Bunny Drop

Bunny Drop (うさぎドロップ), also known as Usagi Drop, is an ongoing Japanese josei manga series by Yumi Unita. It has been serialized by Shodensha in the manga magazine Feel Young since October 2005, and collected in seven wide-ban volumes. It depicts the struggles of the bachelor Daikichi to raise a young orphan, Rin, who is the illegitimate daughter of his grandfather. Part one takes place when Rin is six years old, while part two begins ten years later. It has been licensed in English by Yen Press.

Plot
When 30-year-old Daikichi returns home for his grandfather's funeral he meets an unfamiliar child in the garden. His mother explains that Rin is his grandfather's illegitimate daughter by an unknown mother. The girl is an embarrassment to all his relatives and nobody wants to take her in because of the scandal. Annoyed by their attitude, Daikichi decides to take care of Rin himself, even though he is single and has no experience raising a child.

Starting from volume 5, the manga jumps forward in time, with the focus shifting from Daikichi's struggles to Rin's adolescence.

Development
In an interview, Yumi Unita stated that while some of Rin and Daikichi's experiences are based on her own, most of the story is her own invention, inspired sometimes by her reading or discussions with friends.

Manga
Usagi Drop is written and illustrated by Yumi Unita. It has been serialized by Shodensha in the monthly josei (aimed at younger adult women) manga magazine Feel Young since October 2005. 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 the next issue. Serial chapters have been collected in seven wide-ban volumes.

The series has been licensed in English by Yen Press and in French by Delcourt.