Danica Davidson
January 15, 2025 
The upcoming movie Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved (a.k.a. Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon: Samishigariya no Ryū in Japanese) dropped a trailer and more information.
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved Trailer
Along with the trailer, it was announced that the movie will hit Japanese theaters on June 27. And this key visual was unveiled:
Voice actors were announced, and it’s mostly people reprising their roles:
- Mutsumi Tamura plays Kobayashi
- Yūki Kuwahara plays Tohru
- Maria Naganawa plays Kanna
- Yūki Takada plays Elma
- Minami Takahashi plays Lucoa
- Daisuke Ono plays Fafnir
- Yūichi Nakamura plays Makoto Takiya
- Emiri Katō plays Riko Saikawa
- Kaori Ishihara plays Shōta Magatsuchi
The main difference is that Shiori Sugiura plays Ilulu. Tomomi Mineuchi, who previously played that character, left voice acting several years ago.
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved is being directed by Tatsuya Ishihara, who has previously worked in the franchise as a director, a storyboard artist and an episode director.
Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the original manga, as well as spinoffs about Kanna, Elma, and Fafnir. It gave this description for the manga’s plot:
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Plot
Miss Kobayashi is your average office worker who lives a boring life, alone in her small apartment–until she saves the life of a female dragon in distress. The dragon, named Tohru, has the ability to magically transform into an adorable human girl (albeit with horns and a long tail!), who will do anything to pay off her debt of gratitude, whether Miss Kobayashi likes it or not. With a very persistent and amorous dragon as a roommate, nothing comes easy, and Miss Kobayashi’s normal life is about to go off the deep end!
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Elma’s Office Lady Diary, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Fafnir the Recluse, and Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Kanna’s Daily Life are the titles of the spinoff manga series.
Source: ANN
____
Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, plus its sequel, Manga Art for Everyone, and the first-of-its-kind manga chalk book Chalk Art Manga, both illustrated by professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
