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I'm surprised you didn't bring up how jiji was the most antagonistic. He was the most negative, but you still understand jiji as being incredibly supportive.

Ghibli films and unhappy endings - hard to get past Grave of the Fireflies. Totally NOT a kids movie despite protagonists being kids. Another one with sad/ambigous and unresolved ending is When Marnie was Here, where once the plot twist is known, we the audience have to accept the fate of one of the protagonists.

Kiki losing her powers is a very similar situation to that of Peter Parker losing his powers in Spiderman 2. Western media isn't just reduced to Disney, and even Disney has marvellous movies with messages and themes equiparable to that of Ghibli.

I feel anime is at least the only medium that invented and perfected the slice of life or iyashikei genre which is something that disney never tried before and will because disney is just like mcdonals who want produce fast content instead of high quality content or perfection

Anime feels more human and relatable to be honest

The world can still be a beautiful place even if you have to suffer thats why i love anime so much also anime repressends more inner piece and meditation than disney which is so lacking

Thanks Brother ❤

it's also my favourite Ghibli movie

wow, turns out i really needed to hear this. i actually teared up a couple of times, as i'm experiencing burnout and depression. i think i might go and rewatch Kiki soon. thanks for an awesome video! btw i love your style of video essay, it's so nice to listen to <3

good... since the marxists who took over Europe want to erase and replace the history, at least the japanese fight for european culture and history.

Japan is interesting. They make these media products that portray the people as fundamentally kind, and i do feel that when i visit the country, but they still deny the horrific things they did in ww2.

So your're telling me that those kids who throw the end of their cigarettes and trash to ground, or don't make a line when getting on a bus can be reasoned with?

There should be a Ghibli World just like there's a Disney World. 😊

Kiki's my favorite Ghibli film (and one of my favorite films period) because of how heartwarming and beautiful the world is. One of the best things about the film, in my opinion, is that Kiki may be a kind and earnest girl but she isn't *perfect.* She's insecure, she gets mad and jealous, and she also has her own negative biases. While the negative events of the film can't be attributed to an antagonist, it can be argued that they're mostly a result of Kiki's insecurities, burn out and her self-esteem getting hurt. If you *have* to identify an antagonist in this film, the only one would be how Kiki poorly copes with conflict and damaged self-esteem. However, she learns where her biases may be wrong, learns that what she's experiencing/feeling is OK and *grows as a person* by the end of the film. The reason I think this is "one of the best things" is because most media rarely ever gets this kind of character right. The problem a lot of media has with writing "nice and kind", or better yet just "simple", characters is that they make them too much of an ideal. This "ideal" is how some people tend to see classic Disney princess like Cinderella and Snow White or Barbie in her movies (neither are fair assessments but I digress). Even anime does this a lot. At its worst, it can come off as unrealistic, comical, or a parody. I think that's the reason why most audiences, at least in the States, think overtly nice worlds are "naive". It's not that they believe a world like that is impossible, but more that the attempts to portray such are world don't feel "human." What I mean by that is- being "nice" is difficult for nearly everyone and there's a lot of thoughts and emotions that goes into making that decision IRL. When you remove the struggles that come with kindness and good deeds, you remove the human part of it. The kindness and beauty in Kiki's film works because Ghibli wrote Kiki in a way that feels like an actual rounded and believable character. They don't try to glorify her as some rebel, some "ideal woman", or as some kind of "winner". Plus, her kindness doesn't feel overwhelming or impossible. We see her struggle, change her mind, and make bad decisions multiple times. I personally find a kind character more admirable when you see them struggle with their flaws but still choose to be kind and do what's right. It's these flaws that make Kiki's kindness feel more like a genuine part of her character, not just an idealistic trope that is tacked onto her.

I really disagree with your premise here. Disney movies do not show a more negative world than the ghibly movies. That includes kiki's delivery service. I'm sorry, but you're just lying to yourself. It's baffling how you could even think that.

The meaning of "happily ever after" is that the characters lived mundane normal lives after where they faced normal conflict like a normal everyday family instead of battling with sword and sorcery and having to face mortal ptsd-inducing peril.

17:18 I think it’s also important that you notice the older witch girl works in the red light district, and possibly that’s why she’s snarky and cynical. She descends down to a city with a glowing red windmill. That’s Moulin Rouge.

There is no one world. Disney comes from one world, and ghibli comes from another world. They both differ in their experiences, cultures, and expectations for the future.

Fun fact: Akira's setting was inspired by Metropolis, New York City and Blade Runner. But you're right. Only Europe inspired Anime. Because we all know Germany isn't Europe.

My hometown is on a small island in the countryside in the Philippines. Everyone knows each other and everyone cares for each other. Things have gotten a bit worse since the dawn of social media though, but I can say the "kind" atmosphere in Kiki's delivery service is exactly the same of what my hometown used to be. People are generally nice to you unless you do them bad. Their default personality is to be hospitable especially to strangers actually. I remember my grandmum always makes a joke about how my granddad is more hospitable to visitors than us, his nuclear family. But yeah, these places definitely do exist esp when it's not tainted by social media. It's sad how mine is ruined with the advancement of technology. Old people are still as caring as ever but i cant say the same for the young 'ins.

17:40 Matthew 5:43-44 You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you ❤✝️

People are kind when circumstances allow, and even then many are not. It certainly feels good to imagine people a fundamentally kind, however.

この作品を語るなら、楽曲の素晴らしさにも触れて欲しかったな。

Haikyuu is a true sports anime whereas most other “sports” anime are battle shonen in disguise.

Dropping a comment to support your channel!! This movie has always left me feeling bittersweet and the whole arc of Kiki losing her magic has made me experience some kind of eldritch horror in face of something unnamed and therefore unbeatable like a natural disaster It let me to avoiding this beautiful movie despite being touched by its message Your video finally shed light on why this movie is so important for me personally and it helped my love to it to finally overcome my fear of accepting that I had lost my magic like Kiki and that it will happen again Even like with life Kiki's delivery service will still make me sad and I will still love it

Murika always needs to look like it wins, even when it doesnt, murika needs sombody to defeat, thus their need to dominate what they call evil.

Yesterday I watched kiki's delivery service with my mom for the first time, I felt kinda weird cos I felt it was too "peaceful" in a good way, like, I could emotionally rest for one hour and 40 minutes, while being teached a simple lesson, and it is something I've never felt since my childhood and didn't have to worry about the anxiety in movies and instead using them as an escapism of my home situation, It felt incredible, and how to forget about the colors and drawing style

"A true act of goodwill always sparks another." -Just something someone used to say. Honestly, when I first watched this film, I didn't really get it; I enjoyed it, sure, but it felt like there was something I had missed that made it not fully land with me. Then, after rewatching it last year during a time of artistic burnout, it finally clicked with me. I was finally able to appreciate all the subtle details and the metaphors as Kiki develops and learns throughout the film, all of her inner struggles feeling so relatable and seeing her overcome them now feeling both heartwarming and inspiring. It truly is incredible how this film went from being a Ghibli production I felt unsure about to one of my favorites, and your analysis of it made me appreciate it all the more! Great work on this video! Hope it gets to stay up without issues this time!

I cried so much at this :'-)

Kindness without expectation of anything in return makes me cry. It's almost instant tears, both in media and real life. I'm not sure why that is, but it makes me yearn for a more compassionate world. Lovely video ❤

It's so interesting to see someone elses view about kiki, specially your American view of being the perfect world where everybody is kind and not selfish hahahaha, and that's so different for me as Brazilian, because everybody here is warm, welcoming and nice to strangers, so that wasn't even the most important part of the whole story. For me, it is all about starting a new life in a whole different place and feeling burnout, feeling miserable about having to deal with all your adult problems in a strange place. That's my favourite movie. I relate to her all the time ❤

Kikis delivery service has always been my favorite ghibli. Maybe be ause ot was the only one i owned as a child. I love howls moving castle and the cat returns (and many others) and maybe if i had seen those sooner one of those would be my favorite but maybe not. Following a young witch as she strikes it on her own with seemingly only her skills to support her but actually having whole communities to support really speaks to me still, decades later

Even more amazing when you consider the misanthropy of Miyazaki Hayao.

The mutual respect between Kiki and her parents is especially touching. They trust her to cope. It is incredibly difficult to watch your child go into their future.

I'm surprised you didn't mention Tombo's act of kindness in distracting the Police officer, even though he hasn't met her yet.🐈‍⬛🧙🏻🧹

This has spoilers

great vid

The dog taking care of the cat was heartwarming. As u said an act of kindness often inspire another, but i like that he didnt need any in order to make one himself, and when he brings back Gigi to Kiki he turns around like he did nothing crazy and without waiting for something in return. Great analysis for a great movie 👍

Amazing essay. The deeper messages in this movie are absolutely beautiful. Very well done!

The first minute of the video intrigued me so much, that I first had to watch this movie which, despite of it's age I had never seen before. To then come back to watch this video on it. Something I noticed while watching it, was how much it reminded me of the 2003 Anime-series "Haibane Renmei". It almost felt like a prequel to it. Similar main-character, similar atmosphere and even similar overall message. Internal conflict had a more prominent role in it but just as with Kiki's delivery-service there also was no "good vs. evil" trope. So if you haven't seen it, I'd highly recommend it since if you like Kiki's you'll probably also like it and make a video about it similar to this one. ;)

Rip daichi 😢

I love when a movie presents all characters as just people trying to do what they think is best. Jin Roh is a total opposite in tone to kikis delivery service but I love it for how masterfully it presents the idea that no one is evil, everyone in the movie has a reason for what they are doing and you can't bring yourself to hate anyone for their actions.

kiki"s delivery servise is my comfort film..

*Humans are fundimentally creatures of self-interest,* If that self interest is cooperative, then people will have cooperative traits. If that self interest is disunifying, then people will have selfish traits. That is the basics of human anthropology. People follow incentives, and nature is not kind. *As for Disney,* Conflict is an easy method to evoke various feeling which media uses for entertainment or social conditioning. Now, as for why disney uses very specific negative tropes. Have you considered that there might be malice behind it? Social conditioning to create certain beliefs among people and seed ideas at a vulnerable age? Know your history and you will see the patterns in every era, every age, and every civilization.

Isn't the "u" in "ketsu" at least hinted at? You really just pronounce it "kets".

Heavy disagree with the premise on the thumbnail... If that were the case, it would not be this hard to convince people to play their part in [humanity's responsibility]; to grow the fuck up and get its shit together. 🙄 I mean fuck, even the literally guaranteed suffering of children doesn't make Ya'll get off your lazy asses to deal with [yourselves]. At most, we subjectively "feel like we give a shit", but in reality, most people are NOT willing to carry the responsibility that humanity can't carry by itself like that because HUMANITY ISN'T AN ACTUAL INDIVIDUAL! Seriously, it's not that complicated; We ARE humanity, therefore; if we don't do it, IT WILL NOT FUCKING HAPPEN. 😬

Nihilists when the unending well of love and the human condition enters the room

"People are fundamentally kind" The people in my life: hold my beer

Finally someone talking about the power of kindness in this movie!

Ah, interesting that the US Empire did to Japan what the British Empire did to China: Force them at gunpoint to trade.