Crunchyroll announced today that it has acquired the worldwide theatrical rights (excluding Asia) to the Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved anime film.
The film will begin screening in Japanese theaters on June 27, 2025. It will be available in Japanese with English subtitles in North America.
Crunchyroll describes the film’s main synopsis as:
Miss Kobayashi, Tohru, Kanna, and Iruru’s peaceful lives are shattered when Kanna’s father, Kamun Kamui, leader of the Chaos Forces, arrives and forces her to return to the Dragon World to fix a past mistake. With a war brewing between Chaos and Harmony, Kanna must find a way to unite the two worlds, but is torn between her loyalty to her friends and her father’s demands. Miss Kobayashi, however, refuses to let her go and tries to mend Kanna and Kamui’s broken bond. As dragons clash, Iruru uncovers a hidden force manipulating the war. Can they stop the war before it consumes both worlds?
A lonely dragon wants to be loved was announced last September with Tatsuya Ishihara (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S, Amagi Brilliant Park) as the director. Other staff involved in the anime film include Yuka Yamada (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S series screenwriter) as scriptwriter, Miku Kadowaki (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S character designer) as character designer and chief animation director, Shingo Kasai (Free!-the Final Stroke-) as background art director, Naomi Takahashi (Free!-the Final Stroke- co-color designer) as color designer, and Hiroki Umeda (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S) as composting director. Kyoto Animation is handling the animation production.
The late Yasuhiro Takemoto (Season 1 director) is credited as the series director.
Meanwhile, the anime film’s voice cast includes:
- • Maria Naganawa as Kanna
- • Mutsumi Tamura as Miss Kobayashi
- • Yuki Kuwahara as Tohru
- • Yuki Takada as Elma
- • Minami Takahashi as Lucoa
- • Shiori Sugiura as Iruru (replacing the retired Tomomi Mineuchi)
- • Daisuke Ono as Fafnir
- • Yuichi Nakamura as Makoto Takiya
- • Emiri Kato as Riko Saikawa
- • Kaori Ishihara as Shota Magatsuchi
- • Fumihiko Tachiki as Kimun Kamui
- • Nobunaga Shimazaki as Azad
- • Sachiko Kobayashi as Felicitas
Kyoto Animation previously produced the 2017 TV series Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, its 2021 sequel Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S, and the short form ONA MiniDora (Mini Dragon).
The original manga series by Coolkyousinnjya was first launched in Futabasha’s Monthly Action magazine on May 25, 2013, before moving to MANGA Action magazine in 2024 due to the former ceasing publication. Seventeen tankobon volumes have been released as of June 2025. Seven Seas Entertainment releases the manga in English, as well as its many spinoff titles.
Crunchyroll is streaming both seasons of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, describing the main synopsis of season one as:
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!
Source: press release
