jiji was the name of the cat in kiki's delivery service.
jiji was the name of the cat in kiki's delivery service.
what's the name of the cat in kiki's delivery service?
jiji
kirsten dunst voiced kiki in disney's 1997 english dub, released in 1998. this dub was also canadian-american comedian and actor phil hartman's last voice-acting performance (as jiji) before his death in 1998. the dub is dedicated to his memory. the disney english dub of "kiki's delivery service" premiered at the seattle international film festival on may 23, 1998. it was released to vhs on september 15, 1998. a few weeks later, disney released another vhs of the movie, this time with the original japanese soundtrack and with both english and japanese subtitles. a laserdisc version of the english dub also became available at this time. the region 1 dvd was released on april 15, 2003 alongside the releases of "spirited away" and "castle in the sky". it was again reissued on region 1 dvd in march 2010 along with "my neighbor totoro" and "castle in the sky" as a tribute to the home release of "ponyo", with this version altered from the original english dub. 2 years later, on 1 july 2013, studiocanal released a blu-ray, followed by a "grave of the fireflies" release except in that same format, only in the united kingdom. walt disney studios home entertainment released "kiki's delivery service" on blu-ray disc on november 18, 2014. gkids re-issued the film on blu-ray & dvd on october 17, 2017.
kiki's delivery service
on september 4, 1998, "entertainment weekly" rated it as video of the year, and on september 12, 1998, it was the first video release to be reviewed as a normal film on "siskel and ebert" rather than on the "video pick of the week" section. gene siskel of the "chicago tribune" and roger ebert of the "chicago sun-times" gave it "two thumbs up" and ebert went on to rank it as one of the best animated films of 1989. the film ranked #12 on "wizard's anime" magazine's list of the "top 50 anime released in north america". other reviews were very positive as well. andrew johnston (critic) wrote in time out new york: "although the story has a clear moral about learning to develop self-confidence, "kiki" is never preachy. the story is given time to unfold at a natural pace..., which contributes greatly to the sense of depth it conveys." in the review aggregator website rotten tomatoes, "kiki's delivery service" has a score of 97% based on 29 reviews with an average rating of 7.8/10, the website's consensus reads, ""kiki's delivery service" is a heartwarming, gorgeously-rendered tale of a young witch discovering her place in the world." the conservative christian group concerned women for america boycotted "kiki's delivery service" screenings and released a press release on february 5, 1998, titled "disney reverts to witchcraft in japanese animation". calling for a boycott of the walt disney company, the group said the company "is still not family friendly, but continues to have a darker agenda".
kiki's delivery service