

In [Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid
Dragon](https://myanimelist.net/anime/33206/Kobayashi-san_Chi_no_Maid_Dragon),
Tohru always tries to get Kobayashi to eat pieces of her tail. Why? This
started in episode 1 and has carried through to the current episode, with a
mention/attempt almost every episode.

Is this a sign of affection for dragons?


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Why does Tohru always try to get Kobayashi to eat pieces of her tail?


While it hasn't been explicitly stated in the show, I think the biggest factor
is that it's an extremely _intimate_ thing to do. It might be a bit disgusting
when put this way, but a lot of intimate acts amongst humans involve the
mingling or exchanging of bodily fluids; and that extends to the deal with
vampires drinking blood - it's a precious bodily fluid, and there is something
quite intense about giving it to someone. So for Tohru, who can apparently
regrow her tail pretty quickly, having Kobayashi eat the meat is having her
master take a part of her and ingest it, which in her eyes is an incredibly
special form of bonding.


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I believe it's both a form of deep affection, as well as Tohru attempting to
indefinitely extend Kobayashi's lifespan.

The consumption of the flesh of dragons myth doesn't just span only to Eastern
myth. And to note, Leviathan, Elma, and Fafnir are in fact Eastern orientation
dragons (to be specific, Northeastern).

It's long been believed that dragon flesh and blood have magical and enhancing
abilities.


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Well, having just watched the series, I think they have the right of it, in
that Tohru hopes that by having Miss Kobayashi _eat her tail_ , she will gain
her power, thus allowing her to keep their little family together.

Not only is there the concept in parts of Asia and most early tribal
civilizations of _eating mythical beasts to gain their power..._ but then
there it the **Ouroboros myth, the dragon eating it's own tail representing
eternity.**

I think it's also **very** likely, given Tohru's feelings for Miss Kobayashi,
and also knowing that her sexual advances have been rebuffed so far, that it
also would represent a kind of physical bond between them, a way for a little
part of her to be _inside_ Miss Kobayashi, and therefore have some bit of
intimacy through that.

In summary, I believe the reason is twofold: a combination of a **desire for a
physical bond between them** and a way to **share her immortal lifespan with
her** so try to be together, if not _forever_ , then for a long, long time to
come.

It's a bit odd from a human perspective, but in Tohru's mind it would be a bit
romantic. Like a mate that kept a lock of your hair in a locket around their
neck all the time so they'd always have a piece of you with them.

_grin_


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