Most of us leave home to take a shot at being independent in our late teens or early twenties. In Hayao Miyaki's Kiki's Delivery Service, our heroine goes out into the world when she's only thirteen. From a young age, Kiki will learn the importance of doing what you love and finding that purpose in your life and all that you do. Spoilers Ahead
Once upon a time, a young witch named Kiki is thirteen years old. As is tradition, the time has come for her to spend a year away from home to begin training. With her black cat named Jiji as her only companion, Kiki takes to the skies on her broomstick on a night with 
a full moon to search for a place to train. Before long they come to a big city by the sea and decide to settle there. This city doesn't seem to have any witches and Kiki is stared at wherever she goes. Impressed with her flying abilities, Kiki is offered a job as well as room and board by Osono, who owns a bakery with her husband and is also expecting a baby. Because her best skill is flying, Kiki sets up her own delivery service at the bakery and flies all over town. But working hard along with struggling socially takes its toll. She becomes drained and loses confidence in herself, and as a result begins to lose her powers. With the the help of new friends Tombo and Ursula, will Kiki be able to find herself again and become the witch she's always wanted to be? Or will Kiki have to give up her training and return home?
a full moon to search for a place to train. Before long they come to a big city by the sea and decide to settle there. This city doesn't seem to have any witches and Kiki is stared at wherever she goes. Impressed with her flying abilities, Kiki is offered a job as well as room and board by Osono, who owns a bakery with her husband and is also expecting a baby. Because her best skill is flying, Kiki sets up her own delivery service at the bakery and flies all over town. But working hard along with struggling socially takes its toll. She becomes drained and loses confidence in herself, and as a result begins to lose her powers. With the the help of new friends Tombo and Ursula, will Kiki be able to find herself again and become the witch she's always wanted to be? Or will Kiki have to give up her training and return home? Wh
ile having to work hard in the
big city, Kiki faces insecurity the way most adolescents do. Before she left for her trip, Kiki had a small group of friends her age. Kiki comes from a small town and is therefore probably used to this and may have known the same children all her life. In the city Kiki meets new p eople her age that dress differently. She wishes she had pretty clothes to wear like them and is reluct ant to be around Tombo and his group of friends. At the same time she wears her black dress because it is traditional for a witch in training, as she still greatly desires to become a good witch. Kiki looks different because she is a witch, but she also wants to fit in with the people her age as is natural. In short, Kiki ends up wanting to do something different and fit in at the same time; a conflict which partially contributes to her eventual tiredness and loss of powers.
ile having to work hard in the big city, Kiki faces insecurity the way most adolescents do. Before she left for her trip, Kiki had a small group of friends her age. Kiki comes from a small town and is therefore probably used to this and may have known the same children all her life. In the city Kiki meets new p eople her age that dress differently. She wishes she had pretty clothes to wear like them and is reluct ant to be around Tombo and his group of friends. At the same time she wears her black dress because it is traditional for a witch in training, as she still greatly desires to become a good witch. Kiki looks different because she is a witch, but she also wants to fit in with the people her age as is natural. In short, Kiki ends up wanting to do something different and fit in at the same time; a conflict which partially contributes to her eventual tiredness and loss of powers. Kiki's Delivery Service is a film where the characters directly say what the au
dience is meant to understand without having to read between the lines. Before she left for her training, Kiki's mother tells her that "what matters is the heart inside." While visiting Ursula during her identity crisis, Kiki is reminded that a big part of what she does comes from within and remembers that " we fly with our spirit." Ursula is an artist and understands what Kiki is g oing through because she herself has had times when she had t o find herself and become inspired. "We each need to
fi nd our own inspira tion, Kiki. Sometimes it's not ea sy," she says. In a st ruggle to fit in and work hard at her delivery service, Kiki had become so caught up in these thing s that she forgot not just how she flies but w hy she flies. Kiki has been on a broom since she was little and loves to fly. Kiki creates her del ivery service as a way of doing what she love s while also earning money. "Flying used to be fun until I sta rted doing it for a living." The stress of making ends meet can make you forget that you're doing what you love and why you love doing it. By the end of the film, Kiki is able to once again summon up her powers from with in herself to save Tombo's life. From then on, Kiki knows why she flies. She loves to fly for the thrill of it, and because she uses her flying abilities to serve others.
dience is meant to understand without having to read between the lines. Before she left for her training, Kiki's mother tells her that "what matters is the heart inside." While visiting Ursula during her identity crisis, Kiki is reminded that a big part of what she does comes from within and remembers that " we fly with our spirit." Ursula is an artist and understands what Kiki is g oing through because she herself has had times when she had t o find herself and become inspired. "We each need to fi nd our own inspira tion, Kiki. Sometimes it's not ea sy," she says. In a st ruggle to fit in and work hard at her delivery service, Kiki had become so caught up in these thing s that she forgot not just how she flies but w hy she flies. Kiki has been on a broom since she was little and loves to fly. Kiki creates her del ivery service as a way of doing what she love s while also earning money. "Flying used to be fun until I sta rted doing it for a living." The stress of making ends meet can make you forget that you're doing what you love and why you love doing it. By the end of the film, Kiki is able to once again summon up her powers from with in herself to save Tombo's life. From then on, Kiki knows why she flies. She loves to fly for the thrill of it, and because she uses her flying abilities to serve others. Be sure to comment, share, and follow to come back for on ETF!
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