Should you watch Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms?
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Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Anime · 2018
Fleeing the war, the immortal Maquia, 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.
The sides of Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
- A girl from a people who never age
- A baby found in the forest
- A son growing older than his mother
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is good for you if…
- you like being moved to tears by a mother saying goodbye.
- you want a story about raising a child who will outlive you in years.
- you like a fantasy world of dragons, kingdoms and weavers.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is bad for you if…
- you don't watch anime.
- you won't read subtitles.
About: motherhood · time · loss
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