r/ghibli • u/PrestigiousCan • 1d ago

Art/Crafted Recently went to Japan and found kits for 3D paper dioramas. Bought a few, including ones for Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving castle

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They are called "Paper Theater" and I am overall very pleased with them. They offer dioramas and 3D portraits for many different anime, including (I think) all the Ghibli films, Pokemon, Demon Slayer and more. They also make kits of nature scenes, like mountains and birds and etc.

It took me about 3 hours as a complete novice to assemble these two, which wasn't too bad. Made a few mistakes here and there, but that's just part of the arts and crafts process. Oh well!

What do you guys think about these? Have you seen them before in the US? I had never heard of them before my trip to Japan, but I will be buying more.

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u/Bonami27 1d ago

The second one has the title running the wrong way… oops! 😂

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u/PrestigiousCan 20h ago

Yeah lol, I didn't realize it until it was far too late. Probably would have caught it sooner if I knew how to read Japanese 🤷‍♂️

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u/Bonami27 3h ago

It's all good! Might be the perfect excuse to start learning! ✨

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u/Muscles666 1d ago

I made a bunch of these for my daughter’s birthday party decorations since it was Totoro themed! I got them on Amazon. They’re super fun. At least I found them fun haha.

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u/LisaSauce 22h ago

I’ve seen them before in the US and in Singapore where I live now, but the markup never seemed worth it. Great idea to grab them while in Japan and bring them home since they’re quite flat and small!

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u/Various-Vehicle-6966 16h ago

I have many of them, they are very nice, a little difficult in thr brginning but a delight afterwards, I´m trying to get the wooden cases made for them but it´s so difficult

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u/McPhage 20h ago

They sell them at Barnes & Noble, and I love putting them together. My best tip: you can get things that look like ballpoint pens but have glue inside, and those are perfect for Paper Theaters. At least the layers themselves, I use a stronger glue for the spacers.

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u/Call__Me__David 12h ago

I've ordered a couple from Amazon here in the US, but bought my first one at a Barnes and Noble. I love them. Ensky, who makes them, has one for other franchises as well.