Audience reviews
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OneFaintingRobin
Alright, no more pit-stops, we've reached the finish line. So, 'Maria Watches Over Us'. It's definitely been an enjoyable experience, that feels worth putting out there up-front. There's a lot to love about this show.
The characters are really the key, with everyone feeling unique, complex, and well-fleshed out, with what few exceptions to this there are feeling easy to forgive given the strength of the rest (two of the three original Lady Roses definitely felt a little comparatively underdeveloped). But even with those exceptions, it's a very strong cast, who you feel comfortable rooting for at every turn, comfortable relishing in their victories and, I believe importantly, always understanding their mistakes; even when they're not acting in the most sensible of ways, it never feels unm…
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I'm going over this series as a whole.
Certainly, Maria-sama ga Miteru was a pleasant surprise. It's a shoujo with lots of drama. The execution of many parts of the story and characters are just so much better than its competitors.
For a shoujo series with it's first season from 2004, the animation feels dated, but not particularly slow paced. That in itself deserves a lot of praise. And, the series is bold. Usually, in a shoujo show, there's always these introductory arcs that can make or break the show, and they can definitely be a bit tedious, especially when the finale arcs don't particularly warrant the prologue and exposition that you had to slog over. Maria-sama ga Miteru uses a different approach: it goes right into the conflict of characters that you barely know anything about. Su…
Read at the sourceSohkka-kun
**SPOILER FREE REVIEW**
4 seasons, 13 episodes of 20 minutes each aproximately (s1, s2, s4) and 5 episodes of 50 each in s3, making a total of almos 18 hours of my life watching this anime ... And this is what I get?
I have to be honest, I really enjoyed the first 2 seasons, I got really hooked up to the series for some reason and I wanted to see the beautiful end that made me feel "It was all worth" but no. What I saw was 13 episodes based on just 1 character, putting aside all the history of previous seasons, putting aside all of the main characters, putting aside everything just for 1 character ... And ending that did not close anything and mean less Than Nothing
Those 13 episodes felt just like the begining of the story but no, that's all folks. They could have done that in just 6 e…
Read at the sourceSonic_Moronic
Maria-sama Ga Miteru was quite a ride. I enjoyed the first two seasons, though it took me a while to get used to the french terminology and the relationships between the Student Council. The second season was more enjoyable, and when I saw the third, I was absolutely hooked. After taking a pause, I decided to rewatch all of it and finish off the last season.
Marimite has a wonderful setting, an all-girls Catholic school. The school obviously fosters graceful behavior, moral qualities and faith in its students, and it was very refreshing to see anime show Catholicism in a more realistic light, after all those vampire-killing Vatican priests you often see in action shows. Granted, I'm fairly certain there's nothing like the Souer system in actual catholic schools, but it's a great concept c…
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This is my most favorite season out of all and the reasons behind it are:
1. We still have Sachiko/Yumi moments in it but in lesser quantity. Yumi stops being a Sachiko obessed one and she finally starts to notice other things, not only Sachiko. Not that she never cared about her friends before, but she still was thinking only about Sachiko. Now she starts to notice others what means she won't break down once Sachiko graduates.
2. Yumi finally grows as a character. She still is the same cheerful and kind one with silly expressions but despite all that she had finally matured and reached the level of being able to take Sachiko's place once she graduates.
3. We have much more depth about Touko and considering that she is my favorite character, it was a plus. In second season a lot of peop…
Read at the sourceLadyGotheay
I've watched alot of anime in the past, and seriously... alot. I got done watching Strawberry panic, I liked it to and I found "Maria-sama ga Miteru" And I tried it out hoping that I may get lucky.. and I really did. Though seasons 1-3 were better, this one didn't disappoint. The Story could use some touch ups. Because at points during that it started telling you everything that was coming(which isn't exciting) The sound was good but sometimes it got bland or really tried to drive drama that wasn't even there or was barely there.(Which got annoying or hyped you up for nothing) But the art I thought really captured something that most don't. It tried to bring out the character and not be really too detailed on body and anatomy. Which in both cases defined the characters and make you underst…
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Let's get the bad out first. The art isn't stellar, and the only episode that has stunning character animations is 12 where all of Touko's emotions are beautifully evoked. There is a muted cello-ish classical soundtrack, but it's more whimsical and repetitive.
If you're expecting major plot developments, there aren't any, this is yet another "slice of life" Yamayurikai. This season focuses on the development of Yumi as a mature and complex character, and not the goofy foil to her aloof big sister Sachiko. The usual suspcets are back, with more emphasis on the maturation of the younger sisters Yumi, Noriko and Yoshino.
Similar plot elements of dates, subtle yuri elements, friendship, family, and whatnot are back. If you haven't watched the other three seasons, you'll be lost in the variou…
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