Mari Okada
Writing
Born: April 23, 1976 (age 50) · Chichibu, Saitama, Japan
Biography
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.
Known for
A Whisker Away
2020
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
2018
Toradora!
2008
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
2011
The Anthem of the Heart
2015
Vampire Knight
2008
Black Butler
2008
Darker than Black
2007
Fate/stay night
2006
anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie
2013
Her Blue Sky
2019
Kiznaiver
2016
Photos (2)
Self / Appearances (1)
Directing (3)
Writing (97)
Aria
Writer
Black Butler
Series Composition
Black Butler
Writer
Aquarion
Screenplay
Aquarion
Writer
Aquarion
Series Composition
Darker than Black
Writer
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
Series Composition
Toradora!
Writer
Toradora!
Series Composition
DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan
Series Composition
DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan
Writer
DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan
Original Story
Basilisk
Writer
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
Series Composition
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
Original Story
Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
Writer
Kyo Kara Maoh!
Writer
Gosick
Series Composition
Vampire Knight
Writer
A Whisker Away
Screenplay
Fate/stay night
Writer
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Series Composition
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
Writer
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
Writer
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
Series Composition
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Series Composition
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Original Story
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Writer
Kodomo no Jikan
Screenplay
Canaan
Series Composition
Canaan
Writer
Glass Heart
Writer
Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow
Series Composition
Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow
Writer
Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow
Original Story
Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for Tomorrow
Screenplay
Fractale
Series Composition
Fractale
Writer
Fractale
Original Story
Kiznaiver
Screenplay
Kiznaiver
Writer
Kiznaiver
Original Story
Kiznaiver
Series Composition
True Tears
Series Composition
True Tears
Writer
AKB0048
Series Composition
AKB0048
Writer
The Lost Village
Series Composition
The Lost Village
Writer
Blast of Tempest
Series Composition
Wandering Son
Series Composition
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Screenplay
Black Rock Shooter
Series Composition
Popolocrois Monogatari
Writer
O Maidens in Your Savage Season
Series Composition
O Maidens in Your Savage Season
Writer
O Maidens in Your Savage Season
Original Story
Red Garden
Writer
Sketchbook ~full color's~
Series Composition
Sketchbook ~full color's~
Screenplay
M3: The Dark Metal
Series Composition
M3: The Dark Metal
Original Story
Gourmet Girl Graffiti
Writer
Gourmet Girl Graffiti
Series Composition
ONI: Thunder God's Tale
Writer
maboroshi
Screenplay
Her Blue Sky
Original Story
Her Blue Sky
Screenplay
Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
Writer
Koitabi: True Tours Nanto
Writer
Angel Tales
Screenplay
The Anthem of the Heart
Screenplay
The Anthem of the Heart
Original Story
O Maidens in Your Savage Season
Comic Book
Hanasaku Iroha the Movie: Home Sweet Home
Screenplay
Hanasaku Iroha the Movie: Home Sweet Home
Original Story
anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie
Screenplay
anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie
Original Story
Fureru
Screenplay
My Teacher
Screenplay
The Flowers of Evil
Screenplay
Hide from the Rain
Writer
Cinnamon the Movie
Screenplay
selector destructed WIXOSS
Screenplay
AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Original Story
Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: Cage of Flames
Writer
Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: Cage of Flames
Series Composition
The Dark Maidens
Screenplay
Kimi dake ni Motetainda.
Screenplay
Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: The Chirps of Light
Writer
Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: The Chirps of Light
Series Composition
The Pot of Promise - First Love in Arita
Writers' Assistant
Zorori the Naughty Hero: Heroes of Space
Screenplay
The Oath of Winter, The Festival of Summer - The Great Camphor Tree of Takeoshi
Writers' Assistant
Until I, Who Was Unable to Go to School, Wrote "anohana" and "The Anthem of the Heart"
Writer
Kuroshitsuji: The Most Beautiful Death in the World
Writer
Other Crew (8)
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
Script
Basilisk
Script
Kiznaiver
Creator
AKB0048
Script
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Storyboard Artist
Sharehouse Cinderella
Creator
Dead Girls
Script
Zorori the Naughty Hero: Quest For The Mysterious Treasure
Script