Karakter & Staf — Maria†Holic Alive

Mariya Shidou

Utama

Male · Gol. darah A

Height: 160.3 cm At first glance, a seemingly kind, and selfless student, Mariya's true personality couldn't be further from that. A cunning, and incredibly sadistic boy who enjoys nothing more than torturing Kanako, or his twin sister Shizu, although he claims the treatment of the latter is because of his love for her. Mariya attends the prestigious Ame no Kisaki Catholic girl's school, due to a rather silly bet thought up by the previous head of the school, who in actual fact is Mariya's grandmother who he deeply cares for, and holds in high esteem. Mariya keeps a rosary she once owned as a memento. The bet in question is that Mariya, and his twin sister each attend schools for the opposite gender, and if they can stick that out for three years, the winner shall become head of both schools. There is a catch, and that must be that nobody can find out their true gender. When Shizu comments that Kanako knew his gender, Mariya finds a loophole. He is usually accompanied by his blunt and passive maid Matsurika, who helps him with putting his image together, including tying up his corset.

Yuu Kobayashi

Kanako Miyamae

Utama

Female · Gol. darah AB

Height: 173 cm She is a second year high school transfer student to the prestigious Catholic girls' school Ame no Kisaki, which both her parents attended. Kanako's father was a teacher there, and her mother a student; when they fell in love, they got married quite soon after they left school. Kanako was born not too long after that. She made a decision to come to Ame no Kisaki based on her parents finding happiness together, and she in turn wanted to find her fated one. However, not all is clear on the path of love. The day before she enrolls, Kanako happens to meet a kind, helpful, and indeed beautiful student, Mariya Shidou. Although, she is not what "she" seems. Kanako absolutely detests men, and will proceed to break out in hives if one happens to touch her. (She is a Lesbian, but prefers the term "yuri", even though she still hides this fact from her peers.) It's interesting to note that when Kanako first met Mariya, she broke out in hives, although hives are a psychological effect. An error, perhaps. When Kanako was younger, the boys in her class teased her, going so far as to steal her recorder and gym clothes, fueling her hatred. Kanako is quick to fantasize about her classmates, and is viewed as a pervert by both Mariya and Matsurika. Kanako fears Mariya, although she still finds him quite attractive, judging by the amount of times she has nosebleeds when he's around. She has two friends at the school, Sachi Momoi and Yuzuru Inamori. She has attempted to become friends with Nanami Kiri, but, until now, her efforts have been in vain. In episode eleven, Kanako mentioned that she had both "a useless older sister" and "a sweet younger sister".

Asami Sanada

Matsurika Shinouji

Utama

Female · Gol. darah O

Height: 162 cm Matsurika is Mariya's maid. She is generally silent but is usually quite rude when she chooses to speak. She delivers the vast majority of her lines with almost no facial expressions. The majority of her insults are directed at Kanako and Mariya. She refers to Kanako by such names as "Ms. Pig," "Eiffel Tower" and "Tokyo Tower" due to Kanako's tall stature. When speaking to Mariya, Matsurika often delivers sharp remarks in regards to his cross-dressing tendencies or sexual perversions. Matsurika also attends classes with Mariya. She also stays hidden from the rest of the students, and follows Mariya's orders when told.

Marina Inoue

Nanami Kiri

Pendukung

Female · Gol. darah B

Height: 148 cm Kiri is an aloof and bespectacled student at Ame no Kisaki. Although she appears quite cold and dispassionate on the surface, she is actually a very caring and helpful personality. At the bequest of the teacher, she helps Kanako to overcome her initial troubles at the school, to the extent that she is willing to put her own reputation at stake by pretending to be Kanako's lover; so as to avoid trouble from Ryūken's fans. She eventually becomes very close friends with Sachi.

Akemi Kanda

Yuzuru Inamori

Pendukung

Female · Gol. darah A

Height: 165 cm Yuzuru is a demure and friendly girl who has long been friends with Sachi. She is fairly shy and has some self-esteem issues. Kanako sees Inamori as a more elegant girl and is intrigued by her surprisingly large breasts. She is the best archer in the school's archery club, of which Mariya is also a member.

Saori Gotou

Sachi Momoi

Pendukung

Female · Gol. darah O

Height: 152 cm A bright and cheerful girl, Sachi quickly becomes friends with the newcomer, Kanako. She has orange hair, commonly tied in pigtails. She is good friends with Yuzuru. She seems to have access to hammer space, as she pulls numerous things out from her pockets, even things that would not fit.

Ryouko Shintani

Shizu Shidou

Pendukung

Female · Gol. darah A

Height: 160.6 cm Shizu is Mariya's twin sister. She attends an all boys school which was also run by the ex-chairman. She has a similar hatred/fear of males, and had similar experiences as Kanako, who she affectionately calls 'Kana-chan'. Unlike Mariya, she appears to actually be the kind, innocent girl that Mariya attempts to portray. She is also quick to get her feelings hurt, as well. The agreement for the competition was the loser would be chosen if someone found out from either school; Kanako, thinking Shizu was Mariya, mentioned Mariya's touching her, which revealed to Shizu that Kanako knew Mariya's gender, thus defining Mariya as the loser. Shizu had only went into the school to switch with Mariya for their schools' physical examinations. However, because Kanako found out Mariya's secret before she began attending the school, it was null, and because Kanako knew Shizu's true gender, ordinarily, Mariya would've been claimed victor. But out of generosity, Mariya chose to overlook it in favor of his twin sister. The only way to distinguish between Shizu and Mariya is by the mole under their eyes; Mariya's is under his left eye, while Shizu's is under her right eye. Because of the switching with his brother her original name was Mariya instead. She is 160.6 cm tall, which makes her marginally taller than Mariya, and happens to be a sore point for him. The two siblings regularly compete, not just in height and weight, but in studies as well.

Aya Hirano

Ryuuken Ishima

Pendukung

Female · Gol. darah O

Height: 175 cm Ryūken is the star of Ame no Kisaki, due to her tall stature, good looks, kindness, and generally tomboyish nature. She is a member of the Drama Club, and has played several male roles. She has a great number of fans and her own fan club. Mariya himself is actually quite jealous of her popularity. She was supposed to be Kanako's roommate at the dormitories only to be run out the first night by Mariya so that Mariya could keep a close eye on Kanako. Ryūken's fans cause mischief for Kanako because they are jealous of her friendship with Ryūken.

Yuuko Kaida

Ryouchou-sensei

Pendukung

Female

An unusual young girl with cat ears who looks after Dorm No. 2 which Kanako is assigned to. She is addressed as "Miss Dorm Leader" by all the students. When Kanako met her, and tried to make small talk and ask casual questions Dorm Leader looped back to the first question to say that she might also be addressed as 'Boss' or 'God'. Kanako took this as a hint to ask no more questions. The students do not dare disobey her for fear of vague, yet frightening threats. She has a pet dog, Yonakuni, who helps her take care of the place. Her rule of the dorm extends to manhandling Father Kanae after repeatedly demanding bribes so that he can see Kanako. She has an idiosyncratic speech pattern which makes her speak in a rather languid fashion and inserts the phrase 'desu yo' wherever grammatically possible. She is always accompanied by Yonakuni-san, the apron wearing dorm watchdog.

Miyuki Sawashiro

Fumi Kumagai

Pendukung

Female

Homeroom teacher for Kanako, Nanami, Sachi and Yuzuru. She is a graduate of Ame no Kisaki, remembers Professor Miyamae, Kanako's mother and had met Kanako herself, when she was very young. She tells Kanako that everyone calls her "Miss Teddybear".

Megumi Toyoguchi

Ayari Shiki

Pendukung

Female · Gol. darah A

Height: 167 cm Shiki runs the school's student council. She is Mariya's and Shizu's cousin, and has a standing rivalry with Mariya. She calls him 'Flat Chest', as he calls her 'Fat Ass'. Apparently, the cause of the animosity between Mariya and Ayari happened because of a childhood incident where she had her dress ripped open supposedly by Mariya (and her underwear exposed). Because of that incident, she got called "Panda-Chang" after the mascot character printed on her underwear and all sorts of nicknames related to pandas. She blames Mariya for this incident and therefore holds a grudge on him for that. Ayari and Mariya look much alike and are about the same height.

Miyu Matsuki

Touichirou Kanae

Pendukung

Tōichirō Kanae is the priest of the school Ame no Kisaki. He is the teacher for Modern Japanese and is very popular among the students because of his good looks. He gets a crush on every beautiful girl he sees and is currently "in love" with Mariya, Matsurika and Ayari. He seems to be concerned about Kanako because of her strange behavior in his eyes. She is also the only one who failed in the Modern Japanese exams. Because of Mariya making up a story about how Kanako's elder brother died and that he resembles her brother, he desperately wants to help her. He is similar to Kanako because he begins his sentences sometimes with "Skipped, Dear mama in heaven..." and is also prone to having long internal monologues (and generally looking too deeply into the most trivial of matters) and occasionally, fantasies. He also thinks much about what a person could mean when he or she is saying something. The similarity between Kanako and him is also that they both like beautiful girls. He is half-French.

Tomokazu Sugita

Honoka Tsutsui

Pendukung

Female · Gol. darah A

Height: 156cm Honoka is a fan of Ryūken Ishima. She is a second-year high school student at Ame no Kisaki. She hates Kanako because she was Ishima's roommate. Honoka and her friends (who are Ishima's fans too) had terrorized roommates of Ryūken earlier, which is why nobody wanted to live with her. Honoka has envied Kanako and terrorized her too, such as placing seafood in Kanako's desk or in her pencil case.

Hatsumi Takada

Narrator

Pendukung

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Youji Ueda

Komachi Yamaki

Pendukung

A member of the Kyudo club at Ame no Kisaki. According to Ishima Ryuuken, "she is a no-good kid, but for some reason she has great aim."

Chiaki Omigawa

Rindou Shinouji

Pendukung

Male · Gol. darah B

Height: 173 cm Rindou is Matsurika's twin brother. However, Rindou and Matsurika have almost no similarities in looks and/or personalities. One of the only things similar is their eye color and how cruel they can be. Rindou is Shizu's butler and is in a similar situation as Matsurika is in. He is one of the few people in the series who know of Shizu and Mariya Shidou's true genders and identities. He loves to set up traps around the Shidou residence, trying to ensnare Mariya since they were children.

Nobuhiko Okamoto

Tonomura

Pendukung

The school nurse at Ame no Kisaki. Kanako is often brought to her after an epic nosebleed only to end up losing even more blood due to her ministrations.