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.
Direction
Mari Okada's directorial debut—she wrote Anohana and this is somehow sadder.
Writing
Time skips that hurt because you FEEL every missed moment.
Cinematography
Hand-drawn fantasy that lets silence breathe between heartbreaks.
Director
Mari Okada
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)
Jo Bin
Lang as an Adolescent (voice)
Yuki Kurimoto
Dita as a Child (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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