Anime streaming giant Crunchyroll is bringing Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved to theatres globally outside of Asia.
In North America, the film is being presented in Japanese with English subtitles. However, specific information regarding participating cinema chains and release dates has yet to be announced.
Continuing the story from the conclusion of season two, the film dives back into the world of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid.
The film will feature three songs: opening theme “Parade of Tears” by fhána, “Negaigoto” by Kotringo as the insert song, and “Days of Us” by Sachiko Kobayashi as the ending theme.
Crunchyroll provided a synopsis of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved in a press release.
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?
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved is directed by Tatsuya Ishihara, with an original story by coolkyousinnjya, and animation production by Kyoto Animation. The film is scheduled to premiere in Japan on Friday, June 27th, 2025.
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, written and illustrated by coolkyousinnjya since 2013, is currently serialized in Futabasha’s semimonthly Manga Action magazine. The English-language edition is published in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime adaptation was made, with the first season broadcast in 2017, followed by a second season in 2021; both are available to stream on Crunchyroll’s platform.
Source: Crunchyroll press release
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