Mari Okada
Writing
Born 1976-04-23
Chichibu, Saitama, Japan
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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.
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Filmography
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Writing
50 credits
Black Butler
Aria
Aquarion
Basilisk
Kyo Kara Maoh!
Darker than Black
Toradora!
Fate/stay night
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
Vampire Knight
Popolocrois Monogatari
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan
Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow
Kodomo no Jikan
Kiznaiver
Canaan
True Tears
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
A Whisker Away
Glass Heart
O Maidens in Your Savage Season
Fractale
Gourmet Girl Graffiti
ONI: Thunder God's Tale
M3: The Dark Metal
The Lost Village
Sketchbook ~full color's~
Red Garden
Angel Tales
maboroshi
Her Blue Sky
Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
Koitabi: True Tours Nanto
anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie
The Anthem of the Heart
Sharehouse Cinderella
My Teacher
Fureru
Hide from the Rain
The Flowers of Evil
Hanasaku Iroha the Movie: Home Sweet Home
selector destructed WIXOSS
AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day
The Dark Maidens
Zorori the Naughty Hero: Heroes of Space
Cinnamon the Movie
Kimi dake ni Motetainda.
Acting
28 credits
Black Butler
Basilisk
Toradora!
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan
Gosick
Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow
Canaan
ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION
True Tears
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Blast of Tempest
O Maidens in Your Savage Season
Fractale
Gourmet Girl Graffiti
AKB0048
Wandering Son
M3: The Dark Metal
The Lost Village
Black Rock Shooter
Sketchbook ~full color's~
O Maidens in Your Savage Season
Dead Girls
Zorori the Naughty Hero: Quest For The Mysterious Treasure
Directing
1 credit
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