Non Non Biyori

Plot

The story takes place in the small fictional countryside village of Asahigaoka, a place lacking many of the conveniences that people from the city are accustomed to. The nearest stores are a few miles away and one of the local schools consists of only five students, each of whom is in a different grade of elementary or middle school. Hotaru Ichijo, a fifth grader from Tokyo, transfers into Asahigaoka Branch School and adjusts to countryside life with her new friends.

Characters

Main characters

;Hotaru Ichijo : :Hotaru is a fifth grade student who transfers into Asahigaoka Branch School from Tokyo due to her father's work transfer. She is quite tall for her age and has a crush on Komari to the point of frequently sewing various plush dolls of Komari to decorate her room with. She had come to Asahigaoka several times previously when she was younger because her relatives live nearby.

;Renge Miyauchi : :Renge is a first grade student. Her catchphrase is "Nyanpasū" (Meow-ning), a nonsensical phrase, and she plays the recorder. While she generally acts her age, she is often quite perceptive and eccentric. She adds a superfluous "n" at the end of sentences as a verbal tic. She is Hikage and Kazuho's younger sister.

;Natsumi Koshigaya : :Natsumi is a first-year middle school student. She is taller than Komari, her older sister. Rebellious and carefree, she often talks back to her mother, plays pranks on her older sister, and does poorly in school.

;Komari Koshigaya : :Komari is a second-year middle school student and Natsumi's older sister. She is quite short, a fact which she constantly bemoans as Natsumi often teases her for it. She has an innocent and easily scared personality, which Natsumi often takes advantage of.

Supporting characters

;Suguru Koshigaya :Suguru is a third-year middle school student and Natsumi and Komari's older brother. He doesn't speak and has very little presence besides occasional static visual comedy.

;Kazuho Miyauchi : :Kazuho is Renge's older sister and the only teacher in the local school. She is also a 24-year-old graduate of Asahigaoka Branch School. She is fond of sleeping. Since all the students essentially study on their own in the classroom due to their different grades, she often spends class time napping.

;Kaede Kagayama : :Kaede is a 20-year-old graduate of Asahigaoka Branch School who runs the local candy store. As a result the other characters, and Renge in particular, call her "Dagashi-ya". Her store also runs a ski rental business and mail order service.

;Hikage Miyauchi : :Hikage is Renge's older sister who is a first-year high school student studying in Tokyo. She is also a graduate of Asahigaoka Branch School. She also appears in the author's other work Koakuma Meringue. When she returns to the village she tries to impress her siblings and friends with her trendy and "city-girl" ways only to be upstaged by Hotaru's genuine modern knowledge.

;Yukiko Koshigaya : :Yukiko is Natsumi, Komari, and Suguru's mother. She is often strict, particularly towards Natsumi, who slacks off a lot. She is also a graduate of Asahigaoka Branch School. When she was a student, she took care of Kazuho as Kaede did with Renge when she was younger (according to the author in the afterword).

;Konomi Fujimiya : :Konomi is a graduate of Asahigaoka Branch School who lives next door to the Koshigayas. She is a third-year student at a nearby high school.

;Honoka Ishikawa : :Honoka is a first grade student who comes to visit her grandmother during summer vacation and becomes friends with Renge. She also appears in the author's other work Toko-toko.

;Aoi Nizato : :Aoi is a first-year middle schooler who lives in Okinawa and works at her family's inn. A member of her school's badminton club, she quickly befriends Natsumi over their shared age and interest in the sport.

;Shiori : :Shiori is the daughter of a police box officer, one year younger than Renge.

;Akane Shinoda : :Akane is a first-year high school student, a junior of Konomi, and in charge of flute in the brass band club.

Media

Manga

The manga by Atto was serialized in Media Factory's Comic Alive magazine from the November 2009 issue sold on September, 26 2009, to the April 2021 issue sold on February 26, 2021, and ran for 120 chapters. It has been published in 16 tankōbon volumes from June 29, 2015, to March 23, 2021. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the series in North America. In May 2021, a short spin-off manga titled Non Non Biyori: Remember began serialization.

Anime

A 12-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Silver Link and directed by Shinya Kawatsura, aired in Japan between October 8 and December 24, 2013, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. An original video animation (OVA) episode was bundled with the seventh manga volume released on July 23, 2014, and another OVA was bundled with the tenth manga volume on September 23, 2016. A third OVA was bundled with the compiled volume of the Non Non Biyori Remember manga on March 23, 2022, and serves as the 13th episode of the third season of the anime series. The opening theme is "Nanairo Biyori" by Nano Ripe, and the ending theme, composed by Zaq, is "Non Non Biyori" sung by Rie Murakawa, Ayane Sakura, Kana Asumi and Kotori Koiwai. The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks, and in the United Kingdom by MVM Entertainment.

A second season, Non Non Biyori Repeat, aired in Japan between July 7 and September 22, 2015. The opening theme is "Kodama Kotodama" by Nano Ripe and the ending theme is "Okaeri" by Murakawa, Sakura, Asumi, and Koiwai.

An anime film, titled Non Non Biyori Vacation, premiered on August 25, 2018, with the staff and cast from the anime series returning to reprise their roles. The film's opening theme song is "Ao no Rakugaki" by Nano Ripe, and the ending theme song is "Omoide" composed by Zaq and performed by Murakawa, Sakura, Asumi, and Koiwai.

A third season, Non Non Biyori Nonstop, aired from January 11 to March 29, 2021. The staff and cast from the first two anime series are reprising their roles for the season. The opening theme is "Tsugihagi Moyō" by Nano Ripe and the ending theme is "Tadaima" by Murakawa, Sakura, Asumi, and Koiwai. The third season ran for 12 episodes.

Reception

As of December 2015, the manga has sold over 1.3 million copies.

References

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