Sayonara no asa ni yakusoku no hana o kazarô (2018)

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Ilasma
The fact that this gem is in no official list horrifies me. 3 years 6 months ago
Siskoid
The eponymous character of Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is one of the few surviving members of an immortal race of weavers after humanity encroaches on their territory. This fantasy, both beautiful and sad, tracks the waning days of magic as Man starts to co-op nature for war and technology, a transition time that supports the concept of how fleeting and transitory that human world is. Maquia, having bonded with an orphaned baby, learns something of the motherhood normally denied her people, but then must suffer her child's mortality while she never ages. What does that mean for the immortal? For the mortals who love her? The war and pain around them is but a blip to her, but defining eras for them. I hardly need to say that the art is gorgeous, but whatever spectacle is on show, it's the often subtle emotional content that draws you in and is so well done. Stick around during the credits for a final, epilogue freeze frame. 1 year 9 months ago