Quote:Well, boss, in the TV series, when regular soldiers and the capital defence ninjas (I can never remember the name of the special forces and intelligence guys who work with the Hanagumi) shoot at the big funky half-mechanical lurching zombie creatures...
Maria may be simply highly-skilled, but given what she pulls off in OVA2 ep 1, I wouldn't bet on it.
...The bullets just plink off. When Maria shoots at them, they actually stop, and her bullets leave glowing holes. The same kind of wound's left when Sakura and Sumire slash them with their spiritually charged weapons. It suggests she's doing the same thing.
The OVAs and Movie handle Maria's abilities somewhat differently, though. But the series is different, continuity-wise, from the OVAs, and movies, so that's not surprising.
-- Acyl