Kiki's Delivery Service

What is Kiki's Delivery Service about?

Kiki's Delivery Service is an anime film animated by Studio Ghibli, adapted from a novel. It was released in July 29, 1989. AniList classifies it as adventure, drama, fantasy and slice of life.

Synopsis from AniList, which credits Disney. The summary above it is written by FreeAnime.xyz from AniList's data.

Themes AniList users associate with it: Coming of Age, Witch, Urban Fantasy, Female Protagonist, Magic, Primarily Female Cast, Work, Coastal, Kids, Urban.

Main characters

Characters AniList lists in a main role, with spoiler-free notes.

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  Kiki キキ

  Main character

  A thirteen-year-old apprentice witch, leaving her home village to spend a year on her own. She has no visible magical abilities other than communicating with her cat and broom-flying (at which she is still a novice). She is excitable, innocent, and by turns eager and shy.

  Japanese voice: Minami Takayama

Supporting characters

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  Jiji ジジ

  Supporting character

  Jiji is Kiki's sharp-tongued, sarcastic, and sometimes humorously pessimistic feline companion. He is constantly offering well-intended advice (and admonishments) that might make him seem overcritical of Kiki. But he is really a big softie, and his humorous commentary on the events of the movie are hilarious...

  Japanese voice: Rei Sakuma

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  Ursula ウルスラ

  Supporting character

  An artist in her late teens, who lives -- during the summer, at least -- in a one-room cabin in a wooded area outside of Koriko. She acts as an older sister to Kiki, explaining Kiki's temporary inability to fly in terms of artist's block, and telling her that gifts -- whether the ability to paint, to be a witch, or to…

  Japanese voice: Minami Takayama

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  Tombo Kopoli コポリトンボ

  Supporting character

  A fourteen-year-old boy in the city where Kiki settles. He is obsessed with aviation, is a member of a club building a human-powered aircraft, and is at first intrigued only by Kiki's ability to fly. He later becomes her friend, although it is obvious that she awes him.

  Japanese voice: Kappei Yamaguchi

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  Osono おソノ

  Supporting character

  Proprietress of a small bakery in Koriko, Kiki's new town. She is heavily pregnant throughout the film and can be seen feeding her baby in the end credits. She is the first person in Koriko to treat Kiki with kindness and respect. She also acts like a mother to Kiki. It is under Osono that Kiki works as a messenger.

  Japanese voice: Keiko Toda

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  Roufujin 老婦人

  Supporting character

  One of Kiki's customers. A kind and gentle old woman of whom Kiki first meets when she phones for her to deliver a herring pie to her granddaughter's birthday party. Due to her electric oven breaking, she is unable to make the pie an offers to pay Kiki for her time.

  Japanese voice: Haruko Katou

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  Bertha バーサ

  Supporting character

  Oku-sama's housekeeper and friend. Her name is often rendered as "Bassa", an alternate spelling of "bāsa" the Japanese pronunciation of "Bertha".

  Japanese voice: Hiroko Seki

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  Kokiri コキリ

  Supporting character

  Kiki's mother, witch and town herbalist. She worries that Kiki isn't equipped to spend a year on her own.

  Japanese voice: Mieko Nobusawa