Given the close friendship enjoyed by Suzuki and Ghibli director and fellow co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, it’s likely this message is tongue-in-cheek, especially given that this is the second collection of Totoro Line stamps drawn by Suzuki, with the first set appearing seven years ago.
Studio Ghibli co-founder Suzuki wants to keep this a secret between him and us.
In amongst all these new stamp sets, however, is one so special it even comes with a message from the creator, who is none other than Studio Ghibli co-founder and producer Toshio Suzuki.
While messaging apps like Messenger and Telegram are popular overseas, here in Japan it’s all about Line.