Now that shes 13 years old, its time for young Kiki to start thinking about her future. So one night, under the light of a full moon, she grabs her black cat, Jiji, hops on her mothers broom and heads off into the night. The next day she alights upon a friendly oceanside city, and this, she tells her loyal and furry companion, is where shell spend the next year learning how to become a real, honest-to-goodness witch. n