OMG guys — Studio Ghibli is releasing a Kaonashi coin bank!
The official name of this why-hasn’t-this-been-done-sooner contraption is Spirited Away Kaonashi Musha-Musha Coin Bank. And it’s a coin bank (we can stop calling them ‘piggy’ banks, right?) modeled after the Kaonashi character, also known as No Face, from the beloved 2001 film Spirited Away.
Similar to the way that great Itazura Kitty Coin Bank worked, it’s activated when you place coins on the sake saucer. Kaonashi’s arms then raise that saucer to its mouth and your coins fall into the depths of its stomach. It even makes that “ah” sound when it’s activated, and then burps once the movement is complete.
It’s set to go on sale online and at Donguri Kyowakoku shops, the official retailer for Studio Ghibli goods, on May 20, 2017 and will retail for 4800 yen.
March 12, 2017 at 10:35 am
I want at least one of these!!
March 12, 2017 at 8:37 pm
hi
i would like to know how much your kaonashi (no face) bank costs in ameerican.
thanks so much,
maddy le mel
March 22, 2017 at 3:26 am
Studio Ghibli has already made a Kaonashi Piggy Bank. It’s available through Donguri Kyouwaku and has been for quite some years now.
March 22, 2017 at 9:47 am
@Bonnie – Maybe you’re thinking of a different model? Donguri Kyouwakoku has “Early May” listed as the release date.
http://www.donguri-sora.com/shopping/?pid=1488961561-418862&p=1&ca=&o=&r=&w=&s=1&sw=%E3%82%AB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%8A%E3%82%B7