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Mari Okada has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms.

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
2018 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 7%Prime Video · Included

A Whisker Away
2020 · Movie · Writer
Top 11%Netflix · Included

Her Blue Sky
2019 · Movie · Writer
Top 43%Netflix · Included

maboroshi
2023 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 45%Netflix · Included

Kiznaiver
2016 · Series · Creator
Top 66%Crunchyroll · Included

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.
Dir. Mari Okada · With Manaka Iwami, Miyu Irino, Yuuki Sakurai

A peculiar girl transforms into a cat to catch her crush's attention. But before she realizes it, the line between human and animal starts to blur.
Dir. Tomotaka Shibayama, Junichi Sato · With Mirai Shida, Natsuki Hanae, Koichi Yamadera

A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
Dir. Tatsuyuki Nagai · With Inori Minase, Koki Uchiyama, Sora Amamiya

A year has passed since Menma's ghostly return to the Super Peace Busters. Although the time they spent together during that summer was short, the five members reminisce about what happened as they each write a letter to their lost friend.
Dir. Tatsuyuki Nagai · With Miyu Irino, Ai Kayano, Haruka Tomatsu

High school student Aoi Aioi lives with her elder sister, Akane, after a tragic accident took their parents away 13 years ago. Because Akane has since been taking care of her single-handedly, Aoi wants to move to Tokyo after her graduation to relieve her sister's burden and pursue a musical career, inspired by Akane's ex-boyfriend Shinnosuke "Shinno" Kanamuro. Shinno was part of a band until he left for Tokyo to become a professional guitarist after the sisters' parents passed away, and he was never to be seen again.
Dir. Tatsuyuki Nagai · With Ryo Yoshizawa, Riho Yoshioka, Shion Wakayama

A factory explosion plunges a small town into a timeless freeze, leaving teenage Masamune and his pals to grapple with a quickly collapsing reality.
Dir. Mari Okada, Seimei Kidokoro · With Junya Enoki, Reina Ueda, Misaki Kuno

The anime's setting is a fictional Japanese city named Sugomori City. One day, Noriko Sonosaki tells her classmate Katsuhira Agata, "You have been selected to be a Kiznaiver." The Kizuna System, which allows Katsuhira to share his wounds, connects him to the classmates whose lives and personalities completely differ from his. The Kizuna System is an incomplete system for the implementation of world peace that connects people through wounds. All those who are connected to this system are called Kiznaivers. When one Kiznaiver is wounded, the system divides and transmits the wound among the other Kiznaivers. Sugomori City is built on reclaimed land, but as the years go by, the city's population is decreasing. The story is set in this town where Katsuhira and the others live.
Dir. Mari Okada · With Yuki Kaji, Koutaro Nishiyama, Rina Sato
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