What is the significance of the title "Usagi drop"?


I was wondering what was the meaning of the tile Usagi drop: literally it
means "Bunny drop", but how is it related to the story? Is there some
reference to somethings or is there some pun involved?




[As senshin has mentioned in his
comment](http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1471602274),
the author has never commented on the origin of the name. Thus, there are only
fans' interpretation...

According to Japanese fans (on Japanese Yahoo! Answers:
[1](http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1471602274),
[2](http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1472097984)), the
one that seems to make sense is:

> Usagi Drop → Usagi's drop → rabbit's (falling) teardrop

The first link explains more in detail that in the last volume of the manga,

> Daikichi confessed to Rin why he took her over.  
>  
>  Rin: Daikichi... you haven't met me before, but why you...  
>  Daikichi: Your face... your crying face when you parted with grandpa...
> somehow...  
>  
>  The next panel shows Rin's crying face. Thus, _Usagi = Rin_.  
>  The conclusion is, the title is about **Daikichi's determination to take
> Rin over when he saw her crying face**.

Also, the anime's OP show a teardrop just before the title appears.

The second link explains it in short, that the title is a wordplay.

> "Usagi" means _lonely_ , and "Drop" means _teardrop_.  
>  Combining the words, the title means **Rin, a lonely crybaby**.  
>  \---  
>  Further reading: in Japan, there's a popular term "lonely rabbit" because
> it's believed that "a rabbit can die if it's left alone". Extending that,
> there's also "rabbit-type girl" which is described as "a girl who often
> feels lonely".




[As senshin has mentioned in his
comment](http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1471602274),
the author has never commented on the origin of the name. Thus, there are only
fans' interpretation...

According to Japanese fans (on Japanese Yahoo! Answers:
[1](http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1471602274),
[2](http://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1472097984)), the
one that seems to make sense is:

> Usagi Drop → Usagi's drop → rabbit's (falling) teardrop

The first link explains more in detail that in the last volume of the manga,

> Daikichi confessed to Rin why he took her over.  
>  
>  Rin: Daikichi... you haven't met me before, but why you...  
>  Daikichi: Your face... your crying face when you parted with grandpa...
> somehow...  
>  
>  The next panel shows Rin's crying face. Thus, _Usagi = Rin_.  
>  The conclusion is, the title is about **Daikichi's determination to take
> Rin over when he saw her crying face**.

Also, the anime's OP show a teardrop just before the title appears.

The second link explains it in short, that the title is a wordplay.

> "Usagi" means _lonely_ , and "Drop" means _teardrop_.  
>  Combining the words, the title means **Rin, a lonely crybaby**.  
>  \---  
>  Further reading: in Japan, there's a popular term "lonely rabbit" because
> it's believed that "a rabbit can die if it's left alone". Extending that,
> there's also "rabbit-type girl" which is described as "a girl who often
> feels lonely".

