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Bunny Drop

Anime · 2011 · Directed by Kanta Kamei; Production I.G, based on the manga Usagi Drop by Yumi Unita (Fuji TV noitaminA)

He picked her over the promotion 🐰

Who it's for

Daikichi chooses a less ambitious job so he can be home for Rin, and the show treats that trade-off with real tenderness.

Stretched thin→Reassured and tender

Feelings it meets

What it is

At his grandfather's funeral, 30-year-old office worker Daikichi impulsively takes in Rin, the six-year-old girl no one in the family will claim, and learns to be a parent from scratch.

Where to find it

Crunchyroll; free with ads on Tubi, Rakuten Viki and RetroCrush in the US.

Before you start

Heads up: A family death and abandonment.

Age: TV-PG

the best way out is always through.Robert Frost, “A Servant to Servants,” North of Boston

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