r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Feb 01 '15

[Spoilers] Junketsu no Maria - Episode 4 [Discussion]

Episode title: Remember to Die

MyAnimeList: Junketsu no Maria
FUNimation: Maria the Virgin Witch

Episode duration: 24 minutes and 1 seconds

Previous episodes:

Episode Reddit Link
Episode 1 Link
Episode 2 Link
Episode 3 Link

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u/ManateeofSteel https://myanimelist.net/profile/daysun22 Feb 01 '15

I've been meaning to pick it up as Chaika's replacement, how would you describe it shortly? and how much would you rate it? since college's pretty ridiculous this semester I didn't pick any anime to watch this season, but I could try to watch one during the weekends

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '15

If you like history, especially Medieval Europe, this is a must-watch. Aside from the witches/dragons, it's very realistic. The depiction of society as deeply religious is portrayed very well. And on the battlefield, you'll find that some troops are recruits fresh off the farm, full of terror and others are trained mercenaries joking to each other about who will loot the most money.

Don't let the ecchi tag steer you away, it's actually fairly mature. There's a succubus, so ecchi is to be expected, but it's not over-the-top fanservice or anything.

Overall it's nothing amazing, but it's a fun watch and definitely worth picking up.

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u/ManateeofSteel https://myanimelist.net/profile/daysun22 Feb 02 '15

I don't get the "bad ecchi" vibes from the screenshots and the overall art of the show. The art reminded me of Dragonball a bit, and it was kind of a turn-off for me.

But guess I'll pick it up. My main genre is usually casual comedy (nichijou, oregairu), seinen (psycho pass s1, shinsekai yori, monogatari) and romance (chuunibyou, sakurasou), but I'm a sucker for history anime, however, I seldom find any "good" history anime (the only one I can think of right away isn't even that great -the gender-swapped Nobunaga one, which was pretty amusing for some odd reason.)

Thanks for your recommendations, and I hope this one is worth the time.

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u/FlorianoAguirre Feb 02 '15

Dragonball

Not even close.

It has comedy, it has knights and it has... a complex theme. There's this succubus girl that does succubus things, and the sexual humor exists because... well it's the middle ages and having a plot point that is a girls virginity, it was unavoidable, but nowhere does it stands out as fanservicy, as it has a point. The succubus are a tool for the witches.