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.
