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Line 3: Characters from ''[[{{ROOTPAGENAME}}]]'' include: '''{{color\|gray\|Gray}}''': Main characters '''{{color\|RoyalBlue\|Blue}}''': Adults '''{{color\|Violet\|Violet}}''': Animals {\| style="margin:auto" \| {{Char box \| Kiki's delivery service kiki.png \| #Kiki (キキ) \| [[#Kiki (キキ)\|Kiki]] \| gray \| \| white}} \| {{Char box \| Kiki's delivery service tombo.png \| #Tombo Kopoli (トンボ) \| [[#Tombo Kopoli (トンボ\|Tombo]] \| gray \| \| white}} \| {{Char box \| Kiki's delivery service osono.png \| #Osono (おソノ) \| [[#Osono (おソノ)\|Osono]] \| RoyalBlue \| \| white}} \|- \| {{Char box \| Kiki's delivery service ursula.png\| #Ursula (ウルスラ) \| [[#Ursula (ウルスラ)\|Ursula]] \| RoyalBlue \| \| white}} \| {{Char box \| Kiki's delivery service kiki's mum.png \| #Kokiri (コキリ) \| [[#Kokiri (コキリ)\|Kiki's mum]] \| RoyalBlue \| \| white}} \| {{Char box \| Kiki's delivery service kiki's dad.png \| #Okino (オキノ) \| [[#Okino (オキノ)\|Kiki's dad]] \| RoyalBlue \| \| white}} \|- \| {{Char box \| Kiki's delivery service madame.png \| #Madame (老婦人) \| [[#Madame (老婦人)\|Madame]] \| RoyalBlue \| \| white}} \| {{Char box \| Kiki's delivery service jiji.png \| #Jiji (ジジ) \| [[#Jiji (ジジ)\|Jiji]] \| Violet \| \| white}} \| {{Char box \| Kiki's delivery service lily.png \| #Lily \| [[#Lily\|Lily]] \| Violet \| \| white}} \|} == Main Characters == === Kiki (キキ) === [[File:Kiki's delivery service kiki.png\|frame\|Kiki flying through the night to find a place to settle down.]]▼ {{Infobox character \| title = Kiki \| subtitle = キキ \| image = Kiki's delivery service kiki.png ▲~~[[File:Kiki's~~ \| ~~delivery~~caption ~~service~~= ~~kiki.png\|frame\|~~Kiki flying through the night to find a place to settle down.]] \| Central Archetype = [[Magical Girl]] \| Actor = [[Minami Takayama]] (Japanese), [[Lisa Michelson]] (Streamling, 1990), [[Kirsten Dunst]] (Disney, 1999) \| Gender = Female }} A thirteen year old witch who, in accordance with tradition, must live in a town for a year, on her own, when she turns thirteen. {{tropelist\|Tropes exhibited by ~~this character~~Kiki include:}} * [[Blush Sticker]]: Kiki has them throughout the film. * [[Cute Clumsy Girl]]: She's quite clumsy when she first starts the delivery service, but slowly gets better. * [[Cute Witch]]: A rather mild version of it, given how [[Hayao Miyazaki]] has repeatedly denounced otaku culture (though Kiki's still cute). The Cute Witch aspect is the only thing Ghibli takes from the [[Magic Girl]] archetype. There's no rival, there's no romance (except between cats), there's no [[Fanservice]], and there's no [[Magic Wand]]. * [[Daddy's Girl]]: Although she also takes after her mother. * [[Determinator]]: Kiki, especially in the climax of the film. She gets a borrowed broom to lift off simply by focusing hard and telling it to fly. * [[Early Teen Hero]] * [[GASP]]: Kiki does this once she realises she is about to be late for Tombo's party. The clock in Madame's house runs about ten minutes slow, and when she is informed of this, she GASPs and rushes to deliver the baked pie and to go the party. * [[Hair Decorations]]: The preposterously large red bow Kiki wears, visible in almost every shot that she's in. * [[I Am Not Pretty]]: She says this when Ursula wants to paint a portrait of her. * [[Inept Mage]]: Downplayed. She's not the best at flying, and bumps into several trees on her way on her trip to Koriko. However, she learns quickly and becomes much better halfway through the film. She doesn't know her talent or skill, but her delivery service makes people more than satisfied. * [[Little Miss Snarker]]: She occasionally replies to Jiji's snarky comments. * [[Plucky Girl]]: Kiki's a poster child for this trope. She's a Miyazaki heroine, after all. It takes true talent to leave your parents by thirteen and settle into a brand new life. Line 21 ⟶ 50: * [[Shrinking Violet]]: Kiki when she [[I Just Want to Have Friends\|believes that Tombo's friends don't like her.]] Later on, she grows out of it. * [[They Should Have Sent a Poet]]: As Kiki swoops into the main setting. * [[Third-Person Person]]: [[Downplayed]]. She briefly refers to herself in the third person when Madame gives her a cake she really likes. This scene is an exception, and she refers to herself with first person pronouns during other parts of the film. * [[Tooth Strip]]: Most of the time Ghibli doesn't bother drawing Kiki's teeth, although her mouth movements never goes into basic and undetailed lip flap territory. When where we can see Kiki's teeth, they're drawn like this. * [[Tsundere]]: Kiki is type B. She only seems to lapse into Tsuntsun mode when Tombo is pestering her, yet when he invites her to a party, she instantly wants to go. Jiji lampshades this mood swing ("I thought you didn't like him!") Line 26 ⟶ 56: {{break}} === Tombo Kopoli (トンボ) === [[File:Kiki's delivery service tombo.png\|frame\|Tombo marvelling at the ''flying witch'' that just arrived in his town.]] The first person Kiki meets in Koriko who is her age. Tombo is a huge fan of aviation, and is a member of a flying club and builds flying machines. {{tropelist\|Tropes exhibited by ~~this character~~Tombo include:}} * [[Adorkable]]: Tombo. * [[Ascended Extra]]: In the original story, he's a minor character, who disappears once his story is finished as the book is very episodic. In the film, though, he's a main character. * [[Cool Bike]]: Not a motorbike per say, and Tombo's one isn't shiny or fancy, but does your bike have a propeller attached to the front and can ''fly''? * [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: Tombo combines this with [[Extroverted Nerd]]. It takes a while, but eventually Kiki warms up to him. * [[Early Teen Hero]]: Well, Early Teen [[Deuteragonist]]. * [[Extroverted Nerd]]: He tries to befriend Kiki, due to her ability to fly. He initially fails, with Kiki exclaiming that it's rude to talk to a woman before you're properly introduced, but eventually they become good friends. Oh, and please, ''please'' don't bring up the word "airplane" around him. He'll obsess over it. * [[Implied Love Interest]]: He is implied to like Kiki, even though their relationship in the film never goes beyond friendship. Being an early Miyazaki film, [[No Hugging, No Kissing]] is all over the place. Line 40 ⟶ 73: == Adults == === Osono (おソノ) === [[File:Kiki's delivery service osono.png\|frame\|Osono when she invites Kiki into her bakery.]] A person who runs the bakery Kiki stays at, and provides for her. {{tropelist\|Tropes exhibited by ~~this character~~Osono include:}} * [[Happily Married]]: To her [[The Silent Bob\|silent]] husband, whose name is never given in the film. * [[Nice Girl]]: Towards Kiki, offering her a place to stay, as well as good in exchange for occasionally looking after the shop. Line 48 ⟶ 82: * [[Shipper on Deck]]: She asks Kiki to deliver something to a man named "Koppori". That "man" turned out to be Tombo. Kiki did not appreciate this when she finds out what's really happening, even though she opens up to Tombo as a result of this incident. {{quote\|'''Kiki''': Osono, how could you do this to me?}} === Ursula (ウルスラ) === [[File:Kiki's delivery service ursula.png\|frame\|Ursula taking Kiki to her secluded cabin.]] A painter who lives in a reclusive shelter. Kiki meets her on her first delivery job. {{tropelist\|Tropes exhibited by ~~this character~~Ursula include:}} * [[Big Sister Mentor]]: She teaches Kiki how to find passion in what she does, taking her out to camp at her secluded log cabin. She never gets strict with Kiki, and they stay up late telling stories. * [[The Hermit]]: She lives in a secluded log cabin away from civilization. Line 57 ⟶ 92: {{break}} === Kokiri (コキリ) === [[File:Kiki's delivery service kiki's mum.png\|frame\|Kokiri brewing a potion.]] Kiki's mother, playing a minor role in the beginning and end of the film. When the audience first sees her, she is brewing potions. {{tropelist\|Tropes exhibited by ~~this character~~Kokiri include:}} * [[Good Parents]]: Towards Kiki. Yes, the tradition of sending thirteen year olds far away to live on their own isn't the most responsible thing to do, however she is shown to be ''very'' supportive in the short time that she is on screen. * [[My Beloved Smother]]: She's understandable concerned about Kiki leaving town for a full year to begin her training. She offers her own broom, crafted with more experience, to Kiki. * [[No Name Given]]: She is only named in the original source material, and her name isn't mentioned in the film. {{break}} === Okino (オキノ) === [[File:Kiki's delivery service kiki's dad.png\|frame\|Okino talking to Kiki.]] Kiki's clumsy father, who was planning to take her on a camping trip before she decides to leave. {{tropelist\|Tropes exhibited by ~~this character~~Okino include:}} * [[Bumbling Dad]]: Kiki's father is a lovable version. When Kiki announces that she is leaving, he trips over a string and makes carefully packed bags on top of his car tumble down. * [[Good Parents]]: Just like Kiki's mum. * [[Nerd Glasses]]: His glasses are a subtle part to his character design, however they are distinguished via their thick, chunky plastic frames. The team at Ghibli even added reflections to them! {{break}} === Madame (老婦人) === [[File:Kiki's delivery service madame.png\|frame\|Madame in her house when Kiki visits her.]] A nice old lady who Kiki meets. She asks Kiki to deliver a cake to her granddaughter. {{tropelist\|Tropes exhibited by ~~this character~~Madame include:}} * [[Cool Old Lady]]: She's a pretty chill person, who is nice towards Kiki and concerned about her. * [[Cool Old Lady]] * [[Nice Girl]]: As is the case with almost everyone else in the film. {{break}} == Animals == === Jiji (ジジ) === [[File:Kiki's delivery service jiji.png\|frame\|Jiji on Kiki's broomstick.]] All witches have black cats as companions. Jiji is the companion for Kiki! {{tropelist\|Tropes exhibited by ~~this character~~Jiji include:}} * [[Animal Talk]]: Jiji can talk to Kiki, but also to other cats, and birds. * [[Cats Are Magic]]: ~~Jiji, for all intents and purposes,~~He ~~serves as~~is Kiki's ~~[[Familar]]. He's her~~ companion on her broomstick, and helps her along her journey while staying at the new town, although the audience never sees he or Kiki cast any spells. You have to be magic to be able to talk to a witch and fly on her broomstick. * [[Cats Are Snarkers]]: His sarcasm is turned up in the 1998 Disney dub, as opposed to him in the original Japanese track. When Disney revisited the dub and released a more faithful version, some of this sarcasm is toned down. * [[Cats Hate Water]]: He complains quite a lot when Kiki flies through the rain, with his fur being electrified. Line 91 ⟶ 132: === Lily === [[File:Kiki's delivery service lily.png\|frame\|Lily sitting on a brick wall.]] A white cat Jiji meets in Koriko. {{tropelist\|Tropes exhibited by ~~this character~~Lily include:}} * [[Love Interest]]: For Jiji. * [[Satellite Character]]: She plays a minor role in the film, and her character is not given much screen time, and thus is not as developed as other members of the cast. Most of her features, such as the status of being a [[Love Interest]] and a reason for Jiji to get out of the house, comes from her interactions with the cat. __NOTOC__ {{worksubpagefooter}} [[Category:Pages Original to All The Tropes]]