That isn’t something you may not always need, depending on whether you identify more with Kiki’s angst, Jiji the cat’s (Rei Sakuma) fixation with the cat next door, Tombo’s (Kappei Yamaguchi) obsession with flight, or Osono the baker’s (Keiko Toda) apprehension at motherhood.
That isn’t something you may not always need, depending on whether you identify more with Kiki’s angst, Jiji the cat’s (Rei Sakuma) fixation with the cat next door, Tombo’s (Kappei Yamaguchi) obsession with flight, or Osono the baker’s (Keiko Toda) apprehension at motherhood. But it’s certainly nice that it’s there, whenever you need to see how Kiki’s well-earned optimism puts her in the way of exactly the people who will make her a better person. The joy of “Kiki’s Delivery Service” is the beautiful animation and score, of course, but also is in watching how a community keeps Kiki’s magic going when even she isn’t sure of its source. —SS