Princess Mononoke Merchandise – The Forest Strikes Back
Few animated films carry as much force as Hayao Miyazaki's 1997 epic: young Prince Ashitaka, marked by a curse, is caught between the fronts of a war – on one side Lady Eboshi, whose ironworks clears the forest while also giving outcasts a home, on the other San, bound to the gods of the forest and raised by the wolf god Moro. In Japan, the film became the highest-grossing domestic release of all time up to that point and was the first animated film to win the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year. At Elbenwald you'll find officially licensed Princess Mononoke merchandise – fan items for a film you don't just watch, you survive.
What makes Princess Mononoke stand out?
The refusal to paint in black and white. Lady Eboshi destroys the forest – and is also a protector of the weak; San fights for nature – and hates the humans she herself belongs to. That moral complexity still sets the film apart from the usual good-versus-evil formula and makes it discussion material for entire movie nights. Add to that a visual world spanning the sublime and the terrifying: the Nightwalker in its full size, the wounded Boar God, and as counterpoint the kodama – small white tree spirits whose rattling heads have long become the film's secret mascot. For collectors, that means motifs ranging from cute to majestic, from the kodama's smile to San's mask. Heart and hardness, both included.
Frequently asked questions
What Princess Mononoke products does Elbenwald offer?
Officially licensed Ghibli merchandise – from plush figures to card games to small collectibles. The filters and product pages show you the current range.
What is Princess Mononoke about?
The cursed Prince Ashitaka gets caught up in the war between Lady Eboshi's ironworks and the gods of the forest, for whom the wolf-raised San fights. Hayao Miyazaki's 1997 film tells this story without easy blame.
How do I recognize officially licensed Princess Mononoke merchandise?
By the Studio Ghibli license notice on the product or packaging. Elbenwald carries exclusively officially licensed goods – the respective product page names the details.
Range overview
The soft side of this wild film comes from the plush figures – San and companions in cuddly form. Players reach for the card games with movie motifs, and small finds for fridge and shelf hide among the collectibles. And as always: the filters get you through the range faster than Ashitaka's elk through the forest.
What else goes well with it?
The Ghibli neighborhood is already waiting: Totoro holds down the gentle forest faction, Spirited Away the bathhouse, Howl's Moving Castle the romance, and The Boy and the Heron the late work. Studio Ghibli gathers all the film worlds – and the Anime theme world provides the really big overview.
