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[[WMG: All mammals and birds in Kiki's world are sentient]]
Kiki talks to Jiji. Jiji talks to other cats, and also birds. Kiki even apologizes to some cows, though presumably they can't understand her. Nobody is ever seen eating chicken or beef. The only non-vegetarian dish we see is "Herring Pot Pie". Therefore, all the animals (except fish) are sentient, and everybody knows it. They just don't speak the same language.
* One of the powers of a witch (besides [[FlyingBroomstick flying]] and raising the [[CuteWitch cute-o-meter]] to OverNineThousand) is therefore to be able to communicate with sentient animals.

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[[WMG: All mammals and birds in Kiki's world are sentient]]
sapient]]
Kiki talks to Jiji. Jiji talks to other cats, and also birds. Kiki even apologizes to some cows, though presumably they can't understand her. Nobody is ever seen eating chicken or beef. The only non-vegetarian dish we see is "Herring Pot Pie". Therefore, all the animals (except fish) fish and likely invertebrates) are sentient, sapient, and everybody knows it. They just don't speak the same language.
* One of the powers of a witch (besides [[FlyingBroomstick flying]] and raising the [[CuteWitch cute-o-meter]] to OverNineThousand) is therefore to be able to communicate with sentient sapient animals.



* They're probably just of Disney-levels of animal sentience.

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* They're probably just of Disney-levels of animal sentience.
sapience.



* Actually they are Hooded Crows (Corvus cornix)common to Northern Europe. So they are appropriately classified in the movie.

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* Actually they are Hooded Crows (Corvus cornix)common cornix) common to Northern Europe. So they are appropriately classified in the movie.
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[[WMG:Kiki's universe is the same as ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia'']]

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[[WMG:Kiki's universe is the same as ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia'']]''Franchise/LittleWitchAcademia'']]
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[[WMG: Jiji became more or less a normal cat after meeting Lily and that's why Kiki couldn't understand him]]
But this made Kiki frustrated and think she lost her magic
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[[WMG: The WitchSpecies in this universe is descended from the WitchSpecies in [[Literature/HisDarkMaterials Lyra's world]], and the cats are their dæmons.]]

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[[WMG: The WitchSpecies MageSpecies in this universe is descended from the WitchSpecies MageSpecies in [[Literature/HisDarkMaterials Lyra's world]], and the cats are their dæmons.]]
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[[WMG: Kiki accidentally gave the Dirigible the Magic needed to fly off. And when she loses her confidence, she caused the Dirigible to malfunction]]
When Kiki and Tombo are falling off the cliff, the test build bike-plane is just about to hit the ground when it kicks up, hovers, and lands a little softer. Tombo lampshades that this was likely Kiki's magic saving them. In just a few minutes, Kiki leaves the beach while Tombo and his friends leave to go meet with the Dirigible Captain where they successfully fly the Dirigible off camera.
Tombo calls Kiki and tells her that the Blimp worked and that the Captain wanted to meet her. Kiki granting the test bike-plane a bit of her magic and Tombo meeting the Captain gave the Dirigible the extra boost needed to fly, and the Captain wanted to thank Kiki for her unintentional help.
In a short scene the morning Kiki loses her magical powers, Osana's Husband is seen in his living room watching TV, where the announcer tells the audience that the Dirigible is down for repairs when it was working the day Tombo rode. Kiki's loss of confidence may have entirely sapped the magical energy out of the Dirigible and caused it to malfunction, threaten Tombo's life, and crash the Blimp.
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* They're probably just of Disney-levels of animal sentience.
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** Kiki could go to an American city known to be accepting of a witch. UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco can certainly qualify with its known early acceptance of the gay population with beautifully distinctive urban architecture of a city by the sea. Furthermore, if the suggestion of another world is needed, there could be limited CGI imagery such as more blimps around to emphasise the point. Furthermore, the airship climax can be placed at the Golden Gate Bridge as a landmark that can be easy to have CGI imagery without the complications of shooting on an urban street.

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** Kiki could go to an American city known to be one could see accepting of a witch.young witch living there. UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco can certainly qualify with its known early acceptance of the gay population with beautifully distinctive urban architecture of a city by the sea. Furthermore, if the suggestion of another world is needed, there could be limited CGI imagery such as more blimps around to emphasise the point. Furthermore, the airship climax can be placed at the Golden Gate Bridge as a landmark that can be easy to have CGI imagery without the complications of shooting on an urban street.
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** Kiki could go to an American city known to be accepting of a witch. UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco can certainly qualify with its known early acceptance of the gay population with beautifully distinctive urban architecture of a city by the sea. Furthermore, if the suggestion of another world is needed, there could be limited CGI imagery such more blimps around to emphasise the point. Furthermore, the airship climax can be placed at the Golden Gate Bridge as a landmark that can be easy to have CGI imagery without the complications of shooting on an urban street.
** To avoid the idea of Kiki living on her own, Osono or her husband could be distant relatives who agree to take Kiki for that year and offer to help with her education.

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** Kiki could go to an American city known to be accepting of a witch. UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco can certainly qualify with its known early acceptance of the gay population with beautifully distinctive urban architecture of a city by the sea. Furthermore, if the suggestion of another world is needed, there could be limited CGI imagery such as more blimps around to emphasise the point. Furthermore, the airship climax can be placed at the Golden Gate Bridge as a landmark that can be easy to have CGI imagery without the complications of shooting on an urban street.
** To avoid the idea of Kiki living on her own, Osono or her husband could be distant relatives who agree to take Kiki for that year and offer to help with her education. Also, Kiki's period of independent living could be confined to the summer vacation months to avoid the idea that she is missing school.



** For a villain, there could be a intolerant [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalist]] Christian crank haranguing Kiki at least until a positive example like a [[GoodShepherd minister of the Metropolitan Church]] (Perhaps modelled after ''Series/{{Mash}}'''s Father Mulcahy) tells her to leave Kiki alone.

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** For If a villain, antagonist is deemed necessary, there could be a intolerant [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalist]] Christian crank haranguing Kiki at least until a positive example like a [[GoodShepherd minister pastor of the Metropolitan Church]] (Perhaps modelled after ''Series/{{Mash}}'''s Father Mulcahy) tells her to leave Kiki alone.
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** Kiki could go to an American city known to be accepting of a witch. UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco can certainly qualify with its known early acceptance of the gay population with beautifully distinctive urban architecture of a city by the sea. Furthermore, if the suggestion of another world is needed, there could be limited CGI imagery such more blimps around to emphasise the point.

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** Kiki could go to an American city known to be accepting of a witch. UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco can certainly qualify with its known early acceptance of the gay population with beautifully distinctive urban architecture of a city by the sea. Furthermore, if the suggestion of another world is needed, there could be limited CGI imagery such more blimps around to emphasise the point. Furthermore, the airship climax can be placed at the Golden Gate Bridge as a landmark that can be easy to have CGI imagery without the complications of shooting on an urban street.

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** Kiki could go to a city known to be accepting of a witch. UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco can certainly qualify with its known early acceptance of the gay population with beautifully distinctive urban architecture of a city by the sea.

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** Kiki could go to a an American city known to be accepting of a witch. UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco can certainly qualify with its known early acceptance of the gay population with beautifully distinctive urban architecture of a city by the sea. Furthermore, if the suggestion of another world is needed, there could be limited CGI imagery such more blimps around to emphasise the point.


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** In addition, Jiji will be clearly shown to have regained his speech at the end.
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** Kiki could go to a city known to be accepting of a witch. San Francisco can certainly qualify with its known early acceptance of the gay population with beautifully distinctive urban architecture of a city by the sea.

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** Kiki could go to a city known to be accepting of a witch. San Francisco UsefulNotes/SanFrancisco can certainly qualify with its known early acceptance of the gay population with beautifully distinctive urban architecture of a city by the sea.



** In the epilogue, Kiki is doing well being a franchisee of Federal Express or some other courier service with the company logo prominently displayed.

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** In the epilogue, Kiki is doing well being as a franchisee of Federal Express or some other courier service with the company logo prominently displayed.
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* With budgeting and cultural realities of Hollywood, the producers could choose the following changes:
** Kiki could go to a city known to be accepting of a witch. San Francisco can certainly qualify with its known early acceptance of the gay population with beautifully distinctive urban architecture of a city by the sea.
** To avoid the idea of Kiki living on her own, Osono or her husband could be distant relatives who agree to take Kiki for that year and offer to help with her education.
** In addition to getting the idea to do deliveries, Kiki could arrange to have a sideline with Uber Eats or a similar service.
** At Tombo's suggestion, Kiki establishes an online presence on Facebook or a similar service to promote her business while her parents check often to make sure she's alright.
** For a villain, there could be a intolerant [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalist]] Christian crank haranguing Kiki at least until a positive example like a [[GoodShepherd minister of the Metropolitan Church]] (Perhaps modelled after ''Series/{{Mash}}'''s Father Mulcahy) tells her to leave Kiki alone.
** In a more charming element, the grumpy girl receiving her grandmother's baked pie could realize that Kiki flew there in the rain and now there's lightning. After a moment of hesitation, she calls one of her parents over and expresses her concern that Kiki will not be safe flying home in the dark. After a lighting flash to make the point, the parent would agree and insist on driving Kiki home with a cheerful quip, "Young lady, you're grounded for the night!"
** Tombo's big dream is slightly modified to being the youngest pilot of a human-powered aircraft like the Gossamer Albatross.
** If the company is willing to be depicted as such, Goodyear or some other company with a blimp could be the focus of the climatic accident. In addition, there could be the comical image of the full deflated blimp flopped over several buildings like a limp party balloon.
** In the epilogue, Kiki is doing well being a franchisee of Federal Express or some other courier service with the company logo prominently displayed.
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* Kiki takes place in the early 1960s, when magic, while fading, was still available in enough ambience for minor magics to work away from a stone - potion making, flight. Kiki herself becomes skilled enough at flying to become the Flying coach at Luna Nova (Kiki and Prof. Nelson have the same voice actress).

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* Kiki takes place in the early 1960s, when magic, while fading, was still available in enough ambience for minor magics to work away from a stone - potion making, flight. Kiki herself becomes skilled enough at flying to become the Flying coach at Luna Nova (Kiki and Prof. Nelson have the same voice actress).actress).
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* Actually they are Hooded Crows (Corvus cornix)common to Northern Europe. So they are appropriately classified in the movie.
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[[WMG: The WitchSpecies in this universe is descended from the WitchSpecies in [[Literature/HisDarkMaterials Lyra's world]], and the cats are their dæmons.]]

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[[WMG: The WitchSpecies in this universe is descended from the WitchSpecies in [[Literature/HisDarkMaterials Lyra's world]], and the cats are their dæmons.]]]]

[[WMG:Kiki's universe is the same as ''Anime/LittleWitchAcademia'']]
* Kiki takes place in the early 1960s, when magic, while fading, was still available in enough ambience for minor magics to work away from a stone - potion making, flight. Kiki herself becomes skilled enough at flying to become the Flying coach at Luna Nova (Kiki and Prof. Nelson have the same voice actress).
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* Hilarious once you realize the birds in question [[ArtisticLicenseOrnithology are actually magpies]].

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* Hilarious once you realize the birds in question [[ArtisticLicenseOrnithology are actually magpies]].
magpies]], and therefore have no such affiliation.
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*We see her outside (albeit still in the chair) the night Kiki departs, and, at least in the English dub, she mentions her rheumatism. The most likely explanation is that she comes by Kiki's family home for treatment on a regular basis for said condition.
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* Hilarious once you realize the birds in question [[ArtisticLicenseOrnithology are actually magpies]].
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* I always assumed she was a witch herself ([[Really700YearsOld one old enough that she still has the respect of the crows]]), and didn't tell Kiki on account of being a very private person. Instead, she just mentors her through a rough patch and gets her on her feet again.

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* I always assumed Perhaps she was is a witch herself ([[Really700YearsOld one old enough that she still has the respect of the crows]]), and didn't tell Kiki on account of being a very private person. Instead, she just mentors her through a rough patch and gets her on her feet again.
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Tombo and Kiki's dad are glasses-wearing nerds. And Kiki's falls in love with Tombo because he reminds her of her dad.

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Tombo and Kiki's dad are glasses-wearing nerds. And Kiki's falls in love with Tombo because he reminds her of her dad.dad.

[[WMG: The WitchSpecies in this universe is descended from the WitchSpecies in [[Literature/HisDarkMaterials Lyra's world]], and the cats are their dæmons.]]
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* Or some animals are, or can become so by bonding with humans.




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*I always assumed she was a witch herself ([[Really700YearsOld one old enough that she still has the respect of the crows]]), and didn't tell Kiki on account of being a very private person. Instead, she just mentors her through a rough patch and gets her on her feet again.
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Jiji remarks that "crows used to serve witches and do what you told them". We later find that crows are quite tame when Ursa is nearby. Maybe there's a bit of magic in her blood? Maybe she's made her own deal with the crows.

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Jiji remarks that "crows used to serve witches and do what you told them". We later find that crows are quite tame when Ursa is nearby. Maybe there's a bit of magic in her blood? Maybe she's made her own deal with the crows.crows.

[[WMG: Kiki's parents relationship was similar to hers and Tombo.]]
Tombo and Kiki's dad are glasses-wearing nerds. And Kiki's falls in love with Tombo because he reminds her of her dad.
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:One of the powers of a witch (besides [[FlyingBroomstick flying]] and raising the [[CuteWitch cute-o-meter]] to OverNineThousand) is therefore to be able to communicate with sentient animals.

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:One *One of the powers of a witch (besides [[FlyingBroomstick flying]] and raising the [[CuteWitch cute-o-meter]] to OverNineThousand) is therefore to be able to communicate with sentient animals.
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Kiki talks to Jiji. Jiji talks to other cats, and also birds. Kiki even apologizes to some cows, though presumably they can't understand her. Nobody is ever seen eating chicken or beef. The only non-vegetarian dish we see is "Herring Pot Pie". Therefore, all the animals (except fish) are sentient, and everybody knows it. They just don't speak the same language. One of the powers of a witch is therefore to be able to communicate with sentient animals.

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Kiki talks to Jiji. Jiji talks to other cats, and also birds. Kiki even apologizes to some cows, though presumably they can't understand her. Nobody is ever seen eating chicken or beef. The only non-vegetarian dish we see is "Herring Pot Pie". Therefore, all the animals (except fish) are sentient, and everybody knows it. They just don't speak the same language. One language.
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of the powers of a witch (besides [[FlyingBroomstick flying]] and raising the [[CuteWitch cute-o-meter]] to OverNineThousand) is therefore to be able to communicate with sentient animals.
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Kiki talks to Jiji. Jiji talks to other cats, and also birds. Kiki even apologizes to some cows, though presumably they can't understand her. Nobody is ever seen eating chicken or beef. The only non-vegetarian dish we see is "Herring Pot Pie". Therefore, all the animals (except fish) are sentient, and everybody knows it. They just don't speak the same language.

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Kiki talks to Jiji. Jiji talks to other cats, and also birds. Kiki even apologizes to some cows, though presumably they can't understand her. Nobody is ever seen eating chicken or beef. The only non-vegetarian dish we see is "Herring Pot Pie". Therefore, all the animals (except fish) are sentient, and everybody knows it. They just don't speak the same language.
language. One of the powers of a witch is therefore to be able to communicate with sentient animals.
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Kiki talks to Jiji. Jiji talks to other cats, and also birds. Kiki even apologizes to some cows, though presumably they can't understand her. Nobody is ever seen eating chicken or beef. The only non-vegetarian dish we see is "Herring Pot Pie". Therefore, all the animals (except fish) are sentient, and everybody knows it. They just don't speak the same language.

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Kiki talks to Jiji. Jiji talks to other cats, and also birds. Kiki even apologizes to some cows, though presumably they can't understand her. Nobody is ever seen eating chicken or beef. The only non-vegetarian dish we see is "Herring Pot Pie". Therefore, all the animals (except fish) are sentient, and everybody knows it. They just don't speak the same language.language.

[[WMG: Ursa is descended from witches]]
Jiji remarks that "crows used to serve witches and do what you told them". We later find that crows are quite tame when Ursa is nearby. Maybe there's a bit of magic in her blood? Maybe she's made her own deal with the crows.
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[[WMG: Mrs. Dora never leaves that room]]
She's there at Kiki's house when the film begins. She's also there when the film ''ends'', some weeks later. She never leaves! She's just stuck to that chair!

[[WMG: All mammals and birds in Kiki's world are sentient]]
Kiki talks to Jiji. Jiji talks to other cats, and also birds. Kiki even apologizes to some cows, though presumably they can't understand her. Nobody is ever seen eating chicken or beef. The only non-vegetarian dish we see is "Herring Pot Pie". Therefore, all the animals (except fish) are sentient, and everybody knows it. They just don't speak the same language.

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