Mariya is quite short, reaching at most up to the height at the tip of Kanako's nose (160 cm or 5'3"), and shorter than Matsurika. Mariya's beauty and feminine gestures are so convincing that the entire school, including the faculty, have no idea of his true gender. However, Mariya turns out to be quite sadistic in nature and generally adjusts his personality to reflect whatever situation he is in. He often teases Kanako by playing with his long blonde hair, speaking in a soft voice, and smiling sweetly. When Kanako first meets Mariya, she is instantly attracted to his playful femininity and kindness. He appears to genuinely care about others though this facade is often hidden through some excuse he has crafted for himself. He simply wishes to honor his grandmother's request. He deeply respects and loves his grandmother and does not care about actually winning chairmanship. He is a cross-dressing boy who attends Ame no Kisaki as a girl as a means to win the chairmanship of both the all-male and all-female schools where his late grandmother served as the ex-chairman for both. Mariya Shidō ( 祇堂 鞠也, Shidō Mariya) Voiced by: Yū Kobayashi (Japanese) Monica Rial (English) Mariya is the title character of the story. She is often called a 'pervert', or 'lesbian', or other nicknames they happen to give her. She also takes constant verbal abuse from Mariya and his maid, Matsurika.
Kanako begins her reflections on her situation with the phrase "Dear mother in heaven." Kanako is also quite tall (standing at 175 cm or 5'9"), making her height (and her weight) emotional weak spots. Her reason for transferring to Ame no Kisaki is to look for her one true love. She instantly and constantly suffers from nosebleeds-a visible indication of sexual perverseness frequently used in anime and manga. Kanako is almost solely interested in girls in regards to her ideal romantic relationships.
This has significantly contributed to her fear of boys. When coming into physical contact with any man, she instantaneously breaks out in hives. Kanako has an inherent fear of men which began in elementary school when a piece of her recorder and P.E. She is a second year high school transfer student to Ame no Kisaki, a Catholic-based all-girls academy. However, her ideal candidate, Mariya Shidō, turns out to be a sadistic cross-dressing boy.Ĭharacters Kanako Miyamae ( 宮前 かなこ, Miyamae Kanako) Voiced by: Asami Sanada (Japanese) Jessica Calvello (English) Kanako is the protagonist of the story. During her second year of high school, she enrolls in an all-girls school hoping to find a female romantic partner. Maria†Holic revolves around a high school girl named Kanako Miyamae, who due to a childhood incident is scared of boys and breaks out in hives if a boy touches her.