Going home for his grandfather's funeral, thirty-year-old bachelor Daikichi is floored to discover that the old man had an illegitimate child with a younger lover! The rest of his family is equally shocked and embarrassed by this surprise development, and not one of them wants anything to do with the silent little girl, Rin. In a fit of angry spontaneity, Daikichi decides to take her in himself! But will living with this overgrown teenager of man help Rin come out of her shell? And hang on, won't this turn of events spell doom for Daikichi's love life?!
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Thirty-year-old Daikichi wasn't expecting to be a father. After his grandfather dies, he learns he has a six-year-old aunt, the daughter of his recently deceased grandfather and an unknown woman. The family quibbles on who will take care of Rin, and when it becomes clear that no one wants her, Daikichi offers himself. Some think that Rin's a slow girl because she's shy and doesn't talk much, but Daikichi senses something deeper. While at first quite lost on the matter of child rearing, he finds his way with the help of research and Rin herself as the two gradually become a family. The arrival of Rin's biological mother may change this, but for now aunt and nephew show how a unique family can make it work if love is involved. This sweet-natured manga shows the joys, frustrations, and quirks of family life; and while it is aimed at teens, it would also be more than welcome in the hands of adult readers. Grades 8-12. --Danica Davidson
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Yumi Unita debuted professionally in Hakusensha's YOUNG ANIMAL magazine in 1998 and has enjoyed a long and successful career working in various genres. Her series BUNNY DROP was serialized in Shodensha's FEEL YOUNG magazine from October 2005 to April 2011.
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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Daikichi is a 30-something businessman living as a bachelor. He's perfectly content with his life and doesn't expect things to change anytime soon. But when he's summoned home upon the death of his grandfather, Daikichi (and the rest of the family, for that matter) is in for a big surprise. Turns out Gramps was a bit of a ladies' man, and he's left behind a young daughter. No one knows where or even who the mother is, and none of the family is ready to take in a small child on such short notice. Daikichi feels sorry for his young aunt and decides to take her in, despite the fact that he has practically no experience with children. So begins Daikichi and Rin's new life as a family.
I love this little manga. To begin with, the characters are great. Daikichi is a regular guy with a big heart, willing to change his life to take Rin in. And Rin is adorable. She's precocious and shy, and she sometimes seems wise beyond her years (and I don't mean in that phony Hollywood way, where annoying brats talk like smart-allecky adults). Both are realistic characters, and I especially appreciate this with Rin. There's a tendency in these kinds of stories to make kids cutesy and precious. I like them enough, but I can tell there's something ingenuine about them. Rin isn't like that at all, and she's all the more lovable for it. I got the feeling that the manga-ka had experience with children.
The relationship between Daikichi and Rin is really sweet. Again, these kinds of awkward parent-child relationships are usually cutsied up, but that's not the case here. The chemistry between them is very natural. Daikichi doesn't know how to relate to Rin at first, but he tries hard to understand her and see things from her point of view.... Read more ›
I love this little manga. To begin with, the characters are great. Daikichi is a regular guy with a big heart, willing to change his life to take Rin in. And Rin is adorable. She's precocious and shy, and she sometimes seems wise beyond her years (and I don't mean in that phony Hollywood way, where annoying brats talk like smart-allecky adults). Both are realistic characters, and I especially appreciate this with Rin. There's a tendency in these kinds of stories to make kids cutesy and precious. I like them enough, but I can tell there's something ingenuine about them. Rin isn't like that at all, and she's all the more lovable for it. I got the feeling that the manga-ka had experience with children.
The relationship between Daikichi and Rin is really sweet. Again, these kinds of awkward parent-child relationships are usually cutsied up, but that's not the case here. The chemistry between them is very natural. Daikichi doesn't know how to relate to Rin at first, but he tries hard to understand her and see things from her point of view.... Read more ›
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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For the first time since I picked up the starting volume of "Honey and Clover", I feel as if a manga has touched upon
the core emotions that make us human: happiness, sadness... all that jazz. All of this, contained within the first
volume of a manga that has an admittedly ludicrous premise. But this tale of a thirty year-old slacker who suddenly
becomes a father thanks to his playboy of a late grandfather is one which is truly heartfelt, and not laden with the
perverted dreck a lesser manga-ka would've undoubtedly turned this concept into.
"Bunny Drop" is supposed to be a josei (woman's) manga, but, much like "Honey and Clover", it can be read and enjoyed
thoroughly by the opposite sex. In this volume, we are introduced to Daikichi, a thirty year-old man who acts somewhat
like an overgrown teenager. He's not the type one would expect to be "father" material. But alas, a father is exactly
what he has to become when it's discovered at his grandfather's funeral that the old man had a secret lover. The lovechild
that sprang from that affair is at the funeral, sans her mother. This curious little girl, named Rin, is a six year-old
who is very quiet and barely speaks to any of her "relatives." Daikichi's family, unwilling to take the girl in because
she's "creepy" and quiet, decide that best option would be to put the girl into an adoption facility. Disgusted with his
family, Daikichi takes the little girl by himself. And thus begins the hilarious, yet heartwarming, plot of this
excellent manga. Throughout the course of this volume, Daikichi discovers all of the nuances of raising a child
(bed-wetting, questions about death, and first crushes), while simultaneously learning more about himself as a person.... Read more ›
the core emotions that make us human: happiness, sadness... all that jazz. All of this, contained within the first
volume of a manga that has an admittedly ludicrous premise. But this tale of a thirty year-old slacker who suddenly
becomes a father thanks to his playboy of a late grandfather is one which is truly heartfelt, and not laden with the
perverted dreck a lesser manga-ka would've undoubtedly turned this concept into.
"Bunny Drop" is supposed to be a josei (woman's) manga, but, much like "Honey and Clover", it can be read and enjoyed
thoroughly by the opposite sex. In this volume, we are introduced to Daikichi, a thirty year-old man who acts somewhat
like an overgrown teenager. He's not the type one would expect to be "father" material. But alas, a father is exactly
what he has to become when it's discovered at his grandfather's funeral that the old man had a secret lover. The lovechild
that sprang from that affair is at the funeral, sans her mother. This curious little girl, named Rin, is a six year-old
who is very quiet and barely speaks to any of her "relatives." Daikichi's family, unwilling to take the girl in because
she's "creepy" and quiet, decide that best option would be to put the girl into an adoption facility. Disgusted with his
family, Daikichi takes the little girl by himself. And thus begins the hilarious, yet heartwarming, plot of this
excellent manga. Throughout the course of this volume, Daikichi discovers all of the nuances of raising a child
(bed-wetting, questions about death, and first crushes), while simultaneously learning more about himself as a person.... Read more ›
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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Thirty-year old Daikichi has found himself in a peculiar circumstance. One day, he is living the normal lifestyle of a bachelor, going to work, hanging out at home and generally being a slacker. The next day, he has a six-year old girl in his house that he needs to clothe, feed, get to school on time and generally take care of. This six-year old girl also happens to be his aunt.
That is the basic set up for "Bunny Drop" (a direct translation of the Japanese title "Usagi Drop"), which plays a twist on the "Single Father with Young Daughter" -type of manga seen recently in popular series like Yotsuba&!, Vol. 1. But whereas "Yotsuba&!" plays it for laughs, "Bunny Drop" is the type of story known in Japanese as "hono bono," meaning "heartwarming.
The story begins when Daikichi returns to his family home for the funeral of his Grandfather. At the home, Daikichi is surprised to see a young girl in a black funeral dress that he has never seen before. He soon finds out that this little girl, Rin, is the illegitimate child of the dead Grandfather, who had an affair with a young woman despite his seventy-nine years of age. Through an odd twist of fate this six-year old girl is actually Daikichi's mother's little sister, and his aunt.
Rin's mother is nowhere to be found, and none of Daikichi's family wants anything to do with her. While the family argues in front of Rin about who will be stuck with her, in a burst of anger and sympathy Daikichi volunteers to take care of the poor girl. From there the adventure begins, as the two of them find an awkward balance of family and love together.... Read more ›
That is the basic set up for "Bunny Drop" (a direct translation of the Japanese title "Usagi Drop"), which plays a twist on the "Single Father with Young Daughter" -type of manga seen recently in popular series like Yotsuba&!, Vol. 1. But whereas "Yotsuba&!" plays it for laughs, "Bunny Drop" is the type of story known in Japanese as "hono bono," meaning "heartwarming.
The story begins when Daikichi returns to his family home for the funeral of his Grandfather. At the home, Daikichi is surprised to see a young girl in a black funeral dress that he has never seen before. He soon finds out that this little girl, Rin, is the illegitimate child of the dead Grandfather, who had an affair with a young woman despite his seventy-nine years of age. Through an odd twist of fate this six-year old girl is actually Daikichi's mother's little sister, and his aunt.
Rin's mother is nowhere to be found, and none of Daikichi's family wants anything to do with her. While the family argues in front of Rin about who will be stuck with her, in a burst of anger and sympathy Daikichi volunteers to take care of the poor girl. From there the adventure begins, as the two of them find an awkward balance of family and love together.... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice Story
I'll let others describe the story or tell you about the characts in this book but his is kind of a guilty pleasure me. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lyon
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just pure adoraboness
This story is so dayum kawaii that I believe anyone with a hearth will love or enjoy this lifestyle book.
Published 5 months ago by xxextremexx2
5.0 out of 5 stars
what a suprise!
I find myself amazed as a parent of adults - I really loved this story of taking the responsibility and raising a child that was not your own. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Patrick A. Terpening
5.0 out of 5 stars
A glimpse of how normal an abnormal life can be.
Daikichi is a thirty year old bachelor who notices a six year old girl he doesn't recognize when he attends his grandfather's funeral. Read more
Published 13 months ago by para
5.0 out of 5 stars
(4.5 STARS) Usagi Drop
At the funeral of his grandfather, a 30-year-old bachelor Daikichi meets a 6-year-old girl Rin. Daikichi learns that she is an illegitimate daughter of his deceased grandfather. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Tsuyoshi
2.0 out of 5 stars
trying not spoil the ending but
I'll just say the last volume or 2 totally ruined (totally destroyed it for me) the series. I would recommend people to stop reading when they hit the time skip.
Published 17 months ago by Lina
5.0 out of 5 stars
a funny semi slice of life josei
I stumbled upon this manga after watching the anime. I adored the anime and thought to look for the manga version. I fell in love with it right away. Read more
Published 21 months ago by BFRO
4.0 out of 5 stars
good enough
It's interesting commentary about those who live on the edges of Japanese society, halfway between being accepted and shunned, in awkward relationships, with only each other and a... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Anonymous
5.0 out of 5 stars
So Cute!
If you like "Yotsuba&!" or "Aishiteru Ze Baby" check this one out. It's got the cute heartwarming fun of "Yotsuba&!" and the cute heartbreaking sweetness of "Aishiteru Ze Baby. Read more
Published on February 6, 2011 by Charles Capko
5.0 out of 5 stars
So far a good read
i don't usually read much, so i was looking into some light reading to pass the time when not at my computer. Read more
Published on December 13, 2010 by Roger Wong
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