Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms(2018)

Name: Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Director: Mari Okada
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Released: Jul 20, 2018
Cast: Manaka Iwami, Miyu Irino, Yôko Hikasa, Hiroaki Hirata

Eleven Arts

1h 55m

Release Date: Jul 20, 2018

100%
7.4

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.

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Release Details

Original Release | Jul 20, 2018 | Limited

2018 Re-release | Sep 21, 2018 | Limited

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Box Office Results

2025-04-15T15:14:26.740Z

All Releases (2)
Total US & Canada:
$204,238
Total International
$4,139,556
Total Worldwide:
$4,345,395

Total US & Canada:
$185,699
Total International
$1,540,052
Total Worldwide:
$1,725,751

Current Showtimes

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Director & Top Cast

Mari Okada
Director

Manaka Iwami
Maquia

Miyu Irino
Erial

Yôko Hikasa
Tita

Hiroaki Hirata
Baro

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Digital,Dolby Surround 5.1

Aspect Ratio: 1.78 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: Japan

Language: Japanese,English

Summaries

Storyline

In the land of Iolph, all the people stop aging in their mid-teens and can live for hundreds of years. One resident, Maquia, feels lonely despite the peaceful and idyllic land she lives in. But one day, the Mesarte army invades Iolph, seeking the peoples' blood for their immortality. Maquia manages to escape the destruction and chaos of war, but with no home or people, she becomes a wanderer in a dark forest. She comes across Erial, an infant mortal boy who has lost his parents, and becomes his guardian. The story follows the relationship that evolves between the two as Erial grows up while Maquia does not. The story begins with Maquia, who is from a family where all the members stop aging in their mid teens. She has no parents and, although her days are peaceful, she feels lonely. Their peace is shattered when an army invades, seeking the secret to her people's immortality. Leilia, the most beautiful girl in her clan, is taken away, and the boy Maquia has secret feelings for disappears. Maquia is able to escape, but she loses her friends and her home. Wandering alone in the forest, she finds Erial, a baby boy who has lost his parents. The story follows the changing relationship between the two as Erial grows up and Maquia does not. — Ariodito Koestoer