Series synopsis
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, also known as 小林さんちのメイドラゴン is a Japanese animation comedy sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on Tokyo MX on January 12, 2017. It ended on September 23, 2021. It stars Mutsumi Tamura, Yuuki Kuwahara, Maria Naganawa and Yuuki Takada.
Kobayashi lives alone in an apartment, until one day, Tohru appeared and they ended up living together. Tohru looks down on humans as inferior and foolish, but having been saved by Kobayashi-san, she does everything she can to repay the debt and help her with various things, although not everything goes according to plan. A mythical everyday life comedy about a hard working office lady living with a dragon girl.
Premise
Kobayashi lives alone in an apartment, until one day, Tohru appeared and they ended up living together. Tohru looks down on humans as inferior and foolish, but having been saved by Kobayashi-san, she does everything she can to repay the debt and help her with various things, although not everything goes according to plan. A mythical everyday life comedy about a hard working office lady living with a dragon girl.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Mutsumi Tamura as Kobayashi (voice)
- Yuuki Kuwahara as Tohru (voice)
- Maria Naganawa as Kanna Kamui (voice)
- Yuuki Takada as Elma (voice)
- Daisuke Ono as Fafnir (voice)
- Yuichi Nakamura as Makoto Takiya (voice)
- Emiri Kato as Riko Saikawa (voice)
- Tomomi Mineuchi as Ilulu (voice)
Guest cast
- Minami Takahashi as Quetzalcoatl (voice)
- Kaori Ishihara as Shouta Magatsuchi (voice)
- Yuko Goto as Georgie Saikawa (voice)
- Kumiko Nakane as Clothes Shop Clerk (voice)
- Takaaki Uchino as Male Employee (voice)
- Hayato Fujii as Goblin (voice)
- Yu Shimamura as Saikawa's Mother (voice)
- Jun Inoue as Grand Father (voice)
- Sakiko Tamagawa as Kobayashi's Mother (voice)
- Haruka Chisuga as Girl (voice)
- Shinya Takahashi as Sone (voice)
- Sachiko Okada as Grandmother (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 55 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 30 | March 15, 2017 | January 19, 2022 |
| Season 1 | 13 | January 12, 2017 | April 6, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 12 | July 8, 2021 | September 23, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Something Band. Mermaid. India. Iceland. New-Zealand. Avocado. Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Si-Do. Nude. |
March 15, 2017 |
| 2 |
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Something - Animal Animal theme, featuring Lucoa. Cat. Bear. Otter. Bunny. Dragon. Koala. And milk... |
April 19, 2017 |
| 3 |
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Something - Uniform Uniform theme. Nurse. High school girl. Cabin attendant. And of course, maid. |
May 17, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Strongest Maid in History, Tohru! (Well, She is a Dragon) One morning, as she left for work, she found a dragon before her. Stunned, the dragon transformed into a beautiful girl with horns, a tail, and a maid outfit right before Miss Kobayashi's eyes. Calling herself Tohru, this dragon-girl asked, "Please let me serve as your maid from now on!" Confused by her question, Miss Kobayashi remembered inviting the dragon into her home last night while drunk. She refuses, saying she can't afford to hire someone, but then she realizes she's almost late for work and-- |
January 12, 2017 |
| 2 |
Second Dragon, Kanna! (We're Totally Spoiling Here) Miss Kobayashi was growing accustomed to her new life with Tohru, and so they headed out to go shopping together. She's surprised by Tohru's social skills though, when she sees how friendly Tohru was with the people of the shopping district. However, Tohru herself makes the dark claim that she's only pretending to be friendly, and shows how she still doesn't understand human emotions. Then on one of her days off, someone calls at Miss Kobayashi's home. She opens the door to find a little girl with horns and a tail--?! |
January 19, 2017 |
| 3 |
Start of a New Life! (That Doesn't Go Well, Of Course) Kanna starts living with Tohru and Miss Kobayashi. While the livelier residence is nice, sharing a tiny apartment with three people becomes cramped. So Miss Kobayashi decides to move. She winds up inviting Takiya to her new apartment for a party, but Tohru also invites her dragon friends, Fafnir, who lives in a cave, and Lucoa, who's lived in this world since ancient times, to visit their new home. |
January 26, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New Dragon, Ilulu! (Please Be Nice to Her Again) The self-proclaimed ultimate maid Tohru storms into a new maid cafe opening up soon with a sense of rivalry. However, when she returns she says, "Somehow I've ended up working there!" As they live out such typical days in their lives, she and Miss Kobayashi learn from the news that someone has destroyed the mountain where they met. |
July 8, 2021 |
| 2 |
Hot Guy Kobayashi! (In Many Ways) Miss Kobayashi managed to drive Ilulu away, but in return she got a you-know-what attached to her groin with magic. Because of that you-know-what, she starts perceiving behaviors that she would usually think nothing of in a different light and starts getting more and more turned on by Tohru. |
July 15, 2021 |
| 3 |
Extracurricular Activities (Of Course They're Not Normal) Saikawa visits Miss Kobayashi's home to play. However, there's a girl that's unfamiliar to her (Ilulu)... Even after inviting her to join their games, Ilulu coldly refuses. Then Lucoa happens to stop by and she notices Ilulu's feelings as she tries to avoid them, so she makes an effort to help the dragon out. |
July 22, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Tokyo MX |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 12, 2017 |
| Last aired | September 23, 2021 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |