jay_mack9712's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The making dinner scene was so cute !! But don't even get me started with the tree scene!! How sweet and soft !! And it ended up be the three different generations with each tree being at a different stage and I just thing that is cute!
misssusan's review against another edition
4.0
Still great! In this volume Rin starts elementary school and we learn a bit more about her mother. I find her intriguing and I'm hoping we'll get more information about her relationship with Daikichi's grandpa. It seems like he knew her very well, his assessment of her has been quite accurate so far. 4.5 stars
mugsandpugs's review against another edition
5.0
I just love the tone of this series so much. The calm, understated, day-to-day life of these characters. I don't know if I can put it into words, but I love how well Daikichi has assimilated into parenthood. I love his thoughts about his career and single parenthood and making ends meet. I love that, while Rin might be bright, she's still a normal child. I love all the small moments.
I don't like how vague and confusing the stuff with Rin's bio mom is (what's her deal?!?! She seems so zoned out and disaffected. Is she on drugs?), but I hope that's ironed out later on.
I don't like how vague and confusing the stuff with Rin's bio mom is (what's her deal?!?! She seems so zoned out and disaffected. Is she on drugs?), but I hope that's ironed out later on.
emeelee's review against another edition
I 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.
Spoiler
after being taken in and raised by Daikichi since the age of 6 Rin suddenly discovers that she loves him, and despite his misgivings he agrees to marry her after she graduates high school. While not ~technically~ incest, it's still pretty disturbing since Daikichi was essentially Rin's father for 10+ years, and there's a 25 year age difference between them.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.
linaswan's review against another edition
2.0
well it’s cute but like.............. where is the plot tho.............?
readwithethel's review against another edition
4.0
J’ai un peu moins aimé ce tome par rapport aux deux précédents. Il est possible que ce soit dû au fait que je me suis légèrement spoiler la fin et que, du coup, je ne vois plus les personnages de la même manière. Cela dit, le tome était quand même bon. On continue de voir et d’en apprendre sur la maman de Rin, ainsi que sur Rin. En plus, Daikichi et Rin sont toujours drôles, surtout avec Koki.
4/5
4/5
annabelle42688's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Very sweet series up until volume four. I would not recommend reading past that point.