![New Studio Ghibli notebooks are a beautiful reason to write and draw by hand [Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/10/32_7ab9bf.jpg?w=640 "New Studio Ghibli notebooks are a beautiful reason to write and draw by hand [Photos]")
Ghibli’s partnership with Japanese stationery brand Rollbahn expands to include three more theatrical anime.
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![Totoro and other Ghibli anime figure humidifiers return just in time for the dry season [Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/10/b.jpg?w=640 "Totoro and other Ghibli anime figure humidifiers return just in time for the dry season [Photos]")
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![Studio Ghibli’s Calcifer is ready to light up your home as a magical-looking candle lamp [Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/09/4_b1ea82.jpg?w=640 "Studio Ghibli’s Calcifer is ready to light up your home as a magical-looking candle lamp [Photos]")
![Beautiful Studio Ghibli coin/card cases recreate scenes and props from anime classics [Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/09/60.jpg?w=640 "Beautiful Studio Ghibli coin/card cases recreate scenes and props from anime classics [Photos]")
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![Studio Ghibli film towels with English dialogue lines are cinematically cool and cute[Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/30.jpg?w=640 "Studio Ghibli film towels with English dialogue lines are cinematically cool and cute[Photos]")
Beautiful soft cloth versions of iconic Ghibli scenes warm the heart and inspire the spirit.
Special collection includes the Spirited Away train that lights up at the push of a button.
![Awesome Ghibli Howl’s Moving Castle figure is also a puzzle and an organizer[Photos]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/03/hm-0.jpg?w=640 "Awesome Ghibli Howl’s Moving Castle figure is also a puzzle and an organizer[Photos]")
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