I had recently finished watching the final episode of Kobayashi-san chi no Maid Dragon. How was it?
Well, it was alright I guess.
Yes, it's one of those everyone loves that I'm not too fond of.
I will do my best not to note spoilers.
Let's start with the story:
It's about a woman and a dragon girl. Simple stuff. It's basic slice of life stuff, generic at it's finest. It's themes of relationships and family are prevalent throughout the entire series. Not to mention, it also has a touch of fantasy.
I thought it was alright, but the entire structure has been seen in numerous anime previously, which is why I gave it a 5.
Art:
Surprisingly, I actually like the art style. It's simplistically adorable and appealing. The colour palette pops out like cherry blossoms on a rainy day. Just your average moe Slice of Life art style. But I'm giving it an 8 because I actually like the art style, but it's more of my thing and I don't really speak for others.
Sound:
I'm no sound technician, and it wouldn't be fair to write a review for the sound if I don't really know how to describe it.
All I can say is that the background music is fitting for different situations and the theme tune is super catchy!
Character:
This is where all the problems come flowing in.
The characters are either bland or serve no other purpose than to be pedophile fanservice.
Kobayashi is your Average Jane with a job. She is one of the relatable characters, like many other protagonists. As she is the titular character, you'd expect her to serve a lot of purpose to the plot. She is actually rather likeable. She's an otaku, she drinks beer and is a tomboy. But alas, her personality is... bland? Still likeable, but, eh.
Tohru is my favourite character because she actually has character. She's energetic, she'll do anything for Kobayashi and has emotions. Could I ask for a more bubbly character bubbly character in the show? To be fair, I kinda laughed whenever she flew Kobayashi over the city due to her humongous size in dragon form.
Kanna... as adorable as she is, a lot of situations she's in with her classmate Riko are... fanservicey...? I mean.... Kanna is supposed to be in Kingergarten or Elementary...? She's an emotionless (or kuudere) little girl who quickly becomes accustomed to Kobayashi. The only things I like about her is her outfit and the fact that she'll pretty much eat anything that moves.
Lucoa. LUCOA. I have nothing nice or positive to say about Lucoa. She's basically your local neighbourhood pedophile who was summoned by a 9 year old boy (whose name is a pun on "Shota(con)" who in return gets sexually harassed and abused by Lucoa. Her entire character is pretty much there for pedophile fanservice. I feel like her entire character is one massive disgrace to the actual Quetzalcoatl. Massive negative -10 to her. Maybe I'm just being a moral party pooper but... yeah.
Elma is an office lady dragon. As she had only appeared late into the series, I won't say much but... she's bland as bread.
Overall I give the characters as a whole a 5.
Enjoyment:
Let's just say that... without all the noncey stuff in it, it would be a lot better series. Every time I thing of the twister scene with Riko and Kanna and pretty much every scene with Lucoa and Shouta, I feel like I need to run into the nearest church building, and I feel like running into the screen and dragging the poor boy away from the Ick. The blatant in-your-face pedophilia is pretty much rife in this show. I have always been uncomfortable with this theme in the show.
I liked all the fantasy aesthetics in the show, and sadly, it wasn't really prevalent as the nonce fanservice. I'd love to see more of the fantasy.
Overall:
Kobayashi-san chi no Maid Dragon is nothing more than a harem anime with a pedophile fanservice theme. I'm only giving it a 6 because I enjoy the art style and the entirety of Tohru's character. I think I'd give it a higher score if it wasn't so rampant on it's fanservice.
Would I recommend it? Probably? Maybe. It's up to you to decide on how you see the show.
