(L+CR) Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon

[Gan_HOPE326]

Originally Posted by Ultragunner

From what I can see, dragons like Tohru are extremely tough and resilient, they even know magic so healing from flesh wound shouldn't be a problem.

Perhaps the magical sword was preventing Tohru from healing herself (or it was negating her magic), thus she was "dying" until Kobayashi pulled the sword out.

I would guess so. She thought Kobayashi would die merely by touching the sword, but instead, she managed to pull it out no problem; then she said it may have been because of her being faithless. So divine weapons' weak point is that they have no effect on those who do not believe in God, but in Tohru's world Gods are physical and battling it out in the mortal plane all the time so it's pretty hard to genuinely be an atheist .

[inisipis]

I would surmise the author probably used elements of famous dragon myths like St. George and and the dragon, where St. George slew a dragon and saving the kingdoms princess from being eaten. In one version, St. George defeated the dragon but spared it's life, tied a leash around it's neck and it become the princess' pet.(I wonder what connections to Rika's sister being called Georgie?)

There's also a similar Japanese legend of the God Susanoo, that while on his journeys he met a crying man and his wife whose daughter is being served as sacrifice to the eight headed dragon Yamata no Orochi. Susanoo tricked the dragon into drinking lots of Sake, then while the dragon is drunk, chopped him up into little pieces. (He also found the sacred sword Kusanagi in it's tail).

I guess in miss Kobayashi's case instead of slaying the dragon they just drink Sake to have good time.

[Liddo-kun]

Watched episode 12:

Tohru is really a good maid now. Very skilled at cooking. The omurice made me feel hungry for scrambled eggs. >__<

Tohru did some serious "shopping" in the other world. Went to Valhalla for delicious eggs. Stole water from elves. And killed a bull demon from????? Kobayashi is so lucky to hav e tasted an omurice like that. XD

Shouta showing that he cares about Lucoa. And a surprise that Lucoa wears a lot of clothes in this ep.

Fafnir once again showing that he is a nice guest. Although I'm still wondering who is now guarding the treasures at his home in the other world. His house might have been sacked by thieves already.

Originally Posted by Gan_HOPE326

I would guess so. She thought Kobayashi would die merely by touching the sword, but instead, she managed to pull it out no problem; then she said it may have been because of her being faithless. So divine weapons' weak point is that they have no effect on those who do not believe in God, but in Tohru's world Gods are physical and battling it out in the mortal plane all the time so it's pretty hard to genuinely be an atheist .

Referring to the part of the post that I put in bold. That's a very good observation. Maybe that's why it's very dangerous for anyone in Tohru's world to try and take out the sword.

[inisipis]

Originally Posted by Liddo-kun

Watched episode 12:

Tohru is really a good maid now. Very skilled at cooking. The omurice made me feel hungry for scrambled eggs. >__<

Tohru did some serious "shopping" in the other world. Went to Valhalla for delicious eggs. Stole water from elves. And killed a bull demon from????? Kobayashi is so lucky to hav e tasted an omurice like that. XD

Shouta showing that he cares about Lucoa. And a surprise that Lucoa wears a lot of clothes in this ep.

Fafnir once again showing that he is a nice guest. Although I'm still wondering who is now guarding the treasures at his home in the other world. His house might have been sacked by thieves already.

Despite his protestation, Shouta is not ashamed to label Lucoa "World Class" during the sports festival, I quess he's too Tsundere.

Fafner, I think just changes his priorities, from a hoard of gold hikikomori to a Otaku anime and games hikikomori.

[Vallen Chaos Valiant]

Originally Posted by Liddo-kun

Fafnir once again showing that he is a nice guest. Although I'm still wondering who is now guarding the treasures at his home in the other world. His house might have been sacked by thieves already.

Well a part of the treasure might still be cursed and kill whoever possess it. There is also the fact that some of that treasure was stolen to begin with, and mythologically ended up back in the possession of the original owner at some point. Finally there is the poisonous miasma that still covers the area, which makes it pretty safe.

[TnAdct1]

Originally Posted by Router25

So is the last episode an original or is based on the manga?
The only clue I could get in that ominous shot was that it is a Chaos dragon.

More than likely, it's going to be based on the manga. The only question is which chapters, as I can see two scenarios here:

Spoiler for not going into details, but still playing it safe for those who haven't read the manga:

Scenario 1: The finale is a direct adaptation of the chapter featuring the character hinted at the end of episode 11.

Scenario 2: The anime changes things around and combines the character that's being hinted at the end of episode 11 with another story line in the manga (a likely situation, given that one shot of Tohru in the next episode preview).

[Ghostfriendly]

Originally Posted by Vallen Chaos Valiant

Well a part of the treasure might still be cursed and kill whoever possess it. There is also the fact that some of that treasure was stolen to begin with, and mythologically ended up back in the possession of the original owner at some point. Finally there is the poisonous miasma that still covers the area, which makes it pretty safe.

Dragons in this series have so much magic, maybe he can carry the whole horde in his coat pocket.

[Xical]

Originally Posted by Router25

So is the last episode an original or is based on the manga?
The only clue I could get in that ominous shot was that it is a Chaos dragon.

Manga, at least 2 chapters in order from what I can see, with at least another chap to make enough content for a full episode, maybe they will expand with some anime original content.
You are not far in your guess.

[Ushio the Omega]

Huh I thought this was really popular with how many clips/art I see posted around. So I'm pretty surprised it's a sales flop.

[Ghostfriendly]

Originally Posted by Ushio the Omega

Huh I thought this was really popular with how many clips/art I see posted around. So I'm pretty surprised it's a sales flop.

SoL/wacky plot-light comedy and yuribaiting are rather crowded fields. There are sweet moments, but no one's going to look at the dvd and think this is something unmissable.

[Gan_HOPE326]

Originally Posted by Ghostfriendly

SoL/wacky plot-light comedy and yuribaiting are rather crowded fields. There are sweet moments, but no one's going to look at the dvd and think this is something unmissable.

Must be said this is a very well-done show for that kind of genre though, and KyoAni usually has a fanbase just because of its animation and technical qualities.

Then again they just did Euphonium so perhaps people are spending their money on that .

[Marcus H.]

Huh I thought this was really popular with how many clips/art I see posted around. So I'm pretty surprised it's a sales flop.

It's not the only one affected by poor sales. Aside from the anomalous sales of Kemono Friends, almost all the shows this seasons had really low figures compared to previous years.

[Cloudedmind]

Someone just posted in the Anime BD/DVD discussion thread that 2016 had the least amount of series that sold an average of 10K copies since 2007. So, yeah just a bad year all around. But, for shows like this what really matters is rather or not the source material got an uptick, and by how much.

[AB079]

And there was the final episode.

It was a nice way to end the series, showing more about Toru and Kobayashi's relationship. Overall the series was good enough to keep me watching each episode, sometimes it was pretty average but other episodes were really good.

It wasn't a big hit tho, poor rankings and predictions doesn't show any kind of increase. Still, a decent series, for me it was a 5/10, Lucoa the best girl without a doubt.

[Stark700]

Final episode was pretty entertaining.

I must say, this was a very fun ride and they actually made this episode feel more thrilling with the conflict of supernatural forces and dragons. Kobayashi takes steps up her game big time to make her point. The dragon fight was dope. I love how Tooru defends Kobayashi in the end. A happy ending too!

Kobayashi and Tooru had one of the most charming character chemistry from this Winter season imo. Everything about them makes me want to see them more and more. Unfortunately, this is the finale. 8/10, very fun show. I'm going to miss this for sure.

[WhenTreesATK]

Im glad the show was given a proper ending that makes a lot of sense. The anime has been a blast to watch every week.

[sparhawk1610]

I am going to miss this show. I really enjoyed all 13 episodes + they handle ending really nicely. Truly nice chemistry between characters.

[blakstealth]

God, I love this show. I'm real sad that it's over.

[cuzsal]

Originally Posted by blakstealth

God, I love this show. I'm real sad that it's over.

me to


really hope a season 2 comes

[SeaDoor]

Very well done episode that neatly wrapped the central themes of this series. This has to be one of the best adaptations in recent memory for me. The tweaks made to the story line rendered a smooth flow that was both entertaining and at time surprisingly poignant. I will miss this.