Studio Ghibli and Tomica collaborate for the first time! My Neighbor Totoro Cat Bus", "Red Pig: Savoia S.21F", and "Spirited Away: Kaihara Dentetsu" will go on sale on Saturday, November 19!

Tomy has announced the launch of the new "Dream Tomica: Full of Ghibli" series, the first collaboration between the die-cast miniature car "Tomica" and an animated film by Studio Ghibli. The first three models, "My Neighbor Totoro Cat Bus," "Red Pig: Savoia S.21F," and "Spirited Away: Kaihara Dentetsu," will be available at toy specialty stores nationwide and elsewhere from November 19, 2022 (Saturday). Each is priced at 1,320 (tax included).

Dream Tomica" is a dream collaboration of Tomica! Dream Tomica" is a series of collaborations with popular characters and content based on the concept of "Tomica's Dream Collaboration!

The "Dream Tomica" series will now include the new "Dream Tomica: Full of Ghibli" series, which features vehicles from Studio Ghibli's animated films as Tomicas.

This is the first collaboration product with Studio Ghibli's animation works!
The first series will commercialize the vehicles "Bus", "Airplane", and "Train" that appear in the animation works!

The first series of products will feature three types of vehicles from the animated films: buses, airplanes, and trains.

The "My Neighbor Totoro Cat Bus" from the movie "My Neighbor Totoro" is a Tomica depiction of the "Cat Bus" running through the forest in search of "Mei"; the "Red Pig Savoia S.21F" is a Tomica depiction of the flying boat "Savoia S.21F" that Porko rides in the movie "Red Pig"; and the "Train" from the movie "Spirited Away" runs near the oil store and over the sea. The "Red Pig Savoia S.21F" is a Tomica version of the "Savoia S.21F" and the "Spirited Away: Kaihara Dentetsu" is a Tomica version of the "Kaihara Dentetsu" train that runs over the sea near the Aburaya in the movie "Spirited Away".


In addition to this first release, more collaboration products with Studio Ghibli's animation works are scheduled to be released in the future, so please look forward to them.

Product Information


Dream Tomica: Ghibli in a Box 01: My Neighbor Totoro Cat Bus

Tomica depicts "Neko Bus" running through the forest in search of "Mei" (a Japanese word meaning "Mei" in English).
The destination sign is "Mei". The "Neko Bus" is designed to look like a living creature with the following details: the arms and legs are not evenly distributed on both sides to give the impression of running, the body is painted in matte to resemble soft fur, the seats inside are designed to look like waves, and the chassis (bottom) is curved to look like a stomach. The chassis (bottom) is curved like a stomach.

Product size: W47.6mm x H38.2mm x D78.2mm


Dream Tomica Ghibli Vol.02 Red Pig Savoia S.21F

The "Dream Tomica" model of "Savoia S.21F", the flying boat Porco flies, has been designed with a "dignified design" and a "strong sense of dignity".
The design has a sense of dignity, the pilot's seat and control stick are reproduced, the seat Fio boards (with a gap in the nose hatch for checking the machine gun) are installed, the propeller on the engine turns, and lines (engravings) have been added to the body to reproduce an amphibian made of pasted boards in accordance with the setting in the anime. The finish is sure to please fans of the work.

Product size: W93.8mm x H35.7mm x D78mm


Dream Tomica Ghibli Filled 03 Spirited Away: Kaihara Electric Railway

The "Kaihara Electric Railway" that runs over the sea near Aburaya is represented by Tomica.
The product allows the viewer to experience the world of the movie by "looking through the window and seeing Spiriro and Kaonashi (a character panel) on the train," "reproducing the inside of the train, including the seats and driver's seat," "matte painted to give a retro atmosphere of an old train," and "two units can be connected back to back if purchased.

Product size: W26mm x H36mm x D84.7mm

The panel with the characters of Chihiro and Kaonashi is on the train.

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Release date: November 19, 2022 (Saturday)
Suggested retail price: 1,320 yen each (tax included)
Ages: 3 years old and up
Official website: www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tomica/sp/ghibli


Where: Toy specialty stores nationwide, toy sections of department stores and mass merchandisers, Tomica specialty stores "Tomica Shop", "Kiddy Land (some stores)", "Donguri Republic (all stores)", Mitakanomori Ghibli Museum store "Manmayute", "Online Shop Manmayute", "Ghibli Park (opening on November 1, 2022 (Tue.))", Internet shop (opening Tuesday, November 1, 2022)", Internet stores, Takaratomy's official shopping site "Takaratomy Mall" (takaratomymall.jp), etc.

(C) Studio Ghibli

My Neighbor Totoro
(C) 1988 Studio Ghibli

Red Pig
(C) 1992 Studio Ghibli - NN

Spirited Away
(C) 2001 Studio Ghibli - NDDTM

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