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From Print to Pop Culture: Kiki’s Delivery Service
From a print, classic to a pop-culture legacy, being universally, beloved by people in Japan. Join me as I unpack the deeper meanings and themes of Kikis Delivery Service both in the book and the studio Ghibli film. In this video, we learned that the author of the book Eiko Kadono nearly halted production of the movie, and that Hayao Miyazaki says that he regrets making Kikis delivery service due to feeling pressured to make it against his will. Learn these facts and many more in this video essay unpacking Kiki’s Delivery Service. Thanks for watching!
Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:05 The Book
06:21 The Film
08:50 Miyazaki Regret
09:47 Book vs Movie
11:50 The life of a Creative
18:10 Conclusion
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  • @tonyschnobel3522
    @tonyschnobel3522 2 дні тому

    I wish i could find the funimation dub. Its seemingly wiped from all streaming.

  • @Nalenja
    @Nalenja 3 дні тому

    Great research work - well done 👍🏻 Thank you. It’s why I really respect Miyazaki 💕 I’m going to read the book, too! But I’m still convinced, that her lack of self-confidence is a huge important point point talking about the curse. Because only in the moment of deep sleep - when all sorrows and stress are gone for a moment - she is shown young again. ✨

  • @Menstral
    @Menstral 5 днів тому

    Good job! ....except "impactful" is NOT a word. This 'word' is in no printed dictionary. It is a corporate fabrication. Rosemcrompton and TheSassyLibrarian both have essays on this topic, and they are correct. The "Grammar Splaining" UA-cam channel also has a video on this corporate fabrication. It is a corporate word trash, like brite or lite.

  • @ellimac4386
    @ellimac4386 8 днів тому

    You left out a very huge part of the world and fandom that generationally grew up on Shin-Chan, the Chinese speaking world that includes China, Taiwan(which granted the world an extremely iconic Mandarin Shin-Chan dub), Malaysia, Singapore and more. And I’d say the Taiwanese version is the most faithful of the Japanese original in the world because they kept every raunchy joke and adult theme.

  • @EmilyRafferty
    @EmilyRafferty 9 днів тому

    this is a really nice video *^_^*

  • @kaioken654
    @kaioken654 12 днів тому

    Yes, I fell in love with shin chan because of adult swim too, I wish they had done more seasons! And he will always be called Action Bastard to me 😂

  • @meursault7030
    @meursault7030 13 днів тому

    I personally don't like that molasses song.

  • @tanmayregal
    @tanmayregal 13 днів тому

    Yooo, the Indian Shin Chan lore is a bit deeper, they initially aired without censoring the nud*ty and made shin really rude to her mom. kids started doing all that irl, then they started watering it down to the point that it was completely neutered. Also, the funimation changed more than the names, they go to an American school smh. 😭. Ik its a bit dated but the republican Georgie was too on point i loved how they Americanised it.

  • @jackiespaceman
    @jackiespaceman 16 днів тому

    Despite being into anime at the right time I somehow never heard of shin Chan until now. I’m playing natsumon and now I’m glad I saved the shin Chan version for after

  • @hihigh9751
    @hihigh9751 17 днів тому

    I hope you make more shinchan videos 🥺 I feel like there’s so many more eps and movies to deep dive into. This was such a great video and I could really feel the love and passion that you have for shinchan ❤️

  • @RickDeckard-zd5yf
    @RickDeckard-zd5yf 19 днів тому

    Anyone prefer the Fox Kids version? -(Honor and a P!)

  • @LamiNalchor
    @LamiNalchor 20 днів тому

    The last point is obvious I feel. Of course, Howl/Hauro knew it from the beginning. I don't feel that there is a different take on this. The second point, however, makes sense when you know the book, naturally. Without the book, though, I feel many elements can be explained in a different way and it could be seen as sort of far-fetched. If you know the book and choose to see it this way it is ok. If not there are other views on it. Miyazaki very often plays with many mentality and cultural elements in his movies or shows centered in the West.

  • @Bean_ina_Beanbag
    @Bean_ina_Beanbag 21 день тому

    Watched the American dub when I was like 11-12. Funniest shit ever. Even if it’s not the real translation, I have fond memories of it

  • @aniab4306
    @aniab4306 23 дні тому

    Loved your video💕

  • @codyhanson1344
    @codyhanson1344 24 дні тому

    Seriously, with over 2 decades in the making, why is Animal Crossing the ONLY franchise in the "real time clock" genre?

  • @TimothyGordon
    @TimothyGordon 25 днів тому

    Thank you kindly for this deeply personal take on this beautiful work. I really appreciate your narrative and storytelling. 💛

  • @serpenticide_555
    @serpenticide_555 26 днів тому

    I love pixel art cause I spent 10 years making sprites for rpg maker as a kid. Kinda nostalgic for me.

  • @markdebruyn1212
    @markdebruyn1212 Місяць тому

    In the Netherlands only the first 3 season where ever dubbed and aired

  • @SheepyMcSheeperton
    @SheepyMcSheeperton Місяць тому

    Loved this, I also grew up with Funimation's dub of Shin-Chan and still adore it to this day. Although I really wish more of the original Japanese version was subbed in English, I was enjoying it so much until I realized only a small portion of it has been fansubbed 😔

  • @Mrwhomeyou
    @Mrwhomeyou Місяць тому

    Shin Chan has some of the best animated films lol

  • @jamestolbert1856
    @jamestolbert1856 Місяць тому

    To be honest, I prefer the other Father in the movie

    • @Menstral
      @Menstral 5 днів тому

      They were both simps

  • @estrella9944
    @estrella9944 Місяць тому

  • @clarajackson7079
    @clarajackson7079 Місяць тому

    Thank you for your thorough explanation. I think this story takes a lot of deep thoughts. Isn’t it more for adults’s novel rather than the children’s ?

  • @katrinadelacruzz
    @katrinadelacruzz Місяць тому

    I love all your video essays! 🥺🤩

  • @noahbossier1131
    @noahbossier1131 Місяць тому

    I was aware of this show long before many other shonen anime and let’s just say I think it’s funny

  • @bluedreamer6564
    @bluedreamer6564 Місяць тому

    Shin-chan and Mitzi (Misae) are also my two favs. <3

  • @glupshitto5019
    @glupshitto5019 Місяць тому

    terrible video essay. you spent only 2 minutes actually dissecting the film. the rest was all irrelevant (albeit interesting) exposition that you never even tied into your analysis.

  • @Riley-pf1uj
    @Riley-pf1uj Місяць тому

    Didnt finish the community center until year three bc i forgot about it

  • @The_anomaly_eater
    @The_anomaly_eater Місяць тому

    wOa This is amazing. I don't think I could ever do so much work researching a single piece of media like you did. That's amazing! This video explains q lot about the movie that I didn't understand the first few times I watched. Thanks for making this!

  • @share.theworld
    @share.theworld Місяць тому

    THANK YOU

  • @RMB479
    @RMB479 Місяць тому

    I'm from Spain and Shin-chan is my childhood I'm so glad to see people talking about it, I used to love it as a kid and even today I still love to go back to the DS games and the movies, (Adult empire strikes back is no joke my favorite movie of all time and always manages to make me a bit emotional), the show is still earing over here, but sadly the distribution rights were bought by Fox meaning it's no longer on public TV, there's still the official channel who posts old chapters and that's honestly my main go to for comfort shows.

  • @peedfarded
    @peedfarded 2 місяці тому

    I remember watching it on Adult Swim in the 2000s when I was in elementary school. My mom never really thought much about it because it looked like a children’s cartoon until she stayed up to watch it with me one night. Needless to say I wasn’t allowed to watch it anymore but that didn’t stop me. 😂

  • @iamthatJosh
    @iamthatJosh 2 місяці тому

    Found this great channel now it's gone. What happened? Where is dearest dimple? it was beautiful that i could come here for the serenity it brings. 😭

  • @christophermiller1394
    @christophermiller1394 2 місяці тому

    Wait… “butchered version”? The US version is 100% better than Ghost Stories.

  • @noelle7378
    @noelle7378 2 місяці тому

    This is so funny after The Boy And The Heron has come out

  • @shekitty9347
    @shekitty9347 2 місяці тому

    Beautiful research and explanation 😊

  • @user-lh1ef1st3k
    @user-lh1ef1st3k 2 місяці тому

    I thought he was a per*vert mid*get of some kind. that just quite went over my Head.

  • @mauriceisaac3646
    @mauriceisaac3646 2 місяці тому

    I was never all that familiar with Shin-chan, but I recently started watching the Funimation dub and I’m loving it so far. I’m considering checking out the Japanese version as well.

  • @robertlauncher
    @robertlauncher 2 місяці тому

    The eyes were the hardest thing for me to get past when I first saw it on Adult Swim. Inverted from what many art styles do, they’re black with white pupils. But when I did, I found one of the most insanely hilarious programs in existence

  • @kervinashong4414
    @kervinashong4414 2 місяці тому

    I thought Sophie's aging was more about her confidence. How she felt about herself at that point. In scenes where she was confident she got younger maybe not as she was at first but way younger than a 90 year old.

  • @sevenseasofwhy1595
    @sevenseasofwhy1595 2 місяці тому

    HMC BOOK MENTION!!!

  • @kobiwan8231
    @kobiwan8231 2 місяці тому

    I have a different opinion on the ending. I think that the ‘witch of waste’ that was holding on to howls heart was his mother. She was holding on to his heart to protect him. In the final scenes when she gives it to Sophie, Sophie can then love howl and howl love her back. It’s mentioned in this video that howl has had many encounters with other girls but Sophie is the one who finally got his heart. Watching this film for the first time since I was little kid and this is a crazy film. 10/10 🤝

  • @rubyblack7240
    @rubyblack7240 2 місяці тому

    note that ginger island isnt a dlc but just part of the 1.5 update simply because the dev ConcernedApe is the most amazing person on the planet:)

  • @debojitdhar502
    @debojitdhar502 2 місяці тому

    22:33

  • @CrazyAce777777
    @CrazyAce777777 2 місяці тому

    I remeber being a kid and watching shinchan and his dad boost their confidence with the man song. "In order to be a man you must have honor, honor and a peeeeeenis oooouu ooouu oouu~~" the wiggle at the end with the oous is mandatory

  • @thehuudgirl
    @thehuudgirl 3 місяці тому

    After 3 times watching and 1.5 time reading, I'm pretty confident in knowing what's going on, but the real question is why.

  • @reyjerr4086
    @reyjerr4086 3 місяці тому

    Not to be rude but i don't know why people said that studio ghibli movies was emotional, I've watched howl's and grave of fireflies but i didn't really got into it, but when I watch clannad and Violet evergarden i got really emotional, is it only me?

    • @RealBradMiller
      @RealBradMiller 3 місяці тому

      Ppl are different. You may say that now, and then two years from now you watch it and feel completely different. I used to be able to watch gore and nasty stuff... Now it doesn't appeal to me at all. I cry when newborn babies cry... Like cannot help myself... But no one else around me is like that.. we all have quirks, we all have differences, we all change. 🫂

  • @Marleny
    @Marleny 3 місяці тому

    I love it! Thank you!

  • @Aerance
    @Aerance 3 місяці тому

    Even though the pronunciation is off, the fox dub is worth the watch. Just saying. I hate the disney dub.

  • @irmar
    @irmar 3 місяці тому

    You can love someone who doesn't have a heart. Unfortunately, you can. Not recommended, though.

    • @RealBradMiller
      @RealBradMiller 3 місяці тому

      I have the heart of a child In a jar On my desk.... Can you love me? 😂😂