Mari Okada

Mari Okada Movies and TV Shows

Mari Okada (Japanese: 岡田 麿里) is a Japanese screenwriter, director, and manga artist. She is one of the most prolific writers currently working in the anime industry. She won the 16th Animation Kobe Award. Okada was born in Chichibu. She was often bullied at school and skipped days to deal with social anxiety. After leaving middle school, she would spend most of her time confined at home. In spite of this, her proficiency at writing helped to get her into high school, although her social anxiety remained a problem. Nobody had high hopes for her, and as she was graduating, she was constantly told that she “wouldn't survive in the real world.” Okada enrolled at the Tokyo Amusement Media School to study games. Through her studies, Okada developed a passion for screenwriting, but found it difficult due to anxieties. Her earliest jobs included creating scenarios for direct-to-video pornography and transcribing interviews for a magazine. It was through this latter job that she met Tetsurō Amino, who asked her to contribute some of her ideas for the plot of DT Eightron. She went on to write the script for five episodes, and the connection with Amino helped in kickstarting her career. Okada pitched an idea for her first original anime, based on her experience. The screenplay was never published, but several elements of it would be used in some of her works. After several years, her reputation within the industry had grown considerably, with the screenplay for numerous successful series. Okada wrote the script for her directorial debut anime film Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms. It was well-received by critics and was awarded the prize for the best animated film at the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Mari Okada, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 1/1/1976 (48 years old)
  • Place of birth: Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the United States
A Whisker Away
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 80%
role:
Screenplay
2020

Animation

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
80%
Her Blue Sky
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 71%
role:
Screenplay
Not available
2019

Animation

Romance

6.8
71%
Not available
The Flowers of Evil
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 67%
role:
Screenplay
2019

Drama

Romance

Thriller

5.8
67%
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 83%
role:
Storyboard Artist & 2 more
2018

Animation

Drama

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
83%
My Teacher
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 75%
role:
Screenplay
2017

Drama

Family

Romance

6.3
75%
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Kiznaiver
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 81%
role:
Screenplay
2016

Animation

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0
81%
2015

Action

Adventure

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

War & Politics

7.9
77%
2015

Animation

Drama

Music

Romance

7.3
76%
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 77%
role:
Series Composition
2013

Animation

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
77%
2013

Animation

Drama

7.3
74%
2013

Animation

Comedy

Drama

7.2
61%
Blast of Tempest
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 82%
role:
Series Composition
2012

Action

Adventure

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
82%
2012

Action

Animation

Drama

7.8
75%
Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: Cage of Flames
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 64%
role:
Screenplay
Not available
2011

Action

Animation

Drama

8.0
64%
Not available
2011

Animation

Drama

Mystery

8.2
86%
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Wandering Son
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 65%
role:
Script & 1 more
Not available
2011

Animation

Drama

7.6
65%
Not available
Toradora!
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 85%
role:
Script
2008

Animation

Comedy

Drama

8.0
85%
Kodomo no Jikan
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 87%
role:
Screenplay
Not available
2007

Animation

Comedy

Drama

6.8
87%
Not available
Basilisk
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 76%
role:
Script
2005

Action

Adventure

Animation

Crime

Drama

War & Politics

7.8
76%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the United States starring or involving Mari Okada are, for example, A Whisker Away, The Flowers of Evil and Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Amazon, iTunes and Google Play.
The best Anystream ratings are Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (8.4), Toradora! (8.3) and Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (7.9).
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