PA Works, the studio behind Maquia, and with which Okada has frequently collaborated (specifically on True Tears, Nagi-Asu, and Hanasaku Iroha), has a similar track record with me, although lately they have been making a good showing. She is the creative mind behind some of my all-time favorite anime ( Anohana: The Flower We Saw that Day, Nagi no Asukara or Nagi-Asu, and most recently Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans) but she is also responsible for some of anime’s most infamous trainwrecks ( Fractale and Black Rock Shooter).
My experience with her has been rather uneven. Her works are as divisive as she is, and if you are an anime fan, you either love her or hate her.
If you are an anime fan, chances are you’ve run across her work more than once. She’s been in the business for more than 20 years and has amassed quite a long resume of works to which she can claim credit. Mari Okada is a…controversial figure in the anime industry, to say the least. In a time when I’m just about to enter the workplace and our relationship is again undergoing change, Maquia struck a chord with me in the way that few anime films really do. Not only did it make me bawl like a baby, call my mom and tell her how much I loved her, but it also made me appreciate her all over again. It takes a lot for films to elicit an emotional response from me, but this one did it. Plotwise, I did not expect how tightly focused and how surprisingly personal this film was. From a technical standpoint, it’s a beautifully and professionally conceived film of a kind I would expect from Hollywood. After mulling over what I saw, and continuously telling my mom how much I love her and am grateful for all she has ever done, I am ready to impart my thoughts on this Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms.Īs a directorial debut, Mari Okada hits a home run when her track record has been hits and misses.
#Maquia when the promised flower blooms putlocker movie#
One of the local theaters in my county showcased this movie today, and I have just come back from seeing it.
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