As usual this is a follow up of my previous summer line-up first impressions. While anime series premiering in summer aren’t exactly the strongest for the previous years that gone by, this year’s line-up seem to be going beyond everyone’s expectations. Sure, there are many loli-centered series this time, but nothing beats the moeness of [...]
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Usagi Drop is the successor for C and AnoHana as Noitamina hits the Summer season. It has the kicks, potential to be a good drama anime. I haven’t watched No-6 as of this posting, but this may come of the successor for Ano Hana. And by that, we all know how it ended? Usagi Drop came of as one of those family drama that [...]
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I struggled so much in figuring out which subs to use for this anime. HorribleSubs was the first to release, but I hate how Crunchyroll subs (or, tries to), so I kept looking. I watched the Commie version, but a Doki release came out when I wasn't looking and because there's a high chance I'll be archiving this anime, I'll probably go with that. A personalized arrangement. Just from the
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Usagi Drop is everything I thought it would be – a charming, relaxing and heartwarming story. The style brings to mind Disney animation while the plot seems to be lifted off of a Hollywood indie drama. That is, until you realize that the grandfather knocked-up some hot, blonde young mistress prior to the story, and you get [...] Related posts:Ro Kyu Bu! 01 [First Impressions] Ikoku Meiro no Croisee 01 & Sacred Seven 01 [First Impressions] Mawaru PenguinDrum 01 & No. 6 01 [First Impressions]
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Let’s start with the new show that seems most likely to be any good, which would be R-15, but that’s not out yet, so we’ll settle for Usagi Drop.  Episode 1, start! …thirty minutes pass… Mmm. Kind of a slow-moving show, and with Rin too shy to talk we don’t get as much dialogue as [...]
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For me this is easily the best premier episode of the season. This is a little show for big people or at the very least, people with big hearts. Let [...]
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I hope it’s acceptable for guys to cry over anime, cause I came close already. Definitely one of the best episodes of anime I’ve seen. Summary: 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 [...]
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Summary: Daikichi is an average 30-year-old unmarried guy with his well-over-30-looking face perpetually stuck in a frown. He’s pulled out of his nichijou (that’s cross-promotion, J159) when his maternal grandfather dies. But at the funeral, he gets a shock that pulls him out of his ultra-mellow ways: apparently the little girl running around his grandfather’s [...]
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I feel like perhaps the only person alive (well, at least the only anime fan alive) who has read not a single page if the original Bunny Drop manga, but nonetheless its reputation precedes it sufficiently enough for me to pick it up as part of my selection of summer 2010 delights. The show's story as it stands within this opening instalment of the series is simple enough - single, thirty
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Crunchyroll decided to simulcast this just days before the first episode was going to air. I can’t even remember if it was one or two days, because of how hectic the last week was for me. Heh, I guess I’m … Continue reading →
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Finally. It feels great to see a more family-centric anime this time around. This show had me from the moment it started with that watercolor-like and textured opening. The overall feel of the show was there and I knew I was in for a treat. The show immediately introduces us to the main characters, Daikichi [...]
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When Daikichi’s grandfather dies, his family group to mourn his death at the family home. It is hear we see Rin, his grandfather’s illegitimate daughter whose mother abandoned her. The only question left is, who will take her home? Usagi … Continue reading →
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Ahhh… Rin is so d’awwwww ヽ(´௰´ )ﾉ Hm, felt a little bit more dramatic in the execution, but overall, this looks like a good adaptation. It feels weird to keep seeing manga series I’ve read even before their anime announcements getting animated… guess I am really that old now :D Of course, I wonder if [...]
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Kawachi Daikichi Usagi Drop did itself a huge favor right from the start: Daikichi isn’t a child. This tiny, seemingly unimportant fact about Daikichi’s age dictates how the anime will proceed from the very start. Usagi Drop will be the … Continue reading →
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There are a ton of things that impressed me when I watched the first episode of Usagi Drop.  I’m already heavily invested in that modest, yet striking art style for both the scenery and the characters.  And when the art is sometimes limiting, the voice acting for the characters does a proper job of bringing [...]
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「りんどうの女の子」 (Rindou no Onna no Ko) "Bellflower Girl" I am in awe at how the very first episode of Bunny Drop managed to bring tears to my eyes.
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After watching KamiMemo – which was equivalent to watching Charlie Sheen just puke nonsense after nonsense non-stop just desperately grasping to find some snappy and clever lines along the way – Usagi Drop was like watching a simple, understated silent movie. The dialogue was sparse. The score was perfectly whimsical and non-obstrusive. And when characters [...]
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First off I would like to mention that I’m not very firmilar with the history of the shows that have aired in the noitamina time slots, as [C] was my first real attempt at bloging shows from this time slot. As Production I.G are a studio I adore, and are among my favourite anime studios, [...]
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Josei, Slice of Life, Drama, Comedy Category:  TV Date Aired:  Jul 8, 2011 Studio(s):  Production I.G, Fuji TV Episodes:  11 Simulcast on Crunchyroll.com Summary: 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 [...]
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I don’t mean to always blog shows in the noitamina slots, but really, they are usually some of the best looking shows at the start of the season. That plus some other shows that just weren’t very interesting looking plus a lot of hype for quite a while lead me to blog this show.  I [...]
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