Mari Okada

About

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...

Known for

AriaAnime • 2005Black ButlerAnime • 2008AquarionAnime • 2005BasiliskAnime • 2005DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and MasotanAnime • 2018Darker than BlackAnime • 2007Toradora!Anime • 2008Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the SeaAnime • 2013Kyo Kara Maoh!Anime • 2004Popolocrois MonogatariAnime • 1998The Pet Girl of SakurasouAnime • 2012Anohana: The Flower We Saw That DayAnime • 2011Fate/stay nightAnime • 2006Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded OrphansAnime • 2015Vampire KnightAnime • 2008Hanasaku Iroha: Blossoms for TomorrowAnime • 2011Gourmet Girl GraffitiAnime • 2015Blast of TempestAnime • 2012GosickAnime • 2011AKB0048Anime • 2012KiznaiverAnime • 2016Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko MineAnime • 2012True TearsAnime • 2008FractaleAnime • 2011