Kiki's Delivery Service (Majo no takkyûbin) (1989)

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''We each need to find our own inspiration, Kiki. Sometimes it's not easy.''

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.

Kirsten Dunst:Kiki

Majo no takkyûbin(1989) known as Kiki's Delivery Service features such a character in Kiki, a... read more

Kiki is a young witch in training and evidently the rite of passage is to journey to another town and become the town witch.

The word witch here doesn't carry the negative connotations of ugly old ladies with bent noses who only wish to consume the flesh of children in order to preserve their twisted sense of beauty. Oh no. Nothing of the sort. Witches aren't the most common thing i... read more

Miyazaki continues to surprise with this coming-of-age tale of a young witch who leaves her home for her training according to the tradition and after taking refuge in a beautiful city she starts her own delivery service. As is with other Miyazaki films, this anime too isn't artificial in its emotions even when Kiki is equipped with the same old movie clichés. Kiki is an interesting character: sh... read more

A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.