Hayao Miyazaki Made Us Emotionally Attached to an Animated Cat Well Before Gints Zilbalodis’s ‘Flow’
Gints Zilbalodis’ Oscar-winning animation, Flow, made its audience attached to a bunch of animals desperate for survival. But Hayao Miyazaki had accomplished this decades ago with one of his most popular works, Kiki’s Delivery Service.
In Kiki’s Delivery Service, an iconic character is Jiji, the cat who always accompanies Kiki. And when the witch could no longer communicate with Jiji, it broke the hearts of fans. However, it was a necessary step in the maturing of the protagonist.
Jiji from Kiki’s Delivery Service made Hayao Miyazaki fans tear up Kiki’s Delivery Service fans became highly attached to Jiji just like Kiki | Credits: Ghibli
Ever since the beginning of Kiki’s Delivery Service, Jiji has been there right alongside Kiki. From marveling at the world to going on whacky adventures, Jiji was with Kiki through thick and thin. But then came a point when Kiki lost the ability to talk with Jiji.
In Kiki’s Delivery Service, an iconic character is Jiji, the cat who always accompanies Kiki. And when the witch could no longer communicate with Jiji, it broke the hearts of fans. However, it was a necessary step in the maturing of the protagonist.
Jiji from Kiki’s Delivery Service made Hayao Miyazaki fans tear up Kiki’s Delivery Service fans became highly attached to Jiji just like Kiki | Credits: Ghibli
Ever since the beginning of Kiki’s Delivery Service, Jiji has been there right alongside Kiki. From marveling at the world to going on whacky adventures, Jiji was with Kiki through thick and thin. But then came a point when Kiki lost the ability to talk with Jiji.
- 3/13/2025
- by Aaheli Pradhan
- FandomWire
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