Kiki's Delivery Service Film Comic, Vol. 1: Volume 1
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Kiki's Delivery Service Film Comic, Vol. 1: Volume 1
By (Author) Hayao Miyazaki
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc
11th April 2006
United States
Classifications
General
Fiction
FIC
Physical Properties
Paperback
152
Width 127mm, Height 181mm, Spine 8mm
209g
Description
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.
Now that shes 13 years old, its 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 mothers 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 shell spend the next year learning how to become a real, honest-to-goodness witch.
But poor Kikithere are a couple things she forgot to plan for. First, shes got to find a place to live. And, secondly, shes got to find a job!
Author Bio
Hayao Miyazaki is one of Japans most beloved animation directors. In 2005 he was awarded the Venice International Film Festivals Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, and his Studio Ghibli received the festivals Osella Award for overall achievement in 2004. Miyazakis films include Spirited Away, winner of the 2002 Academy Award 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. Miyazakis other achievements include the highly regarded manga series Nausica 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.
