50 Fan-Made Studio Ghibli Halloween Pumpkin Carvings
It’s the best time of the year, at least, in my humble opinion. The weather is starting to change, with cool breezes slowly turning into crisp autumn days.
Depending on where you live, the foliage should be changing, too! Beautiful colors of red, orange, and yellow as fall envelop our world.
And better yet, Halloween is on the horizon. A holiday that is literally for all ages.
Children and families dress up, go trick or treating or pass out candy of their own. Child-free adults who celebrate can dress up and go to parties or other fun events.
Many folks also carve a pumpkin or two, to have their own jack-o-lantern ready for their porch. Depending on the person carving, jack-o-lantern designs range from simple to intricate, cute to spooky, there’s no wrong way to carve a pumpkin.
While there are the stereotypical pumpkin faces with triangle eyes and a jagged smile, people have taken their pumpkin carvings to the next level. Channeling their love for specific fandoms or their own spooky creativity.
We tapped into the Studio Ghibli fandom and found 50 incredible pumpkin carvings with different Ghibli characters to share with you today. Keep scrolling to see these adorable works of pumpkin-art.
It's carving time!
1. Totoro collage with Satsuki and Mei
The umbrella doubling as the mouth is genius.
2. Hi, Totoro!
3. Catbus in both lighting
4. A Kodama close up
5. Catbus and Totoro faces
6. Totoro's roundness makes for a perfect pumpkin subject
7. I love the carved ears for this Totoro pumpkin
8. An adorable painted Totoro pumpkin
9. Totoro and Dust/Soot Sprites
10. The peek of light from his stomach is so creative
11. An amazingly detailed etching of San from Princess Mononoke
12. Long pumpkins are the perfect canvas for No-Face
13. An excellent and creative carving of the Kashira from Spirited Away
14. Calcifer and Turnip Head
15. Calcifer carving
16. Another Totoro collage with Satsuki and Mei
17. The cutest profile of Totoro
18. An illuminated Catbus
19. Setsuko Yokokawa from Grave of the Fireflies
20. No-Face and (I hope) Soot Sprites
21. Calcifer is the perfect subject for a pumpkin carving
22. Yubaba looks even more scary as an etching
23. A surprised looking Totoro
24. A sweet Jiji pumpkin
25. Pumpkins don't have to just be carved to be Halloweeny!
26. Paint and etching combo for an awe-inspiring pumpkin
27. Totoro enjoying his umbrella
28. Aw, the Radish Spirit from Spirited Away
29. A Kiki portrait
30. This Howl's Moving Castle carving is breathtaking
31. The cutest pumpkin etching
32. Grinning Catbus
33. Kiki and Jiji!
34. Kodama spirits
35. Totoro trio
36. As deranged as this one looks, it is still endearing
37. A skillful Spirited Away collage
38. The intricacy on this Princess Mononoke themed carving is amazing
39. Totoro with their umbrella
40. A great mix of carvings and paintings
41. These Totoro pumpkins have me wanting to try carving one myself
42. This Spirited Away themed carving is gorgeous
43. A cute Totoro in a tree carving
44. Mega-Totoro
45. A Ghibli collage
46. Chihiro and Dragon-Haku 😍
47. Adorable Catbus!
48. A luminous Totoro
49. The style of pumpkin etchings are so cool to me
50. An incredible Princess Mononoke carving
There’s really no limit to what you can carve into your pumpkin, except maybe the limit of your own personal abilities. Even then, the only way to get better is to keep practicing, so don't let your first few attempts deter you!
Which Studi Ghibli pumpkin carving was your favorite? Have you ever carved a Ghibli-inspired pumpkin?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below, and be sure to share this with another Studio Ghibli fan!
