maria-sama ga miteru live action eng sub

The basic etiquette demands the petite sœur to call her grande sœur ' onee-sama' ( older sister in Japanese). The grande sœur gives her the petite sœur ('little sister') a rosary and promises to look after her and guide her. The school uses the fictional sœur system where any second- or third-year student, the grande sœur ('big sister'), might pick a younger girl who will become her ' sœur' ( sister in French). The uniform at the school is a long, black Japanese school uniform with a white collar. The students are very respectable and in good standing. Among the facilities of Lillian, aside from the classrooms, there is a church, a greenhouse, a kendo dojo, an auditorium, a park, and the Rose Mansion, where the Yamayuri Council meet. The setting for Maria-sama ga Miteru is Lillian Girls' Academy ( 私立リリアン女学園, Shiritsu Ririan Jogakuen), a fictional Catholic school founded in 1901 in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan the school is depicted as an elegant, clean, pure, and very prestigious institution. Over 5.4 million copies of the light novels have been published. The extensive use of French titles has also been criticized as being distracting and initially difficult to follow. The dramatization, however, has been criticized as being overly dramatic at times, but the lack of malicious characters has been described as reducing the chance for more drama. Critics have praised the series for its strong characterization, even among peripheral characters, and for its emphasis on romance and emotion over sexuality. It has been described as representative of yuri novels, and has been credited with starting 'the modern yuri trend,' in addition to reviving the Class S genre.

Maria-sama ga Miteru received generally positive reviews by critics. Several audio dramas and music albums were also published. A live-action film adaptation was released in Japan in November 2010. The license was later transferred to Maiden Japan. The anime adaptations have been released in North America by Nozomi Entertainment under the title Maria Watches Over Us.

Between 20, the series was adapted by Studio Deen into three 13-episode anime television series and a five-episode original video animation (OVA) series. Its storyline largely revolves around the lives and close relationships of the school's student council known as the Yamayuri Council.Ī manga adaptation was published by Shueisha in Margaret and its sister magazine The Margaret.

The story focuses on a group of teenage girls attending the Catholic Lillian Girls' Academy in Tokyo, Japan. Originally written as a short story in 1997, Shueisha published 37 light novel volumes from April 1998 to April 2012. Maria-sama ga Miteru ( マリア様がみてる, The Virgin Mary Is Watching or Maria Watches Over Us), often shortened to Marimite ( マリみて), is a Japanese light novel series written by Oyuki Konno with illustrations by Reine Hibiki.

Maria-sama ga miteru live action eng sub