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Beautiful Studio Ghibli anime sake flask and cup set lets you get liquored up the Laputa way
- Casey Baseel
May 30, 2019 - Tweet
Homage to Hayao Miyazaki classic is just one part of Donguri Kyowakoku’s gift recommendations for Ghibli-loving fathers.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • interior • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • My Neighbor Totoro • sake • shirts • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli summer merchandise puts famous anime characters on Japanese fans and wind chimes
- Oona McGee
May 23, 2019
New collection will keep you cool with friends from My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Spirited Away.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • glasses • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Porco Rosso • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • whisper of the heart)
Studio Ghibli anime films get American comic book style update with new glassware collection
- Oona McGee
May 17, 2019
Speech bubbles and pops of bright colour add a new comic twist to movies like My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away.
- Japan
- (anime • Comics • DC Comics • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • glasses • Kiki's Delivery Service • Laputa • Laputa: Castle in the Sky • Marvel Comics • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Porco Rosso • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • whisper of the heart)
You can now drive Totoro’s Catbus with this awesome new item from the Ghibli specialty shop【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
May 15, 2019
Radio-controlled Catbus offers the sights and sounds of the classic Hayao Miyazaki anime.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cool • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • radio-controlled • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • toys • video)
Spirited Away meals and merchandise coming to new Studio Ghibli exhibition in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Mar 28, 2019
Taste the magical world of My Neighbour Totoro and Spirited Away for a limited time!
- Japan
- (anime • COK • exhibitions • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • pop-up cafes • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Tokyo • Toshio Suzuki • Totoro • Yubaba)
Totoro cream puffs come to the Ghibli Museum neighbourhood with exclusive new Catbus cookie
- Oona McGee
Mar 15, 2019
We visit the new Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory in Tokyo and try the very special Rum Raisin Catbus you can’t get anywhere else.
- Japan
- (Catbus • COK • cookies • Ghibli • Ghibli Museum • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • SNO • Studio Ghibli • sweets • Totoro)
Sakura Totoro: Official Studio Ghibli merchandise for cherry blossom season 2019
- Oona McGee
Feb 19, 2019
Enjoy hanami flower viewing with some famous anime wood sprites this year.
- Japan
- (anime • cherry blossoms • cute • Ghibli • Kawaii • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • sakura • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli hanko personal seal stands are here to enliven your mundane daily tasks
- Krista Rogers
Jan 5, 2019
These adorable name stamp stands will make you want to stamp your name on everything in sight!
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cute • hanko • Hayao Miyazaki • home • name stamp • office • personal seals • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli-licensed store Donguri Kyowakoku brings us the fukubukuro lucky bag of our dreams
- Oona McGee
Jan 4, 2019
Totoro and Kiki merchandise make this a great start to the year.
- Japan
- (anime • anime characters • fukubukuro • fukubukuro 2019 • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • Lucky Bag Roundup 2019 • Lucky Bags • lucky Bags 2019 • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
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)
Chinese poster for Totoro’s first theatrical release in country has a beautifully subtle secret
- Casey Baseel
Dec 1, 2018
That’s not a forest or a field Hayao Miyazaki’s characters are walking through.
- China, Japan
- (ads • anime • art • Hayao Miyazaki • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • posters • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Totoro beer? Hayao Miyazaki draws new version of anime icon for Japanese craft beer label
- Casey Baseel
Oct 1, 2018
Two of Studio Ghibli’s co-founders team up for stylish microbrew promotion.
- Japan
- (alcohol • anime • beer • drinks • Hayao Miyazaki • Studio Ghibli • Toshio Suzuki • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli Ponyo dessert now available at Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Sep 12, 2018
Totoro and Ponyo are waiting for you to eat them at this beautiful Hayao Miyazaki-endorsed cafe.
- Japan
- (COK • desserts • Ghibli • Hayao Miyazaki • Japanese desserts • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Ponyo • SNO • Studio Ghibli • sweets • Totoro)
New Totoro merchandise combines cute anime with ancient Japanese pottery traditions
- Oona McGee
Jul 31, 2018
Totoro chopstick rests, lanterns, cups, and figurines created by Shigaraki craftsmen specialising in tanuki raccoon dog figurines.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • figurines • Kawaii • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • pottery • Totoro)
Celebrate Totoro’s 30th anniversary with new and exclusive commemorative Totoro items!
- Kay
Jul 5, 2018
Beloved anime character Totoro is celebrating his 30th birthday this year and is getting an exciting line of new merchandise that Ghibli fans won’t want to miss! Read More
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • plushies • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Seiko to release new Ghibli watches, including limited-edition 30th anniversary Totoro watches
- Dale Roll
Jun 13, 2018
Fans of Kiki’s Delivery Service will also want to check these out.
- Japan
- (anime • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • movies • My Neighbor Totoro • Seiko • Studio Ghibli • Tonari no Totoro • Totoro • watches)
Studio Ghibli creates gorgeous hand-made Totoro reproduction cels for fans and collectors【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 4, 2018
An iconic image from Hayao Miyazaki’s anime classic is ready to adorn the walls of superfans’ homes.
- Japan
- (animation cels • anime • art • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • video)
May’s Garden House Restaurant: The first Totoro-themed restaurant officially licensed by Studio Ghibli
- Oona McGee
May 23, 2018
The grand opening is scheduled for late May.
- SE Asia
- (Ghibli • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • restaurants • Studio Ghibli • themed restaurants • Toshio Suzuki • Totoro)
Nothing can make us wish we were kids again harder than this Totoro Catbus rocking horse【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 20, 2018
Luckily there’s still one way for grown-up Studio Ghibli anime fans to enjoy it.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • cool • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • toys)
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)
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