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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Film Reveals Non-Credit Opening, Additional Cast, Visual

posted on by Alex Mateo
Film opened in Japan on Friday

The official website for the Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon: Samishigariya no Ryū) anime film revealed the non-credit opening and additional cast on Friday. fhána performs the opening theme song "Namida no Parade" (Parade of Tears).

Shinya Takahashi (pictured below on left) and Azusa Tadokoro (below on right) are voicing fairies.

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved fairies
Image via Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved anime's website

The website also unveiled a collaboration visual by Coolkyoushinja and character designer Miku Kadowaki:

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved collaboration visual
Image via Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved anime's website

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Image via Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid film's X/Twitter account
The film opened on Friday in 199 theaters in Japan. The film has immersive 4DX and MX4D screenings. The film had an advance screening in Japan on May 26. Crunchyroll has acquired the worldwide (excluding Asia) theatrical rights to the film, and will screen the film in North America in Japanese with English subtitles.

The new cast members include Fumihiko Tachiki as Kimun Kamui and Nobunaga Shimazaki as Azad. Shiori Sugiura voices Ilulu in the film, replacing Tomomi Mineuchi who quit voice acting in 2022.

Tatsuya Ishihara (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S; Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!) directs the anime. The film features returning cast members Mutsumi Tamura as Kobayashi, Yūki Kuwahara as Tohru, and Maria Naganawa as Kanna.

The returning cast members also include:

Sachiko Kobayashi performs the ending theme song "Bokutachi no Hibi" ("Days of Us"), and kotringo performs the insert song "Negaigoto" (Wish).

Coolkyoushinja began the ongoing Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid manga in the inaugural issue of Monthly Action magazine in May 2013. The manga moved to Manga Action in February 2024 when Monthly Action ended publication.

Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the manga in English.

The series inspired an anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation that premiered in Japan in January 2017. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan, and Funimation streamed an English dub. Funimation released the anime on Blu-ray Disc and DVD in April 2020.

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S, the anime's second season, premiered in July 2021. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan, and Funimation streamed an English dub. The anime received a special "Volume S" on Blu-ray Disc and DVD that includes an unaired episode titled "Nippon no Omotenashi (Attend wa Dragon Desu)" (Japanese Hospitality (My Attendant Is a Dragon)). Volume S shipped in January 2022.

The manga has also inspired numerous spinoff manga (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Elma's Office Lady Diary, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Fafnir the Recluse, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Kanna's Daily Life), which Seven Seas is also releasing in English.

Source: Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid film's website, Comic Natalie


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