is a Japanese
manga series written and illustrated by Minari Endo, the author of
Dazzle. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese
seinen manga magazine
Monthly Comic Alive on June 27, 2006, and is published by
Media Factory. The manga was licensed by
Tokyopop in North America, and was later released online by BookWalker. The first
anime adaptation animated by
Shaft aired in Japan between January and March 2009. A second anime season,
Maria†Holic: Alive, premiered on April 8, 2011. Both seasons of the anime series have been licensed by Sentai Filmworks.