Please note we are no longer accepting submissions for the prizes as the giveaway ended on 16 March 2018 (12:00 pm Japanese time).

MANGA.TOKYO has an amazing giveaway for you! Our readers have the chance to win amazing art books from the anime movie Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou, SayoAsa for short) which is currently screening in cinemas all over Japan!

Maquia is the first full-length anime movie directed by Mari Okada, who is well known as the screenwriter of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day and The Anthem of the Heart.

We wrote a quick spoiler-free review of the movie here:

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms Quick Review

A report of the preview event, where the cast and staff talked about the making process of the movie, can be found here:

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms Movie Screening Report

Giveaway Details

We are giving away six art books from the movie, three ‘Design and Rough Sketches Collection’ and three ‘Artwork Collection’ books.

– Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms Design and Rough Sketches Collection (Japanese)

○ 3 Winners
207 Pages
This book includes the original character designs by master illustrator and designer Akihiko Yoshida (Final Fantasy, Granblue Fantasy), rough sketches, background art, concept designs and sketches from character designer and chief animation director Yuriko Ishii (Nagi-Asu; A Lull in the Sea), as well as background sketches made by Tomoaki Okada. Regardless of age and gender, these pictures will touch everybody’s heart and the emotions of the movie will sweep into you via the pictures of the unique characters, props, and background images included in this art book.

– Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms Artwork Collection (Japanese)

○ 3 Winners
191 Pages
The overwhelming beauty of the world this movie is set in is caught in this art book through the unique concept designs, background pictures, art boards, and explanations. It includes a foreword by director Mari Okada, comments and explanations by art director Kazuki Higashiji, and an interview with Okada, Higashiji, and Tomoaki Okada, who was in charge of the art setting for this movie. The book definitely captures the whole beauty of SayoAsa’s world.

How to Win

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We will choose six winners from all the people that shared the article and filled out the questionnaire.

The giveaway is open internationally and will end on 16 March 2018 (12:00 pm Japanese time). Winners will be chosen shortly after and contacted via the e-mail address used in the questionnaire.

We hope many of you will enter this unique chance to win some amazing art books!

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