

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Original Title: “さよならの朝に約束の花をかざろう”
“I weave my life with yours.”
Overview
Fleeing the war, the immortal Maquia, 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.
Top Cast

Manaka Iwami
Maquia (voice)

Miyu Irino
Ariel (voice)

Yuuki Sakurai
Ariel as a Child (voice)

Ai Kayano
Leilia (voice)

Yuki Kaji
Krim (voice)

Yoshimasa Hosoya
Lang (voice)

Rina Sato
Mido (voice)

Yoko Hikasa
Dita (voice)

Miyuki Sawashiro
Racine (voice)

Tomokazu Sugita
Izor (voice)

Misaki Kuno
Medmel (voice)

Hiroaki Hirata
Barlow (voice)
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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