Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid

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Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon is a manga about the every day of life of Kobayashi hard working office lady which prefer a boring life which consist of going from home to work and from work to home, and Tooru a dragon which have taken a human form using magic and decided to live with Kobayashi after Tooru have fallen for her after she saved her life (while being drunk).
the manga so far have been funny and enjoyable and i cant recommend it enough, and the most reoccurring theme seems to be Tooru trying to fill the blanks by her self with her knowledge ... she gathered from her adventure with the help of her friends (((i would like to see a couple of chapters about tooru adventures they seems to pretty crazy))).
The characters seems to have unique traits from Tooru trying to be friendly with humans while he actually despise them to use them to Kobayashi transforming into a maid otaku when she is drunk, which produce pretty interesting chapters THAT YOU SHOULD READ
that style is pretty nice and spot on even the weird dragon shapes seems to belong to it.
Overall this is enjoyable and fun and i definitely recommend it

Kobayashi's Maid Dragon is my favorite anime of all time. Bam, dropped that statement.

The anime does in every factor amazing: The comedy is splendid, the characters are amazing, the animation is surprisingly awesome and the feeling I get from this anime, oh the feeling. Charm, comfiness, nostalgia, I can't even think of a word to describe it.

You'd probably think of my description of the anime ''Wow, he should check the manga then!'' and I did. I began with loving the manga, then started to like it less and around volume 6/7 I began to love it again.

On first look I got what I wanted: Kobayashi's ... Maid Dragon but just as a manga. All the characters are here: Kobayashi's is just as dependable as before, Kanna stays incredibly cute and Tohru keeps being a raging lesbian. All the side characters are here too, only Makoto gets way less focus and is less charming imo. A new character that didn't made the cut into the anime is Iruru (Ilulu?). She has similarities to Kanna, but what sets her apart is that she is more humane then the other dragons and more agressive. She is a nice addition to the cast and I am happy she gets a ton of focus in the manga.

Also a big difference between the anime and the manga is the artstyle. While the anime has a style that looks more like the anime today, the manga focusses on big heads and small bodies. To be honest, when I started reading this I really didn't like the artstyle, nowadays I think it is alright but still off-putting.

Another big difference (which is also my biggest gripe) is that the manga is way more sexualized. It is not a surprise that the anime adaptation toned down the sexualization or it would've been rated R. The sexualization is really off-putting and uncomfortable. It gets in the way of the wholesomeness and that saddens me. This problem really became apparent around the middle of manga and nearly made me quit the manga alltogether.

But, one thing saved the manga for me: The story. So if you don't want any story spoilers, -skip the next paragraph-.

The point where the story gets good is were the anime ended. The small arc with Shouta as a witch was a really cool small arc. It not only showed the Shouta isn't just a punchingbag for Milf jokes, but also a really good witch. A few side stories here and there were fun but then began my favorite arc in the entire manga: The Dragonball-arc. This is the point where the story takes over. It gives us so much backstory of Kanna and the ending to the manga is not just Kobayashi' saying ''Stop'' but her actually go out of her way to defeat Kanna's father. It has a wonderful ending that almost made me cry. It was.. just an really good arc.

In conclusion: This manga is fantastic. While it is not on par with the anime, it should not be overlooked because of that. Behind the sexualization lies the Maid Dragon I love with an great story attached to this. Check this out if you loved the anime or love fantasy slice of life manga.

Oof, after looking at all the reviews and ratings, I may get some hate for this... Let's break it down...

Story: The story of a dragon becoming friends with a regular everyday woman and her lonely life, is actually pretty cute and unique. Their dynamic is interesting, and it's funny as hell to read their everyday lives together. So good job for that! Unfortunately, the story is my most disliked portion of the manga. Everything else is great, but man... The story is a slice of life. I know it's easier for an author to pump out content (the great Cool-kyou Shinja is the author and ... illustrator), but I hate how the story goes kind of no where. So I'm sorry! That's why I ranked this manga so low. I'm only giving it a 6 overall, because 7 (being good), is for me, "good" enough to recommend. Do I recommend this? I mean, if you want something to chuckle and read on the toilet, yeah go for this one. If you want something to take you on a journey, this isn't it. I guess I'm upset because on Manga Rock, this isn't classified under a "slice of life" manga. So I was expecting something a bit more...

Art: SO good. Honestly it's one of the best, non-artistic, comedic art styles that I've ever seen. It's super well done, and Cool definitely hit a bullseye with this one.

Character: Damn hilarious. Cool's strong point is his writing. It shines as usual. some really damn funny interactions here, and even funny illustrated faces.

Overall, it's a long running series that's funny. I stopped only because the slice of life/sitcom style just isn't for me.