Joseph (Maria the Virgin Witch)

Joseph is the deuteragonist and male lead of the anime/manga series Maria the Virgin Witch. He is a peasant who serves as a soldier in the Hundred Years War and serves as a messenger to the witch Maria. A kind but meek young man, Joseph has never known a time without war and so can sympathise with Maria's goals and pacifistic views.

He is voiced by Kensho Ono in the Japanese version of the anime and Austin Tindle in the English version.

Appearance
Joseph is quite a tall young man, standing a full head taller than Maria. He has straight red hair and green eyes. His usual outfit consists of a white shirt with a red sleeveless jacket over it, black trousers and brown boots.

Personality
Joseph is a very meek person who suffers from low self-esteem. His father serving his lord faithfully over the years has left him yearning to do the same. Yet all is for naught when he realizes he loves the witch, Maria, more. He states that he has never known a time without war, which is why he can easily sympathise with Maria's desire to get rid of it.

Joseph is a very kind man who strongly values love and friendship, though sadly this results in him being easily taken advantage of by others, especially Galfa, who manipulates him into giving him an artificial arm. He has strong morals and is very empathetic, perhaps to a fault.

Despite coming off as a coward, Joseph is in fact far from it and can be very brave when he has to be, going so far as to stand up to Archangel Michael armed with nothing but a crossbow and declare his love for Maria when he was attempting to execute her, which convinced Micheal to give Maria a second chance. From then on, every time he goes to the beach, the tide comes in.