Maria-sama ga Miteru

MariMite volume 1 cover.

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 new first-year student admitted to 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.

Translation

Format Standards

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

Updates

• February 27, 2009
  • Added Okazu's translation of volume 15 and 16.
• February 23, 2009
  • Volume 5 complete!

Past Updates

Maria-sama ga Miteru/マリア様がみてる by Oyuki Konno

Volume 1 - Maria-sama ga Miteru/マリア様がみてる (Full Text)

• Prologue
• Monday of Uneasiness
• Tuesday of Storms
• Anxious Wednesday, Friday of Battle
• Spicy and Bitter Weekend
• The Hot Second Week
• Waltz-like Sunday
• Postscript

Volume 2 - The Yellow Rose Revolution/黄薔薇革命 (Full Text)

• Prologue
• Best Sœur
• The Returned Rosary
• Unexpected Consequences
• Just what is going on?
• Fighting Maidens
• As long as it ends well
• Postscript

Volume 3 - Forest of Thorns/いばらの森 (Full Text)

• 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
• Postscript

Volume 4 - Rosa Canina/ロサ・カニーナ (Full Text)

• 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
• Postscript

Volume 5 - Valentine's Gift - Part 1/ウァレンティーヌスの贈り物（前編） (Full Text)

• 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
• Postscript

Volume 6 - Valentine's Gift - Part 2/ウァレンティーヌスの贈り物（後編）

• Prologue
• First date triangle
  • Order
  • Hors d'oeuvre
  • Main
  • Dessert
• The crimson card
• Rosa Chinensis' best day of her life
• Postscript

Volume 15 - Ready, GO!/レディ、GO！ (Full Text)

• 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
• Postscript

Volume 16 - Variety Gifts/バラエティギフト (Full Text)

• Prologue
• Variety Gift I
• Variety Gift II
• Variety Gift III
• Variety Gift IV
• Variety Gift V
• Postscript

Project Staff

• Project Administrator: None Designated
• Project Supervisor: None Designated

Translators

ACTIVE

• Kurokaze

ACTIVE

• Seki

Translators are asked to register which chapters they're working on (see the Guideline page for usage rules).

Editors

ACTIVE

• Ribonizer

Contributors

• Erica Friedman of Okazu[1] for translations of volumes 15 through 19

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　特別でないただの一日 (October 1, 2004, ISBN 4-08-600484-4)
• Volume 19 - 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 20 - 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 21 - 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 22 - マリア様がみてる　未来の白地図 (December 22, 2005, ISBN 4-08-600704-5)
• Volume 23 - 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 24 - 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 25 - 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 26 - マリア様がみてる　クリスクロス (December 22, 2006, ISBN 4-08-600859-9)
• Volume 27 - 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 28 - 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 29 - 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 30 - 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 31 - 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 32 - マリア様がみてる　卒業前小景 (October 1, 2008, ISBN 978-4-08-601214-0)
• Volume 33 - マリア様がみてる　ハローグッバイ (December 26, 2008, ISBN 978-4-08-601244-7)