This is all part of growing up, I guess. Let’s leave aside how the setup of Rin and then Kouki’s mom getting sick in the last two episodes of Usagi Drop was an excellent showcase of how good a couple Daikichi and Kouki’s mom make. True as that may be, it has nothing to do [...]
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It’s a bitter-sweet ending to Usagi Drop, only in that all good things must invariably come to an end. Finishing at eleven episodes the series never deviated from the path [...]
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is that it’s already over!   What I’m about to say has nothing to do with the Usagi Drop manga, about which I give no shits, and which I haven’t read: I wish Usagi Drop would’ve been 22 episodes long instead of eleven. I think the plot was truncated by the factors of being based [...]
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Too cute. Why is Daikichi worried about how she’ll look when her teeth fall out? Family Dynamics One thing which Usagi Drop has done consistently well at is portraying intergenerational relationships so believably. In this episode, look at the reactions … Continue reading →
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Daikichi’s cousin Haruko suddenly shows up, having run away from home, where she lives with her husband and his parents. Apparently she can’t stand any of them anymore so she ran away to Daikichi’s until she figures out what to … Continue reading →
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Episode 11 Final- And so Usagi Drop ends on a relatively normal, relaxed note. It was really a simple ending, yet this very simple ending was a fantastic way to wrap up this series. This series really turned out to be a great slice of life series that wasn’t trying to be overdramatic or anything [...]
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There was a time when Noitamina basically knew (and popularized) two genres: adult slice of life and experimental horror/adventure. Now, it did branch out to many other genres over the years, but it still retains true to the roots that originally made it big: slice of life series that don’t focus on the usual teenagers, [...]
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Last week's penultimate episode of Usagi Drop brought us about as close as this series can get to a cliff-hanger, with Yukari falling ill with what was quite possibly Rin's cold - quite the trauma when you're a single parent, especially with a son like Kouki. Still, at least Yukari has Daikichi and Rin to help out with the shopping, and although the latter feels a little guilty that her cold
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Last week’s episode of Usagi Drop followed Daikichi as he cared for a sick Rin, with help from Kouki’s mom.  As a parent, I can say this – the episode did a bang up job of conveying a parent’s feeling of helplessness and the dependence a small child has on her parent or guardian (perhaps [...]
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In Episode 9, the focus shifted to learning more about Kouki, and also learning a bit about how Daikichi views others with their kids. But episode 10 knocks us down into reality as Rin suddenly gets sick. Daikichi, obviously not … Continue reading →
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So perhaps this is as far opposite as the anime timbre needle can reach? Could Usagi Drop be the penultimate symbol of a medium reaching the end of the reflex line in regards to how it is presented, and sells itself to the masses? Admittedly, not having not spent a lot of time with the [...]
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So perhaps this is as far opposite as the anime timbre needle can reach? Could Usagi Drop be the penultimate symbol of a medium reaching the end of the reflex line in regards to how it is presented, and sells itself to the masses? Admittedly, not having not spent a lot of time with the [...]
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As I’m a fan on this series in genral, this episode deals with the viewer learning that Daikichi is going through life one step at a time for Rin’s sake. I thought that this episode contained some cute moments, though I wish that Daikichi would flirt harder with Kouki’s mother. Anyway I can’t wait to [...]
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If 30-sai was a manual for 30-year old virgins, Usagi Drop is sort of like a manual for 30-year old fathers… of toddlers I suppose… which provides some good advice. Daikichi’s visit to Rin’s school, gives us another subtle but powerful scene in which he realizes that his world and network has expanded ever since [...]
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Returning from a self-imposed mini-sabbatical, I have two episodes of pure charm sitting on my computer. It’s like the angels came down and digitally impregnated my computer with magical heaven-like [...]
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I have not been blogging much on this anime not because I have lot interest but because I have been reading the manga. I feel like I’m watching the same thing twice as the anime stays quite true to the manga. There is no need for me convince you that this is a super heart [...]
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And the manly meeting of the Usagi Drop fanboys club commences~ ~I was hoping to keep a good, on-track record for Usagi Drop, but as you can see, that didn’t last. Recently I’ve started college, and it’s taking some time to get used to my new schedule, night classes, and riding on the public bus [...]
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