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vinamara
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I can only imagine the war that ensues here.
Anyway, I did find the art way too simplistic, since I read it after watching the anime, but once I got used to it, I didn't feel much troubled by it. And yes I am one of those, who was turned off by the ending, but still, all those chapters covered by the anime from the manga really touched my heart.
I never knew about this little tidbit. Last edited by vinamara on Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:20 am; edited 1 time in total |
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TitanXL
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Never got all the hate for the ending. Thought the series was heartwarming and entertaining all the way through.
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vinamara
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Actually, from the point after the anime, it turned into some teenage angst fest. It stopped being about family and more about teen troubles. The focus shifted and I thought it was understandable but it truly wasn't insightful like the first chapters were. |
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vashfanatic
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Thank you for doing this, Rebecca. People need to be reminded of how strong with series was in its earliest sections and just stop worrying about anything else. It's called discontinuity; Highlander fans have been practicing it for decades.
Because, honestly, the first several volumes of this series are wonderful, especially if you've ever had to take care of a child yourself. I even like the art, as odd as it is. Now that Usagi Drop has ended (for better or for worse) I hope Unita's next project will have as much potential. |
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enurtsol
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Even more so in Japan. When there's a divorce, almost always the children go to the J-mother, and there are no joint custody or visitation rights. Japan believes a clean break is best for the children. |
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dtm42
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THANK YOU. It may sound weird coming from me, because I believe that the ending crapped all over the wonderful story that came before it. However, this is a review of the first three volumes, and there's no denying that the writing in the vast majority of Usagi Drop is top-notch. Rebecca gave these three volumes an A. That's what it deserves, absolutely. |
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Northlander
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Regarding Masako: I didn't really like her character, but calling her the worst mother in the universe is kind of whitewashing mothers that are far worse than her. Masako at least had the good sense to realize she didn't have the makings of a mother, and were more than willing to let someone who could take care of her daughter do so.
Well, I guess we could always speculate as to what might have happened had Souichi (Daikichi's grandfather to those who haven't read the manga) not encouraged Masako to go through with her pregnancy. But that is a completely different can of worms. Also, for those who may or may not care.... spoiler[Masako, post time-skip, actually does have another child, so I guess you could say she eventually grows up and realizes her mistake.] |
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pachy_boy
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Of all the issues people continue taking with Bunny Drop, why does it keep boiling down to the art? I felt that it reflected the tone, atmosphere and often cuteness of the story. I didn't even think about the art as I got into the story, which was proof to me that the style worked. So I still don't get that part. Plus, knowing there really isn't anything considered creepy about a parental figure and a child, especially considering how young said child really is, sharing a bed and bath in Japanese culture (at least as far as I understood it), I didn't feel anything objectionable about that either. Ah yes, the first four wonderful volumes. I have to say, the fourth volume had what might've been an excellent open-ended stopping point that more or less culminated the story prior. That's all I'm going to say. |
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dtm42
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No idea, but it pisses me off too. I don't see where people are coming from when they hate on the art. Although the art may appear as rough to some people, it is also very expressive. It suits the style of story that is being told. And yet people have this stupid hangup over it. Hmm, just like the ending . . . |
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Megiddo
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I'm curious (and since I'm not going to read the latter portions of the manga), spoiler[is she still a serialized manga-ka? Or was she right in her judgment that she could either be a mother to Rin (with little money to support) or she could remain a manga-ka and watch Rin from a distance?] That little portion from the anime interested me greatly as it seemed like a commentary straight from the Usagi Drop manga-ka herself about how that's not an uncommon choice that serialized female manga authors have to make. |
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configspace
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That is reserved for review of the later volumes  It's probably fortunate that the mangaka being a mother herself may prevent it from turning into scorched earth nuclear holocaust
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Northlander
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spoiler[Yes, she still works as a mangaka after the timeskip, so I can only assume she's far more established now. The plot comes in around the last stages of her pregnancy and covers her life up to... I'm not sure, a couple of months after her second childbirth. From what I can see, she's still awkward with children, but she -- and her husband/mate (I don't know whether they're really married) -- seems to be better able to deal with it. Whether the husband/father guy is the same guy she's with before the time skip I don't know for sure, but I think it's a safe bet that he's the father of her second child. Whether she would've made it if she had chosen to be Rin's proper mother, I have no idea. It depends on too many things, like what would've happened when Souichi died and she would have been forced to take on the same role as Daikichi did. Sure, Daikichi did generally well, but I got the impression that he had a better relationship with his boss and coworkers than the average Japanese worker. Maybe things are much harder for aspiring mangaka; I don't have any way of knowing that for sure.] |
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Jaymie
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I can't look at Bunny Drop the same way after reading the ending online. I sold the volumes that I had and I refuse to look back. I feel sorry for Yen. Word of mouth is going to kill Bunny Drop's sales, and it's all because the author took some ecstasy before writing the ending.
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rinmackie
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This series didn't interest me initially, but I might have to read it because of the controversial ending. Also, I don't think the author was on drugs; there's tons of manga and anime with similar themes. So, really nothing new under the sun here. |
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EnigmaticSky
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I wish that there was a sequel anime series that went up to the controversial ending, but I have a problem with going to watch it. It seems like the kind of thing that was suppose to be a twist, and I don't think that the series as a whole would have the same effect knowing it, like the movie The 6th Sense. I don't have a problem with what happens, I can't pass judgement on what I haven't actually seen, but after some idiot spoiled the ending on another website I was kind of thrown off.
If there is a sequel series to the anime that completes the story then I'll watch that, but if not then I will read the manga. |
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