50 Fan-Made Studio Ghibli Halloween Pumpkin Carvings

Go big or gourd home

Kylin

• Published in Interesting
• October 13, 2022

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! 

Kylin