Maki
Fashion designer
A fashion designer living near the bakery who asks Kiki to deliver a stuffed animal.
Trivia
- Maki is Kiki's first delivery client.
- She owns a white cat named Lily.
Alternate names
Maki
Maki-san
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Female
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- A woman with a bright atmosphere. She wears stylish clothes befitting a fashion designer and usually lives near the bakery in Koriko town.
- Iconic items
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- White cat Lily (pet)
- Stuffed animal (black cat Jiji-like stuffed toy)
- Fashion items
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Kind
- Detailed personality
- Kind-hearted, she gives Kiki her first delivery job and entrusts it to her with trust. As a fashion designer, she has rich sensibilities and blends into town life.
- Keywords
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- Kind
- Trustworthy
- Stylish
- Cooperative
- Gentle
- Talents
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- Fashion design
- Communication skills
- Skills
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- Making delivery requests in the story
- Motivation
- She cherishes family, such as asking Kiki to deliver a birthday present to her nephew Ket.
- Favorite foods
- Bread
- Hobbies
- Fashion design
- Person
- Kiki
History
- Backstory
- She lives in Koriko town as a fashion designer, residing near the neighborhood bakery. She purchased a black cat stuffed toy resembling Jiji for her nephew Ket and asked Kiki to deliver it.
- Debut date
- July 29, 1989
- Work title
- Kiki's Delivery Service
- Media type
- Movie
Delivery request to Kiki
- Significant event
- Delivery request to Kiki
- Description
- By giving Kiki her first delivery job, she helped kickstart Kiki's work in the story.
Delivering Jiji stuffed toy
- Significant event
- Delivering Jiji stuffed toy
- Description
- She requested delivery of a Jiji-like stuffed toy as a birthday present for her nephew Ket.
Relationships
Ket
Nephew. Maki asked Kiki to deliver a birthday present to him.
Kiki
Client
Entrusting Kiki with stuffed animal delivery as her first delivery job
Media appearances
Kiki's Delivery Service
Movie / Supporting
Released July 29, 1989
Voice cast and creators
Kikuko Inoue
- Voice actor
- Kikuko Inoue
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- 1989 theatrical version
Eiko Kadono
- Creator name
- Eiko Kadono
- Role
- Original author
Katsuya Kondō
- Creator name
- Katsuya Kondō
- Role
- Character designer
Studio Ghibli
- Creator name
- Studio Ghibli
- Role
- Animation studio
Hayao Miyazaki
- Creator name
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Role
- Writer
Hayao Miyazaki
- Creator name
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Role
- Director
Related goods
Maki's stuffed animal (Jiji stuffed animal)
- Item name
- Maki's stuffed animal (Jiji stuffed animal)
- Category
- Plush or doll
- Availability
- Regular