The BEST episodes of Maria Watches Over Us
Every episode of Maria Watches Over Us ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Maria Watches Over Us!
Yumi is a first year student at the Lillian School for Girls, an exclusive all-girls Catholic school. The school has a tradition that older girls take a younger girl as their little sister or "soeur" in order to instruct and look out for them. Though Yumi admires Sachiko, a reserved second year student who is a member of the student council, she has no hopes of being chosen as her soeur. When an innocent encounter leads Sachiko to impulsively ask Yumi to be her soeur, Yumi is suddenly brought into the inner circle of the Roses, who are the members of the student council. With Sachiko at her side, Yumi begins to unravel and understand the relationships between the Roses and their soeurs and figure out her own feelings for Sachiko.
#1 - The Future Soeur
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/24/2009
The day of the Soeur Audition—turned into Tea Party—arrives, and soon the Kendo Competition, as well. Yoshino has been looking forward to the Kendo competition, but she has promised Eriko that she will have a petite soeur by then. Someone catches Yoshino's eye, but it looks like it might be more complicated than it seems.
#2 - Holding a Parasol
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/26/2004
Yumi learns why Sachiko has been so distant lately. With newfound confidence, she promises never to question Sachiko's love for her again.
#3 - Vacation of the Lambs
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/29/2006
Sachiko takes Yumi for a holiday in her summer home. While there, Sachiko's acquaintances make trouble for them.
#4 - Codename Operation OK
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/29/2007
Lillian and Hanandera collaborate on a school festival, and Yumi tries to fix Sachiko's hatred for men.
#5 - Cool Breeze
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/28/2007
Hosokawa Kanako, a first year, sees Yumi as the ultimate embodiment of perfection. When preparations for the Hanadera Festival begins, Kanako tries to keep Yumi away from it due to her hatred of men and her fear of having Yumi be corrupted.
#6 - Ready, Go!
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/30/2007
Lillian's School Athletic Festival begins, and Kanako and Yumi make a bet to settle the problems which began between them last episode.
#7 - Ciao Sorella!
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/25/2007
The second year students go for a week's study-vacation in Italy. Yumi meets up with Shizuka Kanina while there.
#8 - The School Festival is Shock²
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/3/2009
Yumi and the Yamayurikai prepare a production (The Tale of Torikaebaya) for the upcoming school festival with neighboring boys school, Hanadera.
#9 - Just One Ordinary Day
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/10/2009
The day of the School Festival has arrived, there are many attractions but most importantly, the drama club is performing Little Women and Yamayurikai, The Tale of Torikaeba. With so much going on, the day might not just be another ordinary day.
#10 - Soeur Audition
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/17/2009
This year's remaining, petite soeur-less en boutons, Yoshino and Yumi are feeling the pressure to find their little sisters, for various reasons. Yoshino suggests that they have a Soeur Audition to do just the thing.
#11 - The Awkward Piano Duet
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2004
Yumi is hounded by the school newspaper for a report on why she turned down Sachiko and endures dance lessons with the Yamayuri Council and a piano duet with Sachiko. Through various people, Yumi learns more about Sachiko and Suguru Kashiwagi, the one who will be playing the Prince in the Cinderella play.
#12 - The Sigh of the Red Rose
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/31/2009
Yumi and Sachiko finally go on their date to the amusement park. However, Kashiwagi and Yuuki turn up, with Kashiwagi bearing a certain agenda in mind. Yumi learns a few things and Kashiwagi's intentions are made clear.
#13 - The Surprise Guest
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/7/2009
Tōko suddenly shows up on Yumi's doorstep in a strange situation and ends up being over for dinner, while Suguru and Yumi have an agreement. As well, Rei and Sachiko have an understanding.
#14 - Blank Map of the Future
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/14/2009
The Yamayurikai Christmas party takes place. Tōko and Kanako are both invited to the party, but afterwards, Tōko rejects Yumi's offer of the rosary, and Yumi is crushed.
#15 - The Other Side of the Clouded Glass
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/21/2009
Yumi and the rest of the Yamayurikai are invited for a female-only new year party, where Yumi has an interesting dream that could be applied to her current situation.
#16 - The Masked Actress
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/28/2009
With the elections for the next year's Student Council approaching, Tōko unexpectedly enters the race with murky intentions.
#17 - The Keychain
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/7/2009
Sachiko and Suguru Kashiwagi discuss Tōko's entry in the Student Council elections and her recent behavior towards Yumi. The Lillian Newspaper Club organizes another card hunt event for Valentine's Day, while Noriko worries that Yumi has given up on Tōko. As well, the Gigantea soeurs have a small discussion about the 'next Rose'.
#18 - Keyhole of the Heart
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/14/2009
As different people in her life try to help her find happiness, Tōko continues to run away from their support. Suguru warns Tōko that if she continues to run away, one day no one will chase after her. More details of Tōko's family situation and her reason for refusing to be Yumi's petite soeur are revealed.
#19 - Crisscross
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/21/2009
After Tōko realizes her large misunderstanding, crying, she is comforted by Noriko. The next week, the Valentines' Day Card Hunt for the Next Roses take place with surprising results. Sachiko and Tōko have an interesting conversation on the stairs, and eventually Tōko comes to realize something vital to her relationship with Yumi.
#20 - In Search of You
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/28/2009
The Valentines' Day dates take place, with Chisato Tanuma finding Yoshino's card and Tōko finding Yumi's. During Tōko and Yumi's date, even more about Tōko's past is revealed, as well as her reasons for running away from home. They eventually visit the hospital owned by Tōko's grandfather, and Touko slowly starts to open up to Yumi. The season ends with Yumi's thought of Tōko accepting her rosary.
#21 - Rainy Blue
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/12/2004
Yumi and Sachiko have not been spending much time with each other, for Sachiko is always with Tōko. Every time Sachiko and Yumi are alone together, Tōko appears. Yumi begins to believe that Sachiko prefers Tōko over her.
#22 - The Troubling Soeur Declaration
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2004
Fukazawa Yumi's tie is fixed by Ogasawara Sachiko, her idol and the school's star, setting off a chain of events which would throw the shy and ordinary girl into the world of the prestigious student council. After Yumi walks in on Sachiko arguing with the Yamayuri Council over the school play they will be performing, Sachiko suddenly asks Yumi to be her petite soeur in an attempt to force her way out of the lead role.
#23 - The Moon and the Rosary
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2004
Yumi finally meets Kashiwagi when he comes to Lillian for the dress rehearsal, and learns a shocking secret about his relationship with Sachiko. Sachiko's true reason for her refusal to play the lead role is understood, making the bond between her and Yumi truly genuine.
#24 - Yellow Rose Revolution
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2004
The rest of the Yamayuri Council find out that Yumi finally accepted Sachiko's rosary. Meanwhile, Shimazu Yoshino and Hasekura Rei are voted the school's best sœurs due to their respective girly and bishonen appearances, but Yumi talks to Yoshino and finds out that there's more to the pair than meets the eye and that the relationship between the two is far from perfect.
#25 - Fighting Maidens
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2004
While Rei is reeling over Yoshino's shocking announcement, the bulk of the school copies them by breaking their soeur relationships too. Tori Eriko, Rei's soeur, isn't even aware of the problem due to her odd behavior and suspiscious absence from school. Yumi goes to the hospital to talk with Yoshino, and learns the true nature of the Yellow Rose soeurs. Yoshino tells her all about her plan to make Rei a stronger person.