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 envelops 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 attend 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 featuring different Ghibli characters to share with you today. Keep scrolling to see these adorable works of pumpkin art. 

It's carving time!

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1. Totoro collage with Satsuki and Mei

The umbrella doubling as the mouth is genius.

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2. Hi, Totoro!

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3. Catbus in both lighting

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4. A Kodama close-up

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5. Catbus and Totoro faces

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6. Totoro's roundness makes for a perfect pumpkin subject

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7. I love the carved ears on this Totoro pumpkin

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8. An adorable painted Totoro pumpkin

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9. Totoro and Dust/Soot Sprites

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10. The peek of light from his stomach is so creative

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11. An amazingly detailed etching of San from Princess Mononoke

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12. Long pumpkins are the perfect canvas for No-Face

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13. An excellent and creative carving of the Kashira from Spirited Away

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14. Calcifer and Turnip Head

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15. Calcifer carving

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16. Another Totoro collage with Satsuki and Mei

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17. The cutest profile of Totoro

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18. An illuminated Catbus

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19. Setsuko Yokokawa from Grave of the Fireflies

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20. No-Face and (I hope) Soot Sprites

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21. Calcifer is the perfect subject for a pumpkin carving

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22. Yubaba looks even scarier as an etching

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23. A surprised-looking Totoro

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24. A sweet Jiji pumpkin

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25. Pumpkins don't have to be just carved to be Halloweeny!

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26. Paint and etching combo for an awe-inspiring pumpkin

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27. Totoro enjoying his umbrella

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28. Aw, the Radish Spirit from Spirited Away

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29. A Kiki portrait

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30. This Howl's Moving Castle carving is breathtaking

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31. The cutest pumpkin etching

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32. Grinning Catbus

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33. Kiki and Jiji!

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34. Kodama spirits

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35. Totoro trio

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36. As deranged as this one looks, it is still endearing

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37. A skillful Spirited Away collage

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38. The intricacy of this Princess Mononoke-themed carving is amazing

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39. Totoro with his umbrella

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40. A great mix of carvings and paintings

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41. These Totoro pumpkins have me wanting to try carving one myself

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42. This Spirited Away-themed carving is gorgeous

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43. A cute Totoro in a tree carving

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44. Mega-Totoro

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45. A Ghibli collage

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46. Chihiro and Dragon-Haku 😍

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47. Adorable Catbus!

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48. A luminous Totoro

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49. The style of pumpkin etchings is so cool to me

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50. An incredible Princess Mononoke carving

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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 Studio 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!