High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! An anime adaptation of Maria Holic that was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and produced by Shaft started airing in Japan on January 5, 2009 on Chiba TV. The first episode of the anime was aired as a special broadcast on Animate TV starting December 26, 2008 to January 4, 2009 and on AT-X on December 30, 2008. A second anime season produced by Shaft, Maria Holic: Alive, premiered on April 8, 2011.