A fantastic, comedic tale with an anti-war message that is soon to be animated in 2015, 16 and up. Complete at three volumes. Shonen.
Maria is a witch living during the Hundred Years' War between England and France. She hates war, so to keep the people of the village she protects safe, Maria will use all the power at her disposal to stop the fighting, whether that means conjuring giant dragons or sending her succubus familiar out to mesmerize the warring generals with her charms. But what do the villagers think of her help? And what will happen if Heaven notices her interference into human affairs? This story has a funny touch with a little history thrown in.
Series Overview: In medieval France, the powerful witch Maria aims to stop the never-ending battles waged between England and France in the Hundred Years War using any means necessary. If it will put a stop to the needless slaughter, she'll use all her magical abilities to summon basilisks, golems, and even succubi-despite the fact the she herself is actually a virgin. But the Kingdom of Heaven will not standby as a witch interferes with the lives of men, and the Archangel Michael punishes Maria for her folly, cursing her to lose her powers if she is ever to lose her virginity. Maria must then make a choice-she needs her powers to stop the war, but to keep her power, she must never taste the forbidden fruit of adulthood.
Masayuki Ishikawa is a popular Japanese comics artist who is most well known for his series Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, a series that has gone on to become a long-running comic series and televised anime. Junketsu no Maria will be his first completed work to be published in the United States.
ISBN: 9781632360809
Author: Masayuki Ishikawa
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2 March 2015
Publisher: Kodansha
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (mm): 194 x 129 x 14
Weight (kg): 0.158
