{"id":2718,"date":"2025-10-26T22:00:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=2718"},"modified":"2025-10-26T22:00:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T05:00:52","slug":"studio-ghibli-plushie-pouches-show-gamaguchi-style-isnt-just-for-toads%e3%80%90photos%e3%80%91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=2718","title":{"rendered":"Studio Ghibli plushie pouches show gamaguchi style isn\u2019t just for toads\u3010Photos\u3011"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mini clasp pouches double as adorable bag accessories<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Japanese is a beautiful language, but when it comes to gamaguchi<\/strong>, you could make a strong argument that the English equivalent, kiss-lock, is much more eloquent-sounding. That\u2019s because gamaguchi literally translates to \u201ctoad\u2019s mouth,\u201d<\/strong> and while that\u2019s not an inaccurate description of the shape of the open-wide pouch clasps, the reference to the croaking amphibians does bring a certain amount of ooze-adjacent imagery to mind.<\/p>\n

But today we\u2019re swapping images of swampy sliminess for soft fuzziness, thanks to a new line of Studio Ghibli character gamaguchi pouches<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Obviously you can\u2019t call a Ghibli gathering and not include Totoro<\/strong>. Rather than opening up his jaws, you access the pouch\u2019s interior through a clasp at the nape of his neck.<\/p>\n

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Officially, Donguri Kyowakoku<\/strong>, the Ghibli specialty shop offering these items, calls them Funwari<\/strong> (\u201csoft and fluffy\u201d) Mini Gamaguchi<\/strong>, as they\u2019re all between 7 and 9.5 centimeters (2.8 to 3.7 inches) in height\/length. That petit size and their attached ball chains<\/strong>\u00a0mean that they can easily double as bag straps\/accessories, and they\u2019re also a nice size for carrying around loose change during your Japan travels.<\/p>\n

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All three Totoros are accounted for, big (gray), medium (blue), and small (white)<\/strong>. Ironically, the relative dimensions of the pouches are the reverse of their in-anime depictions, with the \u201cbig Totoro\u201d the smallest of the bunch at 8 centimeters, the medium still in the middle at 8.5, and the small Totoro pouch 9 centimeters.<\/p>\n

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Through some clever proportioning and positioning of their facial features, though, the designers have managed to still make the small Totoro visually feel like the tiniest.<\/p>\n

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Also showing that other animals can get in on the gamaguchi style is the Catbus<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u2026and rounding out the My Neighbor Totoro<\/em> contingent is a Soot Sprite<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Yes, Soot Sprites show up in Spirited Away<\/strong> too, but this one is designated as a My Neighbor Totoro<\/em> example. Fans of the studio\u2019s only Oscar-winning anime haven\u2019t been forgotten, though, as the No Face<\/strong> gamaguchi pouch is perhaps the most character-appropriate of all.<\/p>\n

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No Face\u2019s ravenously covetous nature is his defining personality trait in the early part of the anime movie, and we soon find out that his mask isn\u2019t really his face, as his mouth is located somewhere else in the indistinct mass that makes up his body. So when you open up the pouch\u2019s clasp, it really does look like No Face is ready to devour whatever you\u2019re putting in reach of the rim.<\/p>\n

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Also appearing from Spirited Away<\/em> is mouse-form Boh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Surprisingly, the actual frog character from Spirited Away<\/em>, Aogaeru, isn\u2019t getting his own gamaguchi pouch\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u2026but that leaves room in the lineup for two other Ghibli classics to be represented, starting with Princess Mononoke\u2019s San<\/strong>, whose battle mask looks just a bit less intimidating in its fluffy pouch reimagining.<\/p>\n

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And finally, there\u2019s a pouch for Kiki\u2019s Delivery Service\u2019s Jiji<\/strong>, who, as fans will recall, knows a thing or two about pretending to be a stuffed animal.<\/p>\n

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The pouches are identically priced at 2,068 yen (US$13.80) and can be ordered through the Donguri Kowakoku online store here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source: Donguri Kowakoku<\/a><\/em>
\nTop image: Donguri Kowakoku<\/em>
\nInsert images: Dongui Kyowakoku (1<\/a>, 2<\/a>, 3<\/a>, 4<\/a>, 5<\/a>, 6<\/a>, 7<\/a>), Studio Ghibli<\/a>, Donguri Kyowakoku (8<\/a>, 9<\/a>)<\/em>
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