[DeepL Translation - needs review] Volume 1: Lillian Girls' Academy, a private school for pure-cultured maidens. Yumi Fukuzawa is an ordinary young lady who attends this high school. One morning, Yumi is stopped by the "bud of the red rose," Sachiko Ogasawara, a senior whom she admires...?
(Translator: DeepL)
A Classic Worth Checking Out
I was mainly interested in reading this due to hearing that this series heavily influenced the visual novel Flowers. I've only read through one volume of マリア様がみてる so far but it is an interesting story.
The story takes place in an all-girls catholic school. The title of the book comes from the fact that there is a statue of the Virgin Mary near the gates of the school. Every morning they pray to her as she "watches over them". The school has a "sœur" system where the older girls give a rosary to