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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S1E8 — New Dragon, Elma! (She's Finally Appearing, Huh?)

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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid•Season 1•Episode 8

New Dragon, Elma! (She's Finally Appearing, Huh?)

7.5/10 · 262 votesMar 2, 201724 min

Ranked #9 of 13 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

Kobayashi and Tohru challenge each other to a cook-off to decide who will make a lunchbox for Kanna's field trip, with Tohru ultimately getting disqualified for using an otherworldly fruit for dessert. Later that night, Tohru's rival from an opposing faction, Elma, comes to try

Directed byNaoko Yamada

Written byFumihiko Shimo

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Seasons2

Season 1 Episodes13

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The Strongest Maid in History, Tohru! (Well, She is a Dragon)

Second Dragon, Kanna! (We're Totally Spoiling Here) still

Second Dragon, Kanna! (We're Totally Spoiling Here)

Start of a New Life! (That Doesn't Go Well, Of Course) still

Start of a New Life! (That Doesn't Go Well, Of Course)

Kanna Goes to School! (Not that she needs to.) still

Kanna Goes to School! (Not that she needs to.)

Tohru's Real World Lessons! (She thinks she understands it already.) still

Tohru's Real World Lessons! (She thinks she understands it already.)

Home Visit! (And Homes Not Visited) still

Home Visit! (And Homes Not Visited)

Summer's Staples! (The Fanservice Episode, Frankly) still

Summer's Staples! (The Fanservice Episode, Frankly)

New Dragon, Elma! (She's Finally Appearing, Huh?) still

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New Dragon, Elma! (She's Finally Appearing, Huh?)

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Tohru and Kobayashi's Impactful Meeting! (We're Raising the Bar on Ourselves) still

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Cast10

Mutsumi Tamura

Mutsumi Tamura

Kobayashi (voice)

Yuuki Kuwahara

Yuuki Kuwahara

Tohru (voice)

Maria Naganawa

Maria Naganawa

Kanna Kamui (voice)

Yuuki Takada

Yuuki Takada

Elma (voice)

Minami Takahashi

Minami Takahashi

Quetzalcoatl (voice)

Daisuke Ono

Daisuke Ono

Fafnir (voice)

Yuichi Nakamura

Yuichi Nakamura

Makoto Takiya (voice)

Emiri Kato

Emiri Kato

Riko Saikawa (voice)

Yuko Goto

Yuko Goto

Georgie Saikawa (voice)

Kaori Ishihara

Kaori Ishihara

Shouta Magatsuchi (voice)

Crew12

T

Toru Hasegawa

Background Designer

L

Lee Mi-jin

Background Designer

S

Shuhei Okude

Background Designer

S

Shouko Ochiai

Background Designer

M

Miyuki Hiratoko

Background Designer

P

Park Jung-ah

Background Designer

K

Kim Ji-hee

Background Designer

S

Sayaka Ichiyama

Background Designer

M

Mayumi Noguchi

Background Designer

Fumihiko Shimo

Fumihiko Shimo

Writer

I

Ikuko Tamine

Background Designer

H

Hidehiro Asama

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"New Dragon, Elma! (She's Finally Appearing, Huh?)" is episode 8 of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid season 1. It scored 7.5/10 from 262 votes, ranking #9 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Naoko Yamada and written by Fumihiko Shimo, it aired on March 2, 2017.

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