More than a year after first launching on Blu-ray in April 2019, Australian anime publisher Madman Entertainment has today made Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (さよならの朝に約束の花をかざろう) available via their AnimeLab video-on-demand streaming service. The entire two-hour animated feature film can be streamed either with the original Japanese audio or with a newer English dub. You can commence watching the movie HERE.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is the directional debut of Mari Okada, who is known for her work for screenwriting and series composition for a range of anime seasons including Wandering Son, Nagi no Asukara, Black Butler, Fractale, Toradora! and Kodomo no Jikan among dozens of others. It also features character designs by Akihiko Yoshida (Nier: Automata, Final Fantasy XIV), music by Kenji Kawai (Ranma 1/2, Ghost in The Shell 2: INNOCENCE) and is animated by the team at P.A Works (Angel Beats!)
AnimeLab is an online anime streaming service managed by Madman Entertainment. It’s accessible only to those residing in Australia and New Zealand and offers a basic service free with video quality, dub and availability timeframe limitations. For those looking for access to no simulcast delays, no ads, full back-catalogue access and high definition video can take advantage of a premium subscription membership for $7.95AUD/month or $79.50AUD/year.
The Story of Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
The people of Iolph have a lifespan of hundreds of years and maintain their teenage appearances for life, but when the peace of this town is shattered by those who want the secret to their longevity for themselves, a young girl named Maquia is forced to escape. Wandering the land alone, upon finding an orphaned baby she chooses to raise him, but as this boy grows up so the difference in their lifespans is thrown into ever-sharper relief.
