Bunny Drop

Its chapters were collected into nine volumes by Shodensha. The series has been licensed for English language release by Yen Press. An anime adaptation by Production I.G was broadcast in Japan between July and September 2011. A live-action film adaptation premiered in August 2011. A spin-off series, titled Usagi Drop: Bangaihen, was serialized in Feel Young from July 2011 to December 2011 and collected in one volume.

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• Title — Live-action film • Content — * Bunny Drop

• Type — TV series • Director — Kanta Kamei • Writer — Taku Kishimoto • Music — Suguru Matsutani • Studio — Production I.G • Network — Fuji TV (noitamina) • First — July 7, 2011 • Last — September 15, 2011 • Episodes — 11 • Episode List — Bunny Drop#Episode list

• Type — manga • Title — Usagi Drop: Bangaihen • Author — Yumi Unita • Publisher — Shodensha • Magazine — Feel Young • First — July 2011 • Last — December 2011 • Volumes — 1 • Volume List — List of Bunny Drop chapters

• Type — manga • Author — Yumi Unita • Publisher — Shodensha • Magazine — Feel Young • First — October 2005 • Last — April 2011 • Volumes — 10 • Volume List — List of Bunny Drop chapters

• Ja Kanji — うさぎドロップ • Ja Romaji — Usagi Doroppu • Genre — * Comedy drama • Coming-of-age • Slice of life

When 30-year-old Daikichi Kawachi returns home for his grandfather's funeral he learns about the existence of Rin Kaga, his grandfather's illegitimate six-year-old daughter by an unknown mother. The girl is an embarrassment to all his relatives and is treated like an outcast. Annoyed by their attitudes, Daikichi decides to take care of Rin himself, even though he is single and has no experience in raising a child. As Rin becomes part of his life, Daikichi experiences the hardships of being a single parent. He is befriended by the single mother of Kouki Nitani, a young boy who Rin meets in nursery school, who gives him advice on raising Rin. After a year has passed, Daikichi acknowledges his sacrifices for Rin have been worth it. The first half of the series focuses on Daikichi's perspective and struggles raising Rin. Ten years later, Rin is a high school student and the remainder of the series focuses on her trying to figure out how to deal with her feelings for Kouki, and her decision for a career. Rin discovers that she is not actually related to Daikichi by blood, and the series ends with Rin and Daikichi falling in love. The anime and live-action adaptations do not depict this revelation, and instead end before the time skip.

• Daikichi Kawachi (河地 大吉, Kawachi Daikichi) • Daikichi is a 30-year-old single man and the adoptive guardian of Rin. With Rin living in his home, Daikichi quits smoking, cleans his house, and reluctantly cuts back on work hours. Despite his irresponsible life style, Daikichi is a very hard worker and considered the best in his department. He is insecure about raising Rin, always asking his co-workers or Yukari for guidance. Yumi Unita stated some events Daikichi faced when raising Rin were based on her personal experiences. It appears that he has romantic feelings for Yukari. He is voiced by Hiroshi Tsuchida in the Japanese dub of the anime, and portrayed by Kenichi Matsuyama in the live action film. • Rin Kaga (鹿賀 りん, Kaga Rin) • Rin is a six-year-old girl and thought to be the illegitimate daughter of Daikichi's grandfather, Souichi Kaga (鹿賀 宋一, Kaga Sōichi) and manga artist Masako Yoshii (吉井 正子, Yoshii Masako). Masako abandoned her for the sake of her career. She is strongly independent and mature, often dealing with issues on her own. Living with Daikichi, she develops a fondness of cooking for him. Rin begins to wrestle with her feelings when Kouki starts wanting to have a deeper relationship with her. Rin comes to realize that she loves Daikichi, but is hesitant to pursue a relationship because they are related. Near the end of the series, however, Rin learns from her mother that Daikichi is not her biological nephew, and that Souichi who was Daikichi's grandfather had only adopted her. After this she opts to stay with Daikichi for life and marry him. Her child self is voiced by Ayu Matsuura in the Japanese dub of the anime, and portrayed by Mana Ashida in the live-action film. • Kouki Nitani (二谷 コウキ, Nitani Kōki) • Kouki is a boy Rin befriended in her daycare. He is an immature brat, but has grown fond of Rin as they are both raised by a single parent. When they are teenagers, Kouki desires to pursue a deeper relationship with Rin. Kouki later realizes that Rin loves Daikichi and works to help her confess her feelings to him, consistently acting for her best interest despite himself. His child self is voiced by Noa Sakai in the Japanese dub of the anime, and portrayed by Ruiki Satō in the live-action film. • Yukari Nitani (二谷 ゆかり, Nitani Yukari) • Yukari is an attractive 32-year-old divorced (widowed in the live action film) woman who is Kouki's mother. She gives guidance to Daikichi Kawachi on raising Rin. In the live action film it is said that her husband died in a car accident, which is shown when her son Kouki and Rin went to visit both of their fathers graves at the cemetery. Yukari is voiced by Sayaka Ohara in the Japanese dub of the anime, and portrayed by Karina in the live-action film.

Bunny Drop was written and illustrated by Yumi Unita. The untitled chapters were serialized by Shodensha in the monthly manga magazine Feel Young between October 2005 and April 2011. Part one, which is collected in the first four volumes, concluded in the April 2008 issue, with part two (which skips ahead ten years) beginning thereafter. The chapters were collected in nine volumes, the final volume released on July 8, 2011. A spin-off series, also by Unita, entitled Usagi Drop: Bangaihen was serialized in Feel Young from July 2011 to December 2011 and collected in one volume. The series has been licensed in English by Yen Press and in French by Delcourt. Yen Press has published the nine volumes as of August 20, 2013, and the Usagi Drop: Bangaihen volume was released on April 22, 2014, as the tenth and final volume.

An anime television series adaptation of the manga produced by Production I.G aired on the noitaminA timeslot on Fuji TV between July 7, 2011, and September 15, 2011. Toho, Fuji TV, SMEJ, Dentsu and Shodensha were also involved in the production of the series. In addition, the series could be watched on Kansai TV (July 13 – September 21), Tokai TV (July 15 – September 23), TV Nishinippon (July 21 – September 22, every two weeks, two episodes per day, last three episodes on September 22), BS Fuji (August 7 – October 23) and Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting (October 10 - December). The series was also simulcast by Crunchyroll and Anime News Network. The series was released on four Blu-ray Disc/DVD volumes between October 28, 2011, and January 27, 2012, each containing a bonus mini-episode. The opening theme is "Sweet Drop" by Puffy AmiYumi whilst the ending theme is "High High High" by Kasarinchu. The anime has been licensed by NIS America who released the series on Blu-ray and DVD combo pack including an artbook and extras on August 7, 2012.

Rin and Daikichi appear in a downloadable content pack for the PlayStation Vita game Touch My Katamari, which was released in Japan on May 24, 2012.