically embroidered baseball jacket
- Ingrid Tsai
Jan 23, 2021
Show good face with No Face.
- Japan
- (anime • clothes • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • GBL • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • No Face • nostalgic • spirited away • 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 fans for Ghibli fans! Anime studio’s new line of Japanese sensu, uchiwa arrives for summer
- Casey Baseel
Jun 22, 2020
Totoro and No-Face want to keep you company and keep you cool this summer.
- Japan
- (anime • bags • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fans • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • Uchiwa)
New Studio Ghibli exhibition opens in Tokyo, features giant talking Yubaba from Spirited Away
- Oona McGee
Apr 24, 2019
We catch up with No Face, Mari Natsuki, who voiced the character of Yubaba, and legendary producer Toshio Suzuki at the limited-time exhibition.
- Japan
- (anime • art • COK • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • No Face • SNO • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli Exhibition • Toshio Suzuki • Yubaba)
Ghibli moss art discovered along mountain road in Japan
- Oona McGee
Dec 30, 2018
Totoro, Kiki, and No Face are just some of the characters who’ve emerged from the moss-covered wall.
- Japan
- (anime • Castle in the Sky • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • No Face • Princess Mononoke • Saitama • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
New illustrated Studio Ghibli folding fans: A beautiful way to deal with Japan’s summertime heat
- Casey Baseel
Apr 18, 2018
Totoro, Jiji, and No Face are here to provide a cool breeze as you set out on warm-weather adventures of your own.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fans • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese fans • Kiki's Delivery Service • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
The most awesome anime fan art is fan art that’s also traditional Japanese sweets【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 22, 2018
From Pop Team Epic to Cowboy Bebop, this professional confectioner’s anime and video game dojin works are edible!
- Japan
- (anime • anko • cool • fan art • food • nerikiri • No Face • spirited away • sweet beans • sweets • video games)
New Studio Ghibli Spirited Away merchandise: Golden amulets tell fortunes from No Face’s belly
- Oona McGee
Dec 20, 2017
The six secret talismans from the movie contain hidden meanings for your future.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • movies • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Watch Ghibli’s Spirited Away No Face piggy bank speak, burp and gobble coins 【Video】
- Oona McGee
May 29, 2017
No Face is hungry for coins and when he looks this animated eating them, we can’t stop feeding him!
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • money banks • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Spirited Away’s No-Face spotted riding a motorcycle on the street of Japan
- Casey Baseel
Nov 4, 2016
Sure, Chihiro got to ride a dragon, but her Studio Ghibli anime co-star apparently gets around on a pretty sweet bike.
- Japan
- (anime • cosplay • funny • Hayao Miyazaki • motorcycles • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Artist carves cute Studio Ghibli characters into Oreo cookie filling 【Video】
- Corey Gold
Nov 2, 2016
Who can resist scrumptious Oreo cookies, especially when they’re inscribed with our favorite Ghibli anime characters? Read More
- Japan
- (anime • art • cookies • food • Hayao Miyazaki • No Face • Oreo • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • sweets • Totoro • video)
Kindergarten student scares classmates by dressing up as No Face from Spirited Away for Halloween
- Oona McGee
Nov 1, 2016
The little girl’s love for the mysterious anime spirit is so adorable fans have turned her into a hilarious Internet meme.
- Taiwan
- (cute • halloween • Hayao Miyazaki • kaonashi • kids • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
Spirited Away’s No Face tries racing across intersection in Japan, but doesn’t quite make it…
- Oona McGee
Oct 4, 2016
The “real-life” version of the Ghibli character has people splitting their sides online.
- Japan
- (anime • funny • Ghibli • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)
No-Face has apparently moved to Aomori and taken up playing tsugaru-jamisen on the street
- Preston Phro
Jan 11, 2016
Famed Ghibli character apparently couldn’t cut it making movies, seems to have resorted to busking to get by.
- Internet, Japan
- (kaonashi • No Face • Studio Ghibli • tsugaru-jamisen)
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