HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE - Sophie - Otedama Plush 17cm

This premium-quality official soft toy brings a touch of softness and poetry straight from the magical world of Studio Ghibli. Officially licensed by Semic, this collectable soft toy pays tribute to the bravest and most determined heroine in Japanese pop culture.

The design incorporates the unique stylistic features of the traditional Otedama collection, inspired by small Japanese juggling bags filled with marbles. Measuring 17 cm, this soft toy offers a compact and irresistible ‘chibi’ reinterpretation of Sophie. Its ultra-soft texture provides a wonderfully delicate tactile experience, ideal for moments of tenderness or to take pride of place in an animation collection.

The soft toy faithfully captures her distinctive physical features, accurately depicting Sophie with her long, silver-coloured braided hair – the hallmark of the curse of the Witch of the Landes. She wears her iconic long blue dress and her trademark straw hat adorned with a red ribbon. It is made from a combination of silky polyester fibres and polyethylene beads for weighting at the base. This ingenious system ensures she stands stably and is evenly balanced on any flat surface. Designed to decorate a shelf, adorn a desk or accompany enthusiasts in their daily lives, this collector’s item comes with its official Ghibli cardboard label.

In Hayao Miyazaki’s 2004 masterpiece, Howl’s Moving Castle, Sophie Hatter is a shy and unassuming young girl working in her late father’s hat shop. Her life is turned upside down the day she crosses paths with the charming but cowardly wizard Hauru, thereby incurring the jealousy of the fearsome Witch of the Moors. Struck by a curse that makes her appear to be a ninety-year-old woman, Sophie refuses to feel sorry for herself. She leaves her hometown and finds refuge aboard Hauru’s strange, moving fortress, becoming his housekeeper. Her compassion, practicality and strength of character will transform the daily lives of the castle’s inhabitants, break the spells and restore peace in the midst of war. This Otedama version celebrates the purity, maturity and inner beauty of this unforgettable heroine.