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Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

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Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

"I weave my life with yours."

2018

1h 55m

8.1(731 votes)

Animation

Drama

Fantasy

Overview

Fleeing the war, the immortal Maquia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mortal and a being who does not age.

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Production Companies

P.A.WORKS

Bandai Visual

Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures

Lantis

Cygames

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Manaka Iwami

Manaka Iwami

Maquia (voice)

Miyu Irino

Miyu Irino

Ariel (voice)

Yuuki Sakurai

Yuuki Sakurai

Ariel as a Child (voice)

Ai Kayano

Ai Kayano

Leilia (voice)

Yuki Kaji

Yuki Kaji

Krim (voice)

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Lang (voice)

Rina Sato

Rina Sato

Mido (voice)

Yoko Hikasa

Yoko Hikasa

Dita (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro

Miyuki Sawashiro

Racine (voice)

Tomokazu Sugita

Tomokazu Sugita

Izor (voice)

Creative team

Directed by: Mari Okada
Written by: Mari Okada
Produced by: Naoko Endo
Tomomi Kyotani

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