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  • BIRTH 01/01/1976
  • Country Japan
  • DIRECTOR 2
  • SCRIPT 29

Mari Okada

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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Mari Okada

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Script (29)

泣きたい私は猫をかぶる
泣きたい私は猫をかぶる
Black Butler
Black Butler
(4 episodes)
アリスとテレスのまぼろし工場
アリスとテレスのまぼろし工場
Vampire Knight
Vampire Knight
(1 episode)
Fate/Stay Night
Fate/Stay Night
(6 episodes)
Toradora!
Toradora!
(13 episodes)
Kiznaiver
Kiznaiver
(3 episodes)
Darker Than Black
Darker Than Black
(4 episodes)
空の青さを知る人よ
空の青さを知る人よ
Basilisk
Basilisk
(3 episodes)
心が叫びたがってるんだ。
心が叫びたがってるんだ。
ふれる。
ふれる。
Aquarion
Aquarion
(26 episodes)
The Lost Village
The Lost Village
(12 episodes)
AKB0048
AKB0048
(2 episodes)
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
(7 episodes)
Dragon Pilot: Hisone & Masotan
Dragon Pilot: Hisone & Masotan
(9 episodes)
Kyo Kara Maoh!
Kyo Kara Maoh!
(9 episodes)
Aria
Aria
(4 episodes)
劇場版 花咲くいろは HOME SWEET HOME
劇場版 花咲くいろは HOME SWEET HOME
True Tears
True Tears
(5 episodes)
千の魂と堕ちた死神
千の魂と堕ちた死神
Fractale
Fractale
(7 episodes)
惡の華
惡の華
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