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Image 1 — Kiki's Delivery Service original version
Image 2 — Kiki's Delivery Service original version
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Kiki's Delivery Service original version

Someone recently posted a picture of Kiki's Delivery Service original magazine version. It made me curious of their differences, so I roughly checked them. Here are some examples of the differences:

* It doesen't have the introduction chapter. The story starts with Kiki's arrival at Koriko.

* Kiki is a 301 years old girl.

* Kiki has very witch-y appearace: a pointy nose, sharp nails, and a pointy hat.

* Kiki's father is an almighty wizard, not a folklorist.

* The explanation of the "witch blood" doesn't appear in the first conversation with Osono. It is explained in the beach episode.

* The Aviation Club boy and the Artist appear only once. They don't appear after that. The Aviation Club boy is not named Tombo.

* After the Avitation Club boy breaks Kiki's broom, she doesn't make a new one. She uses the boy's broom.

* It has chapters of professors' discussions, duplication magic, and a gentleman thief.

* It doesn't have the chapters of laundry and the romantic poem letter.

* It has the puppeteers chapter, which was later included in the book 3.

* In the final chpater, Kiki helps a sick boy before returning to her hometown. The story ends with Kiki's departure. Her arrival and her family are not depicted.

u/E_Hoba — 13 days ago