Stein's Gate Review

Usagi Drop

An adorably endearing anime about a lonely bachelor
raising his grandfather’s illegitimate daughter, Usagi Drop (or Bunny Drop)
explores a Daikichi Suchiro’s transition into parenthood as he deals with his
six year old aunt, Rin.

Along with its endearing two main characters, Usagi Drop
features a solid group of side characters including a hyper-active young boy
from the neighborhood, his mother, runaway cousins, a single mother from
Daikichi’s workplace, and many more.

This series does a pretty good job of sticking to its main
plot while including a couple fun sub-plots such as Daikichi’s slight
romantic relationship with the single mother who lives down the street.
However, probably one of the sub-plots that separates this from similar stories
is Daikichi’s determination to discuss Rin’s future with her mother who ran
away when she was very young. The fact that it becomes apparent that Rin and
her mother are very similar just makes it even more awkward.

However despite all of these heartfelt moments one cannot say that this show is
a tearjerker. This is probably due to the upbeat and warm-fuzzy nature of the comedy in this show. Though I admit Kouko-san Rin’s friend did put me in a very apprehensive mood with his trouble making. So two thumbs up for that.

Although the whole show is sweet beyond all belief, the
happy go lucky nature of this show never gets old, supporting Daikichi’s point
in the end that parents shouldn’t feel regret over having children. And like
his point about parents to kids, I most certainly didn’t regret spending the
few hours which it took to go through this show.

As for score I’m going to have to give Usagi Drop a 7 out of
10. The art at times can seem a bit too childish and it wasn’t the world’s MOST
interesting show. However, the show definitely accomplished what the creators
were going for and is definately an easy to enjoy. It's sweet and funny, but I’m
probably not really going to remember much about it in a few weeks.