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Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

AnimeAdventureDrama

Maquia, a teenager, belongs to the Iorph community whose members can live for hundreds of years. But her life changes when the Iorph settlement is invaded and she comes across an orphan.

Year

2018

Duration

1h 55m

IMDb

7.4

Trailer

Cast

MO

Mari Okada

Director

TS

Toshiya Shinohara

Director

Manaka Iwami

Maquia

Miyu Irino

Erial

YH

Yôko Hikasa

Tita

Hiroaki Hirata

Baro

Yoshimasa Hosoya

Lang

Yûki Kaji

Clear

Ai Kayano

Leilia

MK

Misaki Kuno

Medmel

RS

Rina Satô

Mido

Miyuki Sawashiro

Rashine

Tomokazu Sugita

Isol

Xanthe Huynh

Maquia

Eddy Lee

Ariel

Eddy Lee

Additional Voices

Ryan Shanahan

Ariel (Teen)

Ryan Shanahan

Additional Voices

BL

Barnaby Lafayette

Ariel (Child)

Cherami Leigh

Leilia

Kevin T. Collins

Krim

Michael Allan Schneider

Lang

Michael Allan Schneider

Prince Hazel

Michael Allan Schneider

Additional Voices

MO

Mari Okada

Writer

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Comments

10 comments

ABELJun 15, 2026

PEAKKKKK

Suvankar BiswasMay 21, 2025

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David faveOct 13, 2024

This is so cool, must watch 😊

Pratikshya_sen 🦋Aug 28, 2024

No matter how you love or how you hate anime, you must watch this anime movie. Why? Because you can take a lesson or maybe some lessons of life in this anime. The plot is so good and this story has their own uniqueness. Furthermore the animation is so good and fantastic.

🔥Rachid Akhdim🔥Aug 28, 2024

Before you read my review I request you watch the movie because there maybe be heavy spoilers in my review and I don't want to get the blame for it. His movie is about a young beautiful teenage girl called Maquia who comes from a land where her and all the people that live their can always look young and youth full. But a day came when there is an attack in their village and the young girl flees she then finds a young baby crying because his mother is killed so she takes him in at a young age and looks after him and this is how the story begins. Story wise it is good and plot wise it could have had a few tweaks but nothing too much. Voice acting wise it is good doesn't matter if you watch it dubbed or subbed you might just get the same experience. I watched it dubbed cause I am not a fan of the dub vs sub argument and I have problems keeping up with subtitles for a long period of time or stand to listen to japanese cause I find them irritating to listen. Dubbing wise it was good but there was a bit too much over reacting during dialogues but you might get that in either version. However, GKIDs did a solid job with the dub. Animation and art style was good and it had very beautiful visuals to look at and you can tell the guys worked so hard on it. Timing and pacing is good but it could have had a bit less on the actual time movie as I found it a little so pace to the point where they miss out certain things. But overall despite a faults I have mentioned it is still the best anime movie I have watched this year so far.

abhijay SinghAug 28, 2024

Plot: a very beautiful story. It has a lot of deep messages and scenes. And there is also that magic that only Japanese can manage this well... Probably it would makes you cry (like I did). Animation: perfect, smooth. Drawings: particular, they have their fingerprints and it is a very good one. Soundtrack: another very good thing. It is very enjoyable and pleasing. Conclusions: an amazing, deep work that I can surely recommend to everyone. Especially for moms or who have doubts about being one.

FiveAug 28, 2024

I had the pleasure to see a preview of Maquia without any previous knowledge of it. This is something that I recommend. That being said, Maquia start off quite dense with different warring factions and odd bits of vocabulary. No worries though, because even though every detail is not fully explained the word building and slow pacing eases you into the story. And it IS quite detailed, both story vise and visually. The protagonist Maquia from the title, is born in village where the inhabitants record and keep history by weaving long tapestries. Her people are a legendary elf-like lot who can live for hundreds of years and stop aging in their teens. Now, this trope could easily turn quite nasty, but Maquia steers tastefully far from most potential threats. In all, Maquia is a story about family and relations. It's poignant and serious in an oddly down-to-earth way regardless of it's fantasy setting.The animations are a high-budget marvel to see. My only gripe is that the movie kind of ends multiple times, and the last 30 minutes or so feels like one ending after another. Apart from that it also made me cry quite profusely. So, go see it.

Chacha_KientinuAug 28, 2024

A masterful creation of what is a mother's love. This movie carries action and drama from the viewpoints of struggling people. Time flies by quickly in the plot, but the ends justifies everything, so on that note, yes, it has a complete ending that fullfills satisfaction. Definitely a good classic or child-memory lane movie to watch. Good artwork and music, with only one bad CGI (within anime?) scene. Now to the negatives, which should not be a deterrent to watching, but understand why it's not the best: 1. Theme of the movie is motherhood, but what you ended up with is teen pregnancy... yeah. What some people strongly feel is not empathy but pity. 2. A lot of character brush-offs. Each character development is very limited, scenes are spread to multiple characters, meaning there is no main character focus on. 3. Lots of unknown background. The story has a strong history, which is the action and adventure side, but what the movie focused on is the side-story of Maquila. 4. Action and drama not a good mix. Action fans want a little drama, but drama fans won't appreciate action... wierd huh? Final note: 7/10 - it's like a Shakespeare's play/book. You "can" or "have to" emphasize on each and every action in order to enjoy the work... like a painted art. If you watch it, you didn't waste your time. If you didn't watch it, you're not missing out on anything.

khuMz AleEyAug 28, 2024

We often have so many question in our life and reality isn't as easy as it seems , and that is what Mari okada tried to depict through gorgeous animation, soundtrack, although there are flaws in the plot, a lot of things which left untold. character developments were lacking, the pacing was bit off and second half can be bit surprising. Despite of that, it's still a thought provoking movie. What is like to be a mother?what is love?what is like to live forever?is there any limit to human's greed?How far will you go for the love one?and what is it to die? PLOT Literally, the whole movie is like a roller coaster ride, here our little immortal maquia is a loner, leaving her kingdom after invasion by the king men, how will she fetch with a new born baby she just found?being a mother to her, the consequences to be followed, how the relation between them will turn out as the mortal kid grows up. The pacing is bit inconsistent tho. CHARACTERS There are lot of characters who can have their own back stories, with different motives, the reason for their action and when I said they lack development, it's mainly because of the so little time frame to fit in. ANIMATION Top tier animation, no doubt about that. 10/10 for that, you can set wallpaper for each frame. This film is really so underrated, hope for more people watches and appreciate it :)

Ayaan ShukriAug 28, 2024

Literally no character was well written. It skipped around so much I didn't develop any attachments to the characters. Literally the boy like tried to kiss his mom? The world building was non existent you just have to guess whats going on. Every character was a horrible person who I felt nothing for. When it was over all i wished was more people had died.