Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Elma’s Office Lady Diary, Vol. 1

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Elma's Office Lady Diary #1

by coolkyousinnjya, Ayami Kazama (Illustrator)

Some people live to work, others work to live. But Elma works to... eat! Elma is a Harmony Dragon who came to the human world to bring fellow dragon Tohru back home. In order to stay close to Tohru, Elma has taken a job as an office lady (OL). This charming new series from the world of Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid follows the 9-to-5 adventures of Elma as she learns to work and eat her way through the OL life. From mixed-up mixers to death marches, Elma learns that being an OL is just as hard as being a dragon...

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Slice Of Life, Comedy, Humor, Graphic Novels

146 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 11, 2018

About the author

COOL Kyoushinja
Name (in native language): クール教信者
Associated Names:
Cool Kyou Sinnjya
COOL Kyoushinsha
Coolkyou Shinja
Coolkyou Shinjya
Coolkyoushinja
Cool-kyou Shinja

Zodiac: Cancer

Blood Type: B

Pixiv: クール教信者@新都社

Reviews

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect timing for a lighthearted reread.

I didn’t read too far into all Elma’s delicacies, but it definitely made me laugh. Now I want to reread Kanna’s spinoff series as well...

[Jack Syron · Rating 5 out of 5]

The cover has her eating all the fish in no particular fashion, she the best

[Ben Nealis · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.4 Stars. I'm a big fan of office comedies but not a particular fan of the Dragon Maid series. I have seen the entirety of the show and flipped through the main entries but it just isn't for me. Alma being my favorite character however did grab my attention so I decided to give this a shot.
Overall a decent run of the mill office story just with the world and wackiness of the Dragon Maid aid series. A little bit more inclusion of the full cast then I'd like for a spin-off focused on one character but not awful. I'll check out Volume 2 at some point.

[Natalia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it

I totally recommend this manga. I loved everything from it . I hope it continues and we can se more of Elma’s daily life.

[MiserableFlower · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super cute, just a little more humor than you’re used to from the main story

[Lora · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this manga together with a YA family member, since we're both fans of the show. We give it four stars, since there were many LOLs but a couple flaws (Chapter 6 was a little weak with a focus on food, and there was a little sexism, like saying a social mixer is a "woman's battlefield.").

The focus is on work and socializing with co-workers, all which is new to Elma. One chapter was devoted to a "Death March," which is what Japanese call a period of intense overtime.

It would be fun to read more from this series, but on the other hand, I don't plan on going out of my way to get hold of other volumes.

[Celeste Vandiver · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought it was really funny and sweet and cute and alsome.

[Jeroen Stegenga · Rating 5 out of 5]

A manga series about one of my favorite dragons! Shut up and take my money!

[Neko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very fun series so far. A light hearted read that's enjoyable to read over a day or two.

[Nemyp · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really fun slice of life spin off to the iconic series.

[G. Glenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute and funny

Love the illustrations <3 Would read again. One of my favorite anime/manga series, so I'm happy there are spinoffs! Truly!

[Masha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series made me appreciate Elma so much more. So many laughs and goofs in this. Thought I’m not the biggest fan of 4 panel mangas.