(L) Junketsu no Maria (Maria the Virgin Witch)

[ookamigirl]

Well... so far nothing special.
The middle ages setting is something slightly different.
Going to war by force was not fun at all.
The battlefield part was interesting though.
Having mixed feelings about this anime..
Gonna give it a few more episodes before I decide.

[Zakoo]

God, probably because I'm french I kind of liked it, the last part on Jeanne was especially funny.

And lol at when the english does the finger to piss off the dude, I laughed so haaaard.

[Strikefreedom117]

Will edit comment after watch episode 1

[dniv]

This seems very interesting. I liked it, and the manga is pretty good as well (I just read it).

This may be one of my favorites this season completely unexpectedly.

Also, the opening is SOOOOOOO GOOOD.

I love that music.

[Esclair]

This was surprisingly good. Did not expect the fairly realistic rendition of medieval combat, only to be halted by a medieval version of a magical girl summoning a giant dragon

I wonder if the Jeanne reference is more than just a joke.

[Enternal]

This was just sooo good. I... rewatched it like 4 times already. It was very entertaining. Not only that, the art style is quite attractive and simple. I know I have seen this type of art style many times but I just can't seem to remember another show with it... but yeah. Good stuff.

[mweloo]

That was a charming premiere. Definitely keeping an eye out for this one.

[Maxulous]

I generally felt positive towards this episode, but the whole "virgin" shtick felt surprisingly secondary rather than the headliner of the show. I guess that could be taken as a good sign that Taniguchi/Masayuki Ishikawa set their priorities straight in this oddball venture? We'll keep an eye on this one.

[James Rye]

"But why her jaw?"
Oh lord, she's innocent to the core. And to be so embarressed by a hand kiss and yet declare she would have no problem with losing her virginity to a dog while having no clue what her succubi meant with "fetish". XDDD
A very nice first episode, I remember reading that manga ages ago, maybe I should check it out again. Hope next episode will be as entertaining.^^

[juve]

First episode was good. Having seen the manga afer watching the first episode, I would say this series is promising.

[HandofFate]

Very interesting.
Neat setting you don't see much.
And the rough amaterish melee of an army comprised mostly of farmers was well done.

lol @ the rant and reference to Joan of Arc at the end.

The french/english/british dynamic looks really interesting.

Maria character design reminds me of Dragon Quest.

From the talking witches in the trees, about their succubus trying their best.
Am I taking it that they use their succubus to drain the men so that they're too tired to go to war?

[Tenzen12]

Only commanders.

[pagan poor]

What a whack juxtaposition.. Hundred Years War and a virgin witch. Like what it's offering so far.

[Dop]

The English bowman giving the French the V sign cracked me up. Sure, the story about the origin on the V sign may well be apocryphal, but it's still funny.

[Haak]

The characters are okayish but it's the setting that piques my curiosity. The atmosphere of the Hundred Years War feels convincing enough and I'm interested in how witches play a part in it.

Good première.

[ditn]

Originally Posted by Dop

The English bowman giving the French the V sign cracked me up. Sure, the story about the origin on the V sign may well be apocryphal, but it's still funny.

Hm i always thought it was hystorical correct,so its not proven then?


for those who want to know the myth/truth?

A commonly repeated legend claims that the two-fingered salute or V sign derives from a gesture made by longbowmen fighting in the English and Welsh[21] army at the Battle of Agincourt (1415) during the Hundred Years' War.

According to the story, the French were in the habit of cutting off the arrow-shooting fingers of captured English and Welsh longbowmen, and the gesture was a sign of defiance on the part of the bowmen, showing the enemy that they still had their fingers,[10][22] ....

[Blaat]

Can't the creators drop the entire witch aspect of the show and just focus on the Hundred Years War?

[kuromitsu]

Originally Posted by ditn

Hm i always thought it was hystorical correct,so its not proven then?

Well no, I mean back in those times they didn't really bother with separating bowmen from other captured soldiers and cutting their fingers off for no good reason, they just killed them along with everyone else who wasn't valuable enough for a ransom.

Besides, if you think about it, the bowmen were usually placed too far away for the enemy to see a gesture such as this (and the enemy would be too distracted, anyway). And when the enemy was close enough to see the gesture the bowmen were already distracted with fighting for their lives...

[Pen3]

Originally Posted by Blaat

Can't the creators drop the entire witch aspect of the show and just focus on the Hundred Years War?

Isn't that what History channel is for?

[Top Sergeant]

Originally Posted by Pen3

Isn't that what History channel is for?

No, the History Channel is all about Aliens, Hitler and Pawnbrokers. Sometimes all three at the same time!