The vertical threads are the passing days. The horizontal ones are the lives of mankind. The people of Iorph live far away from the lands of men, weaving the happenings of each day into fabric called Hibiol. They live for centuries, yet maintain the appearance they had in their late teens, and are known as “The Clan of Partings” and treated as a living legend. Maquia, an orphaned Iorph girl, lives her life peacefully surrounded by friends, but somehow feels “alone”. But the peaceful lives of the Iorph are shattered in an instant when the Mezarte army, seeking the blood that grants them long life, invades on beasts called Renato. Amidst the despair and chaos, Leilia, the most beautiful of the Iorph girls, is kidnapped by the Mezarte, and Krim, a young boy who Maquia secretly has feeling for, goes missing. Maquia manages to escape, but loses her friends and her home…As she wanders through a dark forest with an empty heart, she encounters a baby who is “alone”, after just having lost its parents. Ariel grows into a young boy. Even as time passes, Maquia retains the form of a young girl. The same seasons, but different flows of time. As the era changes, the bond between them changes too. This is a story of irreplaceable time, woven by two people who are alone.
“MAQUIA: When the Promised Flower Blooms” is what I’ve always wanted to write as a writer. I feel great pleasure as well as pressure to be able to get involved in all of the works beyond script.
The interweaving of people coming together, and their eventual breakup. It is a story onto which I hope everyone will be able to superimpose themselves.
I’ve always wanted to make an animation film in which the voice of its creator permeates every corner of the work. I recalled that I had told this very thing to scriptwriter Mari Okada. I wished to make a story that was not achieved through some theory of collaborative method, but something that was the sole tale of someone profoundly mysterious. Ms. Okada is a person who can do this in an entertaining way.
This is the story of people who love and people who are loved, and the characters, that are like blood relatives of Ms.Okada, seek for the various aspects of love. This project was never possible without Ms.Okada, who, as a scriptwriter and director, can weave words, images and sounds as one.