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Release

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Kiki's Delivery Service premiered on July 29, 1989, in Japanese theaters. Its distributor rental income was ¥2.17 billion,[1][2] with a total box office of ¥4.3 billion (US$31 million) in gross receipts.[3] The film was 1989's highest-grossing film in Japan.[4] It also grossed HK$4.04 million (US$519,000) in Hong Kong upon release there in 1990.[5] Later re-releases and international releases between 2004 and 2023 grossed US$10,366,082 worldwide,[6] adding up to $41,885,082 grossed worldwide as of 2023.[note 1]

English dubs

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The first official English dub of Kiki's Delivery Service was produced by Carl Macek of Streamline Pictures, who previously dubbed Castle in the Sky and My Neighbor Totoro at the request of Tokuma Shoten for Japan Airlines' international flights. Since Tokuma was pleased with the dub of My Neighbor Totoro, the company would allow Carl to work on the dub of Kiki's Delivery Service on November of 1989.[7] This dub is available only in the Ghibli Laserdisc Box Set.[8] The Disney English dub of Kiki's Delivery Service premiered at the Seattle International Film Festival on May 23, 1998, and was released on both VHS and Laserdisc on September of 1998.[5][9] The dub released on home media in 2003, alongside the releases of Spirited Away and Castle in the Sky.[10] In the United Kingdom, the film was released on Blu-ray by StudioCanal alongside a release of Grave of the Fireflies on July 1st, 2013,[11] while in North America, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released the film on Blu-ray Disc alongside Princess Mononoke and The Wind Rises, on November 18, 2014.[12] GKIDS re-issued the film on Blu-ray and DVD on October 17, 2017.[13] In 2020, it was announced that both the original Japanese version and the Disney dub were made available to be streamed on Netflix.[14]

Differences between versions

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Disney's English dub of Kiki's Delivery Service contained some changes, which have been described as "pragmatic".[15] The changes were approved by Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli.[16][17] The depiction of the cat, Jiji, is changed significantly in the Disney version. In the Japanese version Jiji is voiced by Rei Sakuma, while in the English version Jiji is voiced by comedian Phil Hartman. In Japanese culture, cats are usually depicted with feminine voices, whereas in American culture their voices are more gender-specific.[18] A number of Hartman's lines exist where Jiji simply says nothing in the original. 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 in the original Japanese. In the original Japanese script, Kiki loses her ability to communicate with Jiji permanently, but the American version adds a line that implies that she is once again able to understand him at the end of the film.[19] 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".[20]

However, when Disney re-released the film on DVD in 2010, several elements of the English dub were changed, reverting more towards the original Japanese version. Hartman's ad-libbed lines as Jiji were removed, and Forest's opening and ending songs were replaced with Arai's original Japanese opening and ending songs.[21] Additionally, Jiji does not talk again at the end, implying that Kiki never regains the ability to talk to him, and many of the sound effects added to the original English version have been removed. 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. Tokuma mistakenly believed the Streamline dub was an accurate translation of the film and offered it to Disney to use as subtitles. As a result, several additions from the dub appear in the subtitles regardless of whether or not they are present in the film.[8]

Home media

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The film became available on home video in the United States in 1991.[22] Buena Vista Home Video's VHS release in 1998 became the 8th most-rented title at Blockbuster stores during its first week of availability.[23] This video release sold over a million copies.[22] The Japanese DVD was the best-selling anime DVD for February 7, 2001.[24] The Blu-ray release later grossed over $21.7 million from disc sales in the United States, as of April 2022.[25] In the United Kingdom, it was 2018's seventh best-selling foreign language film on home video,[26] and 2019's fifth best-selling foreign language film (below four other Japanese films, including three Miyazaki anime films).[27]

Reception

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Upon release, the film received critical acclaim. At the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 98% of 43 reviews are positive for Kiki's Delivery Service, and the average rating is 8.1/10. The critics consensus reads, "Kiki's Delivery Service is a heartwarming, gorgeously-rendered tale of a young witch discovering her place in the world."[28] Metacritic, another aggregator, collected 15 reviews and calculated an average rating of 85 out of 100, signifying "universal acclaim".[29]

Initial reviews for the film were positive. Mark Schilling of The Japan Times gave a positive review, praising the realism of Kiki's character, as well as citing various scenes that emphasized it.[30] The film also received similar acclaim in America once it was released there. 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.[23] Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune and Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave it "two thumbs up"[31][32]

Retrospective reviews were also positive. IGN's Andy Patrizio praised the film for its simple but meaningful story, as well as the voice acting of the English dub,[33] while Vox's Allegra Frank felt that the film presented its message well. [34]

The film was also ranked high in various publications. Entertainment Weekly rated it as Video of the Year in 1998,[35] and in the same year Roger Ebert went on to rank it as one of the best animated films released in the U.S.[36] The film also ranked #12 on Wizard's Anime Magazine's list of the "Top 50 Anime released in North America".[37]

  1. ^ "Kako haikyū shūnyū jōi sakuhin 1989-nen" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2011.
  2. ^ Online Ghibli Kiki's Delivery Service: Review/Synopsis by Doraneko Archived March 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on January 3, 2007.
  3. ^ Kanō, Seiji [in Japanese] (March 1, 2006). 宮崎駿全書 (Complete Miyazaki Hayao) (Shohan ed.). フィルムアート社 (Film Art Company). p. 148. ISBN 4-8459-0687-2.
  4. ^ "Kiki's Delivery Service (Majo no Takkyubin) by Marc Hairston November, 1998". Archived from the original on August 20, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2007.
  5. ^ a b "Credits // Kiki's Delivery Service // Nausicaa.net". www.nausicaa.net. Archived from the original on 2010-01-24. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
  6. ^ "Kiki's Delivery Service". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  7. ^ Patten, Fred (April 19, 2015). "Streamline Pictures – Part 1 |". Cartoon Research. Archived from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  8. ^ a b "FAQ // Kiki's Delivery Service // Nausicaa.net". www.nausicaa.net. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  9. ^ "Answerman - What's With The Multiple Versions of Kiki's Delivery Service?". Anime News Network. 2018-12-06. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  10. ^ Conrad, Jeremy (2003-03-14). "Spirited Away". IGN. Archived from the original on 2016-04-09. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  11. ^ "Kiki's Delivery Service and Grave of the Fireflies Double Play Released Monday (Updated)". Anime News Network. June 29, 2013. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  12. ^ "Details for Studio Ghibli's 'Princess Mononoke', 'Kiki's Delivery Service', 'The Wind Rises' on Disney Blu-ray". www.toonzone.net. Archived from the original on October 12, 2014. Retrieved September 26, 2014.
  13. ^ Carolyn Giardina (July 17, 2017). "Gkids, Studio Ghibli Ink Home Entertainment Deal". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on July 22, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  14. ^ Andrew, Scottie (2020-01-20). "Studio Ghibli films are coming to Netflix, but not in North America or Japan | CNN Business". CNN. Archived from the original on 2020-01-20. Retrieved 2023-10-06.
  15. ^ "A Comparative Analysis of Requests in Majo no Takkyūbin and Kiki's Delivery Service" Archived August 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "A Magical Journey: Kiki's Delivery Service Blu-Ray Review". Spotlight Report. June 25, 2013. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  17. ^ "Kiki's Delivery Service Changes, and the 'Dub vs. Sub' Debate". Marge T. Large Reviews. July 17, 2014. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  18. ^ "Stomp Tokyo Video Reviews – Kiki's Delivery Service". www.stomptokyo.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  19. ^ 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 (May 9, 2006) 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.
  20. ^ Original Japanese script at [1] Archived December 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. 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 January 3, 2007.
  21. ^ "Kiki's Delivery Service DVD Review (2010 Special Edition Release)". www.ultimatedisney.com. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  22. ^ a b Nausicaa.net Reviews & Articles Archive "Houchi Sinbun, September 29, 1998". Archived December 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on January 3, 2007.
  23. ^ a b Kiki's Delivery Service on DVD from Criterion: A Pipe Dream? by Steve Brandon. Retrieved on January 3, 2007. Archived February 8, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
  24. ^ "Anime Radar: Anime Info for the Otaku Generation". Animerica. 9 (12). San Francisco, California: Viz Media: 18. February 9, 2001. ISSN 1067-0831. OCLC 27130932.
  25. ^ "Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  26. ^ Statistical Yearbook 2019 (PDF). United Kingdom: British Film Institute (BFI). 2019. pp. 103–4. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 26, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  27. ^ BFI Statistical Yearbook 2020. United Kingdom: British Film Institute (BFI). 2020. p. 94. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
  28. ^ "Kiki's Delivery Service - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on September 17, 2023. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  29. ^ "Kiki's Delivery Service Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  30. ^ Schilling, Mark (1989-08-29). "'Majo no Takkyubin (Kiki's Delivery Service)'". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 2014-07-26. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  31. ^ "Kiki's Delivery Service (Majo no Takkyubin) by Marc Hairston November, 1998". Archived from the original on August 20, 2007. Retrieved on January 3, 2007.
  32. ^ Nausicaa.net Reviews & Articles Archive Siskel and Ebert, September 13, 1998. Archived September 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine "Siskel: "Two thumbs up for 'Kiki's Delivery Service'. A delightful animated feature new in video stores." Retrieved on 2007-01-03.
  33. ^ Patrizio, Andy (2005-01-25). "Kiki's Delivery Service". IGN. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  34. ^ Frank, Allegra (2020-10-29). "One Good Thing: Kiki's Delivery Service is the sweetest, most wistful witch movie ever". Vox. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  35. ^ Burr, Ty (December 25, 1998). "10 best videos of 1998". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  36. ^ Ebert, Roger (December 31, 1998). "The Best 10 Movies of 1998 | Roger Ebert | Roger Ebert". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  37. ^ "Wizard lists Top 50 Anime". Anime News Network. 2001-07-06. Archived from the original on July 5, 2007. Retrieved 2014-02-02.


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