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Premieres in Japan June 27th. The new PV is here. Check out the ANN article for additional information. Synopsis of the source manga from AniList:

Miss Kobayashi is your average office worker who lives a boring life, alone in her small apartment–until she saves the life of a female dragon in distress. The dragon, named Tohru, has the ability to magically transform into an adorable human girl (albeit with horns and a long tail!), who will do anything to pay off her debt of gratitude, whether Miss Kobayashi likes it or not. With a very persistent and amorous dragon as a roommate, nothing comes easy, and Miss Kobayashi’s normal life is about to go off the deep end!

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[–] ReluctantZen@feddit.nl 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

There's definitely satirical aspects though I'd rather call it parody since it doesn't really feel like criticism to me. Satire generally has something to say about what they're making fun of while parody is just poking fun. This anime falls in the latter imo. But aside from pedantics like that I don't think the entire anime is satire/parody at all. It does a lot more than just that poking fun at tropes

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It's not an absolute descriptor - the most beloved works of satire use their commentary on the original work as the base from which to build engaging original stories. This anime in particular is just very heavy handed with its satirical takes, and it concerns me that so many people either miss (or outright deny, as if it is a criticism) that part of it. It speaks to flaws in society that I worry greatly about the implications of.