Usagi Drop

[Kraco]

"Going home for his grandfather’s funeral, thirty-year-old bachelor Daikichi is floored to discover that the old man had an illegitimate child with a younger lover! The rest of his family is equally shocked and embarrassed by this surprise development, and not one of them wants anything to do with the silent little girl, Rin. In a fit of angry spontaneity, Daikichi decides to take her in himself! But will living with this overgrown teenager of man help Rin come out of her shell? And hang on, won’t this turn of events spell doom for Daikichi’s love life?!" -Yen Press

Genres: Daily Life, Josei, Manga, Comedy, Drama

Links: AniDB, ANN, Official

Episode 1 - HorribleSubs
Episode 1 - Doki




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This was, no doubt, my most anticipated show this season. Ever since I started to read the jolly good manga a couple of years ago following Arcness's recommendation. Not that I'd have ever hoped this to get an anime, but anyway.

Following the manga source, this has just a bit out of ordinary character and background design and style, kind of like House of Five Leaves. It's quite refreshing after the usual contemporary designs in most shows, and it fits this one very nicely. Similarly the VA cast is different presenting novel names in the industry to voice the kids (the VAs being kids themselves). So, it's really no use to link to their names. The male lead is voiced by Hiroshi Tsuchida (demon blade Masamune of Soul Eater, John Titor of Steins;Gate).

The episode was pleasant and as a manga reader I had no problems with it. Rin didn't have too many lines in this first episode but for now I'm confident she'll be portrayed succesfully. I'm guaranteed to watch this one till the end. The manga has also finished, so an anime only ending would seem unlikely.