Studio Ghibli restocks three My Neighbor Totoro Noritake plates

Studio Ghibli’s official merchandise shop has restocked three Noritake plates from its long-running My Neighbor Totoro collection, bringing back seasonal artwork first released in 2005.¹

The three 23-centimetre plates feature Totoro, Mei, the Catbus and other forest characters among plants associated with different parts of the year. The official Donguri Sora listing confirms that the Dandelion design is available for 5,500 yen including tax, with the plate made from bone china and produced through the Studio Ghibli and Noritake collaboration.¹

Three seasonal designs

The Dandelion plate is the most spring-like of the set, surrounding Totoro and Mei with yellow flowers, insects and greenery. The Mock Strawberry design moves the scene into a brighter garden, while the Japanese Viburnum plate uses autumnal leaves and berries as its backdrop.²

The illustrations were originally created for a collection that played with the idea of matching My Neighbor Totoro imagery to seasonal plants. CBR reports that the wider 2005 range was planned as 12 monthly designs before being reduced to six plates covering two months each.²

Although the artwork is unchanged from the original collection, the material has changed from porcelain to bone china for the current restock.² That makes this more than a simple warehouse reappearance for collectors: it is a returning design with a slightly different specification.

Where the plates are sold

The official Japanese shop lists the plates at 5,500 yen each. Noritake’s American store has also listed the collection at $49.99 per plate, although stock differs between designs and regions.² Buyers should check the relevant official shop rather than assume every plate is available everywhere at the same time.

The collection sits inside a broader Noritake partnership with Studio Ghibli that has produced mugs, teacups, bowls and commemorative plates for decades. The appeal is easy to understand: these are functional pieces, but the botanical settings give them a more considered identity than a simple character logo.²

Our opinion

This is the sort of restock that works because it respects the original illustration instead of trying to reinvent it. The plates’ seasonal framing gives the collection a quiet charm, and the official shop details make the news useful rather than purely nostalgic. The catch is availability: a restock is not the same thing as a permanent return, so collectors should check stock and regional pricing before planning a purchase.