Crunchyroll announced today that it has acquired the worldwide theatrical rights (excluding Asia) for the upcoming Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved anime movie from Kyoto Animation. The movie will release in Japanese with English subtitles in North America. More information on territories and release dates will be announced at a later date. Futabasha publishes the original Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid manga from Coolkyousinnjya in their Manga Action manga magazine, and Seven Seas Entertainment also publishes an English language version of the series. Tatsuya Ishihara directs the film at animation studio Kyoto Animation. Yuka Yamada provides the script and Miku Kadowaki provides the character designs and serves as chief animation director. The movie will release on June 27 in Japan. Crunchyroll streams both previous seasons of the Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid TV anime, and describes the movie: 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?
