and Indonesian editions were published in 2006. The Russian version was released in 2018 and the French one in 2019. Differences in title Not all translations of the book follow the original title. Some include the name of the central character. Kiki's Delivery Service (English edition), named for the English dub of the Studio Ghibli film Kiki, consegne a domicilio (Italian edition), translates as Kiki, Home Deliveries 魔女宅急便 (Mónǚ Zháijíbiàn) (Chinese edition) Kikis Expressbud (Swedish edition), translates as Kiki's Fast Delivery Titipan Kilat Penyihir (Indonesian edition) Ведьмина служба доставки (Russian edition) Kiki la petite sorcière (French edition), translates as Kiki the Little Witch English editions The first English edition was translated by Lynne E. Riggs, with cover by Irvin Cheung, retaining the original illustrations by Akiko Hayashi, and released on February 1, 2003 by Annick Press in paperback. The book is 176 pages long and, like the original Japanese edition, has eleven chapters. A new English translation by Emily Balistrieri and illustrated by Yuta Onoda was released in hardcover by Delacorte Press on July 7, 2020. Another hardcover version, illustrated Joe Todd-Stanton, was released by Penguin Books under their Puffin Books imprint on August 20, 2020 and in paperback on July 1, 2021. They also released the Yuta Onoda-illustrated version in paperback under the Yearling Books imprint on June 8, 2021. Related media Film adaptations The book was adapted in 1989 as an animated film by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. Disney was also interested in its own live-action take on Kiki in 2005 with Jeff Stockwell writing the script and Susan Montford, Don Murphy, and Mark Gordon as producers, but no developments have emerged since then. A live-action film adaptation with the same name directed by Takashi Shimizu was released on March 1, 2014. The film is based on the first two novels and has figure skater turned actress Fuka Koshiba playing Kiki. It premiered in Japan on March 1, 2014. Novel sequels Musicals In 1993, a musical version of the story was produced. Yukio Ninagawa wrote the script and Kensuke Yokouchi directed the show. The role of Kiki was portrayed by Youki Kudoh and the role of Tombo was portrayed by Akira Akasaka. Akasaka was replaced by Katsuyuki Mori within the year. A cast recording was produced by the original cast, and the show was revived in 1995 and 1996. Another musical, based on Ghibli's film, ran at