It’s back to school season and that’s always a good excuse to pick up some fresh new stationery, whether or not you’re studying right now. While searching for the perfect pencil or notebook can be fun, I also love old school stationery sets that have a mix of items. Here’s some with kawaii characters and themes.
Blueprint have licenses with lots of kawaii characters so you can pick up a stationery set with Hello Kitty, Pokemon, Rilakkuma, Pusheen, Care Bears and more. There’s a few different sizes and price points and all come with multiple themed items, usually packaged inside a clear storage pouch. They sell direct through their official Amazon shop (UK) but also have stockists worldwide.
ARTBOX (UK) have three Pusheen stationery sets to choose from and the latest one is called Pusheen Moments with pastel purple colours and little everyday moments. You get a whole lot inside with notebooks, pen, pencil, highlighters, stickers, paper clips and sticky notes, plus a storage pouch. There’s also foodie and fruits themes.
Despite being masters of kawaii stationery, Japanese character brands don’t generally make stationery sets so I was happy to see this Go! Go! School! Sumikko Gurashi stationery gift set at Plaza Japan (JP). Inside is a double-sided pencil case, notebook, writing pad, eraser, glue stick, 12 pencils and 4 pencil caps so you’ll really be ready for anything.
Anirollz (US) are known for their adorable animal food plushies but did you know they also make stationery? There’s lots of individual items to pick and mix, including their Molang collab, but if you can’t decide there’s stationery gift sets. Choose an index notebook or planner and you’ll also get a memo pad, erasable pen and sticker sheet in randomly selected designs.
On a tight budget? Claire’s (UK) have you covered with a huge selection of affordable kawaii stationery sets that are all on sale right now too. Even the larger sets, like these Chibi Critters, are under a tenner and there’s also adorable mini sets packaged inside a plushie backpack. They know all the trends so you’ll find loads of animal and food designs, plus a few exclusive sets from Hello Kitty & Pusheen.
Are you a cat person or a dog person? You’ll have to choose one if you like the look of these Reading Pets stationery gift sets from Bookfriends at Fallindesign (KR). Each set has 2 notebooks, 4 pencils, eraser and ruler with colourful illustrations.
If you’re a fan of Japanese stationery and have a favourite colour, JetPens (USA) have put together some colour-themed bundles. Every set is different but they’re all filled with top brands like Zebra, Rhodia, Pentel, Pilot and Tombow.
If you’d rather put together your own set, have a browse of our guide to The Best Kawaii Shops Worldwide for kawaii stationery shops near you.
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