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うさぎドロップ [Usagi Drop] #7
Usagi Drop 07
As Rin experiences the ups and downs of being a teenager, she begins to ponder what it means to be family. In her exploration of that question, she takes it upon herself to track down Masako, her birth mother. Masako, now engaged and pregnant, is about to start a new family of her own. But with Masako's feelings of guilt over her treatment of Rin, she can't bring herself to tell Daikichi of the recent developments in her life. So when Rin and Masako end up meeting face-to-face as a result of Rin's legwork, will the mother-daughter relationship that's been all but nonexistent till now end in fireworks?
212 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2010
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Yumi Unita
56 books85 followersJapanese Name (宇仁田ゆみ)
Yumi Unita was born in Mie Prefecture on May 10th, 1972. In 1998, she debuted with "VOICE" in Hakusensha's Young Animal. Since then, she has worked in many genres, having her works featured in seinen, josei, and shounen magazines.
Yumi Unita was born in Mie Prefecture on May 10th, 1972. In 1998, she debuted with "VOICE" in Hakusensha's Young Animal. Since then, she has worked in many genres, having her works featured in seinen, josei, and shounen magazines.
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August 23, 2021
3/5 A little better than the last volume. Though still not as entertaining as when Rin was younger. The focus of volume 7 veers away from the romance between Rin and Koichi which is good. Instead we focus on Rin trying to find out who her mother is and finally meeting her.
The beginning of the volume was a bit uneventful but it gets a bit better as it progresses.
Teenage Rin and her plush bunnies on the cover of volume 7.
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The beginning of the volume was a bit uneventful but it gets a bit better as it progresses.
Teenage Rin and her plush bunnies on the cover of volume 7.
Read 8/23/21
March 2, 2013
I love this series and I think this volume is another highlight.
After the focus on clearing the air about what happened between Rin and Kouki in the in-between time from the time jump of ten years which finished last volume, and ended with Rin totally deciding not to consider Kouki love material for good (they guy just cannot say no to women, no matter if it means that Rin gets bullied) as well as Kouki's mother deciding that she would move her and Daikichi's almost romance out of limbo and move on by accepting another interested suitor, we have Rin considering relationships and motherhood and growing up in this volume.
Rin's only girlfriend (at least she is never shown in conversation with anyone else) Reina, daughter of Daikichi's cousin, seems to have found a boyfriend and it leads her to spending less time with Rin. Not only that, but a friend of Kouki's also seems interested in Reina. This makes Rin wonder what she herself might want from a romance, not that anyone has caught her eye. But what about Daikichi? He's 40 now, and while trying to keep Rin from toppling over from a high place he has for the first time in his life, totally thrown out his back.
Aside: There's a lovely and sad (for lost opportunities) bit where a grumpy and somewhat childish Daikichi asks to be spoiled by Kouki's mom (on the telephone) who as always is the to go to person for help in domestic situations. There's a clear message that if Daikichi had acted more needy earlier, and not so totally unruffled by his circumstances, Kouki's mom might have felt needed by him and accepted his and her feelings.
This situation really brings home to Rin and Daikichi that time is passing and Rin wonders whether she might take care of Daikichi when he's really old, or wouldn't it be better if he had a wife to take care of him... but if he did... he was always by her side (in a clever bit of casual dialogue we find out that Rin hardly remembers anything before Daikichi, only her supposed father/grandfather; since I have - not sure whether on purpose - forgotten loads of my early childhoold this comes across totally believable to me). So, would she be allowed to live in his house then?
There's a lovely bit of maturation from Kouki in this volume who
a) realizes that Rin is lonely at school without Reina to talk to
b) sets her head straight about her place in Daikichi's life: his house is her house, period.
c) actually has Daikichi as some sort of father role model
d) wants to earn money to take care of his mom in her old age
If he had just gotten his sh*t together earlier, a lot of pain for Rin could have been avoided :P
e) When Rin decides she wants to know more about her birth mother, he decides he needs to be there for her, no matter what she finds out.
And here's another step on the way to adulthood: Rin decides she doesn't want to burden Daikichi with her desire to find out more, so instead of talking to him about it (which he later on makes clear upsets him a lot) she uses her brains to try and get at the information herself. Daikichi finds out though.
And so this volume has Rin finally meeting her mother (whom she doesn't remember from Daikichi's grandfather's house at all, not even to the extent that six-year-old Rin was talking about the housekeeper who didn't like her, it seemed), who is hugely pregnant! Daikichi comes along to be there if anything goes wrong, but waits at a café near Masako's studio: He's very clear about telling her that she'll always be his kid, no matter what happens at Masako's.
Masako hasn't gotten a lot more emotionally mature in the inbetween years, she's still coddled by her assistant/father-to-be/husband? I have the feeling the mangaka wanted to show that increasing age does NOT automatically come with increasing maturity and that maturity as such doesn't depend on age.
Rin can't quite feel a daughter's love, but is glad to see this woman nonetheless and gets a real kick out of thinking of herself as a big sister. Masako hardly gets a word out and her boyfriend?/assistant tries to fill the gap with small-talk. She does get up the nerve to ask to hug Rin at the end of the visit and I think both are happy they have some sort of connection now.
But, as Rin thinks to herself "My mother had a job she couldn't give up on. Then did Daikichi not have something like that?" - if Masako had been a good mother, she might never have met Daikichi. And she doesn't want to imagine that.
Aside:
After the focus on clearing the air about what happened between Rin and Kouki in the in-between time from the time jump of ten years which finished last volume, and ended with Rin totally deciding not to consider Kouki love material for good (they guy just cannot say no to women, no matter if it means that Rin gets bullied) as well as Kouki's mother deciding that she would move her and Daikichi's almost romance out of limbo and move on by accepting another interested suitor, we have Rin considering relationships and motherhood and growing up in this volume.
Rin's only girlfriend (at least she is never shown in conversation with anyone else) Reina, daughter of Daikichi's cousin, seems to have found a boyfriend and it leads her to spending less time with Rin. Not only that, but a friend of Kouki's also seems interested in Reina. This makes Rin wonder what she herself might want from a romance, not that anyone has caught her eye. But what about Daikichi? He's 40 now, and while trying to keep Rin from toppling over from a high place he has for the first time in his life, totally thrown out his back.
Aside: There's a lovely and sad (for lost opportunities) bit where a grumpy and somewhat childish Daikichi asks to be spoiled by Kouki's mom (on the telephone) who as always is the to go to person for help in domestic situations. There's a clear message that if Daikichi had acted more needy earlier, and not so totally unruffled by his circumstances, Kouki's mom might have felt needed by him and accepted his and her feelings.
This situation really brings home to Rin and Daikichi that time is passing and Rin wonders whether she might take care of Daikichi when he's really old, or wouldn't it be better if he had a wife to take care of him... but if he did... he was always by her side (in a clever bit of casual dialogue we find out that Rin hardly remembers anything before Daikichi, only her supposed father/grandfather; since I have - not sure whether on purpose - forgotten loads of my early childhoold this comes across totally believable to me). So, would she be allowed to live in his house then?
There's a lovely bit of maturation from Kouki in this volume who
a) realizes that Rin is lonely at school without Reina to talk to
b) sets her head straight about her place in Daikichi's life: his house is her house, period.
c) actually has Daikichi as some sort of father role model
d) wants to earn money to take care of his mom in her old age
If he had just gotten his sh*t together earlier, a lot of pain for Rin could have been avoided :P
e) When Rin decides she wants to know more about her birth mother, he decides he needs to be there for her, no matter what she finds out.
And here's another step on the way to adulthood: Rin decides she doesn't want to burden Daikichi with her desire to find out more, so instead of talking to him about it (which he later on makes clear upsets him a lot) she uses her brains to try and get at the information herself. Daikichi finds out though.
And so this volume has Rin finally meeting her mother (whom she doesn't remember from Daikichi's grandfather's house at all, not even to the extent that six-year-old Rin was talking about the housekeeper who didn't like her, it seemed), who is hugely pregnant! Daikichi comes along to be there if anything goes wrong, but waits at a café near Masako's studio: He's very clear about telling her that she'll always be his kid, no matter what happens at Masako's.
Masako hasn't gotten a lot more emotionally mature in the inbetween years, she's still coddled by her assistant/father-to-be/husband? I have the feeling the mangaka wanted to show that increasing age does NOT automatically come with increasing maturity and that maturity as such doesn't depend on age.
Rin can't quite feel a daughter's love, but is glad to see this woman nonetheless and gets a real kick out of thinking of herself as a big sister. Masako hardly gets a word out and her boyfriend?/assistant tries to fill the gap with small-talk. She does get up the nerve to ask to hug Rin at the end of the visit and I think both are happy they have some sort of connection now.
But, as Rin thinks to herself "My mother had a job she couldn't give up on. Then did Daikichi not have something like that?" - if Masako had been a good mother, she might never have met Daikichi. And she doesn't want to imagine that.
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August 17, 2017
The prior episode sort of stalled out, but this episode brings back the pacing of the story. Yay!
March 25, 2019
Rin finally wants to learn about her Mother. We also get a lesson in Japanese culture.
December 30, 2012
For real guys, don't spoil yourself for this series. Otherwise you end up like me, eyeing every development with beady-eyed suspicion. Is this meant to signal the awful thing? Am I supposed to read it as subtext? I refuse! :( It's a shame because without that spoiler lurking in the back of my mind I'd be able to enjoy the story more wholeheartedly. But whatever. The awful thing isn't here yet! This volume features Rin getting curious about her mother and going to meet her. I thought both Rin and Daikichi handled the situation very maturely and I liked that Rin managed to successfully navigate the intensely awkward first meeting with the power of her levelheadedness. I'd be glad to see further developments on that front in the next volume. And none on the future awful thing, kthnx bye. 3 stars
February 28, 2012
No complaints. 5 Stars. :3 Rin's finally become curious about her mother. It was a nice, realistic volume. I like how things turned out. I'm glad Masako got to meet her daughter and now she's going to make a family with her husband. I mean, often when children are given up, the reason is that the parent is not ready to take care of a child so it's only natural that once they mature, they'll start a family and have children they keep. That's really awkward for both the mother and the child. But Rin and Masako can deal. Rin, of course, she's mature, but I'm glad Masako has started to resolve her issues.
Anddd I see a certain other relationship subtly moving forward... It'll be interesting to see how that finally comes about.
Anddd I see a certain other relationship subtly moving forward... It'll be interesting to see how that finally comes about.
December 8, 2012
In this volume of Bunny Drop, Rin becomes curious about what a mother is, which thus leads to her tracking down her birth mother.
This is a very delicate topic to cover in any story, and mangaka Yumi Unita pulls it off quite well. There's a vulnerable authenticity to Rin in these chapters, but there's also a strength and solid foundation that Daikichi has provided for her though he doubts he made the right decision to adopt her. He muses about whether Rin would have been better off if she had had a mother in her life instead of a single father. I think Rin's stability is both a tribute to the life that Daikichi has provided for her, but also a tribute to her own person and the sweet young woman that she is becoming.
This is a very delicate topic to cover in any story, and mangaka Yumi Unita pulls it off quite well. There's a vulnerable authenticity to Rin in these chapters, but there's also a strength and solid foundation that Daikichi has provided for her though he doubts he made the right decision to adopt her. He muses about whether Rin would have been better off if she had had a mother in her life instead of a single father. I think Rin's stability is both a tribute to the life that Daikichi has provided for her, but also a tribute to her own person and the sweet young woman that she is becoming.
August 11, 2017
I really liked this edition. And I really don't like Rin's mother. Daikichi, When he said to Rin. "You'll be my kid forever". Heartbreaking and beautiful.
November 17, 2022
Daikichi, now 40, has been taking care of Rin, age 16, for the past 10 years when her mother had decided she couldn't both work and take care of a child. He's starting to feel his age and injuries his back while preventing Rin from falling. It's at times like this he really regrets not finding a woman willing to marry him and that things didn't work out with Natani-san.
While Rin was quite firm with Kouki that she would never be involved wth him romantically he still hopes. He tells her it would be easier on him if she were to find someone else but she seems to have no romantic interest in anyone. Talking with her friends they always seem to find it odd that she refers to Daikichi by name rather than "Dad". To her "Dad" has always been Daikichi's grandfather. This gets her thinking about what family means and sparks a desire to find her mother. She starts the search without telling Daikichi afraid he will be angry if he finds out. However, he isn't angry with her when he finds out. He understand her need to find out where her beginnings before age 6 comes from. Even though he hates Masako, Rin's birth mother, for abandoning her he understands Rin's need to know and arranges a meeting. He worries that meeting her could cause her pain if she is rebuffed by the seemingly unfeeling and abrasive Masako. The question is will meeting her mother be traumatic? That is his worry. He tells her she will always have a home with home. Rin's feelings are changing but she's not sure just how yet.
While Rin was quite firm with Kouki that she would never be involved wth him romantically he still hopes. He tells her it would be easier on him if she were to find someone else but she seems to have no romantic interest in anyone. Talking with her friends they always seem to find it odd that she refers to Daikichi by name rather than "Dad". To her "Dad" has always been Daikichi's grandfather. This gets her thinking about what family means and sparks a desire to find her mother. She starts the search without telling Daikichi afraid he will be angry if he finds out. However, he isn't angry with her when he finds out. He understand her need to find out where her beginnings before age 6 comes from. Even though he hates Masako, Rin's birth mother, for abandoning her he understands Rin's need to know and arranges a meeting. He worries that meeting her could cause her pain if she is rebuffed by the seemingly unfeeling and abrasive Masako. The question is will meeting her mother be traumatic? That is his worry. He tells her she will always have a home with home. Rin's feelings are changing but she's not sure just how yet.
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September 24, 2021I first started reading Bunny Drop back in 2012 and thought it was really cute, so I bought all the volumes up to 7 (which were all that had been published in English at the time). The story and characters go a bit downhill once Rin reaches her teen years, so I actually only ever read through volume 6, but always kind of meant to go back and continue the series eventually. Cut to years later and I learned about the problematic turn the story takes by the end:
Despite that, I've had fond memories of the first few volumes and still owned volumes 1-7 for almost a decade. I needed to decide whether to keep or unhaul the manga, so I finally re-read and completed the unread portions of the manga, since there's only ten volumes. And yeah, it for sure goes downhill after volume 4, and the uncomfortable topic begins in volume 8. I am sort of glad to finally have finished the series and seen for myself how the story devolves. While I do genuinely still like the beginning of this series, I won't be rating any of them because I don't want to encourage anyone to begin reading without knowing the trajectory the story takes, and I don't really want to further support an author who would write this kind of storyline (I read the last three volumes I didn't already own through online scans).
For new readers, I would definitely suggest stopping either after volume 4 or volume 7. Both of those volumes have decent ending points without any of the weirdness of the final volumes. But also this is one of those cases where you should definitely know spoilers before deciding to start reading.
Despite that, I've had fond memories of the first few volumes and still owned volumes 1-7 for almost a decade. I needed to decide whether to keep or unhaul the manga, so I finally re-read and completed the unread portions of the manga, since there's only ten volumes. And yeah, it for sure goes downhill after volume 4, and the uncomfortable topic begins in volume 8. I am sort of glad to finally have finished the series and seen for myself how the story devolves. While I do genuinely still like the beginning of this series, I won't be rating any of them because I don't want to encourage anyone to begin reading without knowing the trajectory the story takes, and I don't really want to further support an author who would write this kind of storyline (I read the last three volumes I didn't already own through online scans).
For new readers, I would definitely suggest stopping either after volume 4 or volume 7. Both of those volumes have decent ending points without any of the weirdness of the final volumes. But also this is one of those cases where you should definitely know spoilers before deciding to start reading.
July 1, 2021
Rin and Kouki sort out (most of) their issues and everything is fine until Daikichi hurts his back. It's nothing super serious, but it brings up the topic of mothers and how they tend to baby their children even when said child is a 40 year old man, which then led to Rin getting curious about her own mother.
But with how abnormal(?) Rin's home situation is, is this the right thing to do? Will it hurt Daikichi's feelings? Will it change anything? Can Kouki keep his mouth shut? These are the questions...
This series has 10 volumes.
But with how abnormal(?) Rin's home situation is, is this the right thing to do? Will it hurt Daikichi's feelings? Will it change anything? Can Kouki keep his mouth shut? These are the questions...
This series has 10 volumes.
June 30, 2019
Insomma, ha perso smalto da quando Rin è cresciuta... Però le dinamiche tra Rin e Daikichi sono piuttosto divertenti.
Tra l'altro, in questo settimo volume Rin va a ... Non so, capisco che son passati sedici anni dalla prima volta ma una donna del genere che diventa mamma...
Non son sicura che mi piacciano i disegni, però. Son troppo semplici per i miei gusti.
Dai, che siamo quasi alla fine.
Tra l'altro, in questo settimo volume Rin va a ... Non so, capisco che son passati sedici anni dalla prima volta ma una donna del genere che diventa mamma...
Non son sicura che mi piacciano i disegni, però. Son troppo semplici per i miei gusti.
Dai, che siamo quasi alla fine.
May 3, 2021
Ce tome était moins drôle que les précédents mais on a enfin des réponses sur la maman de Rin et sur ce qu’elle est devenue après toutes ces années. Rin se pose beaucoup de questions sur la signification d’être mère et j’ai donc hâte de lire les prochains tomes pour voir si elle trouve des réponses.
4/5
4/5
August 25, 2023
3.5 stars
I actually liked the last one better but this one also had some really nice scenes. I really liked how much she cares for Daikichi even if she wants to meet her mom.
There’s also not much in the romance department in this one, which I’m okay with, I like them together but I like the parents better, then they could be siblings, that would be my dream
I actually liked the last one better but this one also had some really nice scenes. I really liked how much she cares for Daikichi even if she wants to meet her mom.
There’s also not much in the romance department in this one, which I’m okay with, I like them together but I like the parents better, then they could be siblings, that would be my dream
March 11, 2018
Un tome intéressant même si j'ai trouvé qu'il trainait beaucoup en longueur et que certaines choses restent encore confuses. par contre je n'ai pas vraiment aimé le personnage de la mère de Rin, j'ai du mal à la comprendre. J'espère que les tomes suivants seront mieux.
Lu le 10/03/2018
Lu le 10/03/2018
July 30, 2018
I don't know how I feel about Rin meeting her mother. But still love the series, time is passing slower now, but there is also more going on and life is more complex so it is understandable, still I would have loved to have had more of Rin's childhood.
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April 30, 2020
We finaly moved on from that boring teenage stuff. Rin is now thinking about mothers a lot and decided, she will meet her own for the first time. Daikichi is furious, of course (I am not surprised), but everything ends well, I guess. Now we are finally back onto their father-daughter relationship.
June 8, 2020
This took me a while to finish because there was a significant drop in quality. Both the story as well as the translation. I want to finish the story, but I can’t carry on. I will probably skim through the remaining three books.
The anime will always be one of my favourites.
The anime will always be one of my favourites.
February 17, 2022
Great she finally meets her. And everything went well? Rin is really mature for her age. I thought she would ask more questions cz tbh there were some unanswered questions. Oh well. Daikichi really can't stand Masako.
August 19, 2024
First 4 volumes are fine. After that, not so much. It all becomes pretty grossin retrospect. Don't recommend it. I couldn't sleep so I decided to read a series that I had very little context for other than people hated the ending. I see why.
October 22, 2017
In this one, Rin meets her mother for the first time.
November 4, 2017
En realidad 3'5 (pero bajando).
Cada vez me está gustando un poco menos. Siento que no avanza o que este tomo entero sobra. No veo necesario lo que pasa en él.
Cada vez me está gustando un poco menos. Siento que no avanza o que este tomo entero sobra. No veo necesario lo que pasa en él.
April 19, 2018
I'm unsure if they keep getting better or if I'm just obsessed
May 1, 2019
3.5 stars.
October 7, 2019
Oh, oof, right in the feels.
April 13, 2020
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January 18, 2021
Realllly loves this manga! Really adorable and cute story and drawings/Characters 😻😁👌❤️
January 4, 2023
If she bones her dad, I’m going to lose my mind
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October 20, 2024I really liked some of the emotional beats in this volume. Sometimes I feel like this manga handles complex situations with excellent care.
March 9, 2023
In this tome Rin struggles to tell her adoptive father Daikichi that she would like to know about her biological mother. It was beautiful.
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