
Maria Watches Over Us
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Overview
Yumi Fukuzawa is an ordinary first year student at Lillian Girls' Academy. By chance Yumi meets second year student Sachiko Ogasawara, who is a candidate to become a Red Rose. Sachiko later offers her rosary to Yumi Fukuzawa which signifies she will become an older sister to Yumi. Meanwhile, Yumi, who already looks up to popular Sachiko, is perplexed why she is picked. A festival named "Cinderella" then approaches, which is run by the Yamayuri Council. Conflicts between the older and younger sisters soon begins ...
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Haru
Haru
Sachiko Ogasawara
Haru
Sachiko Ogasawara


Honoka Yahagi
Honoka Yahagi
Yumi Fukuzawa
Honoka Yahagi
Yumi Fukuzawa


Kaoru Hirata
Kaoru Hirata
Youko Mizuno
Kaoru Hirata
Youko Mizuno


Karen Takizawa
Karen Takizawa
Sei Satou
Karen Takizawa
Sei Satou


Eri Akiyama
Eri Akiyama
Eriko Torii
Eri Akiyama
Eriko Torii


Rikako Sakata
Rikako Sakata
Rei Hasekura
Rikako Sakata
Rei Hasekura


Hitomi Miyake
Hitomi Miyake
Yoshino Shimazu
Hitomi Miyake
Yoshino Shimazu


Alice Hirose
Alice Hirose
Tsutako Takeshima
Alice Hirose
Tsutako Takeshima


Riho Takada
Riho Takada
Shimako Toudou
Riho Takada
Shimako Toudou
Masahiro Usui
Masahiro Usui
Yu Kashiwagi
Masahiro Usui
Yu Kashiwagi
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