Majo no Takkyuubin (Kiki's Delivery Service)

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English: Kiki's Delivery Service

Synonyms: Witch's Express Delivery

Japanese: 魔女の宅急便

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Type: Movie

Episodes: 1

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jul 29, 1989

Producers: None found, add some

Licensors: Walt Disney Studios, GKIDS

Studios: Studio Ghibli, Studio Hibari

Source: Novel

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Magic, Romance, Fantasy

Duration: 1 hr. 45 min.

Rating: G - All Ages

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Score: 8.29¹ (scored by 138,599 users)

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Ranked: #248²

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Popularity: #342

Members: 213,494

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MovieStudio Ghibli, Studio Hibari

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Kiki, a 13-year-old witch-in-training, must spend a year living on her own in a distant town in order to become a full-fledged witch. Leaving her family and friends, Kiki undertakes this tradition when she flies out into the open world atop her broomstick with her black cat Jiji.

As she settles down in the coastal town of Koriko, Kiki struggles to adapt and ends up wandering the streets with no place to stay—until she encounters Osono, who offers Kiki boarding in exchange for making deliveries for her small bakery. Before long, Kiki decides to open her own courier service by broomstick, beginning her journey to independence. In attempting to find her place among the townsfolk, Kiki brings with her exciting new experiences and comes to understand the true meaning of responsibility.

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The film won the 1989 Animage's Anime Grand Prix Award.

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Alternative version:

Hungry Days: Aoharu ka yo.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Kiki

Main

Takayama, Minami
Japanese

Jiji

Supporting

Sakuma, Rei
Japanese

Ursula

Supporting

Takayama, Minami
Japanese

Kopoli, Tombo

Supporting

Yamaguchi, Kappei
Japanese

Osono

Supporting

Toda, Keiko
Japanese

Osono's husband

Supporting

Yamadera, Kouichi
Japanese

Okino

Supporting

Miura, Kouichi
Japanese

Kokiri

Supporting

Nobusawa, Mieko
Japanese

Lilly

Supporting

Roufujin

Supporting

Katou, Haruko
Japanese

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Katabuchi, Sunao

Co-Director

Miyazaki, Hayao

Producer, Director, Script

Tanaka, Eiko

Producer

Takahata, Isao

Sound Director

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"Rouge no Dengon (ルージュの伝言; Message of Rouge)" by Yumi Arai (Japanese version - "Witch Express Delivery")
"Soaring" by Sydney Forest (English/US Disney version - "Kiki's Delivery Service")

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"I'm Gonna Fly" by Sydney Forest (English/US Disney version - "Kiki's Delivery Service)
"Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta nara (やさしさに包まれたなら)" by Yumi Arai (Japanese version - "Witch Express Delivery")

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Nov 29, 2014

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

Hias (All reviews)

120 people found this review helpful

Kiki's Delivery Service resonates with me more than any other movie I've seen. Filled with inspiration, warmth and tenderness, it's perhaps the best example of a coming-of-age story I've seen in anime to date. While most Ghibli fans prefer the likes of Spirited Away or Mononoke Hime, and while I love and adore those films passionately, I personally feel that Kiki's Delivery Service is their best work, and Miyazaki's best directed film.

Everything about this movie just brings me a smile and always brings me up when I feel down. What makes this movie great is that it doesn't have huge ambition; it's not here to read more

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Jun 26, 2007

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 9

jet2r0cks (All reviews)

110 people found this review helpful

For my second Hayao Miyazaki movie, I’d say it was pretty good.

I liked the plot of Spirited Away much, much better though. Spirited Away had a more complex and interesting plot, while Kiki’s story was simpler. I guess the advantage of that is it’s easy to understand. As much as I like stories about witches living amongst normal humans, Kiki didn’t really act or live like a witch. She was more of a human who can fly and happens to own a cat that talks.

Since I brought up the subject of the talking cat, I’m glad I picked the English dub over the original read more

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Aug 8, 2014

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 10

animesthabomb (All reviews)

45 people found this review helpful

Having seen a great number of anime movies, many people are surprised when I tell them that out of them all, Majo no Takkyuubin (or 'Kiki's Delivery Service', as it is also commonly known by) is my favorite. There are multiple reasons why, but I won't let this become a monologue of favoritism being preached at you. Instead, I'm going to give it an objective, in-depth, review. But, keep in mind that, as this movie is actually rather simple and uncomplicated, "in-depth" (for this particular movie) is not very complicated at all.

First, a tiny bit of background...

Majo no Takkyuubin is loosely based off of read more

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Apr 15, 2010

1 of 1 episodes seen

Overall Rating: 8

olivecrayola (All reviews)

45 people found this review helpful

The first time I heard of this movie was when one of my friends mentioned it as one of the movies on his "to watch" list. I remember looking over the synopses and cover of the movie and wondering what the heck had gotten into him. It's a cartoon, for heaven's sake, how good could it be?
Just a few weeks ago I came down with a cold. It was no ordinary spring cold, but the great granddaddy of all spring colds. I was stuck in bed for around 3 days, during which time I re-acquainted myself with my inner child. In other words, I watched Kiki's Delivery Service. Then something happened. While I had begun the movie with very low expectations, and a "childish" mentality, I found myself wholly captured by the movie.

Story: The plot is simple. Super simple. So simple, in fact, that an overtired anime newbie with a head cold can understand it. It begins when Kiki, a 13 year old witch makes the traditional journey away from home to begin her training in a new city for one year. Within the city, Kiki finds an occupation, along with many new friends who help her find place in the world. It is a cheerful and optimistic plot which is both uncommon and appreciated.

Animation: Like the storyline, the animation is simple. Since it was made in 1989, I wasn't expecting anything fantastic, but I was pleased to find that both the simplicity and the colors matched the tone of the story and the characters.

Sound: I think this is what really hooked me. The music isn't absolutely fantastic, but it fits right into the scenes where you'd want it to be. It is comfortable, and fun. The voices were also impressed me (I watched the English dub). Perhaps that is because I started the movie with such low expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that the voices matched up with their characters quite nicely.

Characters: Ah, here is where the fun part begins. Kiki is truly the heroine in the story, and while she isn't saccharin sweet, she has a definitive moral standard. She has the added complexity of being a tween, and having to deal with new feelings of insecurity and affection. Her cautious and decidedly unadventurous cat, Jiji, is perhaps my favorite character, and his snide remarks had me laughing out loud every time. The rest of the characters are distinctive, and memorable (though maybe that is because this was my first anime movie. . .).

Overall: I thought it was a sweet, cheerful, "breath of fresh air" movie that I will probably watch more than once. It isn't on my list of top favorite movies (not that I have one...), but then again, it doesn't need to be. It is entertaining and sweet, and just the right thing to watch when you're feeling down - or when you've caught the great granddaddy of spring colds.

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