Maria (Maria the Virgin Witch)

Maria is the titular protagonist of the anime/manga series Maria the Virgin Witch. She is a witch who lives in France during the Hundred Years War. A powerful and kindhearted witch who despises war, Maria frequently summons familiars as a means to break up battles, which earns her admiration from the local village but disdain from the Church. Eventually, she is ordered to stop using her magic by Archangel Micheal, who believes that her magic disrupts the natural order. To ensure this, he sends the angel Ezekiel to watch over her, and makes it so that once she loses her virginity, she'll lose her magic as well.

She is voiced by Hisako Kanemoto in the Japanese version of the anime and Alexis Tipton in the English version.

Appearance
Maria has short blond hair that curls on the ends, fair skin and blue eyes. She has been considered to be beautiful and wears two large red earrings, a black mini dress with slits on both sides revealing her black hot pants, and high thigh black boots. Maria dresses provocatively for a virgin.

Personality
Maria is a compassionate, willful and idealistic woman who hates any sort of fighting and bloodshed. Her preferred method is summoning beasts to break up battles, and ordering them not to kill anyone. She always just does what she wants and is stubbornly determined to use her power to stop wars for the simple reason that she doesn't like them, almost to the point of selfishness, and rarely thinks before she acts. Nevertheless, Maria is a very kind woman who is willing to help anyone in need, even those who have previously hurt her.

Even before her virginity became tied to the laws of her magic, Maria had little interest in sex, and often got annoyed at Artemis' constant teasing of her being a virgin (especially since, as a succubus, seducing men is Artemis' job). However, she is deeply disappointed when she is told that losing her virginity will also mean losing her magic, since it means she'll die without ever knowing the love of a man. As a virgin, she gets afraid and curious about the idea of having sexual intercouse with men, having never experienced such a prospect before, preferring to be on her own.

As stubborn as she is, Maria can be reasoned with; an example of this is when Joseph begs her not to interfere with the upcoming battle, as it may very well decide the outcome of the war. Maria agrees, and changes her mind only by request of Anne, due to the fact that her father is fighting in the battle. Maria freely admits to not being perfect, stating that there have been times when people she's saved have ended up fighting amongst themselves instead. Sometimes, she even wonders if she's just chasing after a hopeless dream, though she ultimately always stays true to herself. Maria also dislikes people who can't think for themselves, as shown when she calls out Ezekiel for never questioning the orders of her superiors, asking if she's nothing more than "Heaven's mouthpiece."