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Kiki

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Contents
  [hide] 1 People 1.1 Given name, nickname or pseudonym 1.1.1 In sports
1.1.2 Musicians
1.1.3 Arts and entertainment
1.1.4 Other fields
1.2 Surname
2 Fictional characters
3 Films, books, magazines
4 Places
5 Radio stations
6 Other uses
7 See also
People[edit]
Given name, nickname or pseudonym[edit]
In sports[edit]
Kiki Cutter (born 1951), American alpine skier
Kiki Cuyler (1898-1950), American baseball player
Kiki Musampa (born 1977), Dutch footballer
Kiki Vandeweghe (born 1958), American basketball player and sports analyst
Musicians[edit]
Kiki Carter (born 1957), activist, singer/songwriter, and columnist
Kiki Dee (born 1947), British singer/songwriter
Kiki Djan (1957-2004), Ghanaian keyboardist with the band Osibisa
Kierra Sheard (born 1987), gospel artist nicknamed Ki Ki
Arts and entertainment[edit]
Alice Prin (1901-1953), French artist, writer and model known as "Kiki de Montparnasse" or "Kiki"
Kiki of Paris (born 1945), Parisian photographer
Kiki Curls (born 1968), Democratic member of the Missouri Senate
Kiki Dimoula (born 1931), Greek poet
Kirin Kiki (born Keiko Nakatani in 1943), Japanese actress
Kiki Kogelnik (1935-1997), Austrian painter, sculptor and filmmaker
Kiki Shepard (born 1951), African-American television host
Kiki Sheung (born 1958), Hong Kong actress
Kiki Smith (born 1954), American feminist artist
Other fields[edit]
"Kiki", nickname of Enrique Camarena (DEA Agent) (1947-1985), murdered undercover agent for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration
Kiki Håkansson (born c. 1929), winner of the first Miss World beauty pageant in 1951
Kiki Preston (1898-1946), American socialite and alleged mother of a son born out of wedlock with HRH Prince George, Duke of Kent
Kiki Sanford (born 1974), American research scientist in neurophysiology
Surname[edit]
Albert Maori Kiki (1931–1993), Papua New Guinea pathologist and politician
Dani Kiki (born 1988), Bulgarian footballer
Joel Kiki (born 1985), French footballer
Fictional characters[edit]
Kirsten Cohen, a character nicknamed "Kiki" in The O.C. TV series
Katherine Tango, a character nicknamed "Kiki" in the film "Tango and Cash"
Kiki, the name of the main character in the Japanese animation Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki Strike, one of the main characters in the Kiki Strike book series by Kirsten Miller
Kiki, a minor character in Saint Seiya, a Japanese manga series
Kiki, a character created by the Japanese company Sanrio
Kiki Flores, a main character in The Puzzle Place, a TV series
Kiki, one of the four main characters of the Nickelodeon Network children's TV show The Fresh Beat Band
Kiki, a parrot in The Adventure Series novels
Kiki, a ferret in the Sluggy Freelance webcomic
Kiki the Hyperactive Monkey of Sentosa, host of the Singaporean show Magical Sentosa
Kiki Harrison, Julia Roberts' character in the film America's Sweethearts
Kiki DuRane, of the fictitious cabaret act Kiki and Herb, played by Justin Bond
Films, books, magazines[edit]
Kiki, the collective name for Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, the two most prominent texts of Japanese mythology
Kiki (magazine), a magazine for young girls
Kiki (1926 film), starring Norma Talmadge
Kiki (1931 film), a remake of the 1926 film starring Mary Pickford
Places[edit]
Ki Ki, South Australia, a village
Kiki, Iran, a village
Kiki, Łask County, Poland, a village
Kiki, Poddębice County, Poland, a village
Radio stations[edit]
KIKI (AM), licensed to Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
KHJZ, an FM station licensed to Honolulu, formerly KIKI, which operates an HD channel named KIKI
KHVH, an AM station licensed to Honolulu, which held the call sign KIKI from 1973 to 1990
Other uses[edit]
Bouba/kiki effect, an observed neurophysiological effect tying certain sounds to specific shapes
Kiki Station, a train station in Minami, Japan
Kiki (gathering), an informal term meaning a social gathering primarily for gossip or generally having a good time
See also[edit]
Kikis
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Kiki

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 Look up Kiki or kiki in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Kiki may refer to:


Contents
  [hide] 1 People 1.1 Given name, nickname or pseudonym 1.1.1 In sports
1.1.2 Musicians
1.1.3 Arts and entertainment
1.1.4 Other fields
1.2 Surname
2 Fictional characters
3 Films, books, magazines
4 Places
5 Radio stations
6 Other uses
7 See also
People[edit]
Given name, nickname or pseudonym[edit]
In sports[edit]
Kiki Cutter (born 1951), American alpine skier
Kiki Cuyler (1898-1950), American baseball player
Kiki Musampa (born 1977), Dutch footballer
Kiki Vandeweghe (born 1958), American basketball player and sports analyst
Musicians[edit]
Kiki Carter (born 1957), activist, singer/songwriter, and columnist
Kiki Dee (born 1947), British singer/songwriter
Kiki Djan (1957-2004), Ghanaian keyboardist with the band Osibisa
Kierra Sheard (born 1987), gospel artist nicknamed Ki Ki
Arts and entertainment[edit]
Alice Prin (1901-1953), French artist, writer and model known as "Kiki de Montparnasse" or "Kiki"
Kiki of Paris (born 1945), Parisian photographer
Kiki Curls (born 1968), Democratic member of the Missouri Senate
Kiki Dimoula (born 1931), Greek poet
Kirin Kiki (born Keiko Nakatani in 1943), Japanese actress
Kiki Kogelnik (1935-1997), Austrian painter, sculptor and filmmaker
Kiki Shepard (born 1951), African-American television host
Kiki Sheung (born 1958), Hong Kong actress
Kiki Smith (born 1954), American feminist artist
Other fields[edit]
"Kiki", nickname of Enrique Camarena (DEA Agent) (1947-1985), murdered undercover agent for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration
Kiki Håkansson (born c. 1929), winner of the first Miss World beauty pageant in 1951
Kiki Preston (1898-1946), American socialite and alleged mother of a son born out of wedlock with HRH Prince George, Duke of Kent
Kiki Sanford (born 1974), American research scientist in neurophysiology
Surname[edit]
Albert Maori Kiki (1931–1993), Papua New Guinea pathologist and politician
Dani Kiki (born 1988), Bulgarian footballer
Joel Kiki (born 1985), French footballer
Fictional characters[edit]
Kirsten Cohen, a character nicknamed "Kiki" in The O.C. TV series
Katherine Tango, a character nicknamed "Kiki" in the film "Tango and Cash"
Kiki, the name of the main character in the Japanese animation Kiki's Delivery Service
Kiki Strike, one of the main characters in the Kiki Strike book series by Kirsten Miller
Kiki, a minor character in Saint Seiya, a Japanese manga series
Kiki, a character created by the Japanese company Sanrio
Kiki Flores, a main character in The Puzzle Place, a TV series
Kiki, one of the four main characters of the Nickelodeon Network children's TV show The Fresh Beat Band
Kiki, a parrot in The Adventure Series novels
Kiki, a ferret in the Sluggy Freelance webcomic
Kiki the Hyperactive Monkey of Sentosa, host of the Singaporean show Magical Sentosa
Kiki Harrison, Julia Roberts' character in the film America's Sweethearts
Kiki DuRane, of the fictitious cabaret act Kiki and Herb, played by Justin Bond
Films, books, magazines[edit]
Kiki, the collective name for Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, the two most prominent texts of Japanese mythology
Kiki (magazine), a magazine for young girls
Kiki (1926 film), starring Norma Talmadge
Kiki (1931 film), a remake of the 1926 film starring Mary Pickford
Places[edit]
Ki Ki, South Australia, a village
Kiki, Iran, a village
Kiki, Łask County, Poland, a village
Kiki, Poddębice County, Poland, a village
Radio stations[edit]
KIKI (AM), licensed to Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
KHJZ, an FM station licensed to Honolulu, formerly KIKI, which operates an HD channel named KIKI
KHVH, an AM station licensed to Honolulu, which held the call sign KIKI from 1973 to 1990
Other uses[edit]
Bouba/kiki effect, an observed neurophysiological effect tying certain sounds to specific shapes
Kiki Station, a train station in Minami, Japan
Kiki (gathering), an informal term meaning a social gathering primarily for gossip or generally having a good time
See also[edit]
Kikis
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Kiki's Delivery Service

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This article is about the anime film. For Eiko Kadono's original novel, see Kiki's Delivery Service (novel).

Kiki's Delivery Service
A young girl accompanied by a black cat is flying on her broomstick over a city with seagulls surrounding her. To the right of her is the film's title and credits.
Theatrical poster

 
Japanese
魔女の宅急便
Hepburn
Majo no takkyūbin
Directed by
Hayao Miyazaki
Produced by
Hayao Miyazaki
Written by
Hayao Miyazaki
Based on
Kiki's Delivery Service
 by Eiko Kadono
Starring
Minami Takayama
Rei Sakuma
Kappei Yamaguchi
Music by
Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography
Shigeo Sugimura
Editing by
Takeshi Seyama
Studio
Studio Ghibli
Studio Gallop
Distributed by
Toei Company (Japan)
Buena Vista Pictures (North America)
Madman Entertainment (Australia)
Release date(s)
July 22, 1989
 
Running time
102 minutes
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Budget
¥800,000,000 (estimated)
 (US$6,900,000)
Box office
¥2,170,000,000 (estimated)
 (US$18,000,000)
Kiki's Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便 Majo no Takkyūbin?, translated "Witch's Delivery Service") is a 1989 Japanese animated fantasy film written, produced and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It is based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Eiko Kadono, an author of children's literature. The film features the voices of Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma and Kappei Yamaguchi, and tells the story of a young witch, Kiki (Takayama), as she spends a year in a town on her own while using her magical abilities to earn her living.
According to Miyazaki, the movie touches on the gulf that exists between independence and reliance in Japanese teenage girls.[1]
The film was released on July 22, 1989, and won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize.[2] It was the first Studio Ghibli film released under the partnership between The Walt Disney Company and Studio Ghibli;[3] Disney recorded an English dub in 1997, which premiered theatrically in the United States at the Seattle International Film Festival[4] on May 23, 1998. It was released on home video in the U.S. and Canada on September 1, 1998.[5]

Contents
  [hide] 1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production 3.1 Inspiration for Koriko
4 Releases 4.1 Differences between versions
4.2 Third English version
4.3 Manga
4.4 Live-action film
4.5 Musical
5 Reception 5.1 Accolades
6 Notes and references
7 External links
Plot[edit]
Kiki is a young 13-year-old witch living in a village where her mother is the resident herbalist. Traditionally, witches live alone for a year when they reach the age of 13. One night, Kiki takes off for the big city with her best friend Jiji, a talkative black cat.
Kiki settles in Koriko, a port city. After a hard start, mostly due to her own insecurity, Kiki makes friends and finds a place to stay. However, Kiki discovers that her only skill as a witch is her ability to fly a broom, at which she is still not fully proficient. To support herself, she begins a delivery service at Gütiokipänja Bakery, a bakery owned by Osono and her husband Fukuo.
During her time in Koriko, Kiki experiences setbacks and must contend with adolescent worries. She is pursued by Tombo, a local boy who is crazy about aviation. Tombo not only has a strong respect for Kiki's flying abilities, but also a strong liking for her as a girl. Kiki eventually warms up to him, but after a brief encounter with Tombo's friends, some of whom she had met earlier under unfavourable circumstances, Kiki's insecurities come back into play, and she goes into depression. Because of her depression, Kiki loses her powers to fly and also to speak with Jiji. Fortunately, one of her friends, a young painter named Ursula, invites her to stay in her forest cottage, where she decides Kiki's current crisis is "some form of artist's block." Due to her disappointment with her new, independent life Kiki loses her optimism, and her powers; however if she can find a new purpose, she will be able to reclaim what she has lost.
Regaining her spirit, Kiki returns to the city. While visiting one of her customers, she witnesses an airship (dirigible) accident on the television. A strong and sudden gust of wind blows, and Tombo is lifted into the air and blown away hanging from the dirigible. Kiki pushes herself to regain her flying ability and uses a street-sweeper's push broom to fly to Tombo and the dirigible accident. Kiki is able to regain her full power and rescue Tombo.
Later, Kiki becomes a local celebrity and flies in formation with Tombo on his human-powered aircraft, a propeller-rigged bicycle. Kiki sends a letter to her parents about gaining confidence through difficulties and that she has decided to make Koriko her new home.
Cast[edit]

Character
Japanese
English (Streamline version)
English (Disney version)
Kiki Minami Takayama Lisa Michelson Kirsten Dunst
Jiji Rei Sakuma Kerrigan Mahan Phil Hartman
Osono Keiko Toda Alexandra Kenworthy Tress MacNeille
Ursula Minami Takayama Edie Mirman Janeane Garofalo
Tombo Kappei Yamaguchi Eddie Frierson Matthew Lawrence
The Baker Kōichi Yamadera Greg Snegoff Brad Garrett
Kokiri (Kiki's mother) Mieko Nobusawa Barbara Goodson Kath Soucie
Okino (Kiki's father) Kōichi Miura John Dantona Jeff Bennett
Madame Haruko Katō Melanie MacQueen Debbie Reynolds
Barsa Hiroko Seki Edie Mirman Edie McClurg
Senior Witch Yūko Kobayashi Wendee Lee Debi Derryberry
Jeff  ?  ? Pat Fraley (uncredited)
Lily  ?  ? Kirsten Dunst (uncredited)
Production[edit]
Development of Kiki’s Delivery Service began in the spring of 1987,[6] when Group Fudosha asked the publishers of Eiko Kadono’s book if they could adapt it into a featured film directed by Hayao Miyazaki or Isao Takahata of Studio Ghibli. Due to the approval of Miyazaki’s film My Neighbor Totoro[7] and Takahata’s film Grave of the Fireflies for production, neither Miyazaki nor Takahata was available to take up the direction of the project at the moment.

 

 Osono and Kiki serving customers at Gütiokipänja Bakery. The name of the bakery was a joke by Eiko Kadono, making reference to Guchokipa, an alternate name for jankenpon, or Rock, Paper, Scissors.[8] In the English dub, the bakery is referred to as Good Cooking Pan Bakery.
Miyazaki took up the role as producer of the film while the position of director was still unfilled.[9] During the start of the film's production and the nearing of Totoro's completion, members of Studio Ghibli were being recruited for senior staff for Kiki’s Delivery Service. The character design position was given to Katsuya Kondo, who was working with Miyazaki on Totoro. Hiroshi Ohno, who would later work on projects such as Jin-Roh, was hired as art director, partly because he was requested by Kazuo Oga, who was part of Miyazaki's Totoro team as well.
Although many positions had been filled, the project still lacked a director. Miyazaki, busy with Totoro, looked at many directors himself, but found none he thought fit to articulate the project. Finally they found a director, Sunao Katabuchi (which was to be his directorial debut) who had previously worked with Miyazaki on Sherlock Hound. Ghibli hired Nobuyuki Isshiki to write the script but Miyazaki was dissatisfied by the first draft, finding it dry and too divergent from his own vision of the film. Studio Ghibli rejected this draft of the screenplay as a result.[6]
Eventually, when Totoro was finished and released, Miyazaki began to look more closely at Kiki’s Delivery Service. He started by writing a screenplay himself, and since the novel was based in a fictional country in northern Europe, he and the senior staff went to research landscapes and other elements of the setting. Their main stops were Stockholm, the Swedish island of Gotland and Adelaide, South Australia .[10] [11] Eventually Miyazaki took over as director when Katabuchi got intimidated.
The original Japanese opening theme is "Rouge no Dengon" (ルージュの伝言 Rūju no Dengon?, "Message of Rouge"), and the ending theme is "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta nara" (やさしさに包まれたなら?, "Wrapped in Kindness"), both performed by Yumi Matsutoya (credited as Yumi Arai).
Inspiration for Koriko[edit]
Miyazaki has noted that the town of Visby on the island of Gotland, Sweden is the main visual inspiration for the city of Koriko.[12] Fictional Koriko is, however, much larger than Visby. Generally the buildings and shops have the look of Stockholm, whilst other architecture was inspired by that found in Adelaide, South Australia, including the clocktower itself.[13][14]
The film is set in an idealised trouble-free northern Europe . The name of the city is not actually used in the movie (except in writing on the side of a briefly visible bus) and it is often spelled "Coriko" in publications from Ghibli.

 

 Kiki and Jiji illustrated by Akiko Hayashi from Majo no Takkyūbin. For the film, Kiki's hair was cut short to make the workload easier for the animators.[15]
Upon their return to Japan, Miyazaki and the creative team worked on conceptual art and character designs. Miyazaki began significantly modifying the story, creating new ideas and changing existing ones.[16] Majo no Takkyūbin, the original children's book by Eiko Kadono that the movie was based on, is very different from Miyazaki's finished film. Kadono's novel is more episodic, consisting of small stories about various people and incidents Kiki encounters while making deliveries. Many of the more dramatic elements, such as Kiki losing her powers or the airship incident at the film's climax, were not present in the original story. Miyazaki made these changes to give the film more of a story, and make the film about the hardships that Kiki faces while growing up; he remarked, "As movies always create a more realistic feeling, Kiki will suffer stronger setbacks and loneliness than in the original".[1]
As a result, Kadono was unhappy with the changes that were made between the book and film, to the point that the project was in danger of being shelved at the screenplay stage. Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki, the producer of Ghibli, went to the author's home and invited her to the film's studio. After her visit to the studio, Kadono decided to let the project continue.[17] Miyazaki finished the rough draft of the screenplay in June 1988, and then presented it in July 1988. It was at this time that Miyazaki revealed that he had decided to direct the film, because he had influenced the project so much.[16]
The word takkyūbin (宅急便?, literally "home-fast-mail") in the Japanese title is a trademark of Yamato Transport, though it is used today as a synonym for takuhaibin (宅配便?, "home-delivery-mail"). The company not only approved the use of its trademark, though its permission was not required under Japanese trademark laws,[18]but also enthusiastically sponsored the film, as the company uses a stylized depiction of a black mother cat carrying her kitten as its corporate logo.[19]
Kiki's Delivery Service was originally intended to be a 60-minute special, but expanded into a feature film running 102 minutes after Miyazaki completed storyboarding and scripting it.[20]
Releases[edit]

 

 The 1997 English dub was one of the final acting performances of actor Phil Hartman, who was murdered by his wife in 1998
The first official English dub of Kiki's Delivery Service was produced by Carl Macek of Streamline Pictures at the request of Tokuma Shoten for Japan Airlines' international flights.[21] Kiki was portrayed by voice actress Lisa Michelson. This dub is only available in the Ghibli Laserdisc Box Set.[22]
Kirsten Dunst voiced Kiki in Disney's 1997 English dub, released in 1998. This dub was also Canadian comedian and actor Phil Hartman's last voice-acting performance (as Jiji) before his death in 1998;[23] the dub is dedicated to his memory. Critics generally praised the dub, though some objected to script changes compared to the original Japanese.
In Spain, Kiki was renamed "Nicky", and the film re-titled Nicky la aprendiz de bruja (Nicky the Apprentice Witch), because in Castilian Spanish, the phonetically similar "quiqui" is commonly used in a slang expression: "echar un quiqui" which means "to have intercourse".
Differences between versions[edit]
Disney's English dub of Kiki's Delivery Service contained some changes, which have been described as "pragmatic".[24] The changes were approved by Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli.
There are a number of additions and embellishments to the film's musical score, and there are several lavish sound effects over sections which are silent in the Japanese original. For example, compare the "wild geese" adventure in both versions. The extra pieces of music, composed by Paul Chihara, ranged from soft piano music to a string-plucked rendition of Edvard Grieg's In the Hall of the Mountain King.[25]
The original opening and ending theme songs were replaced by two new songs, "Soaring" and "I'm Gonna Fly", written and performed for the English movie by Sydney Forest.
The depiction of the cat, Jiji, changed significantly. In the Japanese version, Jiji is voiced by Rei Sakuma, while in the English version Jiji is performed by Saturday Night Live alumnus Phil Hartman, and also has more of a wisecracking demeanor. In Japanese culture, cats are usually depicted with feminine voices, whereas in American culture their voices are more gender-specific.[26] A number of Hartman's lines exist where Jiji simply says nothing in the original (such as in the scene where Jiji approaches Lili along the top of the wall). Jiji's personality is notably different between the two versions, showing a more cynical and sarcastic attitude in the Disney English version as opposed to cautious and conscientious, like in the original Japanese.

 

 Kiki and Jiji (sitting on Kiki's back) flying by the clock tower in Koriko just after arriving. According to Helen McCarthy, the "vibrant" Stockholm-inspired city gives a sense of safety as well as independence.[27]
In the original Japanese script, Kiki loses her ability to communicate with Jiji permanently, but in the American version a line is added which implies she is once again able to understand him.[28] Miyazaki has said that Jiji is the immature side of Kiki,[29] and this implies that Kiki, by the end of the original Japanese version, has matured beyond talking to her cat.
More minor changes to appeal to the different teenage habits of the day include Kiki drinking hot chocolate instead of coffee and referring to "cute boys" instead of to "the disco".[30]
The English subtitled script used for the original VHS subbed release and the later DVD release, more closely adheres to the Japanese script, but still contains a few alterations. It is based on the original Streamline dub, and has resulted in several additions from that dub to migrate into the script regardless of whether they are present or not (such as Herbert Morrison's "Oh the humanity!" line during the blimp sequence). This came about because Tokuma gave Disney the script for the original dub, thinking it was an accurate translation, believing this was the script that Disney worked on.[31]
Third English version[edit]
Kiki's Delivery Service received a new Region 1 DVD in March 2010, the same day Miyazaki's Ponyo became available on American home video. This English audio production is something of a combination of the original Japanese version (which is fairly minimalist and has basic sound effects) and the 1998 Disney English audio production (which has newer sound effects, some new incidental music, and the many entirely new lines of dialog, particularly from Hartman).
In the 2010 version, some of the 1998 changes and additions remain and some are gone, reverting to the original audio production. The opening and closing songs from the English version have been changed to the original Japanese pop songs. Hartman's final line which implied that Kiki could understand Jiji again has been removed.[32]
Manga[edit]
A manga book series using stills from the film was published in Japan by Tokuma Shoten. An English translation was published in 2006 by VIZ Media, in 4 volumes.
Live-action film[edit]
It was announced that a live-action film adaptation starring Fuka Koshiba is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2014.[33] The film will be based on the first 2 novels.
Disney was also interested in its own live-action take on Kiki in 2005, but no developments have emerged since then. Jeff Stockwell was assigned to the script, and Don Murphy was going to be the producer.[34]
Musical[edit]
In 1993, a musical version of the story was produced. Yukio Ninagawa wrote the script and Kensuke Yokouchi directed the show. The role of Kiki was originated by Youki Kudoh and the role of Tombo was originated by Akira Akasaka. Akasaka was replaced by Katsuyuki Mori (of SMAP fame) within the year. There was a cast recording produced by the original cast, and the show was revived in 1995 and 1996.
Reception[edit]
Kiki's Delivery Service premiered on July 29, 1989 in Japanese theaters; the total distribution receipts were ¥2,170,000,000[35][36] ($18,000,000), proving to be quite a financial success and the highest grossing film in Japan of 1989.[37] The Japanese DVD was the best selling anime DVD for June 2001.[38]
Upon the release of the English dub of Kiki's Delivery Service by Disney which had its theatrical premiere at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 23, 1998. On September 15 1998, it was released to VHS video, becoming the 8th-most-rented title at Blockbuster stores during the first week of its availability.[39] This video release also sold over a million copies.[40] A few weeks later, Disney released another VHS of the movie, this time with the original Japanese soundtrack and with both English and Japanese subtitles. A Laserdisc version of the English dub was also available at this time. The Region 1 DVD was released on August 16, 2005, alongside Spirited Away and Castle in the Sky. It was again reissued on Region 1 DVD in March 2010 along with My Neighbor Totoro and Castle in the Sky as a tribute to the home release of Ponyo. The version of this 2010 release was slightly edited to match the original Japanese version.
The conservative Christian group Concerned Women for America boycotted Kiki’s Delivery Service screenings[41] and released a press release on May 28, 1998 titled “Disney Reverts to Witchcraft in Japanese Animation”.[42] Calling for a boycott of The Disney Company, the group said the company “is still not family friendly, but continues to have a darker agenda”.[43]
On September 4 1998, Entertainment Weekly rated it as Video of the Year, and on September 12 1998, it was the first video release to be reviewed as a normal film on Siskel and Ebert rather than on the "Video Pick of the Week" section.[39] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune and Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it “two thumbs up”[37][44] and Ebert went on to rank it as one of the best animated films of 1998.[45]
Other reviews were very positive as well. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, Kiki’s Delivery Service scored a perfect 100% rating based on 22 reviews.[46]
Accolades[edit]

Year
Award
Category
Result
Recipient
1990 12th Anime Grand Prix Best Anime Won Kiki's Delivery Service[47]
Best Female Character Won Kiki[47]
Best Anime Theme Song Won Yasashisa ni Tsutsumaretanara[47]
44th Mainichi Film Award Best Animated Film Won Kiki's Delivery Service
Kinema Junpo Awards Readers' Choice Award Won Kiki's Delivery Service
13th Japan Academy Prize Special Award Won Kiki's Delivery Service[48]
Popularity Award Won Kiki's Delivery Service[48]
 7th Annual Golden Gross Award Gold, Japanese Film Won Kiki's Delivery Service
 The Movie's Day Special Achievement Award Won Kiki's Delivery Service
 The Erandole Award Special Award Won Kiki's Delivery Service
 Japan Cinema Association Award Best Film Won Kiki's Delivery Service
Best Director Won Hayao Miyazaki
 Japanese Agency of Cultural Affairs Best Film Won Kiki's Delivery Service
 Tokyo Metropolitan Cultural Honor Best Film Won Kiki's Delivery Service
 7th Annual Money Making Director's Award Best Director Won Hayao Miyazaki[49]
Notes and references[edit]
1.^ Jump up to: a b Nausicaa.net The Hayao MIYAZAKI Web. The Hopes and Spirit of Contemporary Japanese Girls By Hayao Miyazaki 1989. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
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3.Jump up ^ "Majo No Takkyûbin". www.bcdb.com, May 13, 2012
4.Jump up ^ Robogeek's Report on Miyazaki and KiKi!!! by Robogeek May 28, 1998. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
5.Jump up ^ Nausicaa.net English VHS Video release. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.
6.^ Jump up to: a b The Art of Kiki's Delivery Service: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki, "Part One: In the Beginning", Page 8. VIZ Media LLC; 1 edition (2006-05-09) ISBN 1-4215-0593-2, ISBN 978-1-4215-0593-0. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
7.Jump up ^ Nausicaa.net My Neighbor Totoro Frequently Asked Questions. "I heard that it was double-featured with 'Grave of the Fireflies' in Japan. Is this true?" Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
8.Jump up ^ Nausicaa.net Kiki's Delivery Service Frequently Asked Questions. "I heard that the name of the bakery was supposed to be a joke. Is it?" Retrieved on 2007-01-06.
9.Jump up ^ Nausicaa.net Kiki's Delivery Service Frequently Asked Questions. "I heard that Miyazaki was not supposed to direct 'Kiki'. Is it true?" Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
10.Jump up ^ (French) La forêt des Oomus Kiki, la petite sorcière Koriko.Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
11.Jump up ^ http://www.factualworld.com/article/Kiki%27s_delivery_service
12.Jump up ^ Hayao Miyazaki (February 3, 2010). Creating Kiki's Delivery Service (DVD) (in English and Japanese). Disney Presents Studio Ghibli.
13.Jump up ^ http://www.hannan-u.ac.jp/doctor/kagawa/mrrf430000014560.html
14.Jump up ^ http://www.factualworld.com/article/Kiki%27s_delivery_service
15.Jump up ^ The Art of Kiki's Delivery Service: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki, Part Two, Art Of Animated Film, Page 32. VIZ Media LLC; 1 edition (2006-05-09) ISBN 1-4215-0593-2, ISBN 978-1-4215-0593-0. Retrieved on 2007-04-22.
16.^ Jump up to: a b The Art of Kiki's Delivery Service: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki, Part One, In The Beginning, Page 11. VIZ Media LLC; 1 edition (2006-05-09) ISBN 1-4215-0593-2, ISBN 978-1-4215-0593-0. Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
17.Jump up ^ Nausicaa.net's FAQ on Kiki's Delivery Service Retrieved on 2007-04-21.
18.Jump up ^ Institute of Intellectual Property "Overview of Japanese Trademark Law by Dr. Shoen Ono." Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
19.Jump up ^ "IBM e-business: jStart Program: Case studies: Web services: Yamato Transport Group.". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved on 2007-01-04.
20.Jump up ^ The Art of Kiki's Delivery Service: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki, Part One, In The Beginning, Page 12. VIZ Media LLC; 1 edition (2006-05-09) ISBN 1-4215-0593-2, ISBN 978-1-4215-0593-0. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
21.Jump up ^ Kiki's Delivery Service News-Old
22.Jump up ^ FAQ // Kiki's Delivery Service // Nausicaa.net
23.Jump up ^ RevolutionSF Kiki's Delivery Service Reviewed by Kevin Pezzano April 27, 2003. Retrieved on 2007-01-05.
24.Jump up ^ A Comparative Analysis Of Requests in Majo no Takkyūbin and Kiki's Delivery Service
25.Jump up ^ Otaku World Reviews: Kiki's Delivery Service from Disney Reviewed by Jennifer Diane Reitz. Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
26.Jump up ^ Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews – Kiki's Delivery Service
27.Jump up ^ Helen McCarthy Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation pub Stone Bridge Press (Berkeley, CA) 1999 ISBN 1-880656-41-8 pages 144 and 157
28.Jump up ^ The Art of Kiki's Delivery Service: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki, Part Four, The Complete Script Of The Film by Hayao Miyazaki, Page 205. VIZ Media LLC; 1 edition (2006-05-09) ISBN 1-4215-0593-2, ISBN 978-1-4215-0593-0. "Central Park. Jiji weaves his way through the crowd. Cameras everywhere. Kiki amazed by the flood of camera flashes. Jiji skips into the frame, leaps onto her shoulder and meows over her shoulder. KIKI: Jiji! JIJI: Meow – Of course, his voice will never return. but it doesn't matter anymore... Kiki smiles and rubs her cheek against his." Retrieved on 2007-01-02.
29.Jump up ^ The Art of Kiki's Delivery Service: A Film by Hayao Miyazaki, Part Two, Art Of Animated Film, Page 45. VIZ Media LLC; 1 edition (2006-05-09) ISBN 1-4215-0593-2, ISBN 978-1-4215-0593-0. Retrieved on 2007-02-11.
30.Jump up ^ Original Japanese script at [2]. Line in Japan is "But there'll be a disco there, won't there?" This line is not present in the English dub. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
31.Jump up ^ Nausicaa.net Kiki's Delivery Service FAQ Q: Is there an English subtitled version of "Kiki"? Retrieved on 2007-03-04
32.Jump up ^ Review of 2010 DVD for Kiki's Delivery Service
33.Jump up ^ "Kiki’s Delivery Service To Get A Live-Action Film Adaptation". Japanverse. April 23, 2013.
34.Jump up ^ http://www.donmurphy.net/dm21_variety.html
35.Jump up ^ "Kako haikyū shūnyū jōi sakuhin 1989-nen" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
36.Jump up ^ Online Ghibli Kiki's Delivery Service: Review/Synopsis by Doraneko Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
37.^ Jump up to: a b "Kiki's Delivery Service (Majo no Takkyubin) by Marc Hairston November, 1998.". Archived from the original on 2007-08-20. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
38.Jump up ^ "Anime Radar: Anime Info for the Otaku Generation". Animerica (San Francisco, California: Viz Media) 9 (12): 18. December 2001. ISSN 1067-0831. OCLC 27130932.
39.^ Jump up to: a b Kiki's Delivery Service on DVD from Criterion: A Pipe Dream? by Steve Brandon.[dead link]Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
40.Jump up ^ Nausicaa.net Reviews & Articles Archive "Houchi Sinbun, September 29, 1998". Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
41.Jump up ^ Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation by Helen McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, September 1, 1999, ISBN 1-880656-41-8, ISBN 978-1-880656-41-9, Page 143. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
42.Jump up ^ Nausicaa.net Majo no Takkyubin Kiki's Delivery Service News (Old) May 28, '98 Headline. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
43.Jump up ^ "Disney Reverts to Witchcraft in Japanese Animation" by Concerned Women for America archived on Internet Mutual Aid Society. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
44.Jump up ^ Nausicaa.net Reviews & Articles Archive Siskel and Ebert, September 13, 1998. "Siskel: "Two thumbs up for 'Kiki's Delivery Service'. A delightful animated feature new in video stores." Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
45.Jump up ^ Nausicaa.net Reviews & Articles Archive Chicago Sun-Times, December 27, 1998 by Roger Ebert. Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
46.Jump up ^ Rotten Tomatoes Kiki's Delivery Service (1989). Retrieved on 2013-09-06.
47.^ Jump up to: a b c "第12回アニメグランプリ". Japan Academy Awards Association (in Japanese). May 1990. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
48.^ Jump up to: a b "List of award-winning films at the 13th Japan Academy Awards". Japan Academy Awards Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-05-13.
49.Jump up ^ Credits // Kiki's Delivery Service // Nausicaa.net
External links[edit]
Kiki's Delivery Service page at Nausicaa.net
Kiki's Delivery Service at Rotten Tomatoes
Majo No Takkyubin at the Big Cartoon DataBase
Kiki's Delivery Service (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
Kiki's Delivery Service at the Internet Movie Database
Kiki's Delivery Service at AllRovi

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