Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
| Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid | |
 The cover of the first volume of the manga. | |
| 小林さんちのメイドラゴン (Kobayashi-san Chi no Meidoragon) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, Yuri[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Coolkyoushinja |
| Published by | Futabasha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Monthly Action |
| Original run | May 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Anime television series | |
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (小林さんちのメイドラゴン Kobayashi-san Chi no Meidoragon) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Coolkyoushinja. The series began serialization in Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine in May 2013, and is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series has been greenlit.
Plot
One night, an office worker named Kobayashi comes across an injured dragon named Tohru who had come from another world. Wanting to repay Kobayashi's hospitality, Tohru starts living with her as a maid, soon attracting the attention of other dragons who come to the human world.[2]
Characters
Main characters
- Kobayashi (小林さん Kobayashi-san)
- A normal office worker who suddenly finds herself living with a dragon. While typically stoic and kind-hearted, she can get wild with drunk and has a particular fascination with maids[2]
- Tohru (トール Tōru)
- A female dragon who has the ability to transform into a human girl. After her life is saved by Kobayashi, she falls in love with her and starts living in her apartment as a maid.[2]
Dragons
- Kanna Kamui (カンナカムイ) / Kanna Kobayashi (小林 カンナ Kobayashi Kanna)
- Tohru's friend from the dragon realm who got exiled from her world and winds up living with Kobayashi as well.
- Fafnir (ファフニール Fafunīru) / Takeshi Ooyama (大山 猛 Ōyama Takeshi)
- A refined male dragon who eventually comes to live in the human world with Takiya, becoming obsessed with video games.
- Quetzalcoatl (ケツァルコアトル Ketsarukoatoru) / Lucoa (ルコア Rukoa)
- A dragon with rather ample breasts.
- Tohru's father (トールの父 Tōru no Chichi)
- Tohru's father.
- Elma (エルマ Eruma) / Elma Jouii (上井 エルマ Jōī Eruma)
- Tohru's rival who ends up working alongside Kobayashi at her office after getting stuck in the human world.
- Ilulu (イルル Iruru)
Humans
- Makoto Takiya (滝谷 真 Takiya Makoto)
- Kobayashi's co-worker who is initially believed by Tohru to be a rival for Kobayashi's affections, but is really just an otaku who likes to talk about maids with her.
- Horiuchi (堀内)
- Saikawa (才川)
- Kanna's classmate in elementary school who is initially hostile towards her but soon develops a crush on her.
- Georgie (ジョージー Jōjī)
- Saikawa's sister who pretends to be a housemaid.
- Shouta (翔太 Shōta)
- A young boy who Quetzalcoatl starts living with after he inadvertently summoned her.
Media
Manga
Coolkyoushinja began publishing the series in the first issue of Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine in May 2013.[3][4] Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the series in North America, with plans to release the first volume in October 2016.[4][1][5]
Volumes
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 May 2014[6] | ISBN 978-4-575-84405-4 | 18 October 2016[2] | ISBN 978-1-626923-48-5 |
| 2 | 10 February 2015[7] | ISBN 978-4-575-84570-9 | — | — |
| 3 | 10 September 2015[8] | ISBN 978-4-575-84679-9 | — | — |
| 4 | 12 May 2016[9] | ISBN 978-4-575-84796-3 | — | — |
Anime
The wraparound cover of the fourth volume of the series revealed that an anime television series adaptation had been greenlit.[10][11]
See also
- I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying, a series by the same author
- Komori-san Can't Decline, another series by the same author
References
- 1 2 Green, Scott (12 December 2015). "Seven Seas Licenses "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid" and "NTR: Netsuzou Trap"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ "Crayon Shin-chan's Action Kamen Hero Stars in His Own Manga". Anime News Network. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Seven Seas Licenses Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Manga". Anime News Network. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ Beveridge, Chris (12 December 2015). "Seven Seas Adds ‘Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid’ Manga". The Fandom Post. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 1 [Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid 1]. Futabasha (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 2 [Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid 2]. Futabasha (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 3 [Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid 3]. Futabasha (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ 小林さんちのメイドラゴン 4 [Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid 4]. Futabasha (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ↑ "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ Chapman, Paul (April 19, 2016). ""Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid" Anime Heading to Japanese TV". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
External links
- Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid at Monthly Action (Japanese)
- Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid at Seven Seas Entertainment
- Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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