Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

2018 [JAPANESE]

Action / Adventure / Animation / Drama / Family / Fantasy / Romance

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 87% · 26 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 10419 10.4K

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Plot summary

Fleeing the war, the immortal Machia, 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.

Director

Mari Okada Photo
Mari Okada

Top cast

Tyler Bunch Photo
Tyler Bunch as Darel
Cherami Leigh Photo
Cherami Leigh as Leilia
Yoshimasa Hosoya Photo
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Lang
Yûki Kaji Photo
Yûki Kaji as Clear
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
981.34 MB
1280*714
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles jp  
23.976 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 4
1.84 GB
1920*1072
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles jp  
23.976 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 24

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by infoalwaysacritic 8 / 10

Exceptional Animated Fantasy Drama

If anime as a genre brings to mind fanservice, childish boob-humour and a bizarre obsession with characters that have a single emotion they express every time they open their mouths, then leave it to this film to add some variety to the pallet.While anime has examples of all styles and genres of film housed within its animated shelves, there aren't a lot of films that bring a serious tone, thoughtful plays on philosophy and stunning animation, while avoiding the cliche's of anime. This is one of them.Beginning strong, the film immediately sets out gorgeous visuals with a high-key pallet and beautifully envisioned world. The attention to detail in architecture and environments will encourage the use of the pause button, while the complexity of background animation is at such a level that the sheer number of moving characters approaches that of a live action film. This level of work is rarely seen in animation and is worth applause on its own, not to mention the beautifully coordinated combat late in the film.Characters are written to be fairly simple, but in complex circumstances. This dedication to simplicity, at times, struggles to progress the characters despite time moving fairly quickly at times. Ariel, in particular, is barely developed in spite of the story's scope containing his entire life. Other characters are deeply wounded by their circumstances and have decisions to make regarding the road they will follow afterward. At times these wounds are gut wrenching but sadly aren't utilized to their fullest extent in developing the characters involved.If watching the english subtitled version, there are some things lost in translation, that could result in some confusion. The jumps in time are also not the easiest to follow, which doesn't help the pacing. In the end, however, they successfully blend a heart-felt story of love and maturity and family together with a fantastical setting with hints of deep lore and history that satisfies on a higher level than the vast majority of big-budget films being released in current days. The animation is spectacular, the story is thought-provoking and the world is entrancing.
Reviewed by insatiableaskeri 10 / 10

Mind blowing story!!!

This should be definitely a must-watch for everyone! As a matter of fact, this particular story of a girl who actually dared to raise another child perfectly demonstrates how sincere and bold single mothers could be! Undoubtedly, it was flawlessly narrated, incredibly expressed and excellently depicted!! Highly recommended! 10/10! What's more, its storyline and plot were unbelievably enthralling that a viewer could be submerged in the whole atmosphere of fighting, love and compassion between heroes! I was petrified and speechless! Hats off!
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