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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?


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


[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".


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I believe this question is similar to

  1. 'Where is the sniper?' in this 2008 video '[CIA Entrance Exam](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HL-jUsIiN8&lc=UgzWh9DFWaUvgHv0j9l4AaABAg)'

The answer is

> 'You are the sniper.' You're seeing the POV of the sniper, but you're led to
> believe that from your POV, you'll see the sniper somewhere else.

  2. ['Where/What/Who are the rabbits in Deceit?'](https://www.reddit.com/r/PlayDeceit/comments/rmpt40/is_asking_wherewhatwho_are_the_rabbits_in_deceit/) for the game [Deceit](https://deceit.fandom.com/wiki/Deceit_Wiki). Deceit features a lot of rabbits (oh rabbit / bunny like bunny drop) in the logo or posters or whatever, but you don't really see rabbits running around. So where are the rabbits in the deceit?

> The rabbits are the innocent who run away from the infected who are like
> lions or whatever.

  3. Consider [this image](https://www.reddit.com/r/NinoNakano/comments/uwe2qa/theres_a_missing_card_for_the_royal_flush_wheres/) of [Nino Nakano](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/67368/what-is-this-metal-object-that-nino-is-rubbing-against-her-face-in-gotoubun-no-h) from [The Quintessential Quintuplets](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/49006/why-do-anime-mothers-often-get-the-short-end-of-the-stick/67494#67494)

> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/82esn.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/82esn.png)

We see 4 out of 5 cards needed for a royal straight flush. Where is the Ace of
Diamonds?

> It's not the diamonds on Nino's socks. Nino _is_ the [ace of
> diamonds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_of_Diamond).

# Finally

So here, I haven't seen Bunny Drop / Usagi Drop, but after reading the plot
preview, I immediately thought that the 'Bunny' is

> Rin, which is the same as Aki Tanaka♦'s answer.

# What is this trope?

I think it's like [Maybe The Real Treasure Was the Friends We Made Along the
Way](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/maybe-the-real-treasure-was-the-friends-
we-made-along-the-way) or [the real treasure is the friends we made along the
way](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/the_real_treasure_is_the_friends_we_made_along_the_way).
On tv tropes:

  1. [Worthless Treasure Twist](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WorthlessTreasureTwist)

  2. [It's the Journey That Counts](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ItsTheJourneyThatCounts)


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