The cute-looking white blobs known as Warawara in Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron appear in a new merch line.
Studio Ghibli’s The Boy and the Heron anime movie is scheduled to hit theaters on December 8, 2023. But where can you buy the Warawara merch?
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What Is a Warawara in The Boy and the Heron?
Mahito’s adventure leads him to explore an abandoned tower in the house that belonged to his great-uncle.
During this otherworldly adventure, Mahito encounters several mystical beings, including the Warawara, who are happy and adorable puff-blobs that float in the air.
Where to Buy the Warawara Merch From The Boy and the Heron
These cute-looking Warawara are now available as merch that fans can buy. Donguri Sora has unveiled The Boy and the Heron merch line including five different types of Warawara.
These five kinds of Warawara are listed as Warawara A, Warawara B, Warawara C, Warawara D, and Warawara E.
The expression on each Warawara plushy varies, ranging from a happy to an amused Warawara plushy.
The Donguri Sora store is set to sell this soft-toy Warawara merch from December 9, 2023.
Each Warawara plushy from The Boy and the Heron is priced at JPY 2090 (around USD 14).
What Is The Boy and the Heron About?
The Boy and the Heron is a fantasy anime movie about a young Japanese boy named Mahito Maki.
The movie is set around the Pacific War in 1944. Mahito is devastated when his mother dies in a Tokyo air raid.
Meanwhile, Shoichi Maki, Mahito’s father, remarries Natsuko, his late wife’s younger sister.
The family relocates to Natsuko’s countryside estate, but Mahito faces challenges in this unfamiliar landscape.
He continues to cope with grief and then one day, his life takes a mysterious turn when he discovers a book titled How Do You Live? in an empty house.
The story unfolds as he encounters a legendary Western-style house in a garden, built by his great-uncle.
Later, a grey heron, who speaks like a human, assures Mahito that his mother is alive and waiting for him, leading him into the house.
The Boy and the Heron is a semi-autobiographical fantasy exploring themes of life, creation, and death, paying homage to friendship.
Miyazaki (My Neighbor Totoro) is credited for the original story, direction, screenplay, and storyboard of The Boy and the Heron.
Joe Hisaishi (Spirited Away) has been roped in to compose the music for this adventure fantasy anime movie. Meanwhile, Takeshi Honda (The God of High School) is in charge of character design and art direction.
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