LEGO: Help Bring These Magical ‘Studio Ghibli’ Sets to Life

Brickheadz Calcifer (Howl’s Moving Castle)

This set from GatoBearVinci captures Howl’s trusted and mischievous companion. The design features his expressive eyes, different mouth options to show his mood, and a vibrant flame of clear blocks on top. Its simple design really lets the character shine.

Catbus (My Neighbor Totoro)

This 1,765 piece LEGO Studio Ghibli set recreates one of Ghibli’s most iconic scenes and beloved characters.

Brickdusa‘s version of the Catbus is nearly 28 inches long, and its head, legs, and tail move. It is accurate to the film with six pairs of legs with stripes, seventeen windows, front and back rat lights, and six whiskers. Along with the grinning mode of transportation, the set includes a bus stop with a Satsuki minifigure and brick-built Totoro, plus soot sprites and more screen-accurate details.

The Last Unicorn Poster

While it’s not technically a Ghibli film, the 1980s classic was animated by Topcraft, which later morphed into Studio Ghibli. This LEGO Art style set is ready to hang on your wall. YGREKLEGO based its center panel on the movie posters that came out around the time of its release. The battle is flanked by two panels that feature key characters and King Haggard’s castle.

I sincerely hope that you like my idea of expanding the LEGO Art line to movie posters, for I think it could be a wonderful addition for fans of movies worldwide, to have their most beloved movie posters at home, but built with LEGO bricks. Let’s start with “The Last Unicorn” – a beloved classic and not your typical feel-good happy end movie, which lets us not only think about daring adventure, magic and fantasy but also about the fundamental and philosophical questions of life.

SIAI S.21 (Porco Rosso)

Fly high above the Adriatic Sea with this rendition of Marco’s SIAI S.21 by Mukkinn. The 2,400 piece LEGO Studio Ghibli set includes a detailed cockpit, top mounted engine, floats, and a brick built portrait of Marco himself.

Fujimoto’s Boat (Ponyo)

Take the plunge with this LEGO Studio Ghibli set by Zeneth. The Basking Shark’s interior can hold minifigs and its top lifts off to revealan interior with the ship’s wheel, a cabinet, and a table. Along with the two boats from the movie, it includes three minifigs: Ponyo with a ramen bowl, chopsticks, and backpack; Sosuke with a green bucket; and Fujimoto with a little fish Ponyo in a globe of water and potion bottle.

Gütiokipänjä Bakery (Kiki’s Delivery Service)

This LEGO Studio Ghibli build is a collab between 10k club members Vaicko and Water Leaper.

This is our build based on “Kiki’s Delivery Service”, a great animated movie made by Studio Ghibli released on July 29, 1989. The set includes five characters: Kiki, Jiji, Tombo, Fukuo, Ozono and Ursula. The building of the set is Gütiokipänjä bakery, Inside are depicted the four main rooms from the film: The shop, the bakery, the living room/kitchen and Kiki’s room. This build contains 2980 pieces and includes various references to the movie, can you spot them all?

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Chihiro And No Face Bank (Spirited Away)

This isn’t just a display piece. Thanks to a clever gear system designed by NasqBrick, you can tilt No Face’s head back to reveal a coin storage compartment in its body. The mechanism also simultaneously raises the hand holding a sake cup that acts as a coin holder.

Kodama (Princess Mononoke)

Build one of the fan-favorite forest spirits with this LEGO Studio Ghibli set from Klemmplem. The figure is about eight inches tall and stands on a tree branch; below is a bug sitting on a leaf. Its curious face appears to be observing a few moths buzzing around in the air. The set really captures the spirit of the Kodama, and its simple, unbusy design would make a great addition to any Ghibli collection.

Howl’s Moving Castle

This moving castle by ericlego321 is jam-packed with details from the beloved movie. Its three big triple turrets, the iconic mechanical legs, the mysterious rear door, and the charming micro-city are all there. It comes in at around 2,000 pieces, including five minifigs. Oh, and it moves. As it walks it triggers the movement of its mouth, tongue, bodyside panels, and chimney simultaneously.

This set has hit 10K and is currently in review. As a fan of the movie and Technic, I really want this one to make it so I can build it. It looks like a fun challenge.