Usagi Drop Special 4

hotaru.

Usagi Drop Special 3

Rin and Kouki are so close as kids.

pity it didn't continue all the way til high school.

Usagi Drop Special 2

Christmas time.

kids love decorating Christmas trees.

Usagi Drop Special 1

leaf aquarium.

most probably a school project.

Usagi Drop Episode 11

love the finale.

cute smiley face acorns.

Usagi Drop Episode 10

Rin falls sick.

Daikichi is at a loss when Rin falls sick with the flu.

so it's a big relief to him when Rin got well again.


there's so many endearing parts to this episode it's almost impossible to choose a favorite. from Yukari taking the extra time out to go over to Daikichi, to Kouki trying his best not to look into Rin's room even though we know he wants to, to the light hearted "father-friends" gathering at the cultural festival.

it hit me once again that the final episode is next week!

so not prepared to let go of this show yet.

Usagi Drop Episode 09

happy family setting.

if only Daikichi had the guts to confess to Kouki's mom.

the anime didn't follow the manga chapter by chapter, opting to rearrange the materials as they deemed fit, so it was a little confusing when i was trying to find the actual chapter this is based on. that aside, Production I.G. still did a pretty good job and i'm already dreading the end of this fantastic show.

2 more episodes to go.

Usagi Drop Episode 08

Daikichi is getting better at tying Rin's hair.

compared to Episode 04.

Usagi Drop Episode 07

kids say the darndest things.

starting to like Reina more and more. she's actually very cute.

Usagi Drop Episode 06

Elementary school

Rin's first photo with Daikichi.


sakura always makes a beautiful backdrop.

Usagi Drop Episode 05

hugs should always be given freely, especially to loved ones.

or in this case, Rin.

Usagi Drop Episode 04

all the cutest of Rin. too many to count!

Rin always looks out for the younger ones.


embarrassed at being carried by Daikichi.


yet, she's very happy even with Daikichi's less than perfect hair tying skills.

Usagi Drop Episode 03

adults always seem to have the same problem with identifying soft toys.

Summer 2011

as per usual, will be blogging each new Spring series as i watch them. all biased opinions ahead, so no flaming me for what i feel.

all biased opinions are up!

Dantalian no Shoka
set in early 19th century, Hugh Anthony Disward AKA Huey (CV Ono Daisuke) recently inherited his late grandfather's estate, including his prized library collection that was said to have caused much conflict between him and the rest of the family. when Huey reached his grandfather's mansion, he's surprised to find that the books aren't in the library but piled up in a hidden room surrounding a mysterious girl whom he initially thought was a doll. the girl is actually Dalian (CV Sawashiro Miyuki), the gatekeeper to the "Dantalian Bookshelf", who "houses" 900,666 phantom books of the demons.

Dalian needs to be "unlocked", there's a huge padlock on her chest, with a key which Huey's grandfather passed on to him, so that the books can be accessed for use. compared to Index, who memorizes and recites everything off her mind, this is actually comes off as a better security system. HA! not that Index is kidnapped often but having a key do have its advantages. other than the "human storeroom" part, this is entirely different from Index as it's more like resolving incidents caused by misuse of the phantom books. with Ono-san and Miyuki-chan on board as the main leads, the phantom books, set against the backdrop of historical Europe, i will definitely be watching this to the end.

No. 6
taken from ANN: Shion (CV Kaji Yuuki) is a bright teenager living a comfortable and promising life inside No. 6, one of this six remaining city-states created by The Babylon Treaty after the last great war devastated the world. On the rainy evening of his twelfth birthday, he meets a savvy adolescent who calls himself Nezumi (CV Hosoya Yoshimasa) and is desperately trying to runaway from the authorities. For helping a fugitive of the state, Shion is stripped of all his privileges. Four years later, they meet once again. For better or for worse, Shion is about to unravel the secrets guarded deep inside No. 6.

when Nezumi revealed that he is on the run from the authorities, and the part about being in a group of people that are hunted for leisure, my first thoughts were that it was somewhat similar to Deadman Wonderland, except that Deadman was even darker and more violent. both also have the over-controlling government bodies, where all citizens are kept under tight reins by the government/security system, and both also have the protagonist being framed for murder.

while i didn't continue with Deadman, too violent for my stomach to handle, No.6 has lesser violence and hopefully a much more interesting plot for me to carry on watching. (sorry, but i just can't think of killing people for entertainment as a good show.) hopefully it will start to pick up in Ep2 (i'm way behind in many of the summer shows), and we'll see the event that turned Shion's hair from black (in Ep1) to white (in the promotional images). traumatic experiences always seems to trigger these changes, like with 杨过 and 白发魔女.

Usagi Drop Episode 02

Rin is adorable~

especially how much she tries to deny bed-wetting.

Usagi Drop trailer

releasing in Japan, 20 Aug.