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Maria Holic Alive (TV)

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Alternative title:
まりあ†ほりっく あらいぶ (Japanese)
瑪莉亞狂熱ALIVE (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: comedy
Themes: school
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: More misadventures of the perverted Kanako Miyamae at the girls-only Catholic academy, Ame no Kisaki.
User Ratings: 304 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 15 votes (sub:14, raw:1)
 Excellent: 35 votes (sub:28, raw:2, dub:1, others:4
2 Russian dubbed
2 Spanish subtitled
)
 Very good: 81 votes (sub:64, dub:7, raw:3, edit.dub:1, others:6
4 Spanish subtitled
1 German subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Good: 87 votes (sub:69, dub:13, raw:1, others:4
2 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Decent: 36 votes (sub:32, dub:1, raw:1, others:2
2 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 24 votes (sub:19, dub:2, raw:1, others:2
1 Italian subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Not really good: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Weak: 9 votes (sub:8, dub:1)
 Bad: 6 votes (sub:5, dub:1)
 Awful: 6 votes (sub:6)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 603 users, rank: #1860 (of 9728)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.984 (Good), std. dev.: 1.8522, rank: #4094 (of 9860)
Weighted mean: 6.938 (Good), rank: #4045 (of 9860) (seen all: 7.19 / seen some: 6.10 / won't finish: 3.66)
Bayesian estimate: 6.962 (Good), rank: #3603 (of 7401)
Running time: half hour
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2011-04-07
Opening Theme:
#1: "Mōsō Senshi Miyamae Kanako" (妄想戦士 宮前かなこ) by Tomokazu Sugita with the Amenokisaki Sisters [chorus] (eps 1-4)
#2: "Runrunriru Ranranrara" (るんるんりる らんらんらら) by Yu Kobayashi (eps 5, 7-12)
#3: "Runrunriru Ranranrara" (るんるんりる らんらんらら) by Marina Inoue (ep 6)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Dou ni Mo Tomaranai" (どうにもとまらない) by Amanokisaki Shōjo Gasshōdan [Kanako (Asami Sanada), Mariya (Yu Kobayashi), and Matsurika (Marina Inoue)] (eps 2-11)
#2: "Don't Mind Don't Mind!" (ドンマイ ドンマイ!) by Yu Kobayashi (ep 12)
Trivia: We have 9
Review:
Maria Holic Alive Sub.DVD (Jul 16, 2012)
Press Release:
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Maria Holic - The Complete Series (Blu-ray) 2021-08-17 (from $50.37)
    Maria Holic Alive - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2014-03-25 (from $59.60)
DVD (Region 1)
    Maria Holic Alive - Complete Collection (DVD) 2014-03-25 (from $32.97)
    Maria Holic Alive - Complete Collection (Sub.DVD) 2012-06-26 (from $47.94)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Akiyuki Simbo
Series Director: Tomokazu Tokoro
Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani
Script:
Masahiro Yokotani (9 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 7-8, 10-12
)

Miku Ōshima (eps 3, 6, 9)
Storyboard:
Hitoyuki Matsui (ep 8)
Kenichi Ishikura (eps 4, 12)
Naoyuki Tatsuwa ("omake" animation)
Tatsufumi Itō (ep 3)
Tomokazu Tokoro (ED; ep 1)
Yoshihiro Mori (eps 2, 5-11 odd)
Yūichi Nakazawa (eps 6-7, 10)
Episode Director:
Kenichi Ishikura (ep 1)
Shinya Sasaki (eps 8, 11)
Susumu Endō (ep 7)
Tatsufumi Itō (ep 3)
Tomokazu Tokoro (eps 1, 5)
Yoshihiro Mori (eps 2, 4, 9, 12)
Yūsuke Onoda (eps 5-6, 10)
Unit Director:
Masaya Suzuki (ED)
Tomokazu Tokoro (OP)
Original creator: Minari Endo
Character Design: Hideyuki Morioka
Art Director: Hisaharu Iijima
Chief Animation Director: Noriyasu Yamauchi
Animation Director:
Hatsue Nakayama (eps 5, 11)
Hidetoshi Ōmori (OP)
Mariko Ito (eps 3, 8)
Noboru Jitsuhara (eps 2, 6, 10)
Noriyasu Yamauchi (OP/ED; eps 1, 12)
Shinichiro Kajiura (eps 7, 10)
Tamako Miyanishi (ep 7)
Tetsurō Aoki (eps 5, 11)
Toshimitsu Kobayashi (eps 4, 9)
Toshiya Washida (ep 2)
Yasutoshi Iwasaki ("omake" animation)
Yūichi Nakazawa (eps 6, 10)
Yukiyoshi Shikiji (ep 12)
3D Director: Naruhiro Baba
Sound Director: Toshiki Kameyama
Director of Photography: Rei Egami
3D Animation:
Kenji Maruo (ED)
Naruhiro Baba (ED)
Animation producer:
Mitsutoshi Kubota
Yuuji Kanno
Assistant Animation Director:
Hatsue Nakayama (ep 12)
Noboru Jitsuhara (ep 7)
Yoshiaki Itō (ep 7)
Assistant Director: Kenichi Ishikura
Background Art:
Daisuke Suzuki (Ryubido)
Katsuki Matsumoto (Ryubido)
Kazuaki Itō (Ryubido)
Masako Iwamuro (Ryubido)
Naoki Isogai (Ryubido)
Osamu Honda (Baku Production)
Ryousuke Asakura (Ryubido)
Satomi Takayama (Ryubido)
Shin Maeda (Ryubido)
Shinji Saitō (Baku Production)
Sumiyo Okamura (Ryubido)
Takaaki Sugawara (Ryubido)
Tomokazu Ishizeki (Ryubido)
Tomomi Ōmura (Ryubido)
Yuka Yamauchi (Ryubido)
Yukihiro Saitō (Ryubido)
Color design: Izumi Takizawa
Conceptual Design: Nobuyuki Takeuchi
Editing: Rie Matsubara
Key Animation:
Atsushi Komatsu (eps 6, 10)
Atsushi Shibata (eps 6, 10)
Ayako Suzuki (ED)
Chihiro Saitō (ep 2)
Haruka Oikawa (ep 2)
Hatsue Nakayama (ep 5)
Hidetoshi Ōmori (OP; eps 1, 5, 9, 12)
Hiroko Yamada (8 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 7, 9, 11-12
)

Hiroshi Tatezaki (ep 1)
Isamu Utsuki (eps 5, 7)
Jun Takagi (ED)
Katsumi Miki (ep 2)
Kayoko Kumagai (ep 2)
Kazuko Tsujimura (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 7, 11-12
)

Kumiko Ozawa (ep 2)
Mako Aboshi (10 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-7, 9-12
)

Manabu Tanzawa (ED)
Mariko Goto (ep 3)
Mariko Ito (eps 1, 3, 8)
Masahiko Matsuo (ep 6)
Masato Nishikawa (ep 6)
Megumi Nagayama (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 9, 11-12
)

Michiko Oohigashi (ep 2)
Miki Takemoto (eps 3, 8, 12)
Moeka Hosoda (5 episodes
eps 1, 5, 9, 11-12
)

Moriyasu Taniguchi (ep 10)
Nagisa Takahashi (6 episodes
eps 2, 4-5, 9, 11-12
)

Noboru Jitsuhara (ep 1)
Noriko Takahashi (eps 6, 10)
Noriyasu Yamauchi (ep 1)
Rina Usui (ep 2)
Ryōsuke Tanigawa (ED; ep 5)
Sawako Shigematsu ("omake" animation)
Seiji Handa (ED)
Shinichi Nishikawa (ep 10)
Shunsuke Minoda (eps 5, 9, 11-12)
Sōichi Honda (7 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-5, 9, 11-12
)

Suguru Iijima (eps 1, 5)
Takayoshi Watabe (ep 3)
Tamako Miyanishi (ep 7)
Tatsuyuki Maeda (ED; 5 episodes
eps 1, 3, 9, 11-12
)

Tetsurō Aoki (ED; ep 5)
Tōru Yoshida (OP)
Toshihiko Araki (eps 6, 10)
Toshiya Washida (ep 1)
Yasuhiro Ito (eps 5-6, 10)
Yoshihiro Nakamura (eps 5-6, 10)
Yoshikazu Fujiwara (eps 5, 10)
Yoshiyuki Funatsu (ED; 6 episodes
eps 1-7 odd, 10-11
)

Yūichi Nakazawa (OP; ep 6)
Yūichirō Yamada (ep 1)
Yukihiro Kitano (ep 7)
Yukiyoshi Shikiji (ED; 6 episodes
eps 1, 4, 8, 10-12
)

Yūko Hineno (eps 6, 10)
L/O Animation Director: Hidetoshi Ōmori (eps 2-4)
Music producer: Kazuo Shinohara
Photography:
Chisato Asai (Trans Arts)
Haruna Yoshioka (DIGITAL@SHAFT)
Junji Nakahara (Studio Pastoral)
Junko Sakai (Studio L)
Keiji Kittaka (Trans Arts)
Kenichi Dai (Trans Arts)
Kenji Kuwabara (Trans Arts)
Kōji Tsuchiya (DIGITAL@SHAFT)
Mai Nakazono (Studio Pastoral)
Makoto Takada (Studio L)
Mitsutoshi Kane (Trans Arts)
Naoki Etō (DIGITAL@SHAFT)
Rie Moriguchi (Trans Arts)
Shinichi Sasano (Studio Pastoral)
Shinichiro Eto (DIGITAL@SHAFT)
Shinya Kobayashi (Trans Arts)
Takahiro Ōtomo (Studio L)
Takayuki Aizu (DIGITAL@SHAFT)
Takayuki Kizen (Trans Arts)
Tatsuji Fukumoto (Studio Pastoral)
Tsuyoshi Shimura (Trans Arts)
Yōsuke Shikura (Trans Arts)
Yūko Tōnishi (Studio Pastoral)
Yūsaku Murakami (Studio L)
Production Advancement:
Hironobu Inoue (ep 7)
Jun Kurebayashi (eps 10, 12)
Seigo Kogashi (eps 6, 12)
Shōhei Fujita (ep 7)
Tomonori Katō (ep 4)
Prop Design:
Hatsue Nakayama (eps 2, 4)
Mariko Ito (ep 3)
Noboru Jitsuhara (eps 2, 4)
Theme Song Arrangement:
Dai Murai (OP1)
Morihiro Suzuki (ED2)
Motoi Okuda (OP2/OP3)
Seiji Miura (ED1)
Theme Song Composition:
Dai Murai (OP1)
Morihiro Suzuki (ED2)
Motoi Okuda (OP2/OP3)
Shunichi Tokura (ED1)
Theme Song Lyrics:
Junko Tsuji (OP2/OP3)
Masahiro Yokotani (OP1)
Satomi Arimori (ED2)
Yū Aku (ED1)
Theme Song Performance:
Asami Sanada (ED)
Marina Inoue (ED)
Tomokazu Sugita (ED eps. 1-4)
Yū Kobayashi
Visual Effects: Masaya Suzuki
Asami Sanada as Kanako Miyamae
Marina Inoue as Matsurika Shinouji
Yū Kobayashi as Mariya Shidō

Akemi Kanda as Nanami Kiri
Aya Hirano as Shizu Shidō
Miyu Matsuki as Ayari Shiki
Miyuki Sawashiro as Dorm Leader-sensei
Ryoko Shintani as Sachi Momoi
Saori Gotō as Yuzuru Inamori
Tomokazu Sugita as Touichirou Kanae
Yūko Kaida as Ryuuken Ishima

Chiaki Omigawa as Komachi Yamaki
Emiri Katō as Miki Miyamae (ep 11)
Junko Minagawa as Tota Hanabusa
Miho Itou as Chifumi Satsuki
Miyu Matsuki as Yonakuni-san
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Rindo
Rieka Yazawa as Nandaro-kun (eps 6, 8)
Yōji Ueda as Narration
Japanese companies
Animation Production: SHAFT
Animation Production Assistance: Studio Pastoral
Broadcaster:
Aichi Television Broadcasting (2001-04-13)
AT-X (2011-04-14)
TV Osaka (2011-04-08)
TV Tokyo (2011-04-07)
Finish Animation:
BEEP
Core
Hayashi
In-Between Animation:
BEEP
Core
Hayashi
Key Animation: Anime R
Music Production: Media Factory
Music Production Assistance: TV Tokyo Music
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Christopher Ayres
Translation: Kaoru Bertrand
ADR Script: Clint Bickham
Executive producer:
Eiichi Takahashi
John Ledford
BD Authoring: David Williams
DVD Authoring: Nick Lee
Media Coordinator: Janice Williams
Mixing: Brent Marshall
Packaging Design: Larry Koteff
Production manager: Joey Goubeaud
Sound Design: Brent Marshall
Subtitle Script & Timing: Dwayne Jones
Technical Assistant: Michael Olesch
Caitlynn French as Matsurika Shinouji
Jessica Calvello as Kanako Miyamae
Monica Rial as Mariya Shidou

Beth Lazarou as Ryuken Ishima
Brittney Karbowski as Dorm Supervisor "God"
Carli Mosier as Nanami Kiri
Clint Bickham as Rindou Shinouji
Illich Guardiola as
Touichiro Kanae
Touichirou Kaname 
Margaret McDonald as Sachi Momoi
Monica Rial as Shizu Shidou
Nancy Novotny as Ayari Shiki
Shannon Emerick as Yuzuru Inamori

Allison Sumrall as
Honoka Tsusuri
Mariya Irene Shidou (ep 11)
Beth Lazarou as
Ayano Enjoji (ep 7)
Nandaro-kun
Brittany Deans as Beautiful Girl 2 (ep 2)
Carli Mosier as Miss Nishizaki
Emily Neves as Miki Miyamae (ep 11)
Genevieve Simmons as
Ei Hitosubashi
School Nurse Tonomura
George Manley as Narration
Juliet Simmons as Chifumi Satsuki
Kalin Coates as Touta Hanabusa (ep 9)
Marianne Bray as
Banri Tsumugi
Beautiful Girl 1 (ep 1)
Molly Searcy as
Fumi Kumagai
Fumi Kumagi 
Komachi Yamagi
Tiffany Grant as
Mii Habutae
Yonakuni-san

English companies
Commentary Translation: JN Productions
Distributor: Section23 Films
Internet Streaming:
Anime News Network
HIDIVE (Subtitled & Dubbed)
Hulu
The Anime Network
Licensed by: Sentai Filmworks
Production:
Sentai Studios (2021 release)
Seraphim Digital
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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