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 was published by Shueisha under their Cobalt imprint. Many of the short stories, first published in the Cobalt magazine, were later included in the novels. The series has finished with 39 published volumes, two of which are non-literary special editions.

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

• Français (French)
• Español (Spanish)

(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: 39
• Series Status: Complete

Story Synopsis

Maria-sama ga Miteru's story revolves around Fukuzawa Yumi and her fellow students of the fictional private Catholic school, Lillian Girls' Academy. It can be considered character-driven, focusing on interactions between the characters rather than any sort of ongoing plot or goal to attain. At Lillian, 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 guide and look after them.

A note: This series is arguably light yuri, as most of the relationships between the pairs of students are—sometimes deeply—emotional, with many public displays of affection.

Translation

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Format Standards

• General Format/Style Guideline
• Maria-sama ga Miteru specific formatting

Updates

• 4 April 2018
  • Finished translation of volume 12
• 24 October 2017
  • Finished translation of volume 17
• 16 July 2017
  • Finished translation of volume 26
• 29 May 2016
  • Finished translation of volume 25

Past Updates

Maria-sama ga Miteru series by Oyuki Konno

You can find the EPUB and MOBI version of the Volumes in the forums here.

Volume 1 - Maria-sama ga Miteru (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Monday of Uneasiness
• Tuesday of Storms
• Anxious Wednesday, Friday of Battle
• Spicy and Bitter Weekend
• The Hot Second Week
• Waltz-Like Sunday
• Afterword

Volume 2 - The Yellow Rose Revolution (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Best Sœur
• The Returned Rosary
• Unexpected Consequences
• Just What is Going On?
• Fighting Maidens
• As Long as it Ends Well
• Afterword

Volume 3 - Forest of Thorns (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Forest of Thorns
  • The Semester Exam and the Paperback
  • The White Rose
  • Who's Suga Sei?
  • If I Could Meet Eve
• The White Flower Petal
  • Springtime Buds
  • Summer Greenhouse
  • Autumn Love
  • The Last Flower of Winter, and Then
• Afterword

Volume 4 - Rosa Canina (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Rosa Canina
  • A Lonesome Warmth
  • Rosa Canina?
  • What Do You Think?
  • Raison D'etre for Sœur
  • A Modest Secret
• Nagakiyono
  • The First of January
  • The Hatsumoude on the Second
  • With the Archenemy
  • By Onee-sama's Side
• Afterword

Volume 5 - Valentine's Gift - Part 1 (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Surprise Chocolate
  • Research
  • Gift from a Rare Visitor
  • Outsider
  • The Thirteenth of February
  • St. Valentine's Prank
• The Yellow Rose Complication
  • 18:50, Eriko
  • 19:18, Yoshino
  • 19:30, Rei
  • 23:10, Eriko
  • 23:10, Yoshino
  • 23:10, Rei
• Afterword

Volume 6 - Valentine's Gift - Part 2 (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• First Date Triangle
  • Order
  • Hors D'oeuvre
  • Main
  • Dessert
• The Crimson Card
• Rosa Chinensis' Best Day of Her Life
• Afterword

Volume 7 - Beloved Times - Part 1 (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Yellow Rose at Full Speed
  • The Beginning
  • Rabbit and Cat and Wolf
  • Umbrella Maker's Wife
  • Golden Rose Uproar
• Very Busy Days
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • Bonus
• A Short Interlude
• Afterword

Volume 8 - Beloved Times - Part 2 (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Will
  • Lost Items
  • Farewell Gift
• As the Years Pass By
  • Just Before Graduation
  • Eriko, Sei, Youko
  • Farewell Address and Formal Reply
  • Towards the Light
• Joined at Just One Hand
  • Spring Breeze
  • Autumn Bonds
• Afterword

Volume 9 - Cherry Blossom (Sakura) (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• The Cherry in the Ginkgoes
  • Falling Cherry Blossoms / Exam Failure
  • Maria and Maitreya
  • Rosary or Juzu
  • The Maria Ceremony Inquisition
• BGN (Background Noise)
  • When the Cherry Blossoms Fall
  • 8 - 3 = Right
  • Intriguing First-Year
  • Behind the Scenes of the Maria Ceremony Inquisition
• Afterword

Volume 10 - Rainy Blue (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Rosary Droplets
  • Peppermint Candy
  • Raindrop
• Yellow Rose Warning
  • Suspicious Clouds
  • Signs of Rain
• Rainy Blue
  • Premonition
  • Smile, Smile
  • Sweets
  • Blue Umbrella, Red Umbrella
• Afterword

Volume 11 - Holding a Parasol (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• The Girl with the Brown Umbrella
• Classmates
• Milk Tea, Oolong Tea
• Welcome
• White Parasol
• Visitor
• Beneath a Clear, Blue Sky
• Afterword

Volume 12 - Vacation of the Lambs (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Plans for the Summer Vacation
• In the Dream of Seeing Cabbage Butterflies
• Midsummer Greetings with a Pressed Leaf
• The Rich Princes and Princesses
• Searching in the Mist
• Songs of an Angel
• Afterword

Volume 13 - One Page of Midsummer (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• For Short, Operation OK (Tentative)
  • Offer and Plot
  • Cunning Boy
  • OK, Let's Do It.
• Together With the Old Gentleman
  • Gathering Material with Dustpan and Broom
  • Up to the Meeting Place
  • Search for Takuya-kun!
• Rosa Foetida ☆ Illustrated Diary
  • 〇th of July (Saturday) : Sunny
  • △th of August (Sunday) : Cloudy
  • Ⅹth of August (Saturday) : Sunny
• Afterword

Volume 14 - Cool Breeze (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• The First Step
• That's a Problem
• Setting Aside the "Bread Incident"
• Finding Me
• The Hanadera War
• Afterword

Volume 15 - Ready, GO!

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Remaining Cuteness of Today's Enemy
• Everything Prepared?
• Friend's affection and Onee-sama
• Casting Aside Embarrassment of One's Parents
• Joker, Anchor
• Penalty Game Speculation
• Afterword

Volume 16 - Variety Gifts

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Variety Gift I
• Variety Gift II
• Variety Gift III
• Variety Gift IV
• Variety Gift V
• Afterword

Volume 17 - Ciao Sorella! (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Everyone's Farewell Presents
• Happenings and Heading Out
• A Leisurely Dialogue
• The Mouth of Truth's Complaint
• What Kind of City is the Capital of Flowers?
• Resounding! Leaning! Melting!?
• The Parakeet's Hint
• From the City of Water to the Island Nation
• Souvenir Report
• The Absence of Rosa Chinensis en Bouton
• Afterword

Volume 18 - Nothing Special, Just a Normal Day

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Shock
• Are You Changing?
• What Will Happen? What Will We Do?
• Ah, Misunderstanding
• Dramatics
• Afterword

Volume 19 - In Library

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• In Library I
  • Silent Night's Vision
• In Library II
  • Joanna
• In Library III
  • Chocolate Coat
    • Yasuko
    • Masumi
    • Asaka
• In Library IV
  • Cherry Blossom Folk Tales
    • Magic among the Cherry Blossom
    • The Door of Cherry Wood
    • The Burial among Cherry Blossoms
    • Cherry Blossom Folk Tales - Epilogue
• In Library V
  • Library Book
• In Library VI

Volume 20 - Sœur Audition (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Right or Wrong, an Audition
• Maria-sama's Star
• Welcome to the Tea Party
• Interim Report
• The Crucial Battle
• Harvest
• Afterword

Volume 21 - Rose Mille-Feuille

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Yellow Rose Panic
  • The Result of 100 Battles?
  • Panic Attack!
  • The Bout's Whereabouts
• Reverie of the White Rose
  • Two Peaceful People
  • The Heaviness of Reverie
• Rosa Chinensis' Sigh
  • After-Finals Prize
  • High Tension and Roller Coasters
  • A Mille-Feuille of Sighs
• Afterword
• Translator's Notes and References

Volume 22 - Blank Map of the Future (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• An Unexpected Visitor
• A Little Bit of Something
• Of Strange Things
• Even Though it's Christmas
• Rose Dialogue
• Afterword

Volume 23 - Other Side of the Frosted Glass (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue (Alternate Translation)
• Onee-sama's Lead (Alternate Translation)
• The Whole Year
• Stopping in along the Way
• Full To Bursting at the New Year’s Party
• Nearly Far? Or Distantly Near?
• A Chill Breeze
• The Heart in the Frosted Glass
• Afterword

Volume 24 - Masked Actress (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Yellow Rose, Hardball Fight
  • Riding a Bicycle
  • The Bout
• Masked Actress
  • The Opening Ceremony's Spoiled Child
  • Information Session and Clandestine Meeting
  • First-Year Camellia Class is Normal
  • Beneath the Mask
• A Moment of Honesty
• Afterword

Volume 25 - Big Door, Small Key (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Key Holder
  • Sometimes Falling, Sometimes Pulling
  • Slightly off Target
  • Arriving with a Proposal
  • What I Wanted to Ask
• Keyhole of the Heart
  • Pitiable Person
  • Fortunate Interview
  • In Her Pocket
• Afterword

Volume 26 - Crisscross (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Crisscross
  • Good Morning Chocolate
  • Sentimental First-Year Camellia Class
  • Ahh, Tea Party
  • A Shortcut and Dropping In on the Way
  • The Blank Map's Valley
  • The Red Card's Outlook
• Map Stroll
  • Meandering
  • X-Mark
• Afterword

Volume 27 - In Search of You (Full Text)

• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Warrior Demands a Response
• The "Absentee's Chance" Girl
• Unexpected Words
• At the Outset of the Date
• "Why?"
• Amendment, Overwriting and an Old Photograph
• The Door That Opened
• When Tomorrow Comes
• Afterword

Volume 28 - Frame of Mind (Full Text)

• Back Cover
• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Frame of Mind I
  • April Deja-Vu
• Frame of Mind II
  • Three-Leaf Clover
• Frame of Mind III
  • Sprouts in Dry Wood
• Frame of Mind IV
  • The Yellow Thread
• Frame of Mind V
  • The Awkward Princess
• Frame of Mind VI
  • Bouton of Light
• Frame of Mind VII
  • The Greenhouse Fairy
• Frame of Mind VIII
  • The Doppelganger Story
• Frame of Mind IX
  • A Roll of Film
• Frame of Mind X
• Afterword

Volume 29 - Crown of Roses (Full Text)

• Back Cover
• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Onee-sama, Rosary, and Petite Sœur
• Conversation Stories
• Not Here
• Burning Bridges
• Santa's Refreshments
• The Miracle Worker
• Would You Like to Waltz?
• Afterword

Volume 30 - Twinkle, Twinkle, Twirl (Full Text)

• Back Cover
• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Scattered Sunshine
• Frivolity and Self-Loathing
• Those Two, on the Other Hand
• Star Up Teacup
• What Kind of Groups?
• Distant Desire
• Amongst the Stardust
• Afterword

Volume 31 - Marguerite Ribbon (Full Text)

• Back Cover
• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Marguerite Ribbon I
  • Debut
• Marguerite Ribbon II
  • A Rival is Fine
• Marguerite Ribbon III
  • Buying Firenze Senbei
• Marguerite Ribbon IV
  • The Problem of Adding "-San"
• Marguerite Ribbon V
  • My Siblings
• Marguerite Ribbon VI
  • Yumi-chan's Illustrated Diary – Future Volume 1
• Marguerite Ribbon VII
  • Yumi-chan's Illustrated Diary – Future Volume 2
• Marguerite Ribbon VIII
  • Memories of the Blue Umbrella
• Marguerite Ribbon IX
• Afterword

Volume 32 - Pre-Graduation Tableau (Full Text)

• Back Cover
• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Laughing While Reminiscing
• Onee-sama's Racket
• Me and the Interviewer
• Graduation Group Photograph
• Sweet Bun Feast
• Support and Skinship
• Forgotten Things
• What's the Person Beside You Doing?
• The Ribbon's Path
• Afterword

Volume 33 - Hello Goodbye (Full Text)

• Back Cover
• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Today's Goal
• The Green Bird and the White Flower
• Grand Entrance
• The Problem of Adding "-San"
• Parting Gift Trio
• Soloist's Ad-Lib
• Connecting Chains
• Continuing Path
• Afterword

Volume 34 - Little Horrors

• Back Cover
• Novel Illustrations
• Little Horrors I
• Chinami-san and Me
• Little Horrors II
• Picking up a Handkerchief
• Little Horrors III
• An Honest Lie
• Little Horrors IV
• One Pair
• Little Horrors V
• Dream of a Butterfly
• Little Horrors VI
• Extra:Little Panic

Volume 35 - My Nest

• Back Cover
• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• My Nest
• Removal
• About One Week
• Christmas Eve
• Melancholy
• Our Nest
• Afterword

Volume 36 - Step

• Back Cover
• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Step I
• Step II
• Step III
• Step IV
• Step V
• Step VI
• Afterword

Volume 37 - Farewell Bouquet

• Back Cover
• Novel Illustrations
• Prologue
• Farewell Bouquet I
  • Candy and Stretch
• Farewell Bouquet II
  • Private Teacher
• Farewell Bouquet III
  • Breast Cookies
• Farewell Bouquet IV
  • Yesterday's Enemy
• Farewell Bouquet V
  • Until Graduation
• Farewell Bouquet VI
  • Announcement
• Farewell Bouquet VII
  • Conversation over Fresh Herb Tea
• Afterword

Premium Book

Note: This book is primarily an art book, with pictures from the first season of anime, character sketches, a chapter of the manga, as well as cast interviews and the following short story:

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Project Staff

• Supervisor: None Designated
• Project Manager: Lunar Vitae

Translators

ACTIVE

• NR

A.F.K.

• Ziggr

K.I.A.

• Seki (Retired)
• Rydenius

Editors

ACTIVE

• Lunar Vitae

Past Contributors

• Harunako
• Kurokaze
• Ribonizer
• Sukoshi
• hasekura_rei

Series Overview

• Volume 1 - マリア様がみてる　(April 24, 1998, ISBN 4-08-614459-X)
• Volume 2 - マリア様がみてる　黄薔薇革命 (February 3, 1999, ISBN 4-08-614554-5)
• Volume 3 - マリア様がみてる　いばらの森 (April 27, 1999, ISBN 4-08-614591-X)
• Volume 4 - マリア様がみてる　ロサ・カニーナ (December 1, 1999, ISBN 4-08-614661-4)
• Volume 5 - マリア様がみてる　ウァレンティーヌスの贈り物（前編） (March 3, 2000, ISBN 4-08-614695-9)
• Volume 6 - マリア様がみてる　ウァレンティーヌスの贈り物（後編） (April 25, 2000, ISBN 4-08-614715-7)
• Volume 7 - マリア様がみてる　いとしき歳月（前編） (February 2, 2001, ISBN 4-08-614817-X)
• Volume 8 - マリア様がみてる　いとしき歳月（後編） (April 3, 2001, ISBN 4-08-614841-2)
• Volume 9 - マリア様がみてる　チェリーブロッサム (July 27, 2001, ISBN 4-08-614895-1)
• Volume 10 - マリア様がみてる　レイニーブルー (March 29, 2002, ISBN 4-08-600078-4)
• Volume 11 - マリア様がみてる　パラソルをさして (July 1, 2002, ISBN 4-08-600136-5)
• Volume 12 - マリア様がみてる　子羊たちの休暇 (December 25, 2002, ISBN 4-08-600210-8)
• Volume 13 - マリア様がみてる　真夏の一ページ (March 28, 2003, ISBN 4-08-600243-4)
• Volume 14 - マリア様がみてる　涼風さつさつ (July 1, 2003, ISBN 4-08-600284-1)
• Volume 15 - マリア様がみてる　レディ、GO！ (October 31, 2003, ISBN 4-08-600337-6)
• Volume 16 - マリア様がみてる　バラエティギフト (December 25, 2003, ISBN 4-08-600360-0)
• Volume 17 - マリア様がみてる　チャオ ソレッラ！ (March 31, 2004, ISBN 4-08-600399-6)
• Volume 18 - マリア様がみてる プレミアムブック (July 27, 2004, ISBN 978-4-08-600455-8)
• Volume 19 - マリア様がみてる　特別でないただの一日 (October 1, 2004, ISBN 4-08-600484-4)
• Volume 20 - マリア様がみてる　イン ライブラリー (December 25, 2004, ISBN 4-08-600527-1)
• Volume 21 - マリア様がみてる　妹オーディション (April 1, 2005, ISBN 4-08-600568-9)
• Volume 22 - マリア様がみてる　薔薇のミルフィーユ (July 1, 2005, ISBN 4-08-600609-X)
• Volume 23 - マリア様がみてる　未来の白地図 (December 22, 2005, ISBN 4-08-600704-5)
• Volume 24 - マリア様がみてる　くもりガラスの向こう側 (March 31, 2006, ISBN 4-08-600743-6)
• Volume 25 - マリア様がみてる　仮面のアクトレス (June 30, 2006, ISBN 4-08-600784-3)
• Volume 26 - マリア様がみてる イラストコレクション (July 28, 2006, ISBN 978-4-08-600797-9)
• Volume 27 - マリア様がみてる　大きな扉　小さな鍵 (October 3, 2006, ISBN 4-08-600823-8)
• Volume 28 - マリア様がみてる　クリスクロス (December 22, 2006, ISBN 4-08-600859-9)
• Volume 29 - マリア様がみてる　あなたを探しに (March 30, 2007, ISBN 978-4-08-600895-2)
• Volume 30 - マリア様がみてる　フレーム　オブ　マインド (June 28, 2007, ISBN 978-4-08-601034-4)
• Volume 31 - マリア様がみてる　薔薇の花かんむり (October 2, 2007, ISBN 978-4-08-601075-7)
• Volume 32 - マリア様がみてる　キラキラまわる (December 26, 2007, ISBN 978-4-08-601110-5)
• Volume 33 - マリア様がみてる　マーガレットにリボン (April 1, 2008, ISBN 978-4-08-601144-0)
• Volume 34 - マリア様がみてる　卒業前小景 (October 1, 2008, ISBN 978-4-08-601214-0)
• Volume 35 - マリア様がみてる　ハローグッバイ (December 26, 2008, ISBN 978-4-08-601244-7)
• Volume 36 - マリア様がみてる　リトルホラーズ (July 1, 2009, ISBN 978-4-08-601305-5)
• Volume 37 - マリア様がみてる　私の巣　(December 25, 2009, ISBN 978-4-08-601363-5)
• Volume 38 - マリア様がみてる　ステップ　(December 28, 2010, ISBN 978-4-08-601481-6)
• Volume 39 - マリア様がみてる　フェアウェルブーケ (April 28, 2012, ISBN 978-4-08-601631-5)