Maria is an all female J-Pop band signed onto Sony Music Japan. The band consists of six members. They released their first single on March 8, 2006, titled "Chiisa na Uta". This song is used as the 3rd opening song of the anime Yakitate!! Japan

Yakitate!! Japan

is a manga, authored by Takashi Hashiguchi, serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday, which has been adapted into a television anime series by Sunrise. The manga has spanned 25 tankōbon volumes, as of January, 2007, while the weekly serialization of the manga has ended as of January 10, 2007...

. Also, their single Tsubomi is used as the theme song of Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom, and their single Heartbeat was used as an opening theme song of the anime Deltora Quest

Deltora Quest (anime)

is a Japanese anime series based on the series of children's books of the same name, written by Australian author Emily Rodda. It was announced by Rodda herself at Sydney's Book Council of Australia Conference and at an ABC Kids convention. The series was produced by Genco and SKY Perfect Well Think...

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In 2006 came out their first album, entitled "You Go!: We Are Maria", but their popularity really came to raise after "Tsubomi" single release. In 2008, though, Maria came out with their first DVD, featuring a live tour for the first album, and was entitled "Maria Live Tour - We Are Maria 2007", which reached the height of 30th place in Oricon parade.

The band is no longer active due to their contract ending in April 2010.

Members

The band has been having the same formation since its beginning; it is composed by three vocals, two basses, two guitars, a drum, an electric keyboard, and a violin.

• Maiko
  Maiko Sakae
  Sakae Maiko or just Maiko is currently the lead singer and one of two bassists in the J-pop/J-rock band MARIA, and was formerly the bassist in ZONE, a highly popular all girls J-pop/J-rock band which disbanded in 2005.- Biography :...
  
  - Lead Vocals, Bass
• Aika - Vocals, Bass
• Ayuka - Electric Guitar
• Sacchin - Electric Guitar
• Reina - Keyboards, Electric Violin
• Tattsu - Drums, Back-up Vocals

DVD

Maria Live Tour - We Are Maria 2007: You Go!!~ (March 26, 2008) - 30th place in Oricon

1. Natsu Egao (夏えがお)
2. Chiisana Shi (小さな詩)
3. h@ccha ke (h@ッちゃけ)
4. Heartbeat (Heart☆beat)
5. Kirari Natsu (キラリ夏)
6. Watch Me
7. Tsubomi (つぼみ)
8. Anata ni... (あなたに…)
9. Mabudachi
10. High×2 Furaingu (high×2 フライング☆)
11. Jump
12. Hey! Bun! (Hey＊02♪ ブン＊02♪)
13. Ichiban Hoshi (いちばん星)
14. Arigatou no Kotoba Kara (ありがとうの言葉から)

Discography

Album Title	Date Released
You Go!: We Are Maria	June 20, 2007
Day by Day	September 30, 2009

Single	Date Released	Note
Chiisana Uta	March 8, 2006	Used as the third opening song of the anime "Yakitate!! Japan Yakitate!! Japan is a manga, authored by Takashi Hashiguchi, serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday, which has been adapted into a television anime series by Sunrise. The manga has spanned 25 tankōbon volumes, as of January, 2007, while the weekly serialization of the manga has ended as of January 10, 2007... "
Tsubomi	July 26, 2006	Used as the theme song of "Naruto the Movie 3: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom"
Heartbeat	February 21, 2007	Used as the opening song of the anime "Deltora Quest Deltora Quest Deltora Quest may refer to:*Deltora Quest *Deltora Quest... "
Yurari Sakurairo	February 6, 2008	Fourth single
Kanashimi Rensa	August 12, 2009	Used as the second opening of the anime "Valkyria Chronicles Valkyria Chronicles is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Sega for the PlayStation 3. The game was released in 2008.The game is set in Europa, loosely based on Europe in 1935... "