KAMAKURA, Japan (AP):Eiko Kadono, the author behind Japan’s most famous – and almost certainly most beloved – literary witch, has a little trouble going up the stairs these days.At 91, she’s still writing every day and hasn’t stopped loving the colour pink, dressing up or believing in the magic of books.Kiki’s Delivery Service, which was first published in 1985 and turned into a 1989 animated film by Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli, is among 200 books she has written.

Eiko Kadono, the 91-year-old author behind Japan’s most famous and beloved children's fantasy books, has a little trouble going up the stairs these days

Eiko Kadono, the author behind Japan’s most famous – and almost certainly most beloved – literary witch, has a little trouble going up the stairs...

KAMAKURA, Japan (AP):Eiko Kadono, the author behind Japan’s most famous – and almost certainly most beloved – literary witch, has a little trouble going up the stairs these…

Eiko Kadono has written 200 books and does not intend to stop. One of her stories, Kiki’s Delivery Service, became a Studio Ghibli anime hit.