i don't care! i like the ending where jiji talks!

I was so devastated about Kiki not talking again at the end when I watched the movie as a kid. I feel a lot better now knowing that there is a version where he does talk again at the end. I don’t think it ruins her character arc either, it just turns the ending from being kinda happy but mostly depressing to actually happy. At least to me.

Why is that one guy British?

I wholeheartedly disagree about it being a bad ending because by having Kiki still able to speak with him it shows how she is more mature than when she began, but still is able to hold onto her inner childhood.

The original by far!! Its more nostalgic and iconic

I have seen "My Neighbor Totoro" on HBO Max and I really enjoyed it and I definitely plan to get it on DVD (2-Disc Disney DVD) and VHS (Fox Family Favorites)

It still uses the old dub on netflix I believe. I say this because I just watched it with the added lines and english music...

I get the point but i am glad he can talk with Kiki again in the end.

It's interesting to note that so many people seem to prefer the dub's changed ending, simply because it was from their childhood, unlike Kiki herself who changed as she grew.

I absolutely hate the fact that for Americans "funny character" is middle aged man that is talking all the time and commenting everything. Jiji was cute, innocent, confused all the time (dubbing was made by a girl tho) and that was magnetic!!

After watching the original multiple times, then failing to sit through the English version three times, I finally gave it a chance. The dub is painful for too many reasons. It’s a shame that it alone will make first time watchers deter from this masterpiece. Apathetic deliveries, forced accents, faltering interpretations, tarnished chemistry between Toshio and Taeko.. the list goes on. Even the modern audio itself feels super imposed against the early 90’s soundtrack, like pasting a printed picture in the middle of an oil painting. I agree with you in that the flashbacks of young Taeko and her family were the only decent part of the dub. They should have done better to produce something worthy of the fans and Takahatas hard work.

🎶Rooooolling staaaaaaaaaaaaaart!🎶

Anyone remember the grotesque versions, the Slave dog of franders, from Dokuro Chan?

Jiji is a character too. And his de-anthropomorphisation is like the death of his character. Now hes just an average cat with nothing behind the eyes.

Still my favorite movie of all time. I want to visit the town Kiki goes to.

They still got that Ending on Netflix when watching the english dub

I actually watched the Fox Dub online years ago, I wish I could watch the Disney Dub one day.

Amazing film. I don't think the new dub is as good or strong as the original dub.

Amazing show! I miss 90’s MTV😢. Great video, thanks

I 100% prefer her to be able to talk to the cat in the end. Its so strange and out of theme to have such a tragic and heartbreaking thing like losing the ability to communicate with her best friend, when the show is so kind and avoids tragic things like death, or helium being explosive. I was really quite upset to hear him meow in the end rather than say something. Silly.

I always cried when I saw the tribute to Phil Hartman as Jiji at the end, that one will always be the One

This movie is kind of a slog for people not familiar with “slice of life” anime storytelling. It really is like reading someone’s diary. Hyper-normal conversations, no real stakes. It’s well made for what it is but God help you if you expected action, comedy, or a “cinematic” level of drama and romance. It also relies heavily on nostalgia for 1970’s Japan and the Japanese countryside. It’s rough if you don’t have that reference point. Also yeah, the accents should have been consistent throughout. I heard somewhere that Japanese directors tend to tell English language voice actors to emote a lot less than they make JP actors. I’m yet to find a reason why. You can see it in the different versions of this movie as well as the anime Beaststars, many of the other Ghibli movies (Liam Neeson in Ponyo…), and some of the Final Fantasy games.

i don't wanna be called out for this but I honestly don't understand why people prefer the Fox/Japanese Airline version when the voice actors in that version didn't sound like they were acting but more like reading the lines so they can get paid which is why it can never exist nowadays and that's why the Disney version on the other hand used actual voice performances especially from big names and I honestly would find it laughable if the Fox/Japanese Airline version was on both Blu-ray and Streaming since only the Disney dub gets them.

I always thought the meow means that while Kiki is still young, she's starting to gain her maturity and Jiji who served as a second conscience, was no longer needed and could go back to being just a cat.

The ending depends on the person watching, the author intended the original ending, but maybe when you feel down you can relate more to the american version

Ouch my heart

As someone in their thirties I've been watching this film since I was a kid and it has a different meaning to me every time I watch it. This has helped me through so many struggles, my parents divorce, moving out on my own, bad relationships, hating my appearance, losing my beloved black cat, depression, and doubting myself in my career. Every little girl and woman should watch this movie.

The alternate ending is way better. I hated the original ending with a passion. It just didn't feel complete and so i thought maybe there would be a sequel, but nope. Also, if the message that Kiki 'grew up' it wasn't clear at all. The original ending made it clear to me that something was still wrong with kiki and that she isn't fully healed

1:10 My husband and I purchased it when it released on blu-ray and didn't really get into it, but I will say the slap stuck with us because we have a joke about "slapping your button right off" that no one gets but us

The Fox dub is by far the superior version! My biggest issue was the renaming of the "Dust Bunnies".

I just watched this movie. It also left me teary eyed. I hope this isnt a true story as I hate to know such a pure soul suffered.

I actually really liked Daisy Ridley's performance as Taeko. It adds to her eccentricity. I don't know what happened with Toshio though lol.

Legendary show

So why _isn't_ the updated dub on Netflix?!

She’s a flying witch but a talking cat is a stretch for you? The US version was great and just fine as it was.

2:26 Next is Bruno Campos as Goat in Granny's farm but only the goat says "Baa" voice is trying to steal Satsuki & her mother's corn to take it to hospital in 1993 streamline / Fox dubbed My Neighbor Totoro version. We're assembled most notably Bruno Campos known for playing Prince Naveen on Disney (2009 film) The Princess and the Frog.

I just binged this show. I didn't exist yet when this came out, but man i wish I did. It's a great look into 90's new York life. Some of the slang was a dead giveaway. I love the animation and natural voice acting

This story is really sad.. until now when i remember the ending of the anime version it still breaks my heart 💔

oh man I LOVE mtv downtown its actually a fire watch

Dug up my pokemon tapes today after my sister found me a vcr at a thrift shop Saw the trailer and was flooded with nostalgia and wondered what people had to say about this movie Definitely gonna have to check it out!

this show shouldve never been canceled and needs to be remastered as soon as possible

I unfortunately can’t find 1992 tv anime series online.

The original isn’t considered a dub because.. it’s the original. A dub is when new audio tracks are recorded over an already existing film.

Phil Hartman's voice work for Jiji isn't bad at all!

The original Disney ending is best. Makes for a happier ending, that her and Jiji can speak again.

disagree. could argue that was also one of her magical talents. cheers.

I cant tell if hes messing with kiki or if they just left us on a cliffhanger, or if they just shat on us and said NO TRUE HAPPY ENDING

This is the case of Cinema Paradiso. The international ending gives a heartwarming nostalgia ending with Toto reminiscing about his lost love . While the true ending is grim and shows you that reality is that, harsh and not as pretty. Over the years as I got older , I appreciate more the original Italian ending , because life is never a happy ending . As the director of Kiki says , to gain, you have to lose . Such is life

The only ending is the one that the creator endorses . Anything else is just fiction.

funny how this film did the same for antwerp cathedral as "hunchback of notre dame" did for the Paris cathedral. both books were written in the 1800's and were rather dark stories, but with a pedestal to art and architecture... Quida was very negative about Belgians, I got to say it sounded rich coming from a brit... england was not a paradise for animals and poor people either in the 1870's, and her remark that flemish are all illiterate because they didn't speak french (what a logic) XD the book sure IS NOT popular here! we on average all speak 3 languages (including Dutch and french), and have done so for centuries, many also know german (I'd dare to say Luxembourgians and Belgians are the most quadrilingual peoples in the entire world)... but it did gain attention for the cathedral and the art of rubens for which she should be applauded, also for being a genuine animal lover in the 1800's.