For one thing, I sure am glad that you don't play the waifu game, Ksst. :lol:
And if you really want to see Maria with short hair so badly, I suggest you go over @
pixiv.net; where I've seen a couple of images depicting her such as this:
As for info concerning a probable season 2, I believe it was posted in a blog of this particular SHAFT animator, who is also part of the staff working on the series, that plans for a second season has already been made.
I've known about that since, like forever. But after 12BRIDGE and my assumption on SHAFT animating some of the previously skipped manga chapters (there's this one chapter that's very fitting where everyone's a part of), setting it up as sort of a bonus episode to end the current season -- shot down by an episode preview which follows the events of 12BRIDGE in accordance to the manga, I had this idea that we might not be needing to expect a second season so soon after all.
@neko: I didn't think you were that slooow.