Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

Maquia is from a clan where all the members stop aging in their mid teens. She has no parents and, although her days are peaceful, she feels lonely. Their peace is shattered when an army invades, seeking the secret to her people's immortality. Leilia, the most beautiful girl in her clan, is taken away, and the boy Maquia has secret feelings for disappears. Maquia is able to escape, but she loses her friends and her home. Wandering alone in the forest, she finds Erial, a baby boy who has lost his parents. The story follows the changing relationship between the two as Erial grows up and Maquia does not. Read more on Wikipedia.

MPAA Rating:NR
Genre:Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country:Japan
Directed By:Toshiya Shinohara, Mari Okada
Written By:Mari Okada
Cast:Manaka Iwami, Ai Kayano, Hiroaki Hirata, Miyu Irino, Yôko Hikasa, Miyuki Sawashiro, Rina Satô, Tomokazu Sugita, Misaki Kuno, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya
In Theaters:Jun 27, 2018
Runtime:1 hour 55 minutes
Production:Bandai Visual, Cygames, Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures