Usagi Drop

My Girl addpermalink

an older man having to look after a young girl, for different reasons. The two have very similar stories, but perhaps a different mood to how they tell them. My Girl seems a lot more like it has many morals to share with the viewers, while usagi drop seems to be more realistic in terms of drama, and comedic. Both are good reads. 

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Aishiteruze Baby★★ addpermalink

Both of these manga star a single guy who is in charge of taking care of a little girl.  While Aishiteruze Baby is aimed towards a younger audience and Usagi Drop, being a josei, is aimed towards an older audience, if you enjoyed one of these stories, chances are good that you'll enjoy the other.  The situations that both Kippei and Daikichi go through are oddly similar.  Both Yuzuyu and Rin are equally adorable. 

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Yotsuba to! addpermalink

Both are stories about a single dad raising an adorable little girl. Both have elements of innocence and wonder, and both are sweet and funny. I think Yotsuba&! is more funny than Usagi Drop, but Usagi Drop is better at portraying the realities of daily life with a young child. 

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Both have a simple vibe and a story about a father taking care of his daughter 

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Before Chapter 25, there are quite a few similarities between Usagi Drop and Yotsuba&! - namely, the fact that both of these mangas feature a grown man raising a child on their own. Even then, their approaches do have some important differences, namely the fact that Yotsuba&! is primarily told from the perspective of the child whilst Usagi Drop is told from the perspective of the parent.

I like to think of Yotsuba&! as a shining example of a "feel-good" read in that this is the kind of manga you'll want to pick up if you're feeling down and you need a mood booster. There's something rather reinvigorating to be found whilst reading the exploits of a toddler and the adults around her as she takes such delight with the mundane. It's impossible to read this manga without grinning or laughing at least once... you know, unless you're the kind of person who hates anything remotely light-hearted.

Usagi Drop on the other hand shows a man without any experience with children trying to raise a young girl that nobody else wants to raise because she's a bastard child. Don't let this fool you though, because Usagi Drop is quite an endearing and light-hearted read. It shows Daikichi learning about what it takes to be a good parent and we get some rather nice characters along the way like Yukari and Kouki.

Now this is where we discuss how your mileage will definitely vary between the two. Yotsuba&! has been publishing irregularly for 10+ years and Kiyohiko Azuma did state that he has no intentions of ending Yotsuba&! any time soon. The overall approach to the manga is incredibly SOL-oriented to the point where each chapter is more or less a self-contained story. Is there continuity in Yotsuba&!? Of course! Events from past chapters are referenced every now and then, but that still doesn't change the fact that the manga has a sort of episodic structure to it. Character development isn't one of Yotsuba&!'s strong suits either as in the 10+ years that this manga's been publishing, virtually every character is more or less identical to when they started out. There  have been minor changes over time, don't get me wrong but there hasn't been anything substantial in terms of development that's worth talking about. Yeah... Yotsuba&! isn't the kind of manga you'd want to read if you're after an intricate plot with multi-faceted individuals.

The same can't exactly be said about Usagi Drop. Whilst the first ~24 chapters are certainly very similar to how Yotsuba&!'s always been, the remaining chapters are more or less an entirely different beast altogether. A time skip occurs where Rin ends up a teenager and Daikichi's well into his late 40s/early 50s and by this point, Usagi Drop gets bizarre as it covers Rin's growing [i]romantic[/i] feelings for Daikichi. Yeah... to this day, I question what the fuck Yumi Unita was on when she thought this up. I would say that you could only focus on the first ~24 or so chapters but the problem is that Usagi Drop is 62 chapters long so all this Rin/Daikichi romance crap goes on for ~60% of the manga's run. It's kinda hard to NOT look past this bullshit when it takes up the majority of the manga's runtime.

Utlimately, I prefer Yotsuba&! but Usagi Drop isn't without merit. Just do yourself a favour and don't read past Chapter 24 of Usagi Drop and you should be good. Anyway, that's all for now! Peace :) read more

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Both are laid-back manga with relatively young male characters trying to raise little girls.  While Yotsubato! is told more from the child's (Yotsuba's) point of view, Usagi Drop is told more from the dad's (Daikichi's) point of view.
Usagi Drop probably has a more calm feel than Yotsubato!, and is a touch more dramatic.  But it's still very cute with a nice art style.  
(Warning: If you read Usagi Drop, stop after volume 7.  Yes, that's not very long, but trust me, the plot starts to go downhill in volume 8.)  

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Flat addpermalink

both are about an older boy taking care of a younger kid and learning the responsibility of looking after others  

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Kore wa Koi no Hanashi addpermalink

These two mangas are similar in the fact that there are older guys who take care of a younger girl.  

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Manga: Uchi no Ko no Tame naraba, Ore wa Moshikashitara Maou mo Taoseru kamo Shirenai.

Uchi no Ko no Tame naraba, Ore wa Moshikashitara Maou mo Taoseru kamo Shirenai. addpermalink

The protagonist suddenly encounters a very young girl that is in need of home, and decides to adopt her. Part of these works are then dedicated do portrayal of parenting, after which there is a time skip as both the series have a similar conclusion. 

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Blood Alone addpermalink

The theme of 'Young girl plus older guardian' is there.
With BA there's a noticeable romantic undertone; Usagi Drop has little to none. 

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Otaku no Musume-san addpermalink

In both of these titles, the male protagonist suddenly finds himself taking care of a young girl. Both titles explore not only the difficulties involved in being a single parent, but also the happiness it can bring to one's life. 

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Love So Life addpermalink

These both are sweet stories. They share a similar story line dealing with children who live with a relative who does not really know how to take care of them. Also, each one is sure to make you cry and laugh. 

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Shirogane no Nina addpermalink

Shirogane no Nina is quite similar to pre-timeskip Usagi Drop. Although the former is a little lighter in tone, they both have the central theme of a man raising a child that's not his own. 

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Baby, Kokoro no Mama ni! addpermalink

Dealing with a baby can actually make one's life be much better after all 

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Takasugi-san Chi no Obentou addpermalink

These two manga have a very similar premise: a bachelor is forced by circumstances to raise an illegitimate child of his dead relative. The manga chronicle their daily lives raising said children from childhood to adulthood, with plenty of heart-warming and hilarious moments.
Both manga also consist of 10 volumes. 

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Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai! addpermalink

A character decides to create a child that is not his obligation, is experiencing difficulties, both financial and psychological, but without some drama he overcomes adversity.

he both bring a sense of responsibility on the part of its protagonists, and begins to sense of accomplishment to make a child happy. Teaching so much about fatherhood.

(this text was translated by Google Translator) 

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I Became a Doting Father addpermalink

Both of these feature stories where a close relative, of a now-gone father; adopts and become the caretaker of a young girl. 
Subsequently, the caretakers starts becoming more attached and acting like new fathers to them. 
Both feature very polite and cheery daughters. 
 

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Amaama to Inazuma addpermalink

The first half of Usagi Drop is very similar to Sweetness and Lightning:  Cute stories about preschool aged child being raised by a single man, who is desperately trying to connect with his daughter. 

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No, Youna. addpermalink

Similar setup, both manga have orphaned children/child who get taken in by a relative they don't know because no one else will have them. Slow-paced and sweet slice of life showing the challenges of taking on a child. 

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Manga: Chichi to Hige-Gorilla to Watashi

Chichi to Hige-Gorilla to Watashi addpermalink

Chichi to Hige-Gorilla to Watashi is what Usagi Drop was for the first 1/3 of its story.
It shows what Usagi Drop could and should have been.

Lighthearted, warm, funny.

You have a widowed father that takes care of his daughter, together with his brother.

We follow their lifes in a slice of live-ish manner, the three of them at home, the dad at work and the daughter at kindergarten and their interactions with friends and coworkers. There are even appropriate loveinterests for each of them and the story actually does something with them. Something that Usagi Drop failed to do.

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Manga: Musuko ga Kawaikute Shikataganai Mazoku no Hahaoya

Musuko ga Kawaikute Shikataganai Mazoku no Hahaoya addpermalink

It's truly an inspirational way to bonding over with our own parents..
As we've seen to this one.. Both are in charge of taking care a single child... as soothening as it is.. Highly inducing heartwarming manga could change your life for the better T_T 

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Isshuukan Friends. addpermalink

Usagi Drop and Isshuukan Friends brings strong relationship dynamics as part of its storytelling. The main male and female protagonist shares a relationship that develops over a course of time. There is a familiar feel especially with the slow pacing story and slice of life tone. Each chapter depicts their life as they face new obstacles together. 

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Madonna wa Glass Case no Naka addpermalink

You finished reading Usagi Drop? and now you are hoping to see another series that bears the same feeling of betrayal to the readers with similar yet different premise? Then this ones for you! The feeling of betrayal, hoping it would be wholesome, but instead became something else. The disappointment and disgust that came after it is similar to this series.  

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Ohana Holoholo addpermalink

Both mangas are about an unusual family which is trying to take care of a child. And both are aimed towards an older audience.
If you enjoyed one of these stories, probably you'll enjoy the other. 

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Manga: Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou.

Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou. addpermalink

Both have a mature male taking care of a young girl...both are very similar but also different in the end you’ll know why I recommend both. If you enjoy one you might like the other.

Usage Drop the girl is super young while Hige wo Soru the girl is a teenager  

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Nicoichi addpermalink

It has the same feel to it.  Plus the whole single father raising somebody else's child as their own. 

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Kodomo no Jikan addpermalink

 There are complex parent-child relationships with underage girls in both works. Though in Kodomo no Jikan it's more about child's life than father's as in Usagi Drop. 

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Yajirobee addpermalink

Both manga deal with unusual relationship between a young man and a child that became father and daughter out of certain circumstances. While Usagi Drop starts when Usagi is very young, Yajirobee shows the realtionship when Haru is graduating into high school.
They both have this warm feeling and not very dramatic way of telling the story.  

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Barakamon addpermalink

They are both cute slice of life stories that deal with interactions between the male lead and a small girl. In Barakamon the little girl is one of the neighbors' kid with which he spends a lot of time and in Usagi Drop she's a girl he ends up taking care of.   

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RRR addpermalink

Both revolve around male protagonists who become caregivers to a relative's child. 

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Hotman addpermalink

Since no one else has bothered to mention it, I figured I might as well through this out there. Similar slice-of-life, father cares for daughter premise. Hotman has a much more extensive cast (partially due to its length), and a bit more of a serious edge, but fans of either series should enjoy the other. 

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Tsubaki Biyori addpermalink

Both Tsubaki Biyori and Usagi Drop are tender, innocent, slice-of-life stories about an adult man and a little girl, in Usagi Drop's case, taking one in, for Tsubaki Biyori, befriending one. 

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Yoningurashi addpermalink

Again two cute stories, both are finished. Usagi was great and yonin is really good so far aw well. 

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Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou addpermalink

They are both stories about two people (Yukino and Arima; Rin and Daikichi) growing up, learning about life and each other, and coming to love each other as well(Yukino and Arima as a couple; Rin and Daikichi as a family). 

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Ookami to Koushinryou addpermalink

Almost nothing is similar between these two except for the fact that both pairs of characters live in two different worlds and don't know each other that well, but as they face many trials and learn more about each other along the way, they come to grow close and develop a strong and happy relationship( Family wise in Usagi Drop) 

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Manga: Musume ja Nakute Mama ga Suki nano!?

Musume ja Nakute Mama ga Suki nano!? addpermalink

Both Manga have a unmarried single adult taking care of a young girl when their parents died and that where the similarities ends (well their is one more but its a spoiler) 

 

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Yubisaki Milk Tea addpermalink

A slice of life drama series, Usagi Drop follows a young bachelor as he takes on the role of fatherhood and learns many life lessons along the way. 

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Monster and Child addpermalink

Usage drop is very different from master and child and goes in a completely different direction later in the manga. But monster and child is another sweet manga that deals with a child showing up and someone taking care of it. Monster and child is short and sweet and sad.it'll take less than 5 minutes to read, unlike usage drop. But if you don't mind blood and enjoyed usagi drop I think you'll like monster and child. 

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Nocturne addpermalink

Although Nocturne has a darker atmosfere, both are about a little girl who lost one of her parents and ends up living with a man she had never met before.
 

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