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Despite the warnings and her own lack of maturity Maquia takes the orphan into her care, naming him Ariel. In the confusion young Iorph girl Maquia is spirited away from the kingdom and discovers a human baby, the sole survivor of a camp raid. This genetic gift sees their kingdom attacked one night by a more aggressive neighbour, seeking to claim this effective immortality for its royal lineage. Their longevity means Iorph pursue isolation in this form primarily to escape the pain of forming bonds with and then losing humans with much shorter lifespans. They spend their days tending to their land and weaving Hibiol cloth, their race’s form of writing. In a European inspired fantasy setting, the Iorph are a kingdom of angelic looking people gifted with unnaturally long life. Maquia: When The Promised Flower Blooms is the first example of what has been termed ‘100% Okada anime’, with Mari taking the director role for the first time. Without going too deep myself I can relate to a lot of what she’s revealed about her childhood in particular and thus have always found relatable themes in her scripts.
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Okada has made little secret of the fact her own complicated life has inspired much of her creative process. Mari Okada has been a prolific script writer for anime for most of the 21 st century thus far, her works populated with vivid, firmly realised characters and engaging dialogue.