Usagi drop follows Daikichi, a grown man on the rise in his field and Rin, the orphaned daughter of his grandfather. Rin is seen as a bit of a scandal because the grandfather was quite old, and the mother is a complete unknown to the family. After the grandfather's death no one wants to raise Rin and so Daikichi, who is single and awkward, blurts out that he will take Rin in. Most of the stories from there follow them as they grow into a family and raise Rin. This is all done in the sweetest style and you just feel so heart warmed watching it. The sacrifices he makes for this little girl simply because it's the right thing to do make you wish that every family could be like theirs. After a very short time he comes to love her and she grows to trust him and their days are spent gently living.
This is the point that the anime cuts off. Since I came to the story through the anime I then went to search out the manga and was surprised to see the second part. About ten years later Rin is in high school and still living with Daikichi who is still single. Okay, that's fine because we can follow Rin as she matures and eventually falls in love and has her own family. Still very sweet, except she has her sights on Daikichi... ummm, she's his aunt isn't she?
Turns out that she's not, and is no biological relation to the man who raised her. That hurdle being passed they then decide to continue on as husband and wife. I find this a little skeezy personally, since the man did raise her, and such. It's a little bit to close to incest to me. I really liked the early half, and even the attempt at making this relationship happen might have gotten to me if I didn't think things through. It's a well told story, but if you run a library I'd read the whole thing before buying it for your shelves.
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