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Catbus clock from Studio Ghibli keeps an eye on the time…and on you
- Oona McGee
Apr 15, 2025 - Tweet
Moving features bring My Neighbour Totoro magic into your home.
- Japan
- (anime • Catbus • clocks • Donguri Kyowakoku • GBL • Ghibli • interior • manga • merchandise • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Catbus and Totoro towlkets are part towel, part blanket, all adorable【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 13, 2025
No matter how you use them, you can count on these Studio Ghibli housewares to be comfortingly soft and achingly cute.
- Japan
- (anime • blankets • Catbus • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • towelket • towelkets • towels)
Studio Ghibli bean bag plushies are ready to receive your love and affection
- Oona McGee
Apr 12, 2025
Characters from Spirited Away, Kiki’s Delivery Service and My Neighbour Totoro appear in this cuddly anime collection.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • characters • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • manga • merchandise • movie • My Neighbor Totoro • plush toys • plushies • soft toys • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Sleep on Totoro’s belly with Studio Ghibli’s My Neighbour Totoro Nap Cushion
- Oona McGee
Apr 11, 2025
Making anime dreams come true.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • plushies • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli noren transforms your house into the anime home from My Neighbour Totoro
- Oona McGee
Apr 10, 2025
A traditional Japanese curtain…with a Ghibli twist.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • interior • interior decoration • Japanese interior • My Neighbor Totoro • noren • soot sprites • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli diorama boxes are much more beautiful than your elementary school art project【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 9, 2025
Multi-use sculptures bring the beauty of My Neighbor Totoro and Kiki’s Delivery Service into your home or garden.
- Japan
- (Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • name • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli releases new My Neighbour Totoro corn gift for Mother’s Day
- Oona McGee
Apr 8, 2025
A heartwarming moment from the anime movie delivers joy in the real world.
- Japan
- (anime • anime merchandise • corn gift • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gifts • manga • merchandise • Mother's Day • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
New line of adorable Ghibli gel ink pens reminds us that being creative by hand is still special
- Casey Baseel
Apr 7, 2025
Champion of hand-drawn animation is a fitting motif for when you want to put pen to paper.
- Japan
- (anime • Donguri Kyowakoku • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • pens • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Sakura Totoro tea sets and tableware return to Japan along with the cherry blossoms【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 4, 2025
Whether you feel like a spot of tea or a nibble of sweets this sakura season, Totoro is right there with you.
- Japan
- (anime • ceramics • cherry blossoms • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • drinkware • Hayao Miyazaki • interior • Mino ware • Mino-yaki • minoyaki • My Neighbor Totoro • sakura • Studio Ghibli • tableware • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli anime art up for auction, alongside Sailor Moon, Pokémon, Akira and Dragon Ball Z
- Oona McGee
Mar 21, 2025
Landmark event contains over 1,200 lots that you can own.
- Japan
- (animation cels • anime • anime art • anime auction • anime cels • art • auctions • Catbus • cels • Dragon Ball Z • Ghibli • Heritage Auctions • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Totoro bento lunch boxes are back just in time for spring picnic and cherry blossom season!【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 20, 2025
A variety of lunch boxes featuring the Studio Ghibli star to suit your springtime outdoor dining needs.
- Japan
- (anime • bento • bento boxes • Donguri Kyowakoku • food • lunch boxes • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Support Hayao Miyazaki’s Totoro Forest with new T-shirts and hoodies from Studio Ghibli
- Oona McGee
Mar 18, 2025
A great way to give a little and receive a little from the real-world site where Totoro was born.
- Japan
- (anime • anime characters • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • hoodies • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • parkas • shirts • Studio Ghibli • t-shirts • Totoro • Totoro Forest • Totoro Fund)
Studio Ghibli unveils new Mother’s Day gift collection, with flower sets and a special acorn tea
- SoraNews24
Mar 15, 2025
Flower pots, furoshiki…and a tea that dissolves gallstones and kidney stones.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • gifts • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • Mother's Day • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
My Neighbour Totoro rice cookers and pots bring Studio Ghibli anime flair to your kitchen
- Oona McGee
Mar 15, 2025
Totoro blends tradition with modern design so you can make the best rice you’ve ever tasted.
- Japan
- (anime • cookware • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • kitchenware • My Neighbor Totoro • My Neighbour Totoro • nabe • ohitsu • rice cooker • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli adds new anime socks to its merchandise range in Japan
- Oona McGee
Mar 14, 2025
Over a dozen pairs featuring some of our favourite characters.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • Princess Mononoke • socks • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Studio Ghibli bakery adds Totoro sakura cakes to its sweet lineup in Tokyo
- Oona McGee
Mar 13, 2025
New treat celebrates two special occasions in one, alongside an edible Jiji from Kiki’s Delivery Service.
- Japan
- (anime • cakes • cherry blossom • cookies • cream puffs • food • Jiji • Kiki's Delivery Service • sakura • Shiro Hige’s Cream Puff Factory • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • Studio Ghibli • sweets • Totoro • Totoro cream puffs • white day)
Studio Ghibli bakery has a Totoro cream puff delivery service…but it’s super hard to get
- Oona McGee
Mar 12, 2025
Now you don’t have to visit Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory to get a taste of Totoro.
- Japan
- (anime • bakeries • choux cream • choux pastry • COK • cute • food • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • review • Shirohige's Cream Puff Factory • SNJO • sweets • taste test • Totoro • Totoro cream puffs)
Studio Ghibli anime stamps help seal your love for popular movie characters
- Oona McGee
Mar 11, 2025
My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service and Spirited Away have starring roles in this stationery collection.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • notebooks • stamps • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Baby’s first Totoro cosplay? Ghibli specialty shop has adorable infant fashion sets【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 10, 2025
Catbus joins Totoro in cap and bib bundles.
- Japan
- (anime • babies • Catbus • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • fashion • kids • manga • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
Classy and cute Totoro china teacups will have you feeling as cozy as the Ghibli anime【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 9, 2025
Totoro and soot sprites will keep you company as you sip your tea or coffee.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • drinks • drinkware • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Noritake • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)
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