Minari Endou is a Japanese manga-ka. Her mega-hit Maria Holic debuted in Monthly Comic Alive magazine in 2006 and ran until 2015. From 2009 to 2011 it was also adapted into a hit animated series. Minari Endou is a Japanese manga-ka. Her mega-hit Maria Holic debuted in Monthly Comic Alive magazine in 2006 and ran until 2015. From 2009 to 2011 it was also adapted into a hit animated series.