Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms vs Waves '98
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.3/10 for Waves '98). Waves '98 is the shorter watch at 15m compared with 1h 55m. Waves '98 is the older of the two (2015 against 2018). Both are animation, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Waves '98| Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | Waves '98 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2018 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 15m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy | Animation, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Mari Okada | Ely Dagher |
| Main cast | Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa | Elie Bassila, Cherine Khoury |
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…
Waves '98
Disillusioned with his life in the suburbs of segregated Beirut, Omar's unusual discovery lures him into the depth of the city. Immersed into a world that is so close yet so isolated from his reality, he finds himself struggling to keep his attachments, his sense of home.
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