Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon

## Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon Breath

***Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid*** (Japanese: 小林さんちのメイドラゴン, Hepburn: *Kobayashi-san Chi no Meidoragon*), also known as ***The Maid Dragon of Kobayashi-san*** is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Coolkyousinnjya. The series began serialization in Futabasha's *Monthly Action* magazine since May 2013 and is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. Four spin-off manga have also been serialized in *Monthly Action*.

An anime television series adaptation produced by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between January and April 2017. A second season titled *Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S* aired between July and September 2021. A video game titled *Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon Breath* was released in Japan in March 2022 and was released in North America by Aksys Games in August 2022.

## Synopsis

For Kobayashi, every workday is the same tiring routine, followed by a night of drinking with coworkers to let herself loose. However, her stale life changes one morning when she is greeted at her front door by the huge face of a dragon. Introducing herself as Tooru, the dragon transforms into a young woman in a maid outfit. Having met Kobayashi drunk in the mountains the night before, she accepts Kobayashi's invitation to live with her as her personal housemaid.

*Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon* follows the daily life of Kobayashi, her dragon maid Tooru, and various other dragons as they move past their differences to grow closer together.

## Bibliographic Information

### Manga

Coolkyousinnjya began publishing the series in the first issue of Futabasha's *Monthly Action* magazine on 25 May 2013. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the series in North America, and they released the first volume in October 2016.

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A spin-off manga illustrated by Mitsuhiro Kimura, titled ***Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Kanna's Daily Life*** (小林さんちのメイドラゴン カンナの日常, *Kobayashi-san Chi no Meidoragon: Kanna no Nichijō*), began serialization in *Monthly Action* on 24 December 2016. Seven Seas Entertainment also licensed the spin-off in North America.

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A second spin-off drawn by Ayami Kazama, titled ***Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Elma's Office Lady Diary*** (小林さんちのメイドラゴン エルマのOL日記, *Kobayashi-san Chi no Meidoragon: Elma OL Nikki*), began serialization in *Monthly Action* on 25 August 2017. The second spin-off is also licensed by Seven Seas.

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A third manga spin-off drawn by Utamaro, titled ***Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Lucoa is my xx*** (小林さんちのメイドラゴン ルコアは僕の××です。, *Kobayashi-san-chi no Meidoragon: Lucoa wa Boku no xx Desu.*), began serialization in *Monthly Action* on 25 January 2019.

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A fourth spin-off series drawn by Nobuyoshi Zamurai, titled ***Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Fafnir the Recluse*** (小林さんちのメイドラゴン お篭りぐらしのファフニール, *Kobayashi-san Chi no Meidoragon: Okomori Gurashi no Fafnir*) began serialization in *Monthly Action* on 25 November 2020. The fourth spin-off is also licensed by Seven Seas

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*The Maid Dragon of Kobayashi-san: Official Anthology (小林さんちのメイドラゴン公式アンソロジー)*, Futabasha <Action Comics> 5 volumes already published (as of August 11, 2021).

 *ISBN* | 978-4-575-84912-7

## Tohru

### Aliases:

* Ultimate Maid
* The Daughter of Damocles

### Affiliation:

* Chaos Faction
* Earth

### Allied:

* Elma *(friend)*
* Lucoa *(friend)*
* Fafnir *(friend)*
* Ilulu *(friend)*
* Makoto Takiya *(friend)*
* Riko Saikawa *(friend)*
* Sanae Saikawa *(friend)*
* Shouta Magatsuchi *(friend)*

## 「Biographical Information」

### Traits:

Dragon Race, Maid, Slavic mythology, Anti-God

### Rank:

Calamity *[Strong enough to bring Armageddon]*

### Age:

more than 100 yrs old *(But 16 appearance)*

### Relatives:

* Unnamed Mother
* Damocles *(Father)*
* Miss Kobayashi *(Love Interest)*
* Kanna Kamui *(Sister like)*

### Occupation:

* Maid
* Head Chef *(Temp.)*

### Dislike:

Egg w/ yolks, Department store, Religious

## 「Physical Description」

### Height:

* 176 cm *(Human Form)*
* 15-20 m *(Dragon Form)*

### Eye Color:

* Yellow (dragon form)
* Red Orange (human form)

### Hair Color:

Blonde (fades into orange and pink highlights)

## 「Voice Actor」

### English VA:

Sarah Wiedenheft

The hero of the dragon side in this work. She is a female dragon in Slavic mythology, and in the human world, she transforms into an adult woman with blond twintails, who wears a maid's outfit and has flat-tipped forked horns and a tail. Her dragon appearance resembles that of a fire serpent in many ways, both in appearance and function. Her name is derived from "the writer of the human world", as revealed by herself and her father Damocles.

In his original world, he was engaged in battle as the core of the "*Chaos Faction*", which is in a hostile position to humans, but in the battle with the gods, he was seriously injured when a divine sword was thrust into his back. Miss Kobayashi, who got drunk and got lost in the mountain of the human world where she was just waiting for death, pulled out the divine sword with momentum and saved his life. I started living as a "maid" of Miss

She is bright, devoted, single-minded, soft-spoken, considerate, serious, methodical, and clean- loving Ever since she hit it off with Kobayashi-san for the first time, she has held affection that transcends race and gender, and she gleefully asks for physical contact, and even sees opportunities for sexual intercourse with her. Therefore, she takes Miss Kobayashi's flattery and easily accepts requests that match Miss Kobayashi's expectations. Miss Kobayashi called him "Chorogon"). She has a bit of overconfidence, and she asserts that she is the "ultimate maid" and often says that she contributes to Miss Kobayashi, but she is denied or sarcastically by Miss Kobayashi. She didn't care at all, even if she said that. She exposed his hostility to anyone, regardless of gender, who approached Miss Kobayashi, and directed his murderous intent toward Miss Kobayashi's friend Takiya, Elma who became a colleague at the company, and Iruru, who temporarily targeted Miss Kobayashi. On the other hand, she is somewhat tolerant of Kanna, who is still young because he was originally a sister-like relationship, and takes care of her. She is on good terms with the oddballs Lucoa and Fafnir, and is described by Kobayashi as her friend.

She takes on the appearance of a maid according to Miss Kobayashi's request, but since the maid outfit is an imitation of the uniform of a maid cafe, Miss Kobayashi often preaches that she is "cosplay, not a maid." Her clothes are made from modified scales, so she can freely change them. Her horns are always growing even when in human form. She is the owner of a plump bust that Kobayashi-san envy, and according to herself, "Dragon ("D" ragon) is a D cup, and "D in dragons" (However, since it is a dragon standard, it is actually larger than human standards). She believes that eating her own tail is delicious and she tries to make Kobayashi-san eat it at every opportunity. She can make full use of her self-proclaimed "*48 Maid Techniques*" using magic.

In human society, he calls himself Kobayashi-san's relative "Kobayashi Toru", and has a good relationship with his neighbors and the shopkeepers of the shopping district. It is the result of unconsciously fortunate nature such as amiability and politeness, and although he looks down on humans other than Miss Kobayashi as "inferior species" and "lower creatures", it is a dragon that is superior as a race. It is due to the sense of values ​​intentionally formed by the father who was worried about his pride and his daughter, and does not dislike it.

Because she lives as a dragon who believes in destruction, she often makes nasty and vicious remarks. She dislikes the department store building, saying, "It reminds me of the home of the Holy Knights," and dislikes Christmas, saying," His son's (birthday?). They sometimes react negatively to the culture of the human world. She is skeptical of the culture of sacrifice, and is particularly dissatisfied with the fact that the lolicon taste of "give me the village girl" is made into a common image of dragons.

As the daughter of Damocles, the representative of the chaos forces, she is well-known for her great power, and she was raised with love while fighting, but one day she followed her father's orders. Traveling around the world to gain various knowledge. She began to feel the emptiness of the endless battles with humans and gods, and the clashes between dragon powers and their entanglements. After the encounter, it begins to change to her craving for "freedom". Eventually, he came to the idea that "the battle will end if even God is destroyed", and as a result of fighting alone and fighting to the death, he was able to gain "freedom" by falling into a dying world. In exchange, I met Miss Kobayashi when I was trembling with loneliness and fear that I knew for the first time. And she was attracted to her, chose to live with her, and she became her "freedom".

While enjoying the time with Miss Kobayashi, she struggles with the difficulty of "coexistence between dragons and humans" and the fate of "the difference in life expectancy between himself (dragon) and Miss Kobayashi (human)", but little by little she overcomes it. The appearance of cherishing the present with Miss Kobayashi has a considerable influence on other dragons.

* Anime version: The encounter is set as an event from late winter to early spring, and Kobayashi's becoming an irreplaceable "maid" is depicted through the daily life and seasonal events of about a year after the encounter.
* In the spin-off work "Kanna's Everyday Life", she and Kobayashi watch over Kanna's growth and sometimes play together. She contains Kanna, who wants to show magic and the existence of another world to someone who has nothing to do with the other world (Riko). There is In "Elma's OL Diary", she is portrayed as a housewife who takes care of Kobayashi's kitchen. I was amazed.

### Abilities

* *Tohru Dragon Form*
* *Tohru Dragon Form*
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The mighty power of a dragon does not change even in human form, and it can use fire breath, laser beams, magic, and physical abilities that are inhuman class, but those abilities will become enemies and solve everything with all its might. As a result, he repeatedly fails, and sometimes he takes radical actions due to his desire to monopolize Miss Kobayashi. A female dragon of the Chaos faction who comes from another world called the dragon realm and is capable of using magic to perform such tasks as "*perception-blocking*" (which causes people to simply overlook her), repairing damage she may have caused, or transforming between a dragon and a human.

Tohru claims that she is one of the more powerful dragons capable of bringing about the Armageddon. She appears to be capable of opening portals to other worlds or dimensions with ease, a rare ability seeing as both Kanna and Elma, despite the latter being equal to Tohru in terms of power, do not possess this particular skill. Lucoa, a former deity, has this ability as well, after implying that she frequently travels between the two worlds to check up on Tohru. Her tail is apparently poisonous, but seemingly not to either her or other dragons in general. Throughout the season, Tohru is shown to have control over the fire "element", unleashing a burst of flame enough to sweep away clouds.

* *Tohru Magic*
* *Tohru Magic*
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Unlike Kanna, who summons her energy through her hands, Tohru breathes fire from her mouth. Tohru’s fire can come out in a variety of ways, a large blast of flame, to an incinerating beam, to a small burst of pure destructive energy that destroys anything Tohru wants to get destroyed. Tohru is shown strong enough to compete with fellow dragons Fafnir, Quetzalcoatl, and Kanna in a destructive all-out game of dodgeball (all dragons eventually tired one another out, ending the game/fight in a draw). Elma states she is as strong as Tohru - with Kanna noting the last time the two dragons fought, three islands disappeared. Tohru was shown to be able to compete with her father, Damocles, in their battle.

* ***Monstrous Strength***: As a Dragon, Tohru possesses immense physical strength. A single punch from her was enough to leave a crater after striking a purse-snatcher. She is shown to even grapple with Kanna and Elma.
* ***Natural Body***: Tohru states as a dragon, she never gets sick or unhealthy. Tohru used super speed to catch up to a purse snatcher while shopping with Kobayashi. During her fight with Elma in Episode 21, Tohru manages to match Elma's extremely fast barrage of punches blow for blow. Dragons do not require sleep to function, with Tohru only getting sleepy during the cold season. Tohru also states that back in her homeworld, she often had to continuously fight without sleep for many years.
* ***Regeneration***: Tohru can regenerate her tail after she cuts it off in an attempt to feed Kobayashi her tail meat.
* ***Battle Continuation***: She survives for a while after being hit with a sword from one of the gods of her homeworld, albeit she would've died had Kobayashi not saved her. Tohru also suffers no major wounds after her battle in Episode 21 with Elma, who is equal in strength to Tohru.
* ***Shapeshifting***: Among all dragons so far, Tohru and co. can shapeshift as humans with any outfit of their choice. While her tail and horns are mostly visible, this is purely by her choice.
* ***Dragon Fire Breath***: Tohru's primary method of attack. She breathes fire. Her fire breath has been shown to be strong enough to sweep clouds away with ease. Her fire can be unleashed in a variety of ways including a large blast of flame, an incinerating beam, and even a small burst of pure destructive energy.
* ***Dragon Wing***: As a Dragon, Tohru can use her wings to fly. She can also use magic to propel herself through the air in her human form, as seen during her battle with Elma in Episode 21.
* ***Sharp Dragon Teeth***: As a Dragon, Tohru possesses razor-sharp teeth.
* ***Sharp Dragon Claws***: As a Dragon, Tohru possesses razor-sharp claws.
* ***Cleansing Saliva***: Tohru states she produces saliva that can remove stains and grime.
* ***Warp Portal Opening***: A rare skill that allows Tohru to open portals to other worlds or dimensions with ease.
* ***Poison***: Tohru's tail is apparently poisonous. Though she is shown to be immune to it whenever she ingests her tail.
* ***Clairvoyance***: Tohru can use this power to see through objects. She mostly uses it to check the pockets of Miss Kobayashi's clothes when doing laundry.

* Fight Scene #2

## Ending Theme

### ED Title:

Ishukan Communication (イシュカン・コミュニケーション) (eps 2-12)

### ED Composer:

Chorogonzu (ちょろゴンず) [Tooru (Yuuki Kuwahara), Kanna (Maria Naganawa), Elma (Yuuki Takada) & Lucoa (Minami Takahashi)]

### ED Audio:

On 18 April 2016, the wraparound cover of the fourth volume of the series revealed that an anime television series adaptation had been greenlit. The series was directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto at Kyoto Animation and aired in Japan between 12 January and 6 April 2017. Yuka Yamada handled series composition, Miku Kadowaki designed the characters, Nobuaki Maruki served as chief animation director, and the music was composed by Masumi Itō.

### Season 1

Crunchyroll simulcast the series outside of Asia as it aired while Funimation released an English dubbed version from 1 February 2017. Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the first season in Southeast Asia and simulcasted it on Aniplus Asia.

An original video animation episode was released on the seventh Blu-ray/DVD compilation volume on 20 September 2017. The opening theme is "Aozora no Rhapsody" (青空のラプソディ, "Blue Sky Rhapsody") by Fhána, and the ending theme is "Ishukan Communication" (イシュカン・コミュニケーション, "Interspecies Communication") by Yūki Kuwahara, Maria Naganawa, Minami Takahashi, and Yūki Takada. Madman Entertainment will import Funimation's release into Australia and New Zealand.

## Ending Theme

### ED Title:

* Maid with Dragons❤︎ (めいど・うぃず・どらごんず︎❤︎)
* Ishukan❤︎Relationship (イシュカン❤︎リレーションシップ) (eps 3)
* Aozora no Rhapsody (青空のラプソディ) (eps 12)

### ED Composer:

* Super Chorogonzu (スーパーちょろゴンず)
* Tooru (トール) (CV: Yuuki Kuwahara (桑原由気))
* fhána

### ED Audio:

A second season was announced with the release of the eighth manga volume on 12 February 2019. Its status was unknown for a time following the death of Takemoto in the Kyoto Animation arson attack. Titled *Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S* (小林さんちのメイドラゴンS, *Kobayashi-san Chi no Meidoragon S*), the season aired between 8 July and 23 September 2021. Kyoto Animation returned to produce the season. Tatsuya Ishihara replaced Takemoto as director, although Takemoto is credited as "series director" under Ishihara. Yuka Yamada returned to supervise the series' scripts, Masumi Itō returned as music composer, and Miku Kadowaki and Nobuaki Maruki returned as character designer and chief animation director, respectively. The cast members also returned to reprise their roles.

### Season 2

An original video animation was released with the special "Volume S" Blu-ray/DVD volume on 19 January 2022. The opening theme is "Ai no Supreme!" (愛のシュプリーム！, *Ai no Shupurīmu!*) by Fhána, and the ending theme for the first 11 episodes is "Maid With Dragons" by Super Chorogons. In the season finale, "Aozora no Rhapsody" plays as an ending theme, with the song also making a short appearance in episode 3. Bilibili licensed the second season in Southeast Asia.

### ONA

Specials included with the BD/DVD release of *Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon*. *Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon: Valentine, Soshite Onsen! - Amari Kitai Shinaide Kudasai* is an unaired episode included with the seventh Blu-ray/DVD volume of *Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon*.

*Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon S: Nippon no Omotenashi - Attend wa Dragon desu* is an unaired episode included with the fifth Blu-ray/DVD volume of *Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon S*.

### Guidebook

* Cool believer "*KThe Maid Dragon of Kobayashi-san: Official Guidebook Maidora Encyclopedia*" Futabasha <Action Comics>, released on June 10, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-575-85606-4

## Video Game

On 23 September 2021, Bushiroad announced that Kaminari Games is developing a shoot 'em up video game based on the series. Titled *Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Burst Forth!! Choro-gon Breath*, it was released on 24 March 2022 on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in Japan, which was followed by a worldwide launch on the same consoles on 25 August 2022.

## External Link

* *Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon* ─ Official Manga Website at *Monthly Action* (in Japanese)
* *Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon* ─ Official Manga Website at Seven Seas Entertainment
* *Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon* Official (@maidragon\_comic) - Twitter
* *Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon* ─ Nico Nico Seiga
* *Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon: Kanna's Daily Life* ─ Official Manga Website at Nico Nico Seiga
* *Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon: Elma's Office Lady Diary* ─ Official Manga Website at Nico Nico Seiga
* *Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon: Lucoa is my xx* ─ Official Manga Website at Nico Nico Seiga
* *TV Anime "Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon"* Official Website
* *TOKYO TV Anime "Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon"* ─ Wednesday Animation <Mizumon> | Asahi Broadcasting Television
* *TV Anime "Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon"* ─ IMDb Website
* *TV Anime "Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon S"* Official Website
* *TV Anime "Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon S"* (@maidragon\_anime) - Twitter
* *Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon* ─ Wikipedia **JP**
* *Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon* ─ Wikipedia **EN**