Tomokazu Sugita
A second anime season titled "Maria†Holic: Alive", under the direction of Akiyuki Shinbo and Tomokazu Tokoro, began airing on April 8, 2011. The first BD/DVD volume for "Maria†Holic: Alive", which contains unaired bonus footage, was released on July 27, 2011. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the second season and simulcasted the series on the Anime Network video website. The anime opening themes for "Maria†Holic: Alive" are by Tomokazu Sugita (episodes 1 through 4) and by Yū Kobayashi, and the ending theme is a cover version of Linda Yamamoto's song by Ame no Kisaki Gasshōdan. There is also a special ending song for episode 12, sung by Yū Kobayashi, titled and was released on the same single as the other theme songs of the anime.