# Spirited Away Figurines **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 18, 2020, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-away-figurines/920893 "2020-09-18T06:55:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-away-figurines/920893/1 "2020-09-18T06:55:37Z")
I am so jealous of Japan … I read Sora News pretty much every day, and not only does Japan get a wide amazing variety of different flavors at Baskin Robbins, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks, all the amazing sounding Japanese restaurants ranging from little hole in the wall stand up counters, to 5 star gourmet places that end up featured on TV here in the states. They also get the cutest little toys … like the new [Spirited Away](https://soranews24.com/2020/09/18/studio-ghibli-releases-new-spirited-away-kami-collection/) ones … I would adore having my own Haku =( ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-away-figurines/920893/2 "2020-09-18T07:03:30Z")
Heck yeah! A while back, my daughter sculpted a bunch of the [kodama](https://ghibli.fandom.com/wiki/Kodama) from Princess Mononoke. I’d like actually have them scattered throughout the house, perched on various surfaces… ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-away-figurines/920893/3 "2020-09-18T07:44:23Z")
you can buy glow in the dark kodama over at wish dot com =) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2020, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-away-figurines/920893/4 "2020-09-18T09:18:46Z")
I’m just glad I don’t live near gachapon machines–my dessicated corpse would be discovered under a collapsed mound of tiny [cats on toilets](https://soranews24.com/2020/09/05/seriously-whats-up-with-japans-fixation-with-animals-going-to-the-bathroom-as-capsule-toys/) and [public drunks](https://soranews24.com/2020/02/28/japanese-public-intoxication-on-parade-in-new-line-of-capsule-toys/). ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-away-figurines/920893/5 "2020-09-19T17:55:31Z")
How about a [NoFace](https://www.amazon.com/Kijea-Spirited-Piggy-Kawaii-Birthday/dp/B07GB4WSSY/ref=sr_1_13?dchild=1&keywords=ghibli+haku&qid=1600537899&sr=8-13) coin bank? ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-away-figurines/920893/6 "2020-09-19T23:49:03Z")
I saw that on WIsh, but it just didn’t appeal to me for some reason. I just wish that we could get a whole bunch of the stuff from Japan I see over on Sora News. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-away-figurines/920893/7 "2020-09-20T00:35:53Z")
That’s cool, I love kid art! I’ve kept the sculpey figurines my kids did, they’re exquisitely detailed Im keeping them forever. ---
**Author:** ![amaguri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-away-figurines/920893/8 "2020-09-21T22:22:25Z")
I’m pretty confident you’ll be able to buy those outside of Japan without too much trouble… but speaking of Ghibli, [LA will be hosting an exhibition next year.](https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/academy-museum-motion-pictures) The actual Ghibli Museum in Mitaka is one of the most magical places I’ve ever visited so it will be interesting to see what they can bring to LA (…that is, if they manage to open at all based on the current covid situation…) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2020, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-away-figurines/920893/9 "2020-12-28T12:24:34Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I’m just glad I don’t live near gachapon machines–my dessicated corpse would be discovered under a collapsed mound of tiny [cats on toilets](https://soranews24.com/2020/09/05/seriously-whats-up-with-japans-fixation-with-animals-going-to-the-bathroom-as-capsule-toys/) and [public drunks](https://soranews24.com/2020/02/28/japanese-public-intoxication-on-parade-in-new-line-of-capsule-toys/). Apparently the bear, at least, still does it in the woods. > **[Line of figures depicting animals using toilets begins pre-orders three...](https://soranews24.com/2020/12/28/line-of-figures-depicting-animals-using-toilets-begins-pre-orders-three-months-in-advance/)** > > Get a set before your fellow art enthusiasts scoop them all up! ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirited-away-figurines/920893/10 "2020-12-31T00:08:07Z")
From 2016, Godzilla apologizes for all that Diet stomping. > **[Godzilla and fellow kaiju monsters apologise at Japanese press conference for...](https://soranews24.com/2016/06/30/godzilla-and-fellow-kaiju-monsters-apologise-at-japanese-press-conference-for-acts-of-destruction/)** > > And every formal Japanese-style apology comes with a heartfelt bow.