Junketsu no Maria ( Jun . 純潔 の マ リ ア Junketu no Maria , Immaculate Maria) - Masayuki Ishikawa manga , published from 2008 to 2013. Anime series based on manga was broadcast from January to March 2015 [1] .
| Maria the Virgin Witch | |
|---|---|
 Cover the first volume of manga. | |
| の マ リ ア (Junketu no Maria) Maria the Virgin Witch | |
| Genre / Subject | adventure , fantasy |
| Manga | |
| Author | Masayuki Ishikawa |
| Publisher | Kodansha |
| Published in | Good! Afternoon |
| Lecture hall | seinen |
| Publication | November 7, 2008 - July 5, 2013 |
| Toms | 3 |
| Manga Junketsu no Maria Exhibition | |
| Author | Masayuki Ishikawa |
| Publisher | Kodansha |
| Published in | Good! Afternoon |
| Lecture hall | seinen |
| Publication | July 7, 2014 - January 7, 2015 |
| Toms | one |
| Anime series | |
| Producer | Goro Taniguchi |
| Screenwriter | Hideyuki Kurata |
| Composer | Masato Coda |
| Studio | Production IG |
| TV network | Tokyo MX , SUN , KBS , TVA , AT-X , BS11 |
| Premiere show | January 11, 2015 - March 29, 2015 |
| Duration | 25 min |
| Series | 12 |
Content
Story
The plot unfolds in France , where the British and French have been fighting for hundreds of years, Mary is following this war - one of the most powerful witches of her era. It intervenes against warring nations with the help of familiars in order to control opposing factions, as well as large-scale calls from various mythical creatures, all for the sake of helping people and maintaining peace. As a result, she received an assessment of several villagers and hostility from the Church, which considers her a heretic. Maria is still a virgin, and her own familiars tease her about it. When news of her actions reached heaven, Archangel Michael focuses on Mary and rejects her interference in human affairs. After a direct confrontation, Michael ultimately decides that Maria will lose her magical powers, at that moment when she loses her virginity and also forbade her to use her magic to interfere in people's affairs, and sent an angel named Ezekiel to watch Maria.
Characters
Maria ( マ リ ア Maria ) is the main character. A very powerful witch who hates war. Because of her interference in battles, she is forced by Heaven to stop using magic in front of ordinary people when she loses her virginity.
- Sayyu : Hisako Kanamoto
Artemis ( Jap. ア ル テ ミ рут Arutemisu ) is a succubus that serves Mary. Created from an owl and for a sample of her appearance, Maria took herself ten years older. Capable of turning into a person, and back into an owl.
- Sayyu: Yoko Hikas
Priap ( Jap. プ リ ア ポ ス Puriaposu ) - an incubus created by Maria from an owl after a large number of homosexuals were discovered among the commanders who were completely insensitive to the spells of Artemis.
- Sayyu: Mikako Komatsu
Ezekiel ( Jap. エ ゼ キ エ ル Edzakieru ) is an angel sent by heaven to ensure that Mary does not use her magic in public, although Mary and her familiars always find loopholes to circumvent this restriction. Ultimately, she feels sympathy for Mary and prevents Mikhail from killing Maria with her help. Later, she is reborn in the likeness of the future child Mary and Joseph.
- Sayu: Kana Hanazawa
Joseph ( Jap. ジ ョ セ フ Jyosafu ) is a young man serving under the command of Guillaume, who receives the protection of Mary and becomes passionately enthusiastic about the young witch and her dreams. He is also a virgin and is trying to support Mary anyway.
- Sayyu: Kensho Ono
Anime
Anime adaptation was broadcast in Japan from January 11 to March 29, 2015 [2] .
The opening composition of the series “Philosophy of Dear World” was performed by the singer ZAQ , and the closing composition - “Ailes” - by Miho Karasawa , performing under the pseudonym TRUE.
Criticism and Perception
By February 14, 2010, 81,643 copies of the 1st volume of manga were sold [3] . By October 16, 2011, 94,578 copies of the 2nd volume of manga were sold [4] . By October 13, 2013, 57,516 copies of the 3rd volume of manga were sold [5] .
Notes
- Kets Junketsu no Maria Manga by Moyashimon's Ishikawa Gets Anime . Anime News Network (October 4, 2013). The appeal date is October 22, 2013.
- ↑ Maria The Virgin Witch Anime Unveils Video, More Cast, Theme Songs . Anime News Network (November 30, 2014). The appeal date is December 6, 2014.
- ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, February 8-14 (Updated) . Anime News Network (February 17, 2010). The appeal date is October 22, 2013.
- ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, October 10-16 . Anime News Network (October 19, 2011). The appeal date is October 22, 2013.
- ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, October 7-13 . Anime News Network (October 16, 2013). The appeal date is October 22, 2013.
Links
- Anime official website (jap.)
- The Maria the Virgin Witch manga (eng.) Is in the encyclopedia of the Anime News Network site.
- Anime "Maria the Virgin Witch" (English) in the encyclopedia site Anime News Network
- Anime "Maria the Virgin Witch" (English) in the database AniDB
- Reviews
- Review anime series on the site Anime News Network (Eng.) .
- Review of the first volume of manga on the site Anime News Network (English) .
- Review of the anime series on The Fandom Post (English) .