What happens when Kiki's magic weakens?

She cannot understand Jiji anymore

Jiji the Cat Quiz: Kiki's Black Cat and His Lost Voice

This Jiji the cat quiz follows the sarcastic black cat who flies on Kiki's broom in the 1989 Ghibli film. Play 10 interactive questions on why witches keep black cats, Jiji pretending to be a stuffed toy, the white cat Lily, the moment Kiki can no longer understand him, the different ending in the English dub, Phil Hartman's voice and Eiko Kadono's books.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Film
In which film does Jiji appear?
Color
What color is Jiji?
Owner
Who is Jiji's companion?
Toy
What does Jiji pretend to be at one delivery?
Dog
Which old dog helps rescue Jiji?
Love
Which cat does Jiji fall for?
Voice
What happens when Kiki's magic weakens?
Dub
What changes in the original English dub ending?
Actor
Who voiced Jiji in the 1998 English dub?
Books
Who wrote the original Kiki novels?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which film does Jiji appear?
Answer: Kiki's Delivery Service
It was released in 1989.
Q2: What color is Jiji?
Answer: Black
Witches in the story keep black cats.
Q3: Who is Jiji's companion?
Answer: Kiki, a young witch
She leaves home at 13.
Q4: What does Jiji pretend to be at one delivery?
Answer: A stuffed toy cat
He waits in a boy's room.
Q5: Which old dog helps rescue Jiji?
Answer: Jeff
He carries Jiji back.
Q6: Which cat does Jiji fall for?
Answer: Lily, a white cat
They later have kittens.
Q7: What happens when Kiki's magic weakens?
Answer: She cannot understand Jiji anymore
He only meows to her.
Q8: What changes in the original English dub ending?
Answer: Jiji speaks to Kiki again
The Japanese version stays silent.
Q9: Who voiced Jiji in the 1998 English dub?
Answer: Phil Hartman
Many fans love his jokes.
Q10: Who wrote the original Kiki novels?
Answer: Eiko Kadono
The first book came out in 1985.

A Witch's Cat Who Loses His Voice

Jiji is the black cat who flies with young witch Kiki in Kiki's Delivery Service, the 1989 Studio Ghibli film based on Eiko Kadono's 1985 novel. In Kiki's world, witches traditionally keep black cats as companions, and Jiji offers dry, nervous comments on every adventure.

When Kiki loses a toy cat she is delivering, Jiji takes its place in a boy's room until Kiki can fix things, and an old dog named Jeff carries him to safety. Jiji falls for Lily, a white cat next door, and they later have kittens.

As Kiki's confidence and magic weaken, she can no longer understand Jiji, who only meows. In the Japanese version she never hears him speak again, a sign she has grown up. The 1998 English dub, with Phil Hartman as Jiji, added a line at the end where Jiji talks again.

What This Quiz Teaches

Ghibli fans will enjoy these questions.

Why Kiki has a cat
What Jiji does on deliveries
Who Jiji loves
Why his voice disappears
How dubs differ

Did You Know?

Rei Sakuma voiced Jiji in Japanese.
Jiji rides at the front of the broom.
Koriko is Kiki's new town.
Osono runs the bakery.
Jiji plush toys remain best sellers.