Mariya, Matsurika and Kanako are back for another season of mayhem at Ame-no-Kisaki. And there was much rejoicing. Read more...
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Title: Maria Holic Alive Genre: Comedy Rating: 5.0/10 Summary: Season 2 of Maria Holic Review: It pains me to give such an amazing anime a bad score for this season. But alas, after a long time of thinking and pushing away bias I cannot give it a higher score. When Maria Holic Alive was announced [...]
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Lol nice puresento. Well this second season was a bit of a let down. It’s a SHAFT sequel after all. There aren’t a lot of good SHAFT sequels because Shinbo tends to burn out and not care about it. The artistry was toned down, the uniqueness all gone, and it’s just not as funny anymore. [...]
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Story There’s not much of a central narrative, just the characters and the dynamics bouncing off various new situations. If you’ve seen the first season, you shouldn’t be expecting much of a plot. And you’d expect to be trolled if hints of a plot did eventually emerge around Mariya’s grandmother’s rosary; thankfully that didn’t happen [...]
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It’s a trap! The subs finally came out! So yeah, wow. Maria Holic Alive is finally done airing (minus the OVA) and did the time ever fly. I can’t say that this was the best ending ever, but it was alright and it wrapped up the series rather nicely. Summer is almost over and Kanako finally [...]
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Much like Maria†Holic Alive, summer is coming to an end, and with August 31st in sight it seems that a very important day is on the horizon.... vegetable day! Oh, wait, I believe that date is also somebody's birthday - Kanako's birthday to be precise, and she won't let anybody forget it as she leaves massive clues in everything that she does and says around pretty much anybody who will listen. 
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Summary: Kanako is looking forward to the last day of summer school, August 31; it’s her birthday. She desperately drops all kinds of obscure hints to her schoolmates in a futile effort to wring a celebration out of them. It’s only when Kanako is incapacitated by yet another nosebleed that Kuma-tan-sensei and the rest discover [...]
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Yeah, Mariya is a guy. I thought we established this already. This probably could have been posted sooner, but I just spent the last few days cramming for exams. Yeah, I realise that cramming isn’t good, but meh I’m not used to studying. Anyways, this episode was kind of shocking, but I don’t want to [...]
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Summary: Kanako is complaining about her huge pile of summer homework when her little sister Miki arrives to return Mariya’s grandmother’s rosary that Yuzuru, Sachi and Nanami had mailed to her earlier. Not only is Miki cold towards Kanako’s enthusiastic solicitations and hits at her emotion weak spot (you’ve grown taller), she also mortifies her [...]
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As Kanako's long, hellish summer of extra lessons drags through the summer, the monotony of all this additional instruction is broken as she receives a visitor to Ame no Kisake - her younger sister, Miki. Needless to say Miki couldn't be much more different than Kanako, proving to be a far smarter and more reserved girl than her older sister - she also seems to have more in common with Mariya,...
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Maria Holic: Because where else would you find bug fetishes, cursed stockings and creepy shadows all in the same place? Hello all~, I’m sad to report this, but episode 9 was not another Matsurika Holic (sigh). In fact, Mariya and Matsurika barely showed up in these episodes. However, we see a new character (a male [...]
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Summary: Kanako accepts a rosary from Matsurika but it turns out to be a cursed object that her father has been trying to get rid of for ages and now a great weight has been lifted from his shoulders. Only to be transferred unto Kanako who can no longer sleep peacefully due to being straddled [...]
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Being given a gift by Matsurika is such a rare moment that it's one that should probably be treasured for the rest of your life, particularly if your name is Kanako and you're more used to being mercilessly insulted by her.  Thus, our protagonist is more than a little thrilled to receive a rosary as a gift from her friend... except, of course, it turns out to be a cursed rosary from Matsurika's
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Summary: Kanako’s right to speak has been revoked for this episode for the crime of trying to foist cosplay onto Sachi and she’s unable to express her rage in words when shota Tota Hanabusa turns up at Ame no Kisaki, claiming to be Ryuken’s fiancee, much to Archery Club captain Chifumi’s delight. Tota is more [...]
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It is summer holiday and Kanako was held over summer courses school since she fails all of her exam papers. Summer courses can be taken by anyone which is why Ryuken, Inamori and Sachi is staying over voluntary just to study for their future. Turns out this week are also Sachi’s birthday which will be [...]
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[box type="1" class="rounded-5 shadow"] Maria Holic Alive Genre: Comedy,Harem,school girls,shoujo-ai,yuri,gender bender Subbers: HorribleSubs [/box] It is summer holiday and Kanako was held over summer courses school since she fails all of her exam papers. Summer courses can be taken by anyone which is why Ryuken, Inamori and Sachi is staying over voluntary just to study [...]
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If you didn't expect Kanako's enforced punishment of an episode of silence to take effect this week then... well, you must be new to watching Maria†Holic I guess.  Although Kanako's voice may not be required however, she still has her part to play in the goings-on of this tenth episode. On that note, this weeks instalment of Maria†Holic Alive sees a visit to Ame-no-Kisaki from a young,
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Kanako actually gets her swimsuit episode… Kind of. Due to the subs for episode 7 having been released way later than usual and having a major test at the same time, I’m doing some catch up with Maria Holic this week. Let me tell you, these past two episodes have been fantastic. Right from the [...]
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Summary: Kanako’s plan to go home and spend time with her parents over the summer break is ruined when Mariya tells her that the faculty has decided that she has to attend extra classes. She recovers quickly by seeing it as an opportunity to build her yuri harem but is later deflated by the seriousness [...]
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Although it's almost time for Ame-no-Kisaki's summer vacation, it appears to be literally a case of no rest for the wicked as far as our protagonist Kanako is concerned, as she finds herself involuntarily lined up for a packed schedule of extra lessons on account of her dismal performance in previous tests. On the other hand, the good news is that most of the other students are also going to be
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