Now that she's 13 years old, it's for Kiki to learn how to become a witch. Now that she's 13 years old, it's time for young Kiki to start thinking about her future. So one night, under the shine of a full moon, she grabs her black cat Jiji, hops on her mother's broom and heads off into the night. The next day she alights upon a friendly oceanside city, and this, she tells her loyal and furry companion, is where she'll spend the next year learning how to become a real, honest-to-goodness witch.
All the kids in the Aviation Club are excited to have a witch living in their hometown. Tombo, for one, won't rest until Kiki shows him how she flies through the air on her broom. Suddenly, little Kiki has become the most popular girl in Corico!
Author: Hayao Miyazaki
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Viz Media
Published: 06/01/2006
Series: Kiki's Delivery Service Film Comics #3
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 6.96h x 5.50w x 0.52d
ISBN: 9781591167846
Audience: Ages 9-12
About the AuthorHayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's most beloved animation directors. In 2005 he was awarded the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, and his Studio Ghibli received the festival's Osella Award for overall achievement in 2004. Miyazaki's films include
Spirited Away, winner of the 2002 Academy Award(R) for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as
Castle in the Sky,
My Neighbor Totoro,
Kiki's Delivery Service,
Princess Mononoke,
Howl's Moving Castle, and
Ponyo, all of which have received great acclaim in the U.S. Miyazaki's other achievements include the highly regarded manga series
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and
Starting Point: 1979-1996, a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that chronicle his early career and the development of his theories of animation. Both are published in English by VIZ Media.