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SoraNews24
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- SoraNews24
Studio Ghibli releases Mini Mini Stamp sets featuring top anime characters
Totoro and No Face are just some of the familiar faces waiting to leave a mark on your heart. Studio Ghibli characters know how to leave their mark, and now there's a way they can do that literally, thanks to the Mini Mini Stamp collection. Available at the Donguri Kyowakoku Ghibli specialty retail chain, there are four to collect in the series, starting with two dedicated to My Neighbour Totoro. The four designs in the first set are: a Soot Sprite, the Catbus, and the Medium and Large Totoro. The stamps come with a cute case that clips shut, keeping them all neat and secure. On the front of the case is a sweet image of Totoro holding an umbrella, recalling a memorable moment from the film, with a little frog by his side to keep him company. The second My Neighbour Totoro Mini Mini Stamp set contains four different stamps. This collection has all three Totoros — Small, Medium and Large — and an acorn, their object of affection. ▼ The case features Totoro on his own, recalling the logo of the studio. ▼ The third set is dedicated to Kiki's Delivery Service. The stamps here are based around Jiji, with two images of the cat, along with its paw print and Kiki's red bow. ▼ The final set contains characters from Spirited Away. The four stamps cover five characters: No Face, Yubaba, a Soot Sprite, and baby Boh and Yubaba's bird, in their mouse and fly forms. As you might expect, the stamp for No Face is a deep jet black… ▼ …and he appears on the front of the case as well. The stamps are all self-inking and can be used anywhere you want to sprinkle a little Ghibli magic, with calendars and diaries being ideal surfaces for stamping. The stamps can be purchased at Donguri Kyowakoku stores and online, thanks to a recent restock, and are priced at 1,815 yen (US$12.65) each. Source: Donguri Kyowakoku Top image: Donguri Kyowakoku Insert images: Donguri Kyowakoku (1, 2, 3, 4) ● Want to hear about SoraNews24's latest articles as soon as they're published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
SoraNews24
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- SoraNews24
Beautiful Studio Ghibli tenugui can add summer anime style to your home and hand-washing【Photos】
There are all sorts of ways to use tenugui, from wall art to bento carriers, and these Ghibli stars are up for all of them. Tenugui seems like a word that should be easy to translate. A combination of the words te, meaning 'hand' or 'hands,' and nugui, 'wipe,' you could say that tenugui are hand towels, as they're fairly long rectangular lengths of cloth, but not as big as a bath towel. And yes, throughout the course of history people in Japan have used tenugui as hand towels…but they've also used them as gift or parcel wrappings, slings for carrying bento lunch boxes, headbands, and many other things. ▼ A chart with some of the many, many ways to use tenugui And that versatility is something to be doubly happy about today, because it means there are all sorts of reasons to treat yourself to some Studio Ghibli anime art tenugui. Because of their beautiful patterns and thinner material than a terrycloth towel, tenugui are also extremely well-suited to using as poster-like tapestries. With spring winding down, Ghibli specialty shop Donguri Kyowakoku has restocked its supply of tenugui with summery colors and imagery, featuring characters from three of its most beloved films. Pictured above is Spirited Away's Haku, in his dragon form, and Kiki's Delivery Service's Jiji has a tenugui too, where the curious cat is playing in a field of sunflowers. ▼ It looks like Jiji left some pawprints behind, but we'll forgive him. And of course, you can't have a collection of charmingly cute Ghibli stuff without inviting Totoro, can you? The first of four Totoro tenugui salutes both the soothing relaxation and bombastic fun of summer, with wind chimes and fireworks. ▼ The little strips of paper hanging down from the chimes have the kanji characters for 'Big' (大), 'Medium' (中), and 'Small' (小) on them, matching the size of their respective Totoros. Corn is a vegetable with a special significance within My Neighbor Totoro, so of course it appears on this design, along with cucumbers, eggplant, and some other tasty summer produce. There're more veggies on this tenugui where even the Totoros look surprised at the bumper crop of goya, or bitter melon. ▼ That と is the hiragana character for 'to,' as in 'Totoro,' by the way. And finally, the fourth Totoro tenugui also has fireworks on it, but since the name in Japanese for these twirling disc-shaped sparklers is nezumi hanabi, literally 'mouse fireworks,' of course the Catbus is very interested in them. All of the Ghibli tenugui are 90 centimeters (35.4 inches) long by 33 centimeters wide and made in Japan out of 100-percent cotton. They're priced at 2,640 yen (US$18) and can be ordered through the Donguri Kyowakoku online shop here. In addition to giving you the means to add a little Ghibli style to your home, they also make excellent souvenirs, since they fold up flat for easy packing and weigh just 35 grams (1.2 ounces) each. Source: Donguri Kyowakoku Top image: Donguri Kyowakoku Insert images: Donguri Kyowakoku (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) ● Want to hear about SoraNews24's latest articles as soon as they're published? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
