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「わたしの木」 (Watashi no Ki) “My Tree” Planting a tree that grows along with you is a very cool idea.
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Another great episode of Usagi Drop. How would you rate it so far? Is it a great show? Is it a better show than even we think? Sometimes I wonder if I’m doing it a disservice. I love Usagi Drop. Daikichi’s simple but profound reflection of how Rin has already, for longer than he’s known, [...]
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This was my favorite episode of Usagi Drop so far. The ending of this episode was one of the most emotional moments in the show so far. We spent the majority of the episode focused on procuring a tree for … Continue reading →
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A family tradition, a tree tradition~ ~If I’m not mistaken, I believe it’s the halfway mark for Usagi Drop as of this episode –SOB- It’s already been six episodes?! Have I been so easily distracted by its absolute cuteness that I did not notice this? Yes. Definitely yes. With Rin in first grade, and the [...]
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Rin is now in Elementary, and it is a new leaf for both Daickichi and Rin. It is also the start of building Rin, Kouki’s childhood relationship. This episode further gives Rin a much more importance to the family, as commemorated with the tree planting tradition. A gesture that made her feel longing for someone to be with her. With Kouki in the mix, [...]
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Whooho! This is Starburst taking my first leap into the summer season (A month too late, though, but who cares). First of all, I’ve got to say that I am absolutely pumped in covering this show. Everywhere I’ve been hearing a lot of great things about Usagi Drop and having seen the first 6 episodes,  [ Read More ]
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Thanks to halfadeckshort for covering Usagi Drop last week! Summary: Rin has started elementary school, and since Daikichi still has trouble with her disappearing on occasion, he wants to do something to preserve memories for himself and for her. His idea is to plant a tree for her, just as his mom did with him. [...]
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Thanks to halfadeckshort for covering Usagi Drop last week! Summary: Rin has started elementary school, and since Daikichi still has trouble with her disappearing on occasion, he wants to do something to preserve memories for himself and for her. His idea is to plant a tree for her, just as his mom did with him. [...]
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Let me announce loudly that this is so easily my favorite show of the summer. There’s nothing like the one-two combination of Usagi Drop and Mayo Chiki! One continually touches [...]
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There’s just something so simple and charming about the art style in Usagi Drop, that it just suits the story, themes, and atmosphere of the anime perfectly. Compare the art work of Usagi Drop, from character designs to backgrounds to animation, to any other anime airing right now.  It’d be hard to find another series [...]
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The sixth episode of “Usagi Drop” isn’t very coy about its metaphor. One might even find this week’s slice-of-life events a little dull and unexciting. After all, we’re planting trees! Although I have railed against slice-of-life anime in the past, … Continue reading →
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A quick summary of Ep 1 through 5 (since I haven’t blogged it yet): Daikichi is a 30 year old salaryman who decides to take in his Grandpa’s illegitimate child, Rin, after he dies and no one in the family wants … Continue reading →
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It’s time for Rin to start elementary school, which she attends with Kouki. To commemorate this, Rin and Daikichi plant a loquat tree outside their house after Daikichi tells her about he and his sister getting trees when they were born. That … Continue reading →
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Continuing with my relentless conquering of the monstrous backlog (and my failure to do so yesterday), I have moved on to Usagi Drop. Writing a double post before the episode that follows arrives sure puts on the pressure. Usagi Drop has been, for the past 5 weeks, one of my favourite shows this season. That [...]
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Episode 06 - Man, I just love the laid back pacing to this series. Usagi drop has a great pacing that has a good balance of light-hearted humor, and more serious yet gentle undertones. As a slice of life series, Usagi drop has been doing a terrific job, with this episode just another reason why [...]
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It's time for Rin to begin elementary school as we move into Usagi Drop's second half - not, as you might expect, a time for tears and tantrums, but simply one of taking photographs to remember the moment. As Rin and Daikichi go about their new-found everyday life, with the former discovering the confusing wonders of breakfast cereals, Daikichi brings up the prospect of planting a tree to
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In the extreme heat of the Beijing summer, lounging around and watching a slow-paced anime like this one seems to really fit. (Plus, I'm avoiding the nightmare that is Someday's Dreamers 2, but that's another story all together.) Mutual love! This episode really cleared up what Rin and Daikichi meant to each other and how long we can expect to see them together. With the introduction of
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This is honestly quite a unique anime. Daikichi actually makes contact with Rin’s mother and rather than the expected refusal to meet, she happily agrees. There is a lack of emotion and pretty much indifference is all you sense in this mysterious lady. Turns out she is a mangaka and somehow she says she cannot [...]
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