Why can't Jiji speak?

Towards the end of the film, Jiji doesn't speak (in human words, at least) to Kiki anymore, because they grew up, not because she lost a power.

Does Kiki regain the ability to talk to Jiji?

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.

Why couldn t Kiki understand Jiji?

So the radio stops speaking Japanese, Kiki loses her mom's broom, and she can't understand Jiji anymore. Jiji represents Kiki's childish self, so her inability to understand him after regaining her flying powers is symbolic of her having grown up.

What gender is Jiji?

Q: Is JiJi male or female? A: JiJi does not have a specific gender so that students can assign attributes to JiJi that make sense to them and will support them in their mathematical journey with JiJi.

What is Kiki's special power?

Weirdly, and perhaps even disappointingly, she only ever exhibits two specific powers: the ability to fly a broomstick, and the ability to talk to her cat familiar, Jiji. Upon landing in her new seaside town, the resourceful Kiki thus starts a broomstick delivery service, using the income to pay for room and board.

Kiki's Delivery Service Commentary #7 : The reason why Gigi stopped talking.

Is Kiki's father a witch?

While Kiki's mother, Kokiri, is also a witch, her father, Okino, has no magical abilities. As customary for witches, Kiki left her parents' home upon reaching 13 years of age to find a new city to settle, along with her cat Jiji, and train her skills in witchcraft.

Does Kiki have depression?

Midway through the film, Kiki begins to lose her powers. The stress of her work as a delivery person catches up with her and ultimately affects her ability to fly. This causes her to shut down her business until she gains her powers back, but it only furthers her depression.

Who is Kiki's father?

Okino (オキノ) is a side character of Kiki's Delivery Service film. He is a father of Kiki and a husband of Kokiri.

Who does Kiki marry?

In 2013, Kiki Dee opened up about how she never married or had children. She wrote in the Daily Mail: "I'm a childless woman, yet I felt no maternal urges whatsoever.

Is Kiki Nina's daughter?

Proven facts: Willow and Kiki are Silas' daughters. Willow is Nina's daughter. Both Ava and Nina had at least one child with Silas. No DNA test was done to prove that Kiki was indeed Ava's biological daughter, nor that Nelle was Nina's biological daughter.

How old is Kiki in Kiki's?

In this anime feature, 13-year-old Kiki moves to a seaside town with her talking cat, Jiji, to spend a year alone, in accordance with her village's tradition for witches in training.

Why did Kiki lose her ability to fly?

Losing Your Magic

As Kiki sinks into her depression, her confidence tanks and she loses her ability to fly and talk to Jiji. Her magic is gone. And realizing her magic has left her only leads to more anxiety, more panic, and more hopelessness.

How does Kiki learn to fly again?

Kiki's sadness affects her magic so she can no longer fly, but the separation with Jiji comes from something else entirely. Kiki is eventually able to regain her magical powers, after taking a break from work, hanging out with Ursula, and swooping in to save Tombo at the movie's end.

Why did Kiki get her powers back?

In the end, Kiki only regains her magic after she stops trying so hard to do everything all at once and realizes that she is more than just her work.

What is Kikis age?

Kiki is a lovely 13 year old witch that is trying to survive her independent year away from her family with her air courier service.

Is Kiki's dress blue or black?

The dress comes in a dark blue colour, like the one Kiki wears while riding her broomstick, and a beige tone, similar to the outfit worn by Kiki (under a peach-coloured apron) when she's out in nature.

Does Kiki have a sister?

Jenny Pizza. Jenny is Kiki's twin sister.

Is Kiki a witch?

Kiki (キキ , Kiki) is the main protagonist of Kiki's Delivery Service. She is a 13-year-old witch-in-training who sets up her own witch delivery service. She has a cat named Jiji. She is played by Minami Takayama in the original Japanese version, Lisa Michelson in the Streamline dub, and Kirsten Dunst in the Disney dub.

Are there two versions of Kiki's delivery service?

For the 2010 US DVD release, a new version of the English dub has been created. It is based on the 1998 English dub by Disney, however it loses the added music by Sydney Forest, sound effects and dialogs (most notably by Phil Hartman as Jiji) which were added for the dub.

Why was Kiki depressed?

She gets sad and depressed when nothing seems to be going right. Even though she's a witch, Kiki is just as human as the rest of us, dealing with very human issues. After a string of upsetting occurrences, Kiki's will diminishes causing her to lose her powers.

Is Kiki a woman?

The name Kiki is girl's name of French origin meaning "double happiness".

Does Kiki love Zen?

Zen says that he is one of the people that knows Kiki best in the whole kingdom. Both Kiki and Zen have considered each other as potential marriage partners as they are well matched in both demeanor and political status, but they ultimately decided that their platonic bond was the superior one.

What does Kiki mean in Japanese?

abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice.

Is Kiki a male?

Kiki is a unisex given name, a nickname and a surname.