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Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

I weave my life with yours.

2018•1h 55m•8.2/10
AnimationFantasyDramaAdventure

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8.2/10(688)

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.

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Production

P.A.WORKS, Bandai Visual, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures, Lantis, Cygames, Rakuonsha

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

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)

Misaki Kuno

Misaki Kuno

Medmel (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata

Hiroaki Hirata

Barlow (voice)

Jo Bin

Jo Bin

Lang as an Adolescent (voice)

Yuki Kurimoto

Yuki Kurimoto

Dita as a Child (voice)

Junnosuke Shishido

Deol as a Child (voice)

Taichi Iwakawa

Ariel as a Baby (voice)

Hiroshi Iwasaki

Hiroshi Iwasaki

King of Mezarte (voice)

Keisuke Komoto

Keisuke Komoto

Prince Hazel (voice)

Shunsuke Sakuya

Shunsuke Sakuya

Darel (voice)

Miyako Ito

Miyako Ito

Old Lady (voice)

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