Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (2017–2022)

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Viewer Rating

Rating: 8.0

Overview

Kobayashi lives alone in an apartment, until one day, Tohru appeared and they ended up living together. Kyobashi unintentionally found Tohru while walking home from being drunk, and asks her to come over. Tohru looks dow...

Starring Cast

Mutsumi Tamura • Yûki Kuwahara • Maria Naganawa

Where to watch

Hulu

Prime Video

Apple TV

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

LGBTQ: Positive

Overview

Starring Cast

Mutsumi Tamura • Yûki Kuwahara • Maria Naganawa

Where to watch

Hulu

Prime Video

Apple TV

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Political: CenterConfidence: High

The series focuses on apolitical themes of found family, acceptance, and the challenges and joys of daily life, rather than explicitly promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies. Its central conflict and solution are rooted in personal relationships and emotional well-being.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid features a visibly diverse cast, including non-human characters and a central non-traditional family unit led by two women. The narrative positively frames this alternative family structure without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or roles.

Secondary

LGBTQ: PositiveConfidence: High

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid presents a predominantly positive portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes through its central same-sex relationship between Kobayashi and Tohru, which forms a loving family unit. The show normalizes same-sex affection, such as Kanna's crush on Riko, and depicts these bonds with dignity and emotional depth, affirming their worth within the narrative.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The anime faithfully adapts its source manga, with all major characters retaining the same gender as established in the original material. No characters who were canonically male or female in the manga are portrayed as a different gender in the show.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

This anime series is a direct adaptation of its Japanese manga source material. All characters' appearances, including their depicted race or skin tone, are consistent between the manga and the anime. No character established as one race in the source material is portrayed as a different race in the adaptation.