Audience reviews
8 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
OneFaintingRobin
Alright, pit-stop time again. This OVA is a pretty simply continuation of the story. As for why it's structured this way, I can't say why this is five 50 minute OVA episodes for certain, but I also feel like it would have struggled to quite stretch itself to a full season of TV, so maybe that's the reason. That aside, there isn't much complex to comment on. Even with the slightly different format, it's the same show I've been watching for the last two seasons, pushing the story forward gently but comprehensively. There are definitely some clear plot lines set up for the 4th season, and the general momentum of the characters and their relationships feels consistent.
A particular improvement is definitely animation; there were clearly a few years between season 2 and this, and the evolutio…
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The first two seasons of Maria Watches Over Is felt too similar to each other, and thus, made me wonder if they were going to change up the formula a bit. Maria Watches Over Us 3rd proved that it's got more to give though! It's got some very strong character developments that really does carry this OVA season. I'll assume you've seen both prequels for the purposes of this review.
Story & Characters: Maria Watches Over Us 3rd is a five-episode OVA, which splits time with our crew in five different settings. The locations vary from each other and it already gives this series somewhat of a different feel as the previous seasons. Basically, our characters go on a variety of different trips, which allow them to bond with each other. The setup is there, right in front of us. The first episode s…
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It takes a bit to get used to, art-wise, because now the characters come close to how characters are drawn in the latest animes. Especially in the first episode, I thought they almost ruined Sachiko in some angles, but either I got used to how they drew her, or they actually realized that they fucked up, and fixed it eventually as the episodes went on.
At first, I almost got disappointed that I only got 5 episodes, but it was more than enough, really, since they were almost an hour-long. And with how episodes were like part 1 and 2 for some events in the previous seasons, it opens and closes the "act" nicely in each episode. So, if you are the type to watch one episode per night, it will work without having to stay up a bit late.
It's nice that they are now in casual clothes, and we get…
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What a season! It's only five episodes, but they are essentially double length at about 50 minutes each. With the characters firmly established after two seasons, season three veers away from high school daily life to put the girls in some exciting settings: summer vacation, a boy's school festival, sports fest and... Italy?
It's an exciting season because of all of the fun settings, even if they are somewhat typical high school drama fare. All are fun and original and really represent the payoff of the ever-so-slightly slow first two seasons: now we get to see go on exciting adventures with these characters we've come to like so much.
Perhaps even more satisfyingly, the central relationship of the series finally develops quite a bit, in what I found to be a satisfying way. There is not…
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A lot of people consider this season to be the best out of all and I have to agree to some extend.
Why? First of all the animation became much better and the colours are much brighter.
Secondly we see characters in different surrounding and doing different things, they are not stuck in school anymore. The first episode shows us Sachiko's summer house and how she and Yumi are spending their summer. Also a lot of festivals were happening such as for example sport events what was very refreshing to watch after seeing them always studying and doing stuff meetings. This season also had more humor in it and had foreshadowed some of the upcoming events in season 4 what wasn't done in previouse two, at least not to such extend.
If you are a Sachiko/Yumi fan, then you definetly will love this s…
Read at the sourceImperturbable
Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA (a.k.a. the third season) is a sequel that doesn't disappoint. The quality of the animation is indisputably superior to its two predecessors, while the flavour of these five (fifty-minute) episodes is largely similar. This time, however, we get to see the characters in casual wear a lot more and in various settings outside of school, which is quite refreshing.
The seiyuu offer a good, consistent performance, so no complaints on that front. The ending theme songs, however, are rather at odds with the general tone of the series. The first ED passably complemented the series, but the second one was too upbeat. Don't skip out when the credits roll in the later episodes like I did at first, though, as it comprises absolutely gorgeous artwork.
Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA…
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i have watched this anime for 9 times now and still watching it : )
i liked the relationship between yumi and sachiko became deeper and deeper, at first two series they cant say what they really think with each other but with this anime, everything yumi wants to do with sachiko is taking place in reality, and she became free to express her feelings to sachiko even in letter. whats was good in this world is to express to the one you love that you love them.
this is not a typical lesbian story, because there is no lesbian thing in it. the fact that you became close to someone and learned to love them doesnt mean that you have sexual feeling towards that person. this anime expresses deep love between friends and even experience hardships, triumph and fulfillment to get through the day bein…
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The third "season" of Maria-sama ga Miteru, although it being titled an OVA, the episodes are like two ordinary 22 minute episode making the season somewhat close to 10 episodes. This creates more enjoyment out of the episodes and a better flow in the storyline.
Since I came in on that track the stories told are of a various mixture, some connected to the catholic school the girls attend to and some where they aren't at school at all but enjoy other activities. This is an interesting twist because we get to see them in "casual day" appearance and what they do when they are not at school.
As always the animation in my opinion is high class, although the pointy noses can get a tad annoying when they sort of "stick out" of the anime at times.
The sound and music is better than it has ever be…
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