English Dub Review: Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S “Life Is Constant Change (But It’s Okay to Stop and Appreciate It)”

Overview (Spoilers Below)

A typical morning with typical dragon girls. A priceless slice of daily life without any complaints. However, ever since Miss Kobayashi heard the tale from the Emperor of Demise, something has been slightly weighing on her. Yet it’s not clear to her what exactly that is. As that uncertainty builds, the summer festival they’ve all been waiting for is drawing closer…


Our Take

For the season finale of Season 2, this was really a nice and chill episode solely focusing on Tohru and Kobayashi who since the first episode have arguably been the heart of this series with one of the highlights being a scene where the two have a serious talk about Kobayashi’s place in their relationship. It’s both a moment of maturity and reflection in their dynamic for both characters.

We also had side characters fleshed out and new characters integrated seamlessly into the story with one of the highlights being the inclusion of Ilulu after Season 2’s very first episode. I was apprehensive at the beginning but I have to say that she fit in almost seamlessly. In the short amount of time that she was introduced to the story, she instantly became a fully realized character you can instantly get behind.

Overall, I’d say this was a really nice way to end this season. The only flaws I can find are pretty much apparent in the latest episodes where the intent is to bring everyone to the table derailed into redundant or contrived scenarios. But the animation team at the very least did a wonderful job during its proceedings and managed to give us something as wholesome and uplifting ending with a possible sense of finality while leaving things open assuming Season 3 ever becomes a thing.