“Witch Maria defies heaven to stop Hundred Years' War, risking virginity-bound magic loss.”
Maria the Virgin Witch
純潔のマリア
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Synopsis
Witch Maria defies heaven to stop Hundred Years' War, risking virginity-bound magic loss.
Maria is a powerful young witch living with her two familiars in medieval France during the Hundred Years' War against England. As the war rages on and the innocent get caught in its destruction, Maria becomes fed up with the situation and begins using her magic to try and prevent further conflict in hopes of maintaining peace. However, her constant intervention soon attracts the attention of the heavens, and the archangel Michael is sent to keep her from meddling in human affairs. The divine being confronts Maria, and he forbids her from using her powers, issuing a decree that her magic will be taken if she loses her virginity. Though she is now labeled a heretic, Maria adamantly refuses to heed Michael's warning and continues to disrupt the war between the two nations. But as the Church begins plotting to take away the witch's power and put a stop to Maria's interference once and for all, her peacemaking may soon come to an end.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 36 sampled reviews
What 36 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.75 · some divergence
4.5 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.5
↑ 0.25
Running avg · Mar 2015 → Oct 2023
- 7 “Episodes 1-9 are excellent, effectively exploring complex moral themes like faith, war, and death through a protagonist struggling to do the right thing. However, the final three episodes are...”
- 8 “CW rape in ep 9 and talk of it in Ep 10-11. I enjoyed this show a lot. It's a mostly well-delivered message about sticking to your ideals even if there are people against you and a lot of...”
- 9 “This anime is a gem that features great character development, a well-focused story, and nicely done art. While it is not perfect and leaves me wishing there were more episodes to enjoy, these...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2015 – Mar 2015 Winter 2015
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-9518 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- I Will Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor