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Jiji is Kiki's pet cat and her closest companion in Kiki's Delivery Service.
Jiji is Kiki's companion as she is training to become a full-fledged witch. One time, he has to pretend to be a stuffed cat for a boy's birthday gift. The real stuffed cat which looked exactly like him, was lost in the forest and
Jiji also gets a girlfriend, who is a white cat named Lily. In the credits, it is shown that Jiji and Lily had kittens together.
Personality[]
In the American version, Jiji is a chatty and sarcastic cat that likes to act proud whilst In the Japanese version, Jiji is a cautious and cute cat that acts humble and is always ready to help Kiki.
The character of Jiji is significantly different in the American dub. In the Japanese version, Jiji is voiced by a female performer, while in the American version Jiji is voiced by Saturday Night Live alumnus Phil Hartman, and also has more of a wisecracking demeanor.
In Japanese culture, cats are usually depicted with feminine voices, whereas in American culture their voices are more gender-specific. A number of Hartman's lines exist where Jiji simply says nothing in the original (such as in the scene where Jiji approaches Lili along the top of the wall). Jiji's personality is notably different between the two versions, showing a more cynical and sarcastic attitude in the 1998 English version as opposed to cautious and conscience-like in the original Japanese.
Appearance[]
Jiji is a black cat with large white eyes and black pupils. The insides of his ears are iris purple.
Trivia[]
- In The Wonderful World of Ghibli, he is voiced by Rob Paulsen.
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