Usagi Drop

S01E02: Pinky Swear

What kind of clothes to buy her? What to feed her? What to do about nursery school? Daikichi's new life raising a 6-year-old girl is an uninterrupted stream of bewilderment. Rin looks anxious on her first day of nursery school, so Daikichi does a "pinky swear" with her, promising to pick her up as soon as he can. And Daikichi, who has no confidence he can live with Rin for long, starts thinking about meeting Rin's mother...

Overview

By force of circumstances, a 30-year-old single man with a full-time job suddenly starts raising a 6-year-old girl. While running each other ragged, the two of them gradually grow into a "family".

Episodes

The Bellflower Girl

S01E01 The Bellflower Girl

July 8, 2011 3.5 23 min
30-year-old bachelor businessman Daikichi Kawachi encounters Rin, a girl he's never seen before, at his grandfather's funeral. Surprisingly, the 6-year-old girl turns out to be his grandfather's love child. Daikichi doesn't like children, but the...
Pinky Swear

S01E02 Pinky Swear

July 15, 2011 3.5 23 min
What kind of clothes to buy her? What to feed her? What to do about nursery school? Daikichi's new life raising a 6-year-old girl is an uninterrupted stream of bewilderment. Rin looks anxious on her...
Daikichi's Decision

S01E03 Daikichi's Decision

July 22, 2011 3.5 23 min
Daikichi goes back to his parents’ house with Rin in tow in order to search for clues about her mother. At first, his parents were opposed to him taking custody of the girl, but now...
Letter

S01E04 Letter

July 29, 2011 3.5 23 min
Rin befriends Kouki, a boy she met at the local nursery school, while Daikichi's pulse races a bit when he meets Kouki's beautiful single mother. Later, the modem Daikichi found leads him to his grandfather's...
Daikichi Should Stay Daikichi

S01E05 Daikichi Should Stay Daikichi

August 5, 2011 3.5 23 min
Daikichi finally meets Rin's mother, Masako, and he's shocked by her frankness. When they part, Masako asks Daikichi for a favor, and it's an issue that Daikichi can't avoid, as long as he's going to...
My Tree

S01E06 My Tree

August 12, 2011 3.5 23 min
When Rin enters elementary school, Daikichi proposes planting a tree to commemorate the occasion. Rin plants a loquat seed in the yard, but there's no telling whether it will actually put forth buds. Thinking that...
Secretly Running Away From Home

S01E07 Secretly Running Away From Home

August 19, 2011 5.7 23 min
Daikichi's cousin, Haruko, runs away from home to Daikichi's house with her daughter Reina in tow. Daikichi can hardly fathom Haruko's determination, but when he does learn her reasons, he's not a little surprised by...
Precious to Grandpa

S01E08 Precious to Grandpa

August 26, 2011 3.5 23 min
During Rin's summer vacation, Daikichi and Rin visit her father's grave, where they find an ink bottle and bellflowers. Daikichi runs after Masako, Rin's mother, who had just been there, and when he catches up,...
A Typhoon Has Come!

S01E09 A Typhoon Has Come!

September 2, 2011 3.5 23 min
At school, Rin is concerned that the disobedient Kouki is getting off track and getting a bad reputation. Meanwhile, when a typhoon hits, Kouki and his mom take shelter with Daikichi and Rin at their...
Stomach Flu

S01E10 Stomach Flu

September 9, 2011 3.5 23 min
Daikichi feels helpless when Rin is laid up with stomach flu, so Kouki's mother steps in to give them both a hand.
The First Step

S01E11 The First Step

September 16, 2011 3.5 23 min
It's the first anniversary of Grandpa's death, which means Rin and Daikichi have been living together for about a year now. Daikichi mulls over what he's lost and what he's gained since Rin came into...

Cast

Ayu Matsuura
Ayu Matsuura
Rin Kaga (voice)
Hiroshi Tsuchida
Hiroshi Tsuchida
Daikichi Kawachi (voice)

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