“At first we had these titles said how many years later, how many years later, just because it was kind of hard to get how much time had passed, but I said I don’t want to do that,” Okada said. “If one person is sort of able to leave the past behind and go forward a little faster than this other person, then that kind of hurts, and that’s what I wanted to depict. Not only the race like the Iolph who live for a long time but also just normal people like you and me, the same sort of thing happens,” Okada said. Krim felt like Leilia and Maquia were speeding up time. Krim's story was important in not only showing a different challenge for Iolph living among other people, but also to help explore the challenges the Iolph face with time. Okada said she draws from real life when creating her stories. Okada said Maquia was held captive by Krim for approximately 10 years. “At the end, Maquia sort of states that she’s going to keep meeting new people even though she’s going to have to say goodbye every time, and that’s the representation of that,” Okada said. She also said this image was meant to represent Maquia’s growth in learning to continue on with her life. This scene was not originally planned to be in the film, but Okada asked the team to include it. “But because they were attacked and left and started interacting with others, children were born, so they are the descendants of the Iolph.“
Before they were attacked, they were always trying to protect their own world and keep it secluded, and that’s also why their long lives were preserved for such a long time as well,” Okada said. The Iolph people were attacked and they left their home and came back. According to Okada, these other people are all descendants of the Iolph.
Who are the characters in the final shot of the film?Īfter the credits roll, an image of Maquia, Leilia standing next to the Renato, and a number of other people near the Iolph people’s original home is shown.