Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon

As Kobayashi sets off for another day at work, she opens her apartment door only to be met by an unusually frightening sight—the head of a dragon, staring at her from across the balcony. The dragon immediately transforms into a cute, busty, and energetic young girl dressed in a maid outfit, introducing herself as Tooru.

It turns out that the stoic programmer had come across the dragon the previous night on a drunken excursion to the mountains, and since the mythical beast had nowhere else to go, she had offered the creature a place to stay in her home. Thus, Tooru had arrived to cash in on the offer, ready to repay her savior's kindness by working as her personal maidservant. Though deeply regretful of her words and hesitant to follow through on her promise, a mix of guilt and Tooru's incredible dragon abilities convinces Kobayashi to take the girl in.

Despite being extremely efficient at her job, the maid's unorthodox methods of housekeeping often end up horrifying Kobayashi and at times bring more trouble than help. Furthermore, the circumstances behind the dragon's arrival on Earth seem to be much more complicated than at first glance, as Tooru bears some heavy emotions and painful memories. To top it all off, Tooru's presence ends up attracting several other mythical beings to her new home, bringing in a host of eccentric personalities. Although Kobayashi makes her best effort to handle the crazy situation that she has found herself in, nothing has prepared her for this new life with a dragon maid.

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Kamui, Kanna Main

Naganawa, Maria Japanese

Tooru Main

Kuwahara, Yuuki Japanese

Kobayashi Main

Tamura, Mutsumi Japanese

Quetzalcoatl Supporting

Takahashi, Minami Japanese

Elma Supporting

Takada, Yuuki Japanese

Fafnir Supporting

Ono, Daisuke Japanese

Saikawa, Riko Supporting

Katou, Emiri Japanese

Magatsuchi, Shouta Supporting

Ishihara, Kaori Japanese

Takiya, Makoto Supporting

Nakamura, Yuuichi Japanese

Saikawa, Georgie Supporting

Gotou, Yuuko Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Nakamura, Shinichi Producer

Saitou, Shigeru Producer

Herek, Samantha Assistant Producer

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Apr 11, 2024

hexashadow13

Recommended

tl;dr: An amusing anime about a salary woman, her abrupt dragon maid, and all their friends plodding through life.

This anime is about a completely normal office worker named Kobayashi that gets drunk and hires a dragon to be her maid. The dragon, Tohru, actually shows up at her doorstep, ready to get to work and though Kobayashi is reluctant, ultimately her big heart wins out and she agrees to let Tohru stay. However, Tohru knows nothing about maids, or the human world at all really. Rather, she has a pretty extreme view where she looks down on all humans other than Kobayashi who she is ... obsessively in love with. Still, over time she manages to learn enough about the human world to fit in quite nicely, and ultimately various other dragons that follow her do so as well.

The greatest strength of this anime is it’s interconnected cast. The main pair is definitely Tohru and Kobayashi, both of whom have a pretty amusing dynamic due to Kobayashi being really down to Earth and cynical while Tohru is pretty pompous and free willed. However, another dragon, a young girl named Kanna also begins living with them and makes it into an amusing trio. While Tohru is like a foreigner in a strange land, Kanna is more so just a young girl that’s learning more about the world. The writing manages to capture her innocence and curiosity brilliantly. The three play really well off each other. However, that’s just the beginning. Kanna makes a best friend at school that has funny personality quirks of her own. And most of the dragon friends that come after Tohru also end up living with a human companion, each pair with a very different dynamic from the rest. And all of these characters interact quite a bit, both at an individual level and as pairs, each dynamic resulting in somewhat of a different feel to things.

This anime is primarily a slice of life comedy without much of an overarching plot. The variety to the cast and their interactions results in a lot of variety to the comedy as well. As a result, this allows for the comedy to be pretty fast paced without getting repetitive at all. This combined with it being pretty solid in general allows the humor to land pretty well throughout. What I was more surprised by was the amount of heartwarming moments scattered throughout the anime. Over the course of the anime, Kobayashi becomes less of a loner and comes to appreciate other people’s company more, especially Tohru’s. Tohru becomes more human, and comes to appreciate things in a more mortal way. Most of the heartwarming moments are pretty light and subtle, but a couple were somewhat strong. The ending especially was a pretty nice place to end on. Still, ultimately all of these moments were centered around Kobayashi and Tohru. Going forward I’d like to see more of the rest of the cast get moments to shine.

The art and animation are fantastic. The style and fluidity of the animation fits the humor perfectly and makes it land better. The character designs are pretty varied and also pretty great. The OP and ED were both pretty solid in terms of art and animation. The soundtrack was decent enough and fit well but was not particularly memorable. The specials are hilarious. They’re basically a mini cosplay festival with a different theme each special. Most of it is chibi, but it has some pans in the standard art style showing off outfits, though they’re so quick you don’t really get to appreciate them much.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jul 19, 2024

SyaikhSyafiq

Mixed Feelings

One of the anime I watched during middle school was recommended by an anime group on Facebook

Initially, I thought it was just an ordinary anime about a red-haired person. However, it turned out to be much more than that. One of the most touching moments was when a dragon named Tohru, who had been saved by Kobayashi, wanted to repay the favor. Kobayashi, while drunk, had unknowingly helped a fierce, injured dragon who had escaped to Earth

Thus began the daily life of Kobayashi and Tohru, who helped with house chores, learned about human life, and tried to control her usual dragon rage. It's as if ... Kobayashi was Tohru's tamer, while Tohru developed feelings for Kobayashi after being saved that day. This anime contains yuri bait, which might be unsettling for some people

In the middle of the episodes, we are introduced to other dragons, who are also Tohru's friends from their world. These include Fafnir, the curse dragon; Lucoa, the big-breasted dragon; Elma, who becomes a corporate worker; and lastly, Kanna, the youngest dragon with a small body. Kanna is my favorite due to her deadpan expression and cute voice. However, I did not like the part where Kanna goes to school and there is Saikawa, who falls for Kanna. Yes, more yuri bait, like many other Japanese products. Once again, conservative viewers might not appreciate this

So, I’m just writing my review after a long time. If someone hasn't watched this anime, are they part of a new generation of otaku, or is there something about this anime they don't like? I don’t know. Back then, I just watched it without paying attention to social media controversies

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Jul 14, 2023

Androidski

Not Recommended

I watched this all the way back in 2018 when I was still in middle school, and I really liked it. But Now about 6 years later I can't say the same thing. Lots of sexualization of adults and minors, and a very basic story. I would not be as harsh with it if it was only adult characters being portrayed sexually, but minors is where I draw the line. Otherwise, I probably would have just said "this must just not be my cup of tea" and went on with my life. I felt extremely dirty after revisiting this, I really don't recommend watching.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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