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Studio Ghibli theme park announces new expansion saluting a previously off-limits anime

• Casey Baseel
  41 minutes ago
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After initially saying no to a Nausicaa area, Ghibli has had a change of heart.

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• Japan
• (Aichi • Amusement Parks • anime • Hayao Miyazaki • Japan travel • manga • Nagoya • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • Studio Ghibli • theme parks • tourism • travel)

Studio Ghibli releases new Kiki’s Delivery Service Jiji music box for anime fans

• Oona McGee
  12 hours ago

Retro telephone from the Guchokipanya bakery plays one of the film’s most iconic songs.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • diorama • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Guchokipanya • Hayao Miyazaki • Jiji • Kiki's bakery • Kiki's Delivery Service • merchandise • music box • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli unveils new finger puppets featuring anime characters from My Neighbour Totoro

• Oona McGee
  4 days ago

Recreate magical movie moments with beloved characters on your fingertips.

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• 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
  4 days ago

Need a stress-soothing break? This figurine’s return means you can wait with Totoro while he waits for the Cat Bus.

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• Japan
• (anime • bonsai • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • figurines • fountain • interior • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • water garden)

Studio Ghibli’s No Face twirls to sound of Spirited Away’s theme song in beautiful accessory box

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 2, 2026

This box comes pre-loaded with something for anime fans to treasure.

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• Japan
• (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • manga • music box • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Live-action Princess Mononoke is coming to streaming as a live event, previews look amazing [Video]

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 1, 2026

Kabuki adaptation of Studio Ghibli anime masterpiece will be shown online, but you’ll need to mark the date on your calendar.

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• Japan
• (anime • kabuki • Live action • manga • Princess Mononoke • Princess Mononoke kabuki • stage plays • streaming • Studio Ghibli • video)

Studio Ghibli releases new Spirited Away earrings featuring mysterious anime bathhouse character

• Oona McGee
  Aug 1, 2026

Cleverly designed jewellery sways while you wear it, just like Kasuga-sama does in the animated film.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • culture • Donguri Kyowakoku • earrings • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • jewellery • jewelry • Kasuga sama • Kasuga Shrine • Kasuga Taisha • merchandise • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

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.

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• 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.

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• Japan
• (anime • Castle in the Sky • clever • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • interior • Laputa • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Studio Ghibli adds new Ponyo glassware to its anime lineup for summer

• Oona McGee
  Jul 27, 2026

Stay cool with a little help from a Ghibli seaside town.

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• Japan
• (anime • anime merchandise • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • drinkware • Ghibli • gifts • glass • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • Ponyo • Studio Ghibli • Studio Ghibli merchandise)

Studio Ghibli releases Japanese curry shirts in honour of anime about the studio’s staff

• Oona McGee
  Jul 25, 2026

Test your Ghibli fan level with your knowledge of this character and his unusual restaurant policy. 

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• Japan
• (anime • clothing • cool • curry • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese clothes • Japanese curry • merchandise • shirts • Studio Ghibli • t-shirts • The Ghiblies • The Ghiblies Episode 2)

Studio Ghibli’s new moving keychains are the angry, adorable bugs from Nausicaa [Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 22, 2026

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind’s Ohm want to be the holders of your keys.

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• Japan
• (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • key holders • keychains • manga • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind • ohm • pullback • Studio Ghibli)

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.

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• Japan
• (anime • Disney • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • physical media • Studio Ghibli • tenugui • Totoro • towels)

Studio Ghibli releases anime T-shirts that pay homage to one of Hayao Miyazaki’s most personal films

• Oona McGee
  Jul 18, 2026

Iconic quotes, air pirates and a very subtle Gina reference make this collection a must-have for fans of this Ghibli classic.

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• Japan
• (air pirates • anime • bags • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • GBL • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • merchandise • Porco • Porco Rosso • shirts • streetwear • Studio Ghibli • t-shirts)

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. 

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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)

Studio Ghibli calendar figures are back, look amazing whether you check the date or not[Photos]

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 13, 2026

Give Totoro, No-Face, and Jiji a little time every day, and they’ll make sure you don’t forget the date.

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• Japan
• (anime • calendars • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • figures • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Studio Ghibli theme park’s new dessert is a drinkable version of Hayao Miyazaki’s pilot daydream

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 10, 2026

This Hideout is both a dessert we’d like to drink and a place we’d like to be.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • cafes • drinks • food • Ghibli Park • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • Porco Rosso • restaurants • Studio Ghibli • sweets • theme parks)

Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 8, 2026

A Night in the Valley of Witches makes its screening debut, and Hayao Miyazaki’s first-ever art exhibition created for Ghibli’s theme park, three years in the making, opens too.

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• Japan
• (Amusement Parks • anime • art • COK • Goro Miyazaki • Hayao Miyazaki • manga • Studio Ghibli • theme parks)

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