Content Warning: None Intro Youd think a lesbian who got back into anime as an adult wouldve reviewed an actual textual lesbian work sooner than review 12 huh? If I recall correctly I stumbled into Bunnies Quest while scrolling through Mangadexs embarrassingly small list of suggestive and adult lesbian manga. I went in with basically zero expectations beyond the knowledge that the author has also done BL and some pretty outthere looking 18+ age regression doujin and I was pleasantly surprised. Bunnies Quest isnt a masterpiece by any means but it has a very nice vibe to it. The characters are cute the scenarios simple but fun and overall it was a nice little romp A triedandtrue cast The cast of Bunnies Quest is as simple as they come. An optimistic sociable young bunny whos just landed on Earth. A cool and calculating bunny who hides her loneliness and is occasionally very physically affectionate. And what feels like an author selfship an isolated young human woman whos happy to have made some friends. Based on these three descriptions alone Im sure you can imagine most of the scenarios in this manga. Thats not necessarily a bad thing though. I quite like Uko and Hane as our romantic leads. While aliens observing humans isnt a unique concept it lends itself well to a lot of fun little scenarios. Getting groceries becomes a mission to examine how humans obtain food. Making a human friend becomes a tactical information gathering maneuver. Its a charming form of rationalization that doesnt get obnoxious as you can clearly tell that Uko and Hane are still very much human. Theyre not actually unfeeling aliens in fact theyre hardly that different from humans at all. And while almost everything has a thin pretense of being academic or researchfocused in nature you feel that Uko Hane and Norimi all like each other. I Wish It Went Further Like most lesbian anime and manga Ive seen Im left wishing that Bunnies Quest went further than it did. Dont get me wrong theres a lot of genuine lesbian stuff here to love. Especially if youre not really familiar with the genre. Uko and Hane have a lot of cute scenes together and their relationship does feel earned and real. Hanes chin wiping habit is adorable and despite how short it was the somber return to the moon plot beat felt like it had some real stakes behind separating the two. I will say that the AI companions generated manga is really good plot beat hits a little poorly in 2024 but truly I dont think Bunnies Quest does anything bad. Rather and unfortunately like most lesbian media it doesnt escalate very far and just kinda stops out of nowhere. At only 16 chapters the pacing is breakneck. Everyones intros are taken care of in the first ten pages save for Norimi who shows up later on and the main conflict is introduced in two pages and wrapped up in a single chapter. While some may not be bothered by this I was. These were characters that I genuinely wanted to spend more time with I know this is pretty common in the world of 13 volume manga but its always heartbreaking to experience. And this kind of just shuts down their relationship. With generously twenty pages total of overt lesbian relationship stuff happening it doesnt really escalate anywhere. Im not going to clown on lesbian fluff for being lesbian fluff I understand theres a market for that and unlike some lesbians I dont believe that the volume of lesbian fluff is inherently negative but its always frustrating reading a lesbian manga that caps out at hugging. Have them kiss Have them directly say they love each other Have them be in a textual relationship instead of just a textual situationship The author clearly isnt afraid of writing 18+ material and taboo 18+ at that so why stop here? I get that this is a pet peeve and theres nothing inherently wrong with nonsexual lesbian manga. But so much GL/Yuri/Lesbian manga is sexless that its hard not to feel bitter about yet another manga with promise staying in the realm of soft lesbian stuff. Final Thoughts Bunnies Quest is fine. Its cozy its warm and at the very least the idea of rubbing your face on your wife to scent her is something thats probably gonna stick in my brain for an unreasonably long time. But while its good its not exceptional. Its good enough that Im sad it ended but not great enough for me to not be bitter about its brevity and simplicity. If you want to read this I highly encourage you to do so. You can power through it in under and hour and its cute enough that I cant help but like it. But its hardly a mustread and its likely nothing any lesbian hasnt already seen or read ten times already.