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 their control, and now their king wishes to add the immortality to his bloodline. They ravage the Iorph homeland and kill most of its inhabitants. Caught in the midst of the attack, Maquia is carried off by one of the Renato. It soon dies, and she is left deserted in a forest, now truly alone save for the cries of a single baby off in the distance. Maquia finds the baby in a destroyed village and decides to raise him as her own, naming him Ariel. Although she knows nothing of the human world, how to raise a child that ages much faster than her.
Visual Effects | Michiya Kato | VFX Supervisor |
Sound | Kenji Kawai | Original Music Composer |
Art | Masahiro Ando | Storyboard Artist |
Art | Tatsuya Kushida | Background Designer |
Art | Yuka Hirama | Background Designer |
Directing | Toshiya Shinohara | Assistant Director |
Art | Toshiya Shinohara | Storyboard Artist |
Directing | Toshiya Shinohara | Second Unit Director |
Sound | Kazuhiro Wakabayashi | Sound Director |
Directing | Masakazu Hashimoto | Second Unit Director |
Production | Shigeru Saito | Executive Producer |
Art | Naoyoshi Shiotani | Storyboard Artist |
Visual Effects | Masayuki Yoshihara | Key Animation |
Crew | Masahiro Murakami | Special Effects |
Art | Masaki Tachibana | Storyboard Artist |
Art | Yuki Nomura | Background Designer |
Directing | Tatsuyuki Nagai | Second Unit Director |
Writing | Mari Okada | Screenplay |
Directing | Mari Okada | Director |
Art | Mari Okada | Storyboard Artist |
Visual Effects | Hiroyuki Horiuchi | Key Animation |
Art | Ayumi Sato | Background Designer |
Art | Mie Kasai | Background Designer |
Art | Tomoaki Okada | Art Designer |
Art | Tomoaki Okada | Concept Artist |
Production | Jun Yukawa | Executive Producer |
Art | Tomonori Kato | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Takeshi Honda | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Kazuki Hoshino | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Fumie Imai | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Hideki Takahashi | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Takaaki Yamashita | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Toshiyuki Inoue | Character Designer |
Visual Effects | Toshiyuki Inoue | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Toshiyuki Inoue | Lead Animator |
Visual Effects | Tadashi Hiramatsu | Animation Director |
Visual Effects | Tadashi Hiramatsu | Character Designer |
Visual Effects | Tadashi Hiramatsu | Key Animation |
Art | Tadashi Hiramatsu | Storyboard Artist |
Directing | Tadashi Hiramatsu | Second Unit Director |
Art | Miho Sugiura | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Nana Miura | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Yumi Ikeda | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Hidenori Matsubara | Key Animation |
Sound | Terushige Yoshie | Music Producer |
Art | Erika Okazaki | Background Designer |
Art | Kazuki Higashiji | Art Direction |
Art | Kazuki Higashiji | Background Designer |
Editing | Ayumu Takahashi | Editor |
Art | Hiroshi Kobayashi | Storyboard Artist |
Crew | Sumie Murakami | Special Effects |
Production | Hirotsugu Ogisu | Executive Producer |
Production | Tomomi Kyoutani | Producer |
Art | Takamasa Masuki | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Kosuke Kawatsura | Animation Director |
Visual Effects | Kosuke Kawatsura | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Yurie Oohigashi | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Ei Inoue | Key Animation |
Art | Harumi Okamoto | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Katsue Inoue | Color Designer |
Directing | Heo Jong | Second Unit Director |
Visual Effects | Asuka Kojima | Key Animation |
Art | Kiyoshi Samejima | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Noriko Ito | Animation Director |
Visual Effects | Noriko Ito | Key Animation |
Art | Natsumi Niima | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Izumi Seguchi | Key Animation |
Sound | Fumie Ishikura | Sound Mixer |
Visual Effects | Akira Honma | Key Animation |
Art | Toshie Honda | Assistant Art Director |
Art | Toshie Honda | Background Designer |
Art | Yoko Kamiyama | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Asako Matsumura | Key Animation |
Art | Kurumi Suzuki | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Ryosuke Tsuchiya | Key Animation |
Art | Dang Phi | Background Designer |
Art | Dao Hung | Background Designer |
Art | Yusuke Ikeda | Background Designer |
Art | Le Mai | Background Designer |
Art | Nguyen Trang | Background Designer |
Art | Mizuka Ueda | Background Designer |
Art | Yusuke Watanabe | Background Designer |
Sound | Sachiko Nishi | Sound Effects |
Art | Kaori Hoshiba | Background Designer |
Art | Natsumi Murakata | Background Designer |
Art | Yurina Nakamura | Background Designer |
Art | Minami Usui | Background Designer |
Art | Yuka Ohashi | Background Designer |
Art | Youko Atsumi | Background Designer |
Art | Yuko Yano | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Hidetsugu Ito | Key Animation |
Art | Ken Arai | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Yuriko Ishii | Animation Director |
Visual Effects | Yuriko Ishii | Character Designer |
Visual Effects | Yuriko Ishii | Supervising Animation Director |
Visual Effects | Akitsugu Hisagi | Key Animation |
Art | Tsukasa Kakizakai | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Hisashi Eguchi | Key Animation |
Art | Takehiro Ishimoto | Prop Designer |
Visual Effects | Takehiro Ishimoto | Key Animation |
Editing | Mayumi Komori | Assistant Editor |
Sound | rionos | Theme Song Performance |
Sound | rionos | Main Title Theme Composer |
Visual Effects | Yuki Akiyama | Key Animation |
Art | Yuuki Hatakeyama | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Chie Kato | 2D Artist |
Visual Effects | Akihiko Yoshida | Character Designer |
Visual Effects | Yuuga Tokuno | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Mino Matsumoto | Key Animation |
Art | Kayo Kojio | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Mami Takino | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Haruka Yamagata | Key Animation |
Camera | Satoshi Namiki | Director of Photography |
Production | Aya Miyamoto | Publicist |
Visual Effects | Akemi Kobayashi | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Masahiro Sato | Key Animation |
Art | Mizue Shouchi | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Yusuke Inoue | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Sayo Mizuno | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Tsukasa Miyazaki | Key Animation |
Production | Nobuhiro Takenaka | Producer |
Art | Rie Sonehara | Background Designer |
Art | Takayuki Nagashima | Background Designer |
Art | Naoko Yamada | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Yuka Miyoshi | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Kazuko Amano | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Mari Tomita | Key Animation |
Art | Izumi Hirabayashi | Background Designer |
Art | Hoang Mai | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Aiko Kasumi | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Kanako Awada | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Kohei Yano | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Yosuke Fukumoto | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Shihoki Watanabe | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Hanaho Murakami | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Tomohisa Shitara | CGI Director |
Production | Naoko Endo | Producer |
Production | Nobuhiro Kikuchi | Producer |
Art | Kayoko Tokou | Background Designer |
Art | Akari Furuse | Background Designer |
Visual Effects | Asami Hayakawa | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Miki Nishikawa | Key Animation |
Visual Effects | Shigeru Takase | Key Animation |
Art | Qiu Xiaohong | Background Designer |
Art | Zhang Yun | Background Designer |
Art | Ma Yunying | Background Designer |
Art | Wang Jie | Background Designer |
Art | Tang Zhijun | Background Designer |
Art | Song Lianjun | Background Designer |
Art | Yoshimitsu Tomita | Assistant Director of Photography |
Art | Aya Sato | Background Designer |
Art | Atsuko Sakakura | Background Designer |
Art | Chika Hirabuki | Background Designer |
Art | Kentaro Ohnuki | Background Designer |
Art | Tomomi Nakajima | Background Designer |
Art | Yumiko Sudo | Background Designer |
Art | Eri Mizukami | Background Designer |
Art | Takumu Sasaki | Background Designer |
Art | Takeshi Sudo | Background Designer |
Art | Riko Nakamura | Background Designer |
Art | Saori Sone | Background Designer |
Art | Do Hien | Background Designer |
Art | Cao Hoang | Background Designer |
Art | Ryusei Nishino | Background Designer |
Production | Junichi Kimura | Publicist |
Crew | Kanna Iida | Compositor |
Crew | Mayu Inukai | Compositor |