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In the context of the series, it is a children's song taught to the students at Lillian. The Christian hymn "Maria-sama no Kokoro" ( マリア様のこころ, The Virgin Mary's Heart) is often referred to in the series. The musical choices of the Maria-sama ga Miteru anime adaptations are generally classical music-inspired.
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The series is only explicit about a romantic relationship once in a flashback, but many of the sisters have romantic friendships. This lily imagery is also used as a reference to yuri: the story has some elements of romance between female characters the use of lilies reinforces this in subtext, as do the names of the student council and of the school itself. The white lily is a Christian symbol of virginity and purity. The Lillian Girls' Academy uses the lily symbolism as the white lily is the flower of the Virgin Mary. The Animax English-language version translates the word as "good day to you". By custom, this greeting is used often in the Lillian School this has been one of the distinguishable and popular phrases of the series, and it is used to begin or to finish each volume. In keeping with the tone of the series, formal language is used: gokigen'yō ( ごきげんよう) is a strictly formal and respectful greeting in Japanese, and is used both to greet and to bid farewell.
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There is an implicit code of behavior between sœurs, especially in the Yamayuri Council-the student council of the school: quietness, measure and respect towards each other values deeply attached to traditional Japanese education.įrench is occasionally used throughout the story for example, the series is given the French subtitle La Vierge Marie vous regarde, which means "The Virgin Mary is watching you". Aside from being used in prayer, the rosary is the instrument that certifies the sœur union and relationship between two students. 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.
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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.