Back from Japan with some new neighbours

[matakishi]

I'm sure I can work these into numerous settings

[Svennn]

Totoro!!  Awesome!!

I am not ashamed to say I have Totoro slippers, various plush including my favourite with a head that tilts back to reveal a secret compartment and even a tissue box cover.  I need some of these now, are they vinyl?

[matakishi]

Yes vinyl. I couldn't find anything in the current shops but found these in a collectors' shop in Akihabara (along with a plush cat bus, some toilet seat covers, decks of cards, dice bags etc. No point travelling 8000 miles and coming back empty handed )

[OSHIROmodels]

Good find that Paul. All the Ghibli gift shops (of which there are many) all have soft toys and not much of anything that is of 'use' for us 

Svennn, I think we need a picture 

cheers

James

[Mr Tough Guy]

Nice, I really love all stuff Ghibli, I still have plastic Nausicaa kit I need to finish. Someone really needs to make some proper 28mm stuff of some of those movies, would love a 28mm Nausicaa or Mononoke.

[OSHIROmodels]

Someone really needs to make some proper 28mm stuff of some of those movies, would love a 28mm Nausicaa or Mononoke.

Can't see that happening as he is very protective of his IP and a buying a license would be rather prohibitively costly.

cheers

James

[Dr. The Viking]

That's the evilest critters I have ever seen! Oh the horror!!! 

[CPBelt]

Those look fantastic! Love me some Totoro too. Living in Central Fl, we buy things from the Japan store in Epcot. I don't remember seeing these. Probably just as well--I'd be too tempted to buy them!

When we visit Japan someday, I am going to need a shipping container to bring back everything! As you can see, I am a life-long train buff. So I would have tons of model train stuff, tons of Ghibli stuff, tons of Japanese Disney stuff (my other love), tons of other cool things. Sigh. I'll also need a second and third job to pay for everything. 

[Driscoles]

My daughter would love those. 

[inkydave]

  Love em.

Another Ghibli addict here.
  I, (ahem), my 4 year old niece has a handful of Totoro plushes and a couple of weeble style hard plastic bits. Have a hard plastic 'cat bus' but sadly too small to be gameable.

[Modhail]

That is SO cool!