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![Final Fantasy plushie shoulder bags are fuzzy and functional [Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/08/1_8a5d2c.jpg?w=640 "Final Fantasy plushie shoulder bags are fuzzy and functional [Photos]")
Chocobo, Moogle, and two more Final Fantasy mascot creatures want to go with you on your outside-the-house adventures.
Upgrade your wardrobe with custom clothes featuring the iconic font of a Shinjuku Station legend.
Cleverly designed jewellery sways while you wear it, just like Kasuga-sama does in the animated film.
Test your Ghibli fan level with your knowledge of this character and his unusual restaurant policy.
The English on the back of the shirt is almost as humorous as the beach hut squid in the design.
![Gundam’s Char Aznable normal suit becomes roomwear for doing normal stuff in the real world [Pics]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/0_2c36e9.jpg?w=640 "Gundam’s Char Aznable normal suit becomes roomwear for doing normal stuff in the real world [Pics]")
Studio Ghibli releases anime T-shirts that pay homage to one of Hayao Miyazaki’s most personal films
Iconic quotes, air pirates and a very subtle Gina reference make this collection a must-have for fans of this Ghibli classic.
![Uniqlo looks back to the very start of Pokémon with new black-and-white pixel art T-shirts[Pics]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/0_c18d33.jpg?w=640 "Uniqlo looks back to the very start of Pokémon with new black-and-white pixel art T-shirts[Pics]")
The original Pokémon Red, Green, and Blue were in black and white, so these Uniqlo tees are too.
![Beautiful new dangling Totoro socks let the Ghibli mascot sway with every step[Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/06/1_e1be72.jpg?w=640 "Beautiful new dangling Totoro socks let the Ghibli mascot sway with every step[Photos]")
Lacework designers turn their talent to Totoro for adorably fashionable socks and clutch bag.
Bleach, Yu-Gi-Oh, Spy x Family, and more come to Uniqlo’s continuing celebration of a century of manga/anime hits.
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