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| Author | Eiko Kadono |
|---|---|
| Original title | 魔女の宅急便 Majo no Takkyūbin |
| Translator | Lynne E. Riggs (first edition) Emily Balistrieri (second edition) |
| Illustrator | Akiko Hayashi |
| Cover artist | Akiko Hayashi |
| Language | Japanese |
| Series | Majo no Takkyūbin |
| Genre | Children's, Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Fukuinkan Shoten |
Publication date | January 25, 1985 |
| Publication place | Japan |
Published in English | February 1, 2003 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 259 pp |
| ISBN | 4-8340-0119-9 |
| OCLC | 166865908 |
| LC Class | MLCSJ 86/174 (P) |
| Followed by | Majo no Takkyūbin 2: Kiki to Atarashii Mahou |
Kiki's Delivery Service (魔女の宅急便, Majo no Takkyūbin, lit. 'Witch's Express Home Delivery') is a children's fantasy novel written by Eiko Kadono and illustrated by Akiko Hayashi. It was first published by Fukuinkan Shoten on January 25, 1985. It is the basis of the 1989 Studio Ghibli anime film of the same title and of the 2014 live action film also of the same name.
The book won numerous awards in Japan. Encouraged by this and by the success of the Ghibli film, Kadono has written eight more novels over a period of more than thirty-five years. The most recent was published in January 2022.