An old witchcraft law dictates that at this age she must leave her loving home in order to live as a witch in a strange place for a whole year.

Rather involuntarily, she makes a stopover at the local zoo, where she has to realize that not every resident likes witches.

Encouraged by Osono, she decides to open an air delivery service in the sleepy coastal town.

But Osono continues to support Kiki and slowly the flight business begins to take off.

It is reported on TV that a hippo from the zoo where Kiki ended up when she arrived in town has become ill.

Her delivery service comes to a standstill, and the suspicion and fear of the residents weigh so heavily on Kiki that she falls ill. She loses her courage and with it her magic powers.

Finally, Kiki and her friends reach the island, and the doctor quickly heals the hippopotamus Maruko in a few simple steps.

[1] Variety gave the film a negative review, finding "its charmless heroine, leaden storytelling and dime-store production values unlikely to bewitch anyone except tiny tots.