Usagi Drop/Bunny Drop's 1st Promotional Video Streamed

The website for Kanta Kamei and Production I.G's anime adaptation of Yumi Unita's Usagi Drop (Bunny Drop) manga began streaming its first promotional video on Friday. The anime will premiere in Fuji TV's Noitamina block on Thursday, July 7 at 24:25 (effectively Friday, July 8 at 12:45 a.m.)

In the story, 30-year-old bachelor Daikichi (Hiroshi Tsuchida) discovers a little girl named Rin (Ayu Matsuura) in his grandfather's garden while at his grandfather's funeral. Rin is the 6-year-old illegitimate daughter of Daikichi's grandfather, and Daikichi decides to take her in when no one in the family accepts the responsibility.

The Bunny Drop manga began in 2006, and the eighth compiled book volume shipped last October. Yen Press published the third manga volume in North America in March, and the title was nominated for this year's Eisner Awards. A live-action film version will open in Japan on August 20 with director Sabu, lead actor Ken'ichi Matsuyama (Death Note, Detroit Metal City, Gantz), and lead actress Mana Ashida.

Source: Presepe News

Image © 2011 Yumi Unita/Shodensha/Anime Usagi Drop Production Commitee

Additional Usagi Drop Cast Members and Ending Theme Announced

The official website for the July noitaminA block show Usagi Drop has announced more of the cast, including a few fan favorites. Joining the already announced Hiroshi Tsuchida as Daikichi Kawachi and Ayu Matsuura as Rin Kaga is:

• Sayaka Oohara (Haruka Hasegawa in Moyashimon, Yuuko in xxxHoLiC) as Kouki Mama
• Noa Sakai as Kouki
• Nanako Sudou as Reina Maeda
• Kana Ueda (Sakuya Aizawa in Hayate no Gotoku, Kinon Bachika in Gurren Lagann) as Haruko Maeda
• Maaya Sakamoto (Haruhi in Ouran Host Club) as Masako

In addition, it was also announced that kasarinchu will be singing the ending "High HighHigh." It was previously announced that PUFFY, better known as Puffy AmiYumi to many outside Japan, will be singing "Sweet Drops" as the opening for both the anime and the movie version.

Source: Ota-suke

Image ©Yumi Unita, Shodensha, Anime "Usagi Drop" Production Committee