Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

About Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

If you are hunting for a new comedy series, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (小林さんちのメイドラゴン) deserves a look (2017). The setup goes like this. At its core: What happens when a drunken promise leads to living with a dragon? That’s Miss Kobayashi’s new reality when Tohru appears in her life.

As things develop, with a maid-slash-dragon in her home, she’s experiencing a whole new level of domestic bliss! The dragons don’t stop there. On an assignment to find Tohru appears Kanna, a little dragon with a big attitude.

With comedy at the core, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. Voice work is led by Mutsumi Tamura as Kobayashi and Yuuki Kuwahara as Tohru. If you count yourself among viewers who want something light between heavier series, put it on your list. At 13 episodes in total, it is easy to plan a viewing schedule.

Production & Appeal

Kyoto Animation is the studio behind Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Because it leans on comedy, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. A 7.7/10 score points to a dependable, well-liked series. On the casting side, Mutsumi Tamura voicing Kobayashi gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 2017, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.