History Characters / KikisDeliveryService

* ShortTank: She's itroduced wearing shorts and a tank top, and wears the same thing when she goes to visit Kiki.

* TheWoobie: It's hard not to feel bad for Madame: she lives alone, with no-one but her housekeeper for company, and it is implied that her bratty granddaughter never comes to visit her and is shown to be unnapreciative of her grandmother's efforts to make her happy. To make things worse, one can't tell wether Madame is blissfully unaware of this, or is very much aware but [[StepfordSmiler chooses to ignore it]].

* SignatureDish: Her herring pot pie, which she always prepares for her granddaughter's birthday.
* TheWoobie: It's hard not to feel for Madame: she lives alone, with no-one but her housekeeper for company, and it is implied that her bratty granddaughter never comes to visit her and is shown to be unnapreciative of her grandmother's efforts to make her happy. To make things worse, one can't tell wether Madame is blissfully unaware of this, or is very much aware but [[StepfordSmiler chooses to ignore it]].

!!!Voiced by: Haruko Kato (Japanese), Melanie McQueen (Streamline Dub), Creator/DebbieReynolds (Disney dub)

* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep EveryoneCallsHerMadame]]: Her name remains unknown.

[[folder:Osano]]
!!Osano

* CaptainCrash: Her piloting leaves something to desire when she first leaves home. By the end of the film, she's become an expert flyer.

* DoggedNiceGuy: He combines this with ExtravertedNerd. It takes a while, but eventually, Kiki warms up to him.
* ExtravertedNerd: A devoted engineer with thick bottle-like glasses, but he's got a lot of friends.

* NiceGuy: A little obnoxious, but he's a sweet guy overall.
* ShipTease: There are a few instances where Tombo and Kiki have feelings for each other.

* FlyingBroomstick: She, being a witch, is able to fly on a broom. Since it's the only witch-related talent she has, she decides to start [[FlyingPostman a delivery service via her broomstick]]. The trope is played with in several ways, since it isn't the broomstick itself that's magical; the witch's power gives it the ability, so any broom works. [[spoiler:If a witch loses confidence in herself, she could lose her magic and thus the ability to fly]].

* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: Kiki briefly goes into one as a result of losing her powers, she slowly mananges to perk up again after hanging out with Ursula]].

* TakeAThirdOption: When Kiki arrives at Madame's house and her casserole isn't ready because her oven doesn't work. She offers to just pay Kiki for her trouble, but Kiki has the idea of using the woodstove to bake it, and delivers it on time.

* WitchClassic: She is a witch-in-training. She doesn't wear the pointed hat but does wear a black[[labelnote:*]]The Japanese apparently don't really distinguish between black and dark purple, as the word "kuro" covers both[[/labelnote]] dress, rides on a broomstick, and has a black cat whom she can speak to through magic. Her mother does magic with potions but other witches do things like fortune telling. Witches go on a journey to live alone for a year as part of their training, and leaving on a full moon is considered the best night.

* CatsAreSnarkers: He tends to be snippy, sniffy, sardonic, dubious and tactless. Especially in the Disney dub.

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (Japanese), Eddie Frierson (Streamline English dub), Creator/MatthewLawrence (Disney English dub)

* CoolBike: Owns one in the form of his propeller powered bicycle, which can briefly fly.
* DoggedNiceGuy: He combines this with ExtravertedNerd. It takes a while, but eventually Kiki warms up to him.

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KeikoToda (Japanese), Alexandra Kenworthy (Streamline dub) Creator/TressMacNeille (Disney dub)

* SweetBaker: She fits the standard female baker archetype to a tee, being friendly, caring and motherly.

* CanonForeigner: She is an original character to the film.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Ursula may be this since she always wears open-toed footwear (either flip-flops or sandals).
* DontThinkFeel: The advice Ursula gives Kiki, which allows her to regain her powers and save the day at the end.
* LadyLooksLikeADude: Downplayed. Ursula gets almost mistaken by a guy due to her outfit, however she looks largely feminine.

* WitchClassic: She is a witch-in-training. She doesn't wear the pointed hat but does wear a black[[labelnote:*]]The Japanese apparently don't really distinguish between black and dark purple, as the word "kuro" covers both[[/labelnote]] dress, rides on a broomstick and has a black cat whom she can speak to through magic. Her mother does magic with potions but other witches do things like fortune telling. Witches go on a journey to live alone for a year as part of their training, and leaving on a full moon is considered the best night.

* AmbiguousSituation: Its unclear in the Japanese dub if he can talk to Kiki again as he remains slient, not helping is that Miyazaki has [[invoked]][[FlipFlopOfGod given different answers on if he could or not]]. This is not the case in the Disney dub, where he's given a few lines (at least, until they've edited them out in the 2010 rerelease).

* OlderThanTheyLook: Jiji is pretty spry and young-looking, but according to the book, he's the same age as Kiki, making him 13 years old- quite an advanced age for a cat!

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the original book, Tombo first appears in chapter 5. In the film, he shows up during the scene when Kiki first comes to the city.

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* AmbiguousSituation: It's rather unclear in the Japanese dub if he can talk to Kiki again as he remains slient and Miyazaki has [[invoked]][[FlipFlopOfGod given different answers on if he could or not]]. This is not the case in the Disney dub, where he's given a few lines (at least, until they've edited them out in the 2010 rerelease).

* BabiesAfterEver: The ending of the film shows that Osono and her husband finally had their baby.

* AmbiguousSituation: It's rather unclear in the Japanese dub if he can talk to Kiki again as he remains slient and Miyazaki has [[invoked]][[FlipFlopOfGod given different answers on if he could or not]]. This is not the case in the Disney dub, where he's given a few lines. (at least, until they've edited them out in 2010).

* AdaptationalEarlyAppearence: In the original book, Tombo first appears in chapter 5. In the film, he shows up during the scene when Kiki first comes to the city.

* AmbiguousSituation: It's rather unclear in the Japanese dub if he can talk to Kiki again as he remains slient and Miyazaki has [[invoked]][[FlipFlopOfGod given different answers on if he could or not]]. This is not the case in the Disney dub, where he's given a few lines.

[[folder:Ursula]]
!!Ursula
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MinamiTakayama (Japanese), Edie Mirman (Streamline dub), Creator/JaneaneGarofalo (Disney dub)
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A young artist and TheHermit who lives on the outskirts of town, she becomes a mentor figure towards Kiki in the film's second half.

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MinamiTakayama (Japanese), Lisa Michelson (Streamline English dub), Creator/KirstenDunst (Disney English dub)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/ReiSakuma (Japanese), Kerrigan Mahan (Streamline English dub), Creator/PhilHartman (Disney English dub)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MinamiTakayama (Japanese), Edie Mirman (Streamline English dub), Creator/JaneaneGarofalo (Disney English dub)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/MinamiTakayama (Japanese), Edie Mirman (Streamline English dub), Janeane Garofalo (Disney English dub)

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Jiji is a sardonic and sarcastic black cat who acts as a {{Foil}}w and sidekick to Kiki. Coming along with her to the town.

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NoNameGiven: Strangely, Ursula is never named in either the original Japanese version or the Streamline dub. Only the Disney dub actually mentions her name, and even then, it's only said once (by the truck driver she and Kiki hitchhike with).

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[[folder:Tombo]]
The deuteragonist, who tries to befriend Kiki after watching her fly on her broomstick.

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* {{Tsundere}}: Type B toward Tombo. She's polite to everyone else she meets, but she initially dislikes Tombo due to his overly friendly nature. After getting to know him, Kiki becomes good friends with him.

* BreakTheCutie: After losing her magic, she becomes depressed. After talking with Ursala and being inspired to save Tombo, she gets them back.

* {{Tsundere}}: Type B toward Tombo. She's polite to everyone else she meets, but she initially dislikes Tombo due to his overly friendly nature. After getting to know him, Kiki becomes good friends Tombo.