Kiki’s Delivery Service, one of the most popular productions of Studio Ghibli, the world-famous castle of Japanese animation cinema, returns after 37 years with an official sequel that will fascinate its fans. The famous Japanese studio, which has offered a visual feast and left deep emotional traces on the audience with every project it has undertaken since its establishment in 1985, strengthened its position with masterpieces such as Princess Mononoke in the late 1980s and 1990s, although it was not as financially strong as it is today in its early years.
Although it is not a huge Hollywood action production that breaks box office records, this fascinating fantasy movie from 1989, which has become a cult all over the world over the years, has now managed to excite nostalgia enthusiasts with the official sequel news coming from the literary world. A Brand New Magic in Koriko Town and the Responsibilities That Come with Fame. Award-winning author Eiko Kadono’s 1985 novel of the same name, which inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s legendary anime adaptation, will take its place on the shelves with its official sequel after a long time.
According to the official announcement made by the publishing company Penguin Random House, Kadono’s sequel novel “Kiki and the New Magic”, which was written in 1993 but has never been translated into English until now, reaches the global readership with an official translation for the first time. In the first story, we watched the growing pains of a 13-year-old young witch who left her home with her faithful black cat Jiji on a full moon night in order to find her inner strength and tried to stand on her own feet in a foreign seaside town.
This new book, prepared faithfully to the original work, takes place one year after the end of the first adventure and tells the story of Kiki, who has turned 14 and turned into a real celebrity in the town, her self-confidence shaken by the heavy responsibilities of fame and much more dangerous missions, and the process of discovering a new type of magic. The novel that fans are eagerly awaiting; It will be available worldwide in hardcover, paperback, e-book and audiobook formats on August 25, 2026.
The Magnificent Return of Classic Productions to the Big Screen with IMAX Technology For anime enthusiasts, this year is not limited to just a literary comeback; Because the iconic Kiki’s Delivery Service movie was released in North America in IMAX format for the first time in March this year and achieved a great box office success, and similar screenings started again for a limited time throughout Japan. Although it is known that Studio Ghibli is working on a new project after Hayao Miyazaki’s 2023 film The Boy and the Heron, the studio has not yet announced a new feature-length anime film for 2026.
Despite this, within the scope of the traditional “Studio Ghibli Fest”, which will last from July to October in partnership with GKIDS, many classic productions will be converted to IMAX format and presented to moviegoers under the leadership of the studio’s master animator Atsushi Okui, known for his cinematography and visual quality. While winds of nostalgia blow in movie theaters, this magical atmosphere that Kiki’s Delivery Service will create both on the big screen and on the shelves with its new generation sequel proves once again that the classic Ghibli spirit will continue to live on for generations.
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