Studio Ghibli is officially teaming up with UNIQLO once again for a new collection of T-shirts inspired by some of the animation studio’s most beloved movies, bringing familiar characters and artwork to a range of designs for adults and children.
The new “Studio Ghibli UT” collection features nine T-shirts based on Howl’s Moving Castle, My Neighbor Totoro, Castle in the Sky and Spirited Away, alongside designs celebrating the studio’s wider collection of animated films.
UNIQLO’s UT line is the Japanese fashion retailer’s range of graphic T-shirts, regularly collaborating with major anime, gaming and entertainment franchises to create affordable clothing featuring official character artwork.
The new release follows a much larger Studio Ghibli collaboration in 2025, which featured T-shirts and sweatshirts based on eight movies, including Princess Mononoke, Kiki’s Delivery Service and The Boy and the Heron.
For the latest collection, UNIQLO has adopted the theme “LIVE FOR TODAY, MY DEAR,” combining familiar movie illustrations with new artwork by Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki and Thai artist Kanyada Phatan.
Kanyada has previously worked closely with Studio Ghibli, contributing photography and writing to its monthly publication Neppu, with some of her illustrations and photographs taken at the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka also incorporated into the new T-shirts.
The collection features five adult designs and four children’s shirts, with the artwork ranging from small character illustrations to larger prints covering the front or back.
Let’s take a look at the full collection!.
Adult Studio Ghibli UT T-Shirts
- Howl’s Moving Castle: Calcifer (Pale Yellow)
A pale yellow T-shirt featuring a small illustration of Calcifer and the scarecrow Turnip Head alongside the movie’s title on the chest, with an additional illustration near the back of the collar.
- Castle in the Sky: Robot Soldier (Olive Green)
An olive green T-shirt featuring the iconic Robot Soldier surrounded by flowers and vegetation, with the movie’s English title printed beneath the illustration, based on artwork by Kanyada.
- My Neighbor Totoro: Soot Sprites (Black)
A black T-shirt featuring a large group of Soot Sprites gathered beneath the words “Where World of Mystery Lives On,” inspired by the tiny creatures that appeared in the original 1988 movie.
- My Neighbor Totoro: Character Logo (White)
A white T-shirt featuring the movie’s English title in large orange lettering, with miniature illustrations of Totoro, Catbus, and other familiar characters incorporated into the text.
- LIVE FOR TODAY, MY DEAR (White)
A white T-shirt featuring a small version of the collection’s slogan on the chest and a much larger illustration on the back, bringing together characters from across Studio Ghibli’s movies in artwork by Toshio Suzuki.
Kids’ Studio Ghibli UT T-Shirts
- Spirited Away: No-Face (Light Blue)
A light blue T-shirt featuring No-Face above the movie’s title, with lettering inspired by the film’s supernatural setting and a small illustration of Boh in his mouse form on the back.
- Howl’s Moving Castle: Calcifer (Pale Yellow)
A pale yellow T-shirt featuring a small illustration of Calcifer on the chest, accompanied by the movie’s title in a design created specifically for the children’s range.
- My Neighbor Totoro: Character Logo (Black)
A black T-shirt featuring orange lettering surrounded by small illustrations of Totoro and other characters, with additional Soot Sprites appearing across the back.
- LIVE FOR TODAY, MY DEAR (White)
A white T-shirt featuring a colorful illustration of characters from multiple Studio Ghibli movies gathered together, including Totoro, Catbus, No-Face, Jiji and the Grey Heron, with the collection’s slogan printed underneath.
The collection’s artwork draws from several decades of Studio Ghibli animation, beginning with Castle in the Sky in 1986 and My Neighbor Totoro in 1988, followed by Spirited Away in 2001 and Howl’s Moving Castle in 2004.
Several designs also feature artwork created specifically for the collaboration, with the “LIVE FOR TODAY, MY DEAR” shirts combining characters from different movies into a single illustration.
The new “Studio Ghibli UT” collection is scheduled to launch in Thailand in mid-December 2026, Taiwan in late December 2026, and Spain and Ireland in late January 2027.
A release in Japan has not been confirmed, with the previous Studio Ghibli UT collection having been excluded from Japanese stores in 2025 due to licensing arrangements.
The latest designs have also not yet received a confirmed US or UK launch date, although UNIQLO previously distributed its 2025 Studio Ghibli collection in both markets, so it’s likely that this collection will also be released in those regions.
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