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Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid has been one of the most popular works in its genre for years now. This quirky reverse isekai comedy has a very devoted fandom and that is why it shouldn’t surprise us that people are still interested in the future of the franchise.

With the original manga still ongoing, there is more material to adapt. And while the anime series is on a hiatus now, we know that a tie-in film titled Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved is going to be released later this year.

A proper trailer for the movie has been released and aside from some new scenes from the movie, the trailer also revealed the ending song for the movie.

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Before we continue, here is the trailer for you to enjoy:

The ending song in question is...

Ahead of a June 27, 2025 theatrical release in Japan, Kyoto Animation's special stage event at AnimeJapan 2025 today unveiled a brand-new key visual and two additional cast members for Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved . It was also confirmed that series regular fhána will perform "Namida no Parade" for the anime film's theme song. Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Key Visual 2 The film's confirmed cast is now as follows: Kanna voiced by Maria Naganawa Kobayashi voiced by Mutsumi Tamura Tohru voiced by Yuki Kuwahara Elma voiced by Yuki Takada Lucoa voiced by Minami Takahashi Ilulu voiced by Shiori Sugiura (replacing Tomomi Mineuchi) Fafnir voiced by Daisuke Ono Makoto voiced by Yuichi Nakamura Riko voiced by Emiri Kato Shota voiced by Kaori Ishihara Kimun Kamui voiced by Fumihiko Tachiki Azad voiced by Nobunaga Shimazaki Related: Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Anime Film Reveals Release Date, Cast and Staff...

A brand-new trailer and key visual released today for the upcoming Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved anime film revealed a planned June 27, 2025 theatrical release in Japan, along with confirmation of more cast and production staff members. The visual's tagline reads, "I don't want to let go of this hand." Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved Special Trailer Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved Key Visual The film's confirmed cast is as follows: Kanna voiced by Maria Naganawa Kobayashi voiced by Mutsumi Tamura Tohru voiced by Yuki Kuwahara Elma voiced by Yuki Takada Lucoa voiced by Minami Takahashi Ilulu voiced by Shiori Sugiura (replacing Tomomi Mineuchi) Fafnir voiced by Daisuke Ono Makoto voiced by Yuichi Nakamura Riko voiced by Emiri Kato Shota voiced by Kaori Ishihara Related: Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Anime Film Announced...

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Following the broadcast of Gushing over Magical Girl 's tenth episode, an updated "five-person version" of the anime's ending theme was released with the additions of Yuka Aisaka (Loco Musica) and Minami Tsuda (Leberblume) to the sequence and theme song. "Toge Toge Sadistic" was previously performed by Aoi Koga (Leopard), Fuka Izumi (Magia Baiser) and Shiori Sugiura (Nero Alice). Related: Gushing Over Magical Girls TV Anime Releases Creditless Opening and Ending Song Videos Based on the manga by Akihiro Ononaka, Atsushi Otsuki ( To Love Ru Darkness ) and Masato Suzuki direct Gushing Over Magical Girls at studio Asahi Production, with series composition by Noboru Kimura ( Healer Girl ) and character designs by Tomoka Otaki ( A Galaxy Next Door ). J-Novel Club, which publishes the manga's official English version, describes the first volume: Hi, I’m Hiiragi Utena. I’m a normal magical-girl-loving middle school girl—or at least I was, but then some...