Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon: Do Not Judge a Book by its Cover; Dragons are not Always Scary.

Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon

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This anime adaptation of the manga, serialized with the same name, is about Tohru, a dragon; and Kobayashi, a stiff officer. The story revolves around the daily events taking place in Tohru's life on the Earth. Expectedly, being a dragon would give her many strange but funny adventures along with her friends.

In this review, I am going to explain the reasons why I think you should watch this anime, taking into account factors such as plot, characters, and animation.

Whether you are a KyoAni fan or not, one does not need to be into the studio —or even anime in general— to catch up with Kobayashi. This anime, yes, is simple, but it is also fun, and nothing else matters. Kobayashi could be a good anime to get into Mostly-female Cast format. The characters, whom I am going to write about later, are heart-warming and unique among themselves.

When I initially watched the first episodes of this anime I had high expectations; after all, Kyoto Animation had been my favorite studio for quite a while. That aside, Kobayashi met my expectations, perhaps not that much, but enough to make me enjoy every episode of this anime.

That said, I shall get into the matter and give my opinion on some aspects that I liked about this anime.

Regarding the plot, Kobayashi is really simple and easy to catch, which is not harmful to the enjoyment of this anime. As you may already expect, this is a slice of life that only tries to get a smile out of you. It's got not so much drama for you to cry but it is not shallow. This KyoAni adaptation could be a great choice to watch on a boring weekend. This anime has laughs assured. Also, I want to point out that Naoko Yamada worked on this project. Thus, it would likely be a good show.

On the other hand, regarding the characters, this anime is full of heartening dragons and human girls. They are cute girls doing cute things; though being a dragon would get them into bizarre situations.

I feel confident to say that you would identify with at least one character of this anime. Although most of them are dragons, they have strongly set personalities and traits. Thus, they might appeal to you if you let them.

Furthermore, as they are dragons trying to fit in the human contemporary society, it is really fun to watch them go shopping or even work as full-timers.

Last but not least, when it comes to animation, I am not too demanding but I am aware that it is an important factor for many people. Kobayashi does not have the best animation made by KyoAni but they gave attention to this project just as they do with any other. Compliments aside, the characters of this anime have cute designs that appeal more to prettiness rather than realism or detail.

To summarize, you should watch Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon. This anime is fun, entertaining and easy to follow.