My Neighbor Onigiri-kun – Ghibli’s Toshio Suzuki draws character for rice ball salt packaging

As the producer of several of Ghibli’s most celebrated anime, Toshio Suzuki has been an instrumental part of the studio’s success, even without hands-on involvement in the film’s visuals.

But to really catch people’s eyes, Toshio Suzuki created a character, called “My Neighbor Onigiri-kun,” for a pair of special illustrated packages.

Veteran anime producer helps spread love for Yamaguchi salt.