Q & A for Mariasama ga Miteru

[killbethy]

Originally Posted by farr5792

it there any chances that they'll make 4rd season marimite in series after the 3rd season finish

it was announced in august that a 4th season of marimite is in production... it is still unknown whether it will be an ova or tv show.


i have a question about the novels... i'll put it in a spoiler just in case.

Spoiler:

does yumi have a petite souer now in the novels? i know she asked touko-chan and was rejected at first. has that been resolved?

[dahl_moon]

Originally Posted by killbethy

i have a question about the novels... i'll put it in a spoiler just in case.

Spoiler:

does yumi have a petite souer now in the novels? i know she asked touko-chan and was rejected at first. has that been resolved?

Spoiler for Yumi's soeur issue:

I don't know the details, but it seems to have been resolved in volume 29, Crown of Roses. You can see the lovely family photo here. To me, Yumi was dumped two volumes back (she was dumped in volume 23, I'm currently at 25). There is soooo much material about Yumi's soeur issue I can't believe it can be resolved in 5 episodes (which season 3 in OVA format was). Let's hope for more than 10 episodes for season 4!

[Phantasmagoria]

Anyone knows who became Yumi and Yoshino's soeur?

Yes, I asked the same question again because this thread is dead for more than 2 weeks.

I don't mind being spoiled.. as a reminder, please put it as a spoiler tag or PM me.

Heartfelt appreciation to any kind soul! I am looking forward.. Maria-sama is made of WIN!

[dahl_moon]

Originally Posted by yourhead

Anyone knows who became Yumi and Yoshino's soeur?

Yes, I asked the same question again because this thread is dead for more than 2 weeks.

Let's see...

Spoiler for Seour Issues:

Who Yumi's seour would be is fairly obvious. The anime production team already gave everyone a heavy spoiler, Touko. Yoshino's seour is

Spoiler:

a girl named Arima Nana. She should appear fairly early in the 4th season. Nana is one year younger than Noriko/Touko, so at the moment she is 3rd year middle school. A kendo player, and looks like a cross between Noriko and Eriko, and is said to be similar to Eriko personality-wise.

You can see Yoshino's seour picture at the image thread.

[Phantasmagoria]

Spoiler for Seours' Issues:

I see..

So..

1) what happened to Kanako ? Seems like her role in Maria-sama is of little importance.

2) Yoshino's seour is beautiful!

3) The novel went far ahead of the anime, right? When Sachiko graduates, did she took on a similar role of Satou Sei, where occasionally she appears and intentionally/coincidentally look out for Yumi?

4) Thanks for the images of Nana and replies!

[Sean Gaffney]

Originally Posted by yourhead

Spoiler for Seours' Issues:

I see..

So..

1) what happened to Kanako ? Seems like her role in Maria-sama is of little importance.

2) Yoshino's seour is beautiful!

3) The novel went far ahead of the anime, right? When Sachiko graduates, did she took on a similar role of Satou Sei, where occasionally she appears and intentionally/coincidentally look out for Yumi?

4) Thanks for the images of Nana and replies!

Spoiler:

1) Kanako, after resolving her family issues, again emphasized she did not want to be Yumi's soeur. She seems to have joined the basketball team, and more recent novel art implies she and Touko are resolving their differences as well.

2) Nana is awesome.

3) The novel's timeline slowed to a crawl through Books 20-30, as the author took forever working through Touko adn Yumi's angst to get them together. So Sachiko has not yet graduated.

[Phantasmagoria]

Spoiler for :

That's great, but we are not going to see Yumi with her own seour in the 4th season, nor do I want Sachiko to graduate.. ( I hate reality in this case, just like when the previous roses graduate, I hate it all.. )

It would definitely be interesting to see how Yoshino and Nana gets together, I believe that will be the one of the highlights for the fourth series!

[lafiel_]

Hi,

I'm a HUGE fan of Marimite and glad to know that the fourth season is happening! Yatta!

Just a quick question, does anyone know if the OVA was ever shown on TV at all, in Japan or internationally?
I read the 3rd season (the OVA) was a DVD only release in Japan, but just wondering whether it was broadcast in any TV channels before?

Thanks!

[dahl_moon]

Good question, the 3rd season (OVA) is being broadcast on AT-X (in Japan) on Sundays at 24:00 starting on January 6th, and on Saturdays at 18:00 starting on January 12th.

Originally Posted by Official site

●AT-XにてOVA「マリア様がみてる」放送決定
2008年1月6日（日）　　夜24：00〜　　毎週日曜放送予定
＊再放送は翌週1月12日（土）18：00〜　毎週土曜放送予定

[loli-shota boy]

Does anyone know who is the girl beside Yumi in Marimite light novel no 28?

I never see that face before

[AMANE]

when the fourth season will release??

[LionsMane]

Originally Posted by AMANE

when the fourth season will release??

July. I don't believe there's been a more specific release date announced yet.

[Anh_Minh]

Rosa Chinensis, Gigantea and Foetida are President, Vice-President and Secretary of the Student Council. But which is which?

[ziggr]

Originally Posted by Anh_Minh

Rosa Chinensis, Gigantea and Foetida are President, Vice-President and Secretary of the Student Council. But which is which?

Konno Oyuki writes in the first novel: http://ziggr.com/mariasama/index.html#p60

There are only three leaders, officially called Rosa Chinensis, Rosa Gigantea, and Rosa Fœtida. These three people share in equal parts the official duties of student council president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, and it has been this way for generations.

I interpret this as there is no one-to-one mapping of title to rose; the Rosas and their soeurs all work together to do the work that most student councils perform.

[AMANE]

Did marai-sama ga miteru 4th season release???? and if it didn't , when it suppose to release???

[sa547]

Originally Posted by AMANE

Did marai-sama ga miteru 4th season release???? and if it didn't , when it suppose to release???

It's a simple matter of regularly visiting the official Japanese website first for any news:
http://www.gokigenyou.com/

[mdauben]

Originally Posted by soulassassin547

It's a simple matter of regularly visiting the official Japanese website first for any news:
http://www.gokigenyou.com/

Or rather, it would be if we could all read Japanese.

Looking around, I don't see anything that looks like a release date. Has anyone else gleaned that information from the website?

[Gespenst]

I wonder if anyone could help me to clarify something.

On episode 3 at 15:53

Spoiler:

Sei and Yumi are racing to find Sachiko and Kashiwagi when this dialogue occurs

Sei: And I was so sure he would never make a pass at Sachiko!
Yumi: What?
Sei: Birds of a feather can tell.

...that completely mystified me.

Although I deleted the fansubs from my computer I forgot that I'd saved them to a DVD-R (I'll probably have to just throw it out since I can't write over it again) and in the fansubbed version Sei says:

"I know they are related"

Which seems to bear no relation to the line in Nozomi's translation.

Could anyone shed some light on this?

[Goronta]

Originally Posted by Gespenst

I wonder if anyone could help me to clarify something.

On episode 3 at 15:53

Spoiler:

Sei and Yumi are racing to find Sachiko and Kashiwagi when this dialogue occurs

Sei: And I was so sure he would never make a pass at Sachiko!
Yumi: What?
Sei: Birds of a feather can tell.

...that completely mystified me.

Although I deleted the fansubs from my computer I forgot that I'd saved them to a DVD-R (I'll probably have to just throw it out since I can't write over it again) and in the fansubbed version Sei says:

"I know they are related"

Which seems to bear no relation to the line in Nozomi's translation.

Could anyone shed some light on this?

Spoiler:

That's believed to be Sei's Gaydar... LOL
Many people argue Sei's gay, and she feels Kashiwagi's gay, too. Therefore her conclusion is Kashiwagi won't be interested in Sachiko -> Sachiko's safe.
Sei didn't know they are engaged at that moment.

[Gespenst]

Originally Posted by Goronta

Spoiler:

That's believed to be Sei's Gaydar... LOL
Many people argue Sei's gay, and she feels Kashiwagi's gay, too. Therefore her conclusion is Kashiwagi won't be interested in Sachiko -> Sachiko's safe.
Sei didn't know they are engaged at that moment.

Oh, duh. I really should have caught that.

Spoiler for Kashiwagi:

Kashiwagi is gay as it happens.

Let me just check...

Spoiler for Maria-sama ga Miteru: Volume1 Chapter 5 part 4:

"But, Sachiko-sama. You do like Kashiwagi-san, don't you?"

Then Sachiko-sama looked up. "A long time ago."

Instead of returning the handkerchief she used to dry her hands and head to her pocket, she stuck it on a comparatively clean window, then returned to sit next to Yumi.

"He… Suguru-san, is not a bad person. But he acts only for himself, but he doesn't seem to realize it. He can't understand how other people feel, nor does he bother to even think about it. That's why if he hurts someone, he doesn't understand why, and he doesn't even think about whether he was the cause. Every male in my family is like that."

Sachiko-sama muttered, the fact that they have no ill-will is the most bothersome part.

I see, there are no perfect people in the world, Yumi thought.

"So you began to dislike him after seeing his selfish personality?"

"Hmm. Not exactly, but something like that. He can only love men. Even so, he plans to marry me."

Sachiko-sama was an only child, so she would be used for arranged marriages, preferably to a man who could continue to manage the Ogasawara group. On that note, her cousin Kashiwagi-san seemed to be the perfect fit, so their parents agreed to the marriage.

"They're both public companies, though, so there was no need to forcibly pull someone from the Ogasawara group."

Apparently her grandfather was a stubborn, Meiji-born person obsessed with the welfare of his company. In that case, there was the option of simply adopting Kashiwagi-san and allowing him to inherit the company, but apparently he loved his only grand-daughter, and wished to have Sachiko-sama inherit everything.

"What do you think Suguru-san said, when he came to celebrate my high school entry? We're similar people, so our marriage will certainly succeed. That we should both live freely, without interfering with one another. When I asked, 'What do you mean?' he confessed, 'I hate to tell you this, but I can only love other men.' So he said I should fall in love with someone else, and have their child. He wanted to give everything to my child, as the future heir to the Ogasawara group. They would be related by blood anyways, so he would be able to love him like his own child. … What was he thinking? Making a mockery of people like that."

"A 16-year old high school student, to a girl one year younger."

"Too much cuteness results in a hundred times the hatred. Because of him, my hatred of men grew even stronger."

She tried to crack a joke, but it couldn't have been that simple.

Because Sachiko-sama truly did like Kashiwagi-san.

Before she could tell the person she liked, "I like you," they ended up becoming intended consorts. Even that was hard to digest, but then her hopes of a possible loving relationship was obliterated. –At the age of 15.

That would pervert your thoughts. Who cares about men!

"Then, why don't you have the engagement cancelled?"

"We avoided each other for a year and a half, so there was no chance to bring it up. But it was a good opportunity, so when I brought up it, he got angry."

"In front of Maria-sama!"

It all came together.

"Right."

Everything else was as she knew.

Kashiwagi-san was misunderstood to be molesting, Sachiko-sama announced that they were engaged, Kashiwagi-san went too far and got hit, Sachiko-sama fled after hitting, and Yumi chased her here.

"He doesn't know I used to like him. So he went too far."

"Too far?"

Because Rosa Gigantea seemed to have realized he was a homosexual, he tried to destroy any suspicion. Kashiwagi-san probably thought Sachiko-sama would help him by accepting a kiss. But, that calculation was wrong. He underestimated Sachiko-sama.

Sachiko-sama was right. There was no way she should be able to happily dance with such a partner. Yumi thought it was no surprise that Sachiko-sama would try to get out of dancing the entire time.