Maria the Virgin Witch
| Maria the Virgin Witch | |
Cover of the first volume of Maria the Virgin Witch as published by Kodansha
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純潔のマリア (Junketsu no Maria) |
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| Genre | Fantasy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Masayuki Ishikawa |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Good! Afternoon |
| Original run | November 7, 2008 – July 5, 2013 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Junketsu no Maria Exhibition | |
| Written by | Masayuki Ishikawa |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Good! Afternoon |
| Original run | July 7, 2014 – January 7, 2015 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Gorō Taniguchi |
| Produced by | Jun'ichirō Tsuchiya Kazuyoshi NIshikawa Norie Shimizu Takayuki Tabata Taro Tanaka Yōhei Kisara |
| Written by | Hideyuki Kurata |
| Music by | Masato Koda |
| Studio | Production I.G |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, AT-X, BS11 |
| Original run | January 11, 2015 – March 29, 2015 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Maria the Virgin Witch (純潔のマリア Junketsu no Maria?, lit. "Maria the Virgin"), subtitled Sorcière de gré, pucelle de force ("witch willingly, virgin by force"), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masayuki Ishikawa. Kodansha Comics USA licensed the manga and released the first volume on February 24, 2015. An anime adaptation aired from January to March 2015.
Set in France during the Hundred Years' War, it follows Maria, who is one of the most powerful witches of her era. She intervenes against the warring nations by using her succubus and incubus familiars to manipulate the opposing factions, as well as large-scale illusions, all for the sake of helping the people and maintaining peace. As a result, she has gained the appreciation of several villagers and the hostility of the Church, which considers her a heretic. Yet Maria is still a virgin and her own familiars tease her about it. As news of her actions spreads, Archangel Michael focuses on Maria and rejects her interference in human affairs. After a direct confrontation, Michael ultimately decides that Maria will lose her magical powers if she loses her virginity and also forbids her from publicly using magic, sending an angel called Ezekiel to oversee this decree.
An anime adaptation aired on January 11, 2015 and ended on March 29, 2015. "Philosophy of Dear World" by ZAQ is the opening song of the anime while "ailes" by True is the ending song.
By February 14, 2010, volume 1 of the manga had sold 81,643 copies. By October 16, 2011, volume 2 had sold 94,578 copies. As of October 13, 2013, volume 3 has sold 57,516 copies.
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