A Studio Ghibli POP! Line

Postby **digithor** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 4:13 pm

Melodycc74 wrote:Oh my goodness! I would go broke buying all the Studio Ghibli Pops! Totoro is my favorite!

There always seems to be another pocket in the wallet with some money when funko comes out with more goodies.

Postby **PopPChulo** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:22 am

Battastic wrote:Would love to see a Howl's Moving Castle POP Town

You KNOW this would be a given. Heck I wouldn't even be mad if it was a con exclusive. That house is iconic in the ghibli mythos!

Postby **PopPChulo** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 11:23 am

Vertigo813 wrote:When I picked up my Jim as Dwight pop at BoxLunch this was on my sorter box. I would like to hope this was a hint, rather than a troll, by BL.

It could very well be a hint. Remember they had some random pops code named as the pokemon that are dropping now before they came out. I think these are a very strong possibility especially because there has been some pretty strong and accurate concept art that dropped in the past for these.

Postby **valorandvellum** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:34 pm

Totoro would definitely be the most logical choice, but if they started doing characters from Spirited Away, I would go broke!

Postby **Lexi** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:39 pm

PopPChulo wrote:
Battastic wrote:Would love to see a Howl's Moving Castle POP Town

You KNOW this would be a given. Heck I wouldn't even be mad if it was a con exclusive. That house is iconic in the ghibli mythos!

It would be pretty awesome. I wonder what is the deciding factor with Funko deciding what to make. Popularity, cost of making mold, all of the above.

Postby **PopPChulo** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 12:55 pm

Lexi wrote:
PopPChulo wrote:
Battastic wrote:Would love to see a Howl's Moving Castle POP Town

You KNOW this would be a given. Heck I wouldn't even be mad if it was a con exclusive. That house is iconic in the ghibli mythos!

It would be pretty awesome. I wonder what is the deciding factor with Funko deciding what to make. Popularity, cost of making mold, all of the above.

I think the primary factor when dealing with Ghibli in particular has to be Licensing. Ghibli has a huge EXTREMELY dedicated fan base so much to the point that every year there are showings in the movie theater of their films still lol

. They have a hardcore fan base. Its def not a fact on if these will sell but it's the good folks at Ghibli giving Funko the blessing to go ham with the creation of the figures and them coming to terms.

Postby **Lexi** » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:51 pm

PopPChulo wrote:
Lexi wrote:
PopPChulo wrote:
You KNOW this would be a given. Heck I wouldn't even be mad if it was a con exclusive. That house is iconic in the ghibli mythos!

It would be pretty awesome. I wonder what is the deciding factor with Funko deciding what to make. Popularity, cost of making mold, all of the above.

I think the primary factor when dealing with Ghibli in particular has to be Licensing. Ghibli has a huge EXTREMELY dedicated fan base so much to the point that every year there are showings in the movie theater of their films still . They have a hardcore fan base. Its def not a fact on if these will sell but it's the good folks at Ghibli giving Funko the blessing to go ham with the creation of the figures and them coming to terms.

Hoping that it is something that Funko is pursuing, they seem to have pretty good luck with getting the licenses they want.

Postby **PopPChulo** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 12:29 pm

Lexi wrote:
PopPChulo wrote:
Lexi wrote:
It would be pretty awesome. I wonder what is the deciding factor with Funko deciding what to make. Popularity, cost of making mold, all of the above.

I think the primary factor when dealing with Ghibli in particular has to be Licensing. Ghibli has a huge EXTREMELY dedicated fan base so much to the point that every year there are showings in the movie theater of their films still . They have a hardcore fan base. Its def not a fact on if these will sell but it's the good folks at Ghibli giving Funko the blessing to go ham with the creation of the figures and them coming to terms.

Hoping that it is something that Funko is pursuing, they seem to have pretty good luck with getting the licenses they want.

Its because each year they are growing exponentially and becoming an even more powerful force. I hope they get ahold of it - if any one could do it.. IT definitely would be Funko. Lol Im sure Brian is trying for this one maybe not as much as he is trying for the Holy Grail aka the Nintendo License but Im sure its something thats on the books

Postby **grumpysf23** » Sat Oct 26, 2019 1:00 pm

PopPChulo wrote:
Lexi wrote:
PopPChulo wrote:
You KNOW this would be a given. Heck I wouldn't even be mad if it was a con exclusive. That house is iconic in the ghibli mythos!

It would be pretty awesome. I wonder what is the deciding factor with Funko deciding what to make. Popularity, cost of making mold, all of the above.

I think the primary factor when dealing with Ghibli in particular has to be Licensing. Ghibli has a huge EXTREMELY dedicated fan base so much to the point that every year there are showings in the movie theater of their films still . They have a hardcore fan base. Its def not a fact on if these will sell but it's the good folks at Ghibli giving Funko the blessing to go ham with the creation of the figures and them coming to terms.

Agree with you here, this studio is incredibly protective of there franchise, but they have just announced streaming rights with HBO Max so hopefully this opens up a potential partnership with Funko and others.

Postby **PopPChulo** » Mon Oct 28, 2019 11:10 am

grumpysf23 wrote:
PopPChulo wrote:
Lexi wrote:
It would be pretty awesome. I wonder what is the deciding factor with Funko deciding what to make. Popularity, cost of making mold, all of the above.

I think the primary factor when dealing with Ghibli in particular has to be Licensing. Ghibli has a huge EXTREMELY dedicated fan base so much to the point that every year there are showings in the movie theater of their films still . They have a hardcore fan base. Its def not a fact on if these will sell but it's the good folks at Ghibli giving Funko the blessing to go ham with the creation of the figures and them coming to terms.

Agree with you here, this studio is incredibly protective of there franchise, but they have just announced streaming rights with HBO Max so hopefully this opens up a potential partnership with Funko and others.

I agree with you because there is so much potential for this line to be extensive and I know that people who are huge fans of everything Ghibli like me will be more than happy to support this to the fullest extent tbh

Postby **Lexi** » Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:28 pm

PopPChulo wrote:
grumpysf23 wrote:
PopPChulo wrote:
I think the primary factor when dealing with Ghibli in particular has to be Licensing. Ghibli has a huge EXTREMELY dedicated fan base so much to the point that every year there are showings in the movie theater of their films still . They have a hardcore fan base. Its def not a fact on if these will sell but it's the good folks at Ghibli giving Funko the blessing to go ham with the creation of the figures and them coming to terms.

Agree with you here, this studio is incredibly protective of there franchise, but they have just announced streaming rights with HBO Max so hopefully this opens up a potential partnership with Funko and others.

I agree with you because there is so much potential for this line to be extensive and I know that people who are huge fans of everything Ghibli like me will be more than happy to support this to the fullest extent tbh

Hopefully with them giving streaming rights they will consider other licensing deals and we will hopefully have some Ghibli pops in the future.

Postby **PopPChulo** » Tue Oct 29, 2019 12:01 am

Lexi wrote:
PopPChulo wrote:
grumpysf23 wrote:
Agree with you here, this studio is incredibly protective of there franchise, but they have just announced streaming rights with HBO Max so hopefully this opens up a potential partnership with Funko and others.

I agree with you because there is so much potential for this line to be extensive and I know that people who are huge fans of everything Ghibli like me will be more than happy to support this to the fullest extent tbh

Hopefully with them giving streaming rights they will consider other licensing deals and we will hopefully have some Ghibli pops in the future.

Can you imagine how intricate the detail will be on these POPS when you have things like Princess Mononoke and her mask? OMG - I really want these to happen. I would be filled with excitement if I actually seen these surface.

Postby **PopPopGoestheHuey** » Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:04 am

I want to get my son all the My Neighbor Totoro pops. one of his favorite movies ever.

Postby **Gooker1** » Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:25 am

PopPChulo wrote:
Lexi wrote:
PopPChulo wrote:
You KNOW this would be a given. Heck I wouldn't even be mad if it was a con exclusive. That house is iconic in the ghibli mythos!

It would be pretty awesome. I wonder what is the deciding factor with Funko deciding what to make. Popularity, cost of making mold, all of the above.

I think the primary factor when dealing with Ghibli in particular has to be Licensing. Ghibli has a huge EXTREMELY dedicated fan base so much to the point that every year there are showings in the movie theater of their films still . They have a hardcore fan base. Its def not a fact on if these will sell but it's the good folks at Ghibli giving Funko the blessing to go ham with the creation of the figures and them coming to terms.

Um yes. I'm watching Spirited Away tomorrow at AMC. hahahaha

Postby **rexflexall** » Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:29 am

This line would have so much support!

Postby **Lexi** » Thu Oct 31, 2019 8:11 pm

Gooker1 wrote:
PopPChulo wrote:
Lexi wrote:
It would be pretty awesome. I wonder what is the deciding factor with Funko deciding what to make. Popularity, cost of making mold, all of the above.

I think the primary factor when dealing with Ghibli in particular has to be Licensing. Ghibli has a huge EXTREMELY dedicated fan base so much to the point that every year there are showings in the movie theater of their films still . They have a hardcore fan base. Its def not a fact on if these will sell but it's the good folks at Ghibli giving Funko the blessing to go ham with the creation of the figures and them coming to terms.

Um yes. I'm watching Spirited Away tomorrow at AMC. hahahaha

I saw it too. What a coincidence.

Postby **Gooker1** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 10:04 am

Lexi wrote:
Gooker1 wrote:
PopPChulo wrote:
I think the primary factor when dealing with Ghibli in particular has to be Licensing. Ghibli has a huge EXTREMELY dedicated fan base so much to the point that every year there are showings in the movie theater of their films still . They have a hardcore fan base. Its def not a fact on if these will sell but it's the good folks at Ghibli giving Funko the blessing to go ham with the creation of the figures and them coming to terms.

Um yes. I'm watching Spirited Away tomorrow at AMC. hahahaha

I saw it too. What a coincidence.

Holding out hope we will see them in pop form! Was a little bummed it was the dubbed and not the sub version. :/

Postby **rexflexall** » Fri Nov 01, 2019 10:38 am

Sign me up for some Totoro!

Postby **drehill** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:35 am

Seeing that SKU is definitely promising. I was really hoping Disney+ would get the Studio Ghibli streaming rights but HBO Max swooped in, really surprised Disney missed that opportunity.

Anyway, Flocked Catbus is a big want for me.

Postby **brooklyn_geek** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:45 am

Unfortunately I look at this like I look at Nintendo...yeah it might be interesting to see what Funko would do with it but clearly a bunch of other companies are already producing great products with the license so its a moot matter imo. Cool if it happens

Postby **FunkoLoco** » Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:45 am

i'd love a totoro!

Postby **YeetGrimes** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:49 am

I wonder what's stumping Funko from getting this license :-k

Studio Ghibli can't be that stubborn, can they? I mean they can't be Nintendo stubborn lol

Postby **rexflexall** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:54 am

This needs to happen!!

Postby **nyel24** » Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:09 pm

need a totoro in the worst possible way.

Postby **PopPChulo** » Thu Nov 07, 2019 9:59 am

Gooker1 wrote:
Lexi wrote:
Gooker1 wrote:
Um yes. I'm watching Spirited Away tomorrow at AMC. hahahaha

I saw it too. What a coincidence.

Holding out hope we will see them in pop form! Was a little bummed it was the dubbed and not the sub version. :/

I'm still waiting patiently for Funko to grant my wildest dreams with this license specifically lol

Postby **FireFist** » Thu Nov 07, 2019 12:26 pm

PopPChulo wrote:
Battastic wrote:Would love to see a Howl's Moving Castle POP Town

You KNOW this would be a given. Heck I wouldn't even be mad if it was a con exclusive. That house is iconic in the ghibli mythos!

That's a day 1 grab for me .

Postby **FireFist** » Thu Nov 07, 2019 12:28 pm

I would like to see pop line from miyazaki movie The Wind Rises .

Postby **Lexi** » Thu Nov 07, 2019 12:53 pm

FireFist wrote:
PopPChulo wrote:
Battastic wrote:Would love to see a Howl's Moving Castle POP Town

You KNOW this would be a given. Heck I wouldn't even be mad if it was a con exclusive. That house is iconic in the ghibli mythos!

That's a day 1 grab for me .

You are right, not something I would wait on.

Postby **jjb11590** » Thu Nov 07, 2019 3:26 pm

nyel24 wrote:need a totoro in the worst possible way.

If/when Funko ever gets licensing this would be ideal as a larger pop (6", 10" or 19")
I will be one of the many waiting for that release!

Postby **Carolinamelgoza** » Thu Nov 07, 2019 3:36 pm

OMG these would be amazing but sadly it may be difficult to get the license :-({|=

Postby **PopPChulo** » Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:11 am

jjb11590 wrote:
nyel24 wrote:need a totoro in the worst possible way.

If/when Funko ever gets licensing this would be ideal as a larger pop (6", 10" or 19")
I will be one of the many waiting for that release!

Can you imagine if they serve us up a 19" SDCC Flocked Totoro right out the gate?! man - I probably would faint from excitement. That would be a MUST Grab for me. . Even better if its a LE 1500 Piece. :freddy2:

Postby **drehill** » Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:18 am

PopPChulo wrote:Can you imagine if they serve us up a 10" Funko Shop Flocked Totoro right out the gate?!

Fixed, and fingers crossed ;-)

Postby **jjb11590** » Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:08 am

PopPChulo wrote:
jjb11590 wrote:
nyel24 wrote:need a totoro in the worst possible way.

If/when Funko ever gets licensing this would be ideal as a larger pop (6", 10" or 19")
I will be one of the many waiting for that release!

Can you imagine if they serve us up a 19" SDCC Flocked Totoro right out the gate?! man - I probably would faint from excitement. That would be a MUST Grab for me. . Even better if its a LE 1500 Piece.

That would trump all others...AND if it was at SDCC...YES!! Let's keep our fingers crossed

Postby **sakura17** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:16 am

I'm hoping that it's gonna be a flocked version. I definitely don't want it to be a ten inch either, but if they go this route I could always place it right next to 10 inch pikachu.

Postby **mariog1497** » Sat Nov 23, 2019 5:04 am

YeetGrimes wrote:I wonder what's stumping Funko from getting this license Studio Ghibli can't be that stubborn, can they? I mean they can't be Nintendo stubborn

My only thought is that maybe another company has exclusive distribution rights for the Studio Ghibli license, that includes any type of collectible or figure. I'm sure Funko is continuously doing what they can though to work something out since the Ghibli license has been on sooooo many people's wishlist

Postby **YeetGrimes** » Sun Nov 24, 2019 12:33 pm

mariog1497 wrote:
YeetGrimes wrote:I wonder what's stumping Funko from getting this license Studio Ghibli can't be that stubborn, can they? I mean they can't be Nintendo stubborn

My only thought is that maybe another company has exclusive distribution rights for the Studio Ghibli license, that includes any type of collectible or figure. I'm sure Funko is continuously doing what they can though to work something out since the Ghibli license has been on sooooo many people's wishlist

Hmmm

Interesting thought. And I'm sure Funko is doing all they can! Maybe one day...

Postby **mariog1497** » Tue Nov 26, 2019 3:22 am

YeetGrimes wrote:
mariog1497 wrote:
YeetGrimes wrote:I wonder what's stumping Funko from getting this license Studio Ghibli can't be that stubborn, can they? I mean they can't be Nintendo stubborn

My only thought is that maybe another company has exclusive distribution rights for the Studio Ghibli license, that includes any type of collectible or figure. I'm sure Funko is continuously doing what they can though to work something out since the Ghibli license has been on sooooo many people's wishlist

Hmmm Interesting thought. And I'm sure Funko is doing all they can! Maybe one day...

Even though I'm not the biggest Ghibli fan, it's something that I hope every year gets announced at Fundays... here's to hoping for next years!

Postby **tugzy23** » Tue Nov 26, 2019 12:22 pm

This would be awesome if this line would start, too much potential.

Postby **Hirokus_bane** » Tue Nov 26, 2019 1:05 pm

tugzy23 wrote:This would be awesome if this line would start, too much potential.

I'd be a completist of this line if they are able to get the license.

Postby **LakerNation1216** » Tue Nov 26, 2019 1:34 pm

My wife would actually start collecting pops if this happened, which is good and bad for me haha.

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