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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Film Opens in Taiwan on September 12

Taiwanese film distributor Cai Chang Asia began streaming a trailer 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 on Wednesday. The trailer reveals that Cai Chang Asia will open the film in Taiwan on September 12.

The film opened on June 27 in 199 theaters in Japan. The film ranked at #9 in its opening weekend. The film earned 154,841,820 yen (about US$1.07 million) in its first three days. The film had an advance screening in Japan on May 26.

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:

• Yūki Takada as Elma
• Minami Takahashi as Lucoa
• Daisuke Ono as Fafnir
• Yūichi Nakamura as Makoto Takiya
• Emiri Katō as Riko Saikawa
• Kaori Ishihara as Shōta Magatsuchi

fhána performed the opening theme song "Namida no Parade" (Parade of Tears). 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. 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: Cai Chang Asia's YouTube channel