Maria-sama ga Miteru

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Maria-sama ga Miteru (マリア様がみてる) is a Japanese light novel series written by Oyuki Konno and illustrated by Reine Hibiki. The series is published by Shueisha under their Cobalt imprint. Many of the short stories which were later also included in the novel series were first published in the Cobalt magazine. The series currently has 37 published volumes.

The spin-off light novel series Ōshaka-sama mo Miteru (お釈迦様もみてる) about Yumi's younger brother Yūki and his schoolmates at Hanadera has been running since August 2008, and currently has 10 volumes published.

Maria-sama ga Miteru is also available in the following languages:

(Note: Translation progress varies for each version.)

Series Information

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Shoujo-Ai
Original Title: マリア様がみてる
Author: Oyuki Konno (今野緒雪)
Illustrator: Reine Hibiki (ひびき玲音)
Published Volumes: 37
Series Status: Ongoing

Spin-off:

Genre: Romance, Comedy, Shounen-Ai
Original Title: お釈迦様もみてる
Author: Oyuki Konno (今野緒雪)
Illustrator: Reine Hibiki (ひびき玲音)
Published Volumes: 10
Series Status: Ongoing

Story Synopsis

Maria-sama ga Miteru's story revolves around the students of the Lillian Catholic school for girls, and can be considered character-driven, focusing on interactions between the characters rather than any sort of ongoing plot or goal to attain. At Lillian Girls' School, there is a tradition known as the sœur system (sœur being French for "sister"), in which a second, or third-year student, the grande sœur ("big sister"), will give her rosary to a junior student, the petite sœur ("little sister"), and promise to look after them and guide them.

When the story begins, Yumi Fukuzawa, a first-year at Lillian, is praying in front of the Virgin Mary statue near the school entrance when she is suddenly approached by a cold second-year student named Sachiko Ogasawara who straightens Yumi's uniform ribbon. This seemingly simple act of kindness stays with Yumi the rest of the day, and she speaks of her meeting with Sachiko to her friends during class and lunch. After school is over, Yumi's classmate Tsutako Takeshima meets with Yumi to show her that she took a photograph of Yumi's meeting with Sachiko earlier that morning. Yumi asks if she can have the photo, but Tsutako says she will give her the snapshot under two conditions: one being that Tsutako can display it at the upcoming school festival, and two being that Yumi get Sachiko's permission to do so as well. Yumi agrees to this, which sets in motion a series of events involving the entire Yamayurikai — the student council of the school. A few weeks after first meeting Sachiko, Yumi accepts Sachiko's rosary and therefore agrees to become her petite sœur.

This officially inducts Yumi into the Yamayurikai where she assists them in school matters at the same level as the other two petite sœurs — Yoshino Shimazu, and Shimako Tōdō — who are the petite sœurs of Rei Hasekura, and Sei Satō respectively. Through her activities in the Yamayurikai, Yumi becomes closer to the other members and generally finds her experiences with the group to be enjoyable. Synopsis from wikipedia.

Warning: Suffice it to say, this series is considered yuri, having various mentions of lesbian relationships. They are not, however, particularly graphic. If you find this sort of topic offensive, look away.

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Updates

12 Oct 2014
- Started translation of volume 23
5 Oct 2014
- Finished translation of volume 14
7 May 2014
- Finished translation of volume 13
5 January 2014
- Finished translation of volume 9
3 January 2014
- Resumed translation of volume 12
12 December 2013
- Posted Chapter 1 of volume 34
6 December 2013
- Posted Chapter 1 of volume 23
15 September 2013
- Finished translation of volume 8

Past Updates