History Manga / BunnyDrop

* CanonDiscontinuity: The anime only covers the events of manga volumes 1-4, explicitly ignoring the TimeSkip in Volume 5 and implying that Daikichi will start a relationship with Kouki's mother.

* MeaningfulName: In Japanese, the bellflower is called the ''rindou''. On seeing Rin pick bellflowers for her father's grave, Daikichi realizes his grandfather named her after his favorite flower.

* CanonDiscontinuity: The anime implies that Daikichi will have a relationship with Kouki's mother, and only covers the events of manga volumes 1-4.

* ElectiveMute
* EmotionlessGirl: {{Deconstructed}}: Rin acts like this around people she's afraid of or doesn't trust (most everyone to begin with), and some of Daikichi's relatives cite it as a reason why they won't take her in. We soon find out that Rin is anything but.

* HappilyAdopted

* MaamShock: Male version -- her first morning with Daikichi, Rin calls him "oji-san," which shocks him as much because he's just 30 as because she's his ObaSan in the blood relationship sense. (The official translation obscures the joke by rendering these as "mister" and "ma'am".)

* [[NotBloodSiblings Not Blood Related]]: [[spoiler: Chapter 54 reveals that Rin isn't Souichi's biological daughter.]]

** [[spoiler:Further chapters [[strike:show hints of this]] beats you over the head with this between Daikichi and Ms. Nitani as well.]]

* [[NotBloodSiblings Not Blood Related]]: [[spoilerChapter 54 reveals that Rin isn't Souichi's biological daughter.]]

* CanonDiscontinuity: The anime implies that Daikichi will have a relationship with Kouki's mother, and only covers the events of manga volumes 1-4. This may have been deliberate, [[spoiler: considering that the events that happen from volume five onwards are considered to be ''very'' distasteful.]]

* FirstGirlWins: [[spoiler:Rin ends up marrying Daikichi]]

** [[spoiler: "Why not let her use your surname? It'll change anyway once she gets married."]]

* MayDecemberRomance: Daikichi's grandpa and Masako. [[spoiler: Rin later on at the end with Daikichi, who is older than her by 24 years]].

* ParentalIncest: [[spoiler:Despite being Daikichi's aunt, Rin was raised by Daikichi from childhood and is younger than the former by more than two decades. Eventually, Daikichi learns that the two are [[NotBloodSiblings Not Blood Related]]. Rin learns it much later.]]

* ReverseCerebusSyndrome: The story starts out as an innocent, but serious and realistic in terms of character personality, tale about parenting and loving an adopted child. [[spoiler: After the timeskip it becomes a {{Fanservice}}y WifeHusbandry story, with teenage Rin dating Kouki, then marrying Daikichi, the man who is, for all intents and purposes, her father.]]

** And when the Rin and Kouki thing is resolved, [[spoiler:Rin's new love is Daikichi]].
* WifeHusbandry: [[spoiler:As Rin grows up, she develops feelings for Daikichi.]]

* [[spoiler: FirstGirlWins - Rin ends up marrying Daikichi]]

* HotDad: The father of Sayaka (a classmate of Rin's), who is a former model. Remarked upon in-universe.

* [[spoiler: [[NotBloodSiblings Not Blood Related]]: Chapter 54 reveals that Rin isn't Souichi's biological daughter.]]

* [[spoiler:ParentalIncest: Despite being Daikichi's aunt, Rin was raised by Daikichi from childhood and is younger than the former by more than two decades. Eventually, Daikichi learns that the two are [[NotBloodSiblings Not Blood Related]]. Rin learns it much later.]]

* Retcon: [[spoiler: Rin not being related to Daikichi by blood after all.]]

* [[spoiler: UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Kouki, to Rin.]]

* [[spoiler: WifeHusbandry: As Rin grows up, she develops feelings for Daikichi.]]

The series is licensed by Yen Press, which has started releasing it in North America. An anime (viewable on [[http://www.hulu.com/bunny-drop Hulu]]) ran in the {{noitaminA}} block in the Summer2011AnimeSeason, and a live-action movie was released in July of that year.

* AccidentalPervert - Happens to Daikichi early on.

* BathroomStallOfOverheardInsults - Daikichi overhears some soon-to-be-ex-co-workers accusing him of abandoning them as he's about to enter the bathroom. He opts to just let the matter drop.
* CallingTheOldManOut - Daikichi. To his '''entire family''' at their treatment of Rin. Both a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming along with a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.

* CharacterDevelopment - Every main character gets this, but Daikichi and Rin get special mention.
* ChildrenRaiseYou - Daikichi goes from being an [[ManChild immature manchild]] to being a responsible and proactive caretaker, with a few missteps along the way. He even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this at the end of volume 2. Counts as major CharacterDevelopment.
* ContinuityNod - After the TimeSkip, Rin still has in her room the desk that they bought when she entered elementary school.
* CutenessProximity - Several adults are afflicted by this around Rin. Rin herself seems to like kids younger than herself and babies.
* DeathIsASadThing - Rin's understanding of Gramps' death, and a fear of her own death that results.

* EmotionlessGirl - {{Deconstructed}}: Rin acts like this around people she's afraid of or doesn't trust (most everyone to begin with), and some of Daikichi's relatives cite it as a reason why they won't take her in. We soon find out that Rin is anything but.
* EvolvingCredits - in the anime, the ending sequence changes slightly to match the content of the episode during the first section and also in the colored pencil/chalk pastel drawing of Rin towards the end
* FacePalm - Please note: asking a little girl to keep a secret [[http://www.mangareader.net/1618-50996-13/usagi-drop/chapter-20.html will have unexpected results]].

* HotDad - The father of Sayaka (a classmate of Rin's), who is a former model. Remarked upon in-universe.
* IdenticalGrandson - Daikichi looks so much like a young version of his grandfather that some relatives at the grandfather's wake thought Daikichi was a ghost. This is also why Rin initially becomes attached to him.
* IdiotsCannotCatchColds - When Rin gets ill, Daikichi mutters he's lucky he's an idiot.
* IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou - Rin abruptly starts singing. When asked why, her response is "It's a secret, so I can't tell anyone at home about Parents' Day!"
* ImagineSpot - When talking with his parents, Daikichi has frequent {{Flashback}}s to his childhood (often accompanied by the informative caption "Showa-era child rearing!")
* IronicEcho - "This is sweat!"

* ImTakingHerHomeWithMe - Gotou says she wants to take Rin with her in episode 4.
* IsThatCuteKidYours - Daikichi gets this a couple times. He has no idea initially how to handle it, since "No, she's my aunt" is not something you want to go around saying.

* ManChild - Masako; Daikichi is [[InformedFlaw said to be this]] in the past, but grows out of it quickly.
** In Daikichi's case, it's pretty obvious early on; while he does have the best of intentions, he's very much out of his depth. While some of it is overboard, there's good reason for his mom to regularly take him to task about child-rearing. In short, while there's no doubt that Daikichi ''cares'' and tries to do the right thing, actually getting his act together to do so is a process.
** Even as he gets better at being a father, other people still remark upon the oddness of the fact that, say, Rin does a significantly larger portion of the cooking than you would normally anticipate a seven-year-old to be doing

* MayDecemberRomance - Daikichi's grandpa and Masako. [[spoiler: Rin later on at the end with Daikichi, who is older than her by 24 years]].
* MeaningfulEcho - In the first volume, Daikichi notes that he would be lying if he didn't call raising Rin a sacrifice, but hopes that he can say it in the future. At the end of the fourth (a little over a year after taking Rin in), he says that it's not one.
* MeaningfulName - In Japanese, the bellflower is called the ''rindou''. On seeing Rin pick bellflowers for her father's grave, Daikichi realizes his grandfather named her after his favorite flower.

* NotWhatItLooksLike - When Daikichi takes his cousin Haruko shopping in episode 7, they run into Yuriko. When he sees them, he panics, then immediately tells the latter that the woman with him is merely his cousin on his mother's side. Haruko teases him a bit about it afterwards.
* OrphansPlotTrinket - Rin's baby book. Gives us the first clue about Rin's mother and is the hiding place of Daikichi's grandfather's will.
* NotAllowedToGrowUp - Averted: the later chapters deal with Rin as a teenager. See TimeSkip.
* [[spoiler: [[NotBloodSiblings Not Blood Related]] - Chapter 54 reveals that Rin isn't Souichi's biological daughter.]]
* ParentalAbandonment - Rin; father dead, mother's whereabouts unknown. Once mother's whereabouts discovered, [[spoiler:mother still wants ''nothing'' to do with her because she's irresponsible.]]
* [[spoiler:ParentalIncest - Despite being Daikichi's aunt, Rin was raised by Daikichi from childhood and is younger than the former by more than two decades. Eventually, Daikichi learns that the two are [[NotBloodSiblings Not Blood Related]]. Rin learns it much later.]]
* PottyFailure - Rin's bedwetting in chapter 4 and episode 3 of the anime; partly stress, partly scared to enter the bathroom alone at night.
* ReverseCerebusSyndrome - The story starts out as an innocent, but serious and realistic in terms of character personality, tale about parenting and loving an adopted child. [[spoiler: After the timeskip it becomes a {{Fanservice}}y WifeHusbandry story, with teenage Rin dating Kouki, then marrying Daikichi, the man who is, for all intents and purposes, her father.]]
* SandInMyEyes - When Daikichi gets teary-eyed about Rin's feelings for him, he claims it's sweat.
* SickEpisode - Rin gets sick in episode 10. Fortunately for a worried Daikichi, Yuriko stops by to visit them and help him take care of Rin.

* ShoutOut - Daikichi and Rin do the Algorithm Dance from ''PitagoraSuicchi''.

* SugarAndIcePersonality - Rin is the "Once You Get to Know Her" type, very shy and quiet to anyone she doesn't know.
* TimeSkip - At the start of volume 5, we skip ten years and Rin is suddenly a teenager. The final chapter is set 2 years after that.
* TruthInTelevision: It is actually possible to have an aunt/uncle that's younger than you.
* [[spoiler: UnluckyChildhoodFriend - Kouki, to Rin.]]
* UnresolvedSexualTension

* [[spoiler: WifeHusbandry - As Rin grows up, she develops feelings for Daikichi.]]

* HotMom - Ms. Nitani. Played UpToEleven in the anime.

** [[spoiler:Further chapters [[strike:show hints of this]] beats you over the head with this between Daikichi and [[HotMom Ms. Nitani]] as well.]]

* CuteKid: Rin. She has this in spades, not to mention after [[spoiler:the timeskip, she gets even more damn cuter.]]

** Masako is a much straighter example. She's described by Daikichi's grandfather as simply not being mature enough to be a mother yet.

* NoodleIncident: What gave [[spoiler: Kouki the scar on his forehead]] is never fully revealed.
It actually is. In volume 10 (extra chapters) Kouki was fooling around and fell into a ditch, cutting his head bad.

* NoodleIncident: What gave [[spoiler: Kouki the scar on his forehead]] is never fully revealed.

** "This isn't DragonQuest!"

The series is licensed by Yen Press, which has started releasing it in North America. An anime (viewable on [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/usagi-drop Crunchyroll]]) ran in the {{noitaminA}} block in the Summer2011AnimeSeason, and a live-action movie was released in July of that year.

* CanonDiscontinuity: The anime implies that Daikichi will have a relationship with Kouki's mother, and only covers the events of manga volumes 1-4. This may have been very deliberate.

* NotWhatItLooksLike - When Daikichi gets a visit from his cousin at the same time his LoveInterest drops by.

* [[spoiler:ParentalIncest - Despite being Daikichi's aunt, Rin was raised by Daikichi from childhood and is younger than the former by more than two decades. Eventually, Daikichi learns that the two are [[NotBloodSiblings Not Blood Related]]. Rin never does.]]

* ReverseCerebusSyndrome - The story starts out as an innocent, but serious and realistic in terms of character personality, tale about parenting and loving someone else's child. [[spoiler: After the timeskip it becomes a {{Fanservice}}y WifeHusbandry story, with teenage Rin dating Kouki, then marrying Daikichi, the man who is, for all intents and purposes, her father.]]

* [[spoiler: [[NotBloodSiblings Not Blood Related]] - Chapter 54 reveals that, Rin isn't Souichi's daughter therefore she isn't Daikichi's aunt.]]

* [[spoiler:ParentalIncest - Despite being Daikichi's aunt, Rin was raised by Daikichi from childhood and is younger than the former by more than two decades. Eventually, Daikichi learns that the two are NotBloodRelated. Rin never does.]]

* [[spoiler:ParentalIncest - An inversion. Despite being Daikichi's aunt, Rin was raised by Daikichi from childhood and is younger than the former by more than two decades. It's subverted when it's revealed that Rin and Daikichi aren't related by blood, though Rin never finds out.]]

* ReverseCerebusSyndrome - The story starts out as an innocent, but serious and realistic in terms of character personality, tale about parenting and loving someone else's child. [[spoiler: After the timeskip it becomes a {{Fanservicey}} WifeHusbandry story, with teenage Rin dating Kouki, then marrying Daikichi, the man who is, for all intents and purposes, her father.]]

* ReverseCerebusSyndrome - The story starts out as an innocent, but realistic in terms of character personality, tale about parenting and loving someone else's child. [[spoiler: After the timeskip it becomes a WifeHusbandry story, with teenage Rin dating Kouki, then marrying Daikichi, the man who is, for all intents and purposes, her father.]]

* CerebusSyndrome - [[spoiler:The story starts out as an innocent, but realistic in terms of character personality, tale about parenting and loving someone else's child. After the timeskip it becomes a story, with teenage Rin dealing with Kouki then about her becoming Daikichi's future wife]]