Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms vs Picnic
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.7/10 for Picnic). Picnic is the shorter watch at 1h 12m compared with 1h 55m. Picnic is the older of the two (1996 against 2018). Both are adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Picnic| Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | Picnic | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 12m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy | Adventure, Drama |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Mari Okada | Shunji Iwai |
| Main cast | Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa | Tadanobu Asano, Chara, Koichi Hashizume, Naomasa Musaka, Fujiko Yamamoto |
Synopsis
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia is a member of a special race called the Iorph who can live for hundreds of years. However, Maquia has always felt lonely despite being surrounded by her people, as she was orphaned from a young age. She daydreams about the outside world, but dares not travel from her home due to the warnings of the clan's chief. One day the kingdom of Mezarte invades her homeland. They already have what is left of the giant dragons, the Renato, under…
Picnic
Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to view the final event.
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