misssusan's review
3.0
Cute! Side story volumes aren't usually my favourite things but this felt like a reminder of better times. There's the manga about parenting I fell for, it's good to see it again. 3 stars
sephranix's review
3.0
I liked getting more background stories but definitely still hate the ending. And did not care for the last story.
bookarian's review
3.0
So this is extras, the story did end in volume nine. It was fun to learn more about some of the secondary characters, but after the shock of the ending, in the last volume, this is was fluff. One thing I really noticed in this volume though was the art. There's only some scenes that have backgrounds, and which ones do seems to be chosen fairly carefully, on most of the pages. I really kind of liked it, it was a style choice that worked well with this kind of story. It's one of those situations where a professional makes it look effortless, even though you know it took years of training to be able to do it.
emeelee's review
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.
vkm13's review against another edition
4.0
A much better ending to the series than vol 9. Yes, there is a story set after vol 9, but most of this book seems designed to remind you why you loved Bunny Drop in the first place.
annabelle42688's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Cute, but unassay.
nahiacal's review against another edition
3.0
La verdad es que no aporta gran cosa. Lo único que hace es que me guste menos que al final la historia fuera por un camino y no por el que de verdad tendría que haber ido.
picaselle's review against another edition
4.0
This will be a review of the whole series and not just this volume.
I really liked the premise and execution of this manga. There was little I could complain about up until volume 8. The relationship of Daikichi and Kouki's mum as well as Kouki and Rin did not go how I wanted it to at all. The ending was especially problematic and I really don't think it was realistic. It was an expected and unnecessary plot twist unfortunately.
Kouki's and Rin's relationship too...I think they would have worked really well together. They were total opposites but in a way that they complimented each other.
It all seemed to be a convenient plot device to make the ending happen the way it did.
If volume 8 and 9 were written differently, I'd probably give this series solid 5 stars. Since 2 average volumes don't make the whole series bad, I'd say Usagi Drop deserves 4 stars because all the other volumes were delightful.
I really liked the premise and execution of this manga. There was little I could complain about up until volume 8. The relationship of Daikichi and Kouki's mum as well as Kouki and Rin did not go how I wanted it to at all. The ending was especially problematic and I really don't think it was realistic. It was an expected and unnecessary plot twist unfortunately.
Spoiler
I can't understand why Kouki's mum kept rejecting Daikichi. It was clear she liked him a lot. Her reasoning really seemed strange considering she re-married in the end.Kouki's and Rin's relationship too...I think they would have worked really well together. They were total opposites but in a way that they complimented each other.
It all seemed to be a convenient plot device to make the ending happen the way it did.
If volume 8 and 9 were written differently, I'd probably give this series solid 5 stars. Since 2 average volumes don't make the whole series bad, I'd say Usagi Drop deserves 4 stars because all the other volumes were delightful.
ashezbookz's review against another edition
1.0
AAAAAAAAAAAAAND Disappointment knows no bounds - WTF was this book?? I feel so dejected about it.. UGH should have stopped at 9