Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Ilulu Doesn't Understand Love! Vol. 1

Chaos meets candy shop in this sweet and sour slice-of-life comedy about a dragon and the teenager stuck keeping her out of trouble! Another adorable spin-off from Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid—all available from Seven Seas.

Ilulu the chaos dragon works part-time at Oboro Shop, an old-fashioned candy store run by Taketo, or Take, and his family. Take is always flustered by Ilulu’s oblivious yet provocative ways, but Ilulu is confused as well by feelings she’s never experienced before. From battling with spinning tops to setting up shop at the pool, there’s never a dull moment when it comes to young love (?) in this sweet, silly comedy!!

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