The Mindset that Fixed Peoples' Lives
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- Life is full of things that we have to do, mundane chores eating up our time. But could these things actually be some of the most valuable moments… if we think so?
Bunny Drop (Usagi Drop) is a 2011 anime (manga adaptation) following a 30 year old bachelor, Daichiki, who adopts the illegitimate daughter of his grandfather upon his passing. The family, seeing her as a burden of responsibility, worries about his decision, however he takes on the cost of parenthood in stride. Where they all made excuses due to life’s “have to”s, he embraces that not every cost is without benefit; sometimes what we have to do can be positive for us. With this hidden life philosophy, Daikichi begins to raise Rin, as the anime makes meaningful points from mundane moments, like chores. In daily tasks we often ignore, the real themes and the story are explained, with this warm slice of life discussing a great idea; our expectations can shape reality. If we set our mind to it, can we make the best of what we have to do?
A video essay discussing the themes of Bunny Drop (Usagi Drop), like responsibility, the cost of parenthood, and expectations shaping reality, through Daikichi and Rin’s connection.
0:00 Introduction
3:40 Part 1 | The "Have Tos"
9:12 Part 2 | Perception Check
19:02 Part 3 | Beautifully Mundane
31:00 Part 4 | The Worst Best
#anime #videoessay #bunnydrop #usagidrop #professorviral 
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In place of the regular links for this episode, I wanted to instead mention that I wasn't aware of the manga ending for this series at all during the production of this video. Everything I say is based only on the anime, and I find what I've been told about the manga ending truly distasteful. I apologize for not being aware of that, if I had been, this video certainly never would have been produced
I don't think you have anything to apologize for. You gave your take on the anime, not the manga. The two can be viewed separately. The existence of the manga, or the bizarre direction that it takes, doesn't make this video any less impactful. You've given me, and surely many others a different perspective on life, and I for one, am grateful for that. Thank you.
No worries honestly. So many anime adaptions are distinct from the source material anyway. In this case most people who watched the anime had zero idea about what the manga turned into.
Don’t worry. Sadly anime/manga all of it is a series of trials and tribulations to find the good shit. Thankfully you don’t have to ruin your experience with the manga blindsiding you. I loved the anime, still do to an extent, but yeah…. Anything further than that I run far far away
you talked about the anime, no need to
Don't be so hard on yourself. You didn't know and anyone could've made the same mistake; I've made that mistake w/so many anime. You've done nothing wrong 😊
Bro this one hit home so hard for me. I don’t have kids but I help with my friends daughter. She’s basically my niece and life wouldn’t be anywhere near as bright without her. Another amazing watch professor.
My friends are all having kids now, so I wanted to watch something along those lines to try and understand it more. I can't say that it's something I ever want for myself, but I'm glad it is a genuine satisfaction for many people
I made the extremely poor decision to stop watching this video midway through because "I didn't want to be spoiled anymore on this fantastic story", and thought the best method would be to read the manga...
I've finished the manga now. I'm traumatised.
For what it's worth, the anime/first part of the manga is phenomenal. It is a fantastic exploration of parenthood, and I'm glad I read it. The second part has made me sad that someone, responsible for the first part, could think anything like the second part is ok.
The greatest anime ever that I'm so glad didn't get a second season!
Wake up babe a new deep video about anime is out
The biweekly crisis session is here
The thumbnail is adorable and the timing of seeing it on a phone screen at the end. Cmon responsibility ☺
Normally, I go through 4 or 5 ish images for a thumbnail from important scenes, but this time it was instant. It's the perfect image for the series to end on
Just avoid the manga of the anime that the thumbnail is from.
@@crosana01 why avoid the manga?
@@TapaniLastellar The anime only covers the first half of the manga. The second half has the girl fall in love with her adopted dad, who is initially horrified, but is eventually convinced to marry her and have kids with her by every other character in the manga. Yes, even the single mother that it looked like he might become a couple with. There's a RUclips video titled something like "The Manga that Betrayed Us" that covers the drastic and disturbing divergence from the first half of the manga (which the anime adapts) and the second half which was never adapted for good reason.
@@crosana01 oof that's rough, changing my view on the series
Great video. I just got out of a really low point in my life, and it gave me a lot to think about especially regarding my parents. This was kinda a nice cherry on top of that.
I hope those thoughts can lead to somewhere really positive for you!
I really do appreciate you making the point of being aware and angry about the things and could and or should change but as someone who is working to enjoy the smaller parts of life or enjoy doing the things I have to do like either laundry, the dishes he’ll even feeding myself at times it’s great to hear that I’m not alone and I hope to actively try to better my life in small ways each and every day, great video as always ^^
Sweetness and Thunder, its a similar show with a much. Much better ending.
Single father takes care of daughter, premise of "I want her to be able to eat home cooked meals" abd starts learning from his student
That all said, genuinely enioyed the message of the video. I hope to be able to update this as I discover how to implement in my life ^^
Aaaaaa it's nice how Sweetness and Lightning plays into the strengths of anime making 1) kids look adorable and 2) food look freaking dELICIOUS
REAL AF BESTIE 😭 @@CelestiaLily
@@CelestiaLily yeeessss! Its serotonin on a screen, it cured my ptsd (joking but kinda not)
I'll keep that one in mind for the future! Glad this one was still enjoyable, despite some context I missed as well
I love the new stylized part divisions, that fit the channel colours! They're great
I… needed to hear this…
Thanks for making it
Of course. I'm hoping the thoughts it leads you to have yourself lead to great places
Nice one bro, I liked every single minute of this video, like I love doing mundane stuff. But sometimes even to wash dishes is so hard that it sends you in to some kind of loop where you can't wash dishes and simultaneously can't just relax, and for me that's hardest part of mundane tasks
My need for everything to be entirely in place and organized is so strong, that whatever my mental state, I still end up cleaning and such. Which, is somewhat nice because I never really end up in that kind of spiral, but it also makes things hard with other people, because I end up having to clean up their messes to be able to exist haha
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funny how this mindset is what ive been trying to focus on recently, and removing music from different activities has been very useful in becoming more aware throughout the day. Hope you have a good weekend!
I've actually been trying to swap from having videos playing to having music playing more, funnily enough. Not cutting out background watching, but not using it to be less aware anymore, like it sometimes can be. Finding a song that feels right for the mood and thinking as I work through those activities leads to so many better ideas
@@ProfessorViral songs can definitely enhance but most of the time the silence helps me more. And man has it felt more precious and intentional when I do decide to put on music at night to relax or something.
Love watching the essays while working on my finals. Another great video my guy.
Hope the finals go/went well!
Thank you so, so much for this video. I often struggle in my role as dad/ place in the world in general, but seeing this perspective is such a beautiful thing. Thank you very much. ❤
Of course, I'm glad I could provide an interesting look at such things!
I needed this. Thank you Professor🫡
Thanks Prof. V. Quality essay as usual, making me feel all sorts of ways.
Thank you! I'm glad I can keep providing meaningful videos
Isnt usagi drop the manga that...uh....yknow goes in a interesting direction?
Yep. He adopts his… aunt I think and as a highschooler she says “I want to have your babies” and then umm for some reason iirc he accepts…. It was traumatic
Man, it's such a good thing that there is no manga! The anime is fantastic! And it has no manga!
@@repressedtrauma322 Turns out the kid wasn't his aunt, you forgot that part
If that's actually how it goes then I'm very glad that it didn't continue any further in anime form, because that's genuinly atrocious for reasons I could probably spend a whole day listing
Dont worry, most people stop there too because as nice as seeing the teenage years, the author just had to throw off the latter years with that ending 😭
Im hoping this doesnt make you remove the video, I'm finding myself truly touched by its message@@ProfessorViral
you should read manga, it's really... quite curious how one of most wholesome animes devolves and makes you reconsider earlier events in anime.
keep your kinks to yourself
@@mrhedgehog5493they used the word “devolves,” I don’t think they have a positive view of it lol
No, avoid the manga. No person deserves the mental damage from reading that.
I was entirely unaware of it until the comments mentioned it. If I'd known, I wouldn't have made the video at all, but the high rating it had led me to believe it was a well loved and safe series
@@ProfessorViral I mean, the anime is well loved and safe. You didn't do anything wrong.
My hope is that my heart's smile is the summation of my all actions . That my actions and reactions don't hurt me. That am never too frantic to do things slowly and enjoy them, including dishes and Bulgarian squats and cleaning dishes.
Your video reminded me . Thank you
I took notes on this video. I think a lot of what you've said throughout it can be applied to anyone's life, especially those who might feel stuck in a rut.
Thanks as always
27:24 Ive been called out.... hahaha. side note; your videos really do help me with story writing and made me think of all things I have right now. I appreciate your videos!!
Usagi Drop had so much potential and then the author just destroyed all our hopes.
Oh good heavens, Another banger 👍
Ah, thank you!
finally an anime I dont have to go see before watching the video....
actually...I'm just gonna rewatch the show anyways.
Sometimes that's how it goes lol
There us nothing I want more in this world than to raise one or two (or three) humans and learn who they will become. Even more so than marrying the woman of my dreams.
I hope that one day you'll be able to, with all the resources and such needed for it to be great
Loved it
Thanks!
i know its a long shot, but I would really love if you would watch jojo part 5, it has some interesting concepts relating to fate, and how even if your life is fated to happen in a certain manner, how you deal with the circumstances is different. As seen in the main cast overcoming their trouble some pasts, while the antagonist choosing the evil path instead. also the series overall is responsible for creating a lot of classic tropes as seen in animes, along with some flamboyant artsytle breaking the generic anime character boundaries. so if you have the time give it a go.
The masculine urge to protecc
He protecc, never attak, only protecc
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This was the sweetest / most wholesome interpretation for some dudes piss fetish I have ever seen.
Like this show gave me very weird vibes with the adult that is slightly related adopting this child. Back when I tried to watch it the peeing herself scene made me nope out of this anime so hard 😂
Considering how the manga ends, I think your interpretation is pretty sadly (and disgustingly) valid.
Good video
Thank you!
It's weird how the Manga turns an adorable story of a single father & bastard daughter into, that _same_ story, but with me soyjack pointing "IS THAT FORESHADOWING???" even if it isn't. Yet.
The amount of audience betrayal that I wasn't aware of from the manga is absolutely insane. Normally, I'm a person who says "don't please the fans," but this one was downright uncomfortable
@@ProfessorViral It really is jarring. Although it always makes me wonder if it was all intentional. Was this the original plan for the story? Was the author intentionally formatting the story in a way to later rip out the rug from under the audience?
It, in certain ways, reminds me of story's like "The Bluest Eye" or "Lolita".
Does the mangaka _want_ to make you uncomfortable?
The Bible says to correct children often. But what I want to see is when that’s done with compassion, and hope of growth, instead of entitlement to take out frustrations on them.
nice
Thanks!
this vid reminds me of Drunk Drivers/Killer Whales by Car Seat Headrest
I'll have to relisten to it. I like some of their stuff, but not all of it. Last night was a "I Want You to Know That I'm Awake" night thought, fantastic song
Du bis deutsch jung? Geil. Endlich ma ein Anituber der deepen kontent raus hauen kann, der aus deutscheland kommt :3
Can u please make more type-moon content it’s the strongest franchise in anime with their base abilities giving them immeasurable speed. & my power scaling subs & playlists r all the proof we need, my other subs etc. prove it also has the best written characters in anime. Like generic anime channel’s shirou vid.
Amazing video as always, have watched alot of your content, but I got a question, what do you do for your hair? I got long hair and its starting to thin and go bald and i dont want to lose it
I don't do anything special really, I've always been a bit too busy to. I just shampoo and condition twice a week, and pray that I don't get my grandfather's hair genetics
@ProfessorViral been crying over my hair loss progression cause i have long hair, it sucks so bad and im not sure how to accept it
Idk if it’s been a while since I’ve seen a video but you look different
loved this series. wish I'd never read the manga.
By 1%????? Congrats dude :3 for me it was 4 points to pass my apprenticeship ^^
Now do a video on the manga after the anime ends. Lots of people have had a lot of opinions on it. I view it similarly to Jobless Reincarnation where if you ignore the ~5% that's abhorrent it's great but even with that 5% it drags it down to mearly fine. Note that I'm reading the novels and have completed the 3rd about the first part of season 1
I won't be touching that with a 30 mile pole. If I had known of the manga ending, I wouldn't have produced this video at all
@@ProfessorViral Lol when did you find out? Was it after you posted it and people started asking or was it when the video was ~90% done and you were beyond the point of no return?
Already changed the title? Well either way I wanted to say that I watch these for your thoughts and analysis, I personally don’t like anime, however I do like listening to another’s mind.
I have a horrible habit of not testing how well a title will do, and just going with what sounds good, only to see the video start horribly and have to change it to fix that. I actually truly hate doing it, because it's the "youtube meta" now or something like that, but it can save a video from bombing if you see the title and thumbnail not doing well. But, I think its very fair to watch for the analysis and not the series themselves, and I'm glad to see it even. It's good to know that my thoughts can extend beyond just anime, and be beneficial for others outside of that scope. I do hope to one day simply write on my own, so its encouraging
I understand your point of hating sociaty, feeling bad for existing and why you think that sociaty only wants children to keep it self running.
But i disagree with you in every point, we created sociaty so that we don´t need to watch how our loved ones get kill by pretaders when they are hungry, don´t need to watch people starve because we had bad weather or didn´t get to catch prey and don´t need to watch on as our family gets red dots on there body and slowly die to somthing that we can´t see or even hope to fight. We created sociaty to stop that, to be able to watch as our loved ones find happiness.
The reason why we make more humans is in my opinion, to watch them find there happiness, not to give us purpose or to show us the importens of mundane thing, or to keep sociaty running, it´s just for us, you and me and everybody else, that we can be happy and enjoy our lives, thats our purpose, so there is not reason in my opinion for feeling bad for existing.
That sociaty wants us to destroy our selfs, so that we bring more out put and can support more people on this planet then there mabye should be is anothere disccusion.
Prof, ☕🥰
Preach! By the way can you please list the anime featured in the vid? I would really appreciate if you did that! :) Also youtube had deleted my previous comment on your channel where I said that the ghouls from Tokyo Ghouls are parasites, just like cancer cells.
This intro had Durarara, Haibane Renmei, Psycho Pass, Spy Family, Perfect Blue, FLCL Alternative, Land of the Lustrous, A Place Further than the Universe, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, Sonny Boy, and Fate/Zero (ending on Durarara again) in that order
And then the manga pulled that awful G**d*mn ending. Shame, since I always thought the ending would be your stock "letting the bird leaves the nest", but with complete approval from everyone since this father- daughter pairing is quite unusual. Well, we can all dream.
Show seems really cute then I scroll down to the comments and remember you can't have any Juveniles in Manga without the artist being a fucking weirdo about it.
I wasn't aware of the manga at all until the comments mentioned it. It's really terrible to see that's how it went in print form
Hey did you atleast look up a house in fata morgana its fine if you didn't not tryna tell you to do something or anything but I just think its a massive waste of potential for you to not look at it believe me when I say your gurunteed to love it as a story
Engag
Thanks!
Not Usagi Drop 🤢
Unfortunately I wasn't aware of where the manga went at all. Had I known, it wouldn't have been a series Id cover
Who or what is "Usagi"? @@ProfessorViral
I think the anime is a different beast and no one is faulting you for covering it. The anime is the wholesome lovely show you talked about. I really wouldnt worry about it too much @@ProfessorViral