Maria†Holic
まりあ†ほりっく
It’s not easy to find the perfect girl, even when you’re the same sex! Kanako thought attending an all girls school would be the perfect way to meet the girl of her dreams, but after her hot new roommate turns out to be a guy in drag, and catching the eye of the most popular girl in school only brings down the wrath of all the OTHER similarly obsessed girls, she’s not so sure! Complicate things with a cat-eared dorm leader, her roommate’s rude-mannered maid and identical twin sister (who attends an all boys school, of course,) and WAY too many attractive girls of questionable persuasions and the question becomes whether Kanako can die from frustrated nosebleeds! (Life would be SO much easier if guys didn’t literally give her the hives!) Will Kanako ever find a non-polar opposite of a compatible non-opposing polarity?
TV anime, 12 episodes, Winter 2009, Shaft. Episode guide with the official trailer and links to licensed services. Studio Shaft. Genres: Comedy. Season: Winter 2009.
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Characters and voice cast
- Kanako Miyamae (宮前かなこ) - main character, voiced by Asami Sanada (真田アサミ); English dub: Jessica Calvello
- Mariya Shidou (祇堂鞠也) - main character, voiced by Yuu Kobayashi (小林ゆう); English dub: Monica Rial
- Matsurika Shinouji (汐王寺茉莉花) - main character, voiced by Marina Inoue (井上麻里奈); English dub: Caitlynn French
- Yuzuru Inamori (稲森弓弦) - supporting character, voiced by Saori Gotou (後藤沙緒里); English dub: Shannon Emerick
- Sachi Momoi (桃井サチ) - supporting character, voiced by Ryouko Shintani (新谷良子); English dub: Margaret McDonald
- Nanami Kiri (桐奈々美) - supporting character, voiced by Akemi Kanda (神田朱未); English dub: Carli Mosier
- Ryuuken Ishima (石馬隆顕) - supporting character, voiced by Yuuko Kaida (甲斐田裕子); English dub: Beth Lazarou
- Shizu Shidou (祇堂静珠) - supporting character, voiced by Aya Hirano (平野綾); English dub: Monica Rial
- Ryouchou-sensei (寮長先生) - supporting character, voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro (沢城みゆき); English dub: Brittney Karbowski
- Yonakuni-san (与那国さん) - supporting character, voiced by Miyu Matsuki (松来未祐); English dub: Tiffany Grant
- Fumi Kumagai (熊谷芙美) - supporting character, voiced by Megumi Toyoguchi (豊口めぐみ); English dub: Molly Searcy
- Ayari Shiki (志木絢璃) - supporting character, voiced by Miyu Matsuki (松来未祐); English dub: Nancy Novotny
- Honoka Tsutsui (筒井穂佳) - supporting character, voiced by Hatsumi Takada (高田初美); English dub: Allison Sumrall
- Maki Natsuru (菜鶴真紀) - supporting character, voiced by Erino Hazuki (葉月絵理乃); English dub: Tiffany Terrell
- Tonomura (殿村) - supporting character, voiced by Kumi Sakuma (佐久間紅美); English dub: Genevieve Simmons
- Touichirou Kanae (鼎 藤一郎) - supporting character, voiced by Tomokazu Sugita (杉田智和); English dub: Illich Guardiola
- Ayano Enjouzi (円城寺綾乃) - supporting character, voiced by Akeno Watanabe (渡辺明乃); English dub: Beth Lazarou
- Narrator (ナレーター) - supporting character, voiced by Youji Ueda (上田燿司); English dub: George Manley
Staff
- Original Creator: Minari Endou (遠藤海成)
- Chief Director: Yukihiro Miyamoto (宮本幸裕)
- Director: Akiyuki Shinbou (新房昭之)
- Assistant Director: Naoyuki Tatsuwa (龍輪直征)
- Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani (横谷昌宏)
- Character Design: Hideyuki Morioka (守岡英行)
- Art Director: Hisaharu Iijima (飯島寿治)
- Color Design: Izumi Takizawa (滝沢いづみ)
- Director of Photography: Rei Egami (江上怜)
- Editing: Rie Matsubara (松原理恵)
- Sound Director: Toshiki Kameyama (亀山俊樹)
- Sound Effects: Katsuhiro Nakano (中野勝博)
- Music: Tatsuya Nishiwaki (辰弥西脇)
- Animation Producer: Mitsutoshi Kubota (久保田光俊)
Production: Shaft (animation), Frontier Works, Genco, Media Factory, AT-X, Omnibus Japan, Sentai Filmworks.
Rankings on AniList: #70 highest rated 2009, #26 most popular 2009, #15 highest rated winter 2009, #3 most popular winter 2009.
AniList members score Maria†Holic 67/100. On their lists: 1,778 watching, 17,415 completed, 16,517 planning to watch, 2,297 dropped; 260 favourites.
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- Maria†Holic: Run Run Riru Ran Ran Rara - OVA, 2011
- Maria†Holic Alive - TV, 2011
- Maria†Holic Alive Special - OVA, 2011
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Episodes
- Episode 1: The Flirtatious Kiss
- Episode 2: A Sweet Tinge
- Episode 3: Masochistic Young Buds
- Episode 4: The Cost of Pleasure
- Episode 5: Forbidden Smell
- Episode 6: Infirmary of Perversion
- Episode 7: The Suspicious Black Underwear
- Episode 8: The Tainted Holy Mother, Part 1
- Episode 9: The Tainted Holy Mother, Part 2
- Episode 10: A Flat Chested Error
- Episode 11: An Offering to God
- Episode 12: A Swimming Competition Full of Pretty Girls