{"product_id":"kikis-delivery-service-daniel-martin-9781839022869","title":"Kiki's Delivery Service","description":"The 1989 anime \u003ci\u003eKiki's Delivery Service, \u003c\/i\u003ethe story of a young witch struggling to find her place in society, is one of the richest of Hiyao Miyazaki's films, and one of the first to enjoy distribution in the West. Daniel Martin's insightful study addresses the film from two key angles: firstly, in terms of its place within the \u003ci\u003eshojo \u003c\/i\u003egenre in Japanese popular culture: stories about the transformative adventures of teenaged girls, rich in metaphor and meaning. Secondly, Martin discusses Miyazaki's unique approach to the fantasy genre, and the ways his distinct evocation of a grounded but enchanting 'magical realism' in his films relates to theories in fantasy studies. Martin thereby explores the ways in which Miyazaki's filmmaking, and \u003ci\u003eKiki's Delivery Service\u003c\/i\u003e in particular, can be understood to have an important place in the canon of popular fantasy that includes the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and J.K. Rowling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839022868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839022869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Film Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00h x 1.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Daniel Martin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44254875582719,"sku":"9781839022869","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_417edc01-adf8-47f5-a47c-32ed505e89c8.jpg?v=1694614831","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kikis-delivery-service-daniel-martin-9781839022869","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}