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.
Directed by Mari Okada
family relationships
coming of age
tragedy
dragon
military
anime
high fantasy
josei
hand drawn animation
family life
time skip
Rank
#51 in 2018·#2306 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
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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)
Crew
Mari Okada
Director
Mari Okada
Screenplay
Kenji Kawai
Original Music Composer
Shigeru Saito
Executive Producer
Toshiyuki Inoue
Lead Animator
Kosuke Kawatsura
Key Animation
Tadashi Hiramatsu
Character Designer
Terushige Yoshie
Music Producer
Tadashi Hiramatsu
Animation Director
Toshiyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Masayuki Yoshihara
Key Animation
Tadashi Hiramatsu
Second Unit Director
Popular Reviews
241 reviews
ablll
9.0★ · 04/21/26
aku sedih
aku sedih
Emi
7.0★ · 04/03/26
How to train your mother
How to train your mother
Mileva Hayes
6.0★ · 03/12/26
good in playing my emotions but left me with too many questions
good in playing my emotions but left me with too many questions
Amenizer
10.0★ · 02/09/26
one of the greatest animation films of all time , i crave to make something this great
one of the greatest animation films of all time , i crave to make something this great
Zelda
8.0★ · 01/21/26
CUT THE FREAKING SHOW😭 I've never cried over the word mommy so bad. Þetta sýndir hversu fallegt það er að vera mamma og lífið sjáft🤓
CUT THE FREAKING SHOW😭 I've never cried over the word mommy so bad. Þetta sýndir hversu fallegt það er að vera mamma og lífið sjáft🤓
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