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Instead of a plastic ball you’ll throw away, these Totoro capsules are something you’ll treasure as much as what’s inside them.
Voice-activated water gardens feature characters from My Neighbour Totoro, Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away.
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Spirited Away and My Neighbour Totoro are just two of the movies featured in this cute series.
Please, Santa, we’ve been really good all year, so bring us some adorable Ghibli-themed sweets!
There’s some overlap at the top, but after that teens and older top 10 lists start to deserve.
Hayao Miyazaki has spent over US$2 million to save the forest where Totoro was born, but needs more help.
Director Hayao Miyazaki shares a number of revelations, including the real reason why there’s only one girl in the Totoro poster.
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Studio shows off how the beloved character will look inside the Ghibli’s Giant Warehouse section of the park.
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