Mari Okada (Japanese: 岡ç"° 麿里, Hepburn: Okada Mari) 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.â€
Okada enrolled at the Tokyo Amusement Media School to study about
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 TetsurÅ 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
best animated film at the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival.
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.â€
Okada enrolled at the Tokyo Amusement Media School to study about
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 TetsurÅ 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
best animated film at the 21st Shanghai International Film Festival.
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