Non Non Biyori

Non Non Biyori (のんのんびより) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atto. The series began publication in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine from September 2009 and is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. The story is based on the same setting as Atto's former work, Toko-toko & Yume no Yume. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Silver Link aired in Japan between October and December 2013 and has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks. A second anime season aired between July and September 2015. An anime film premiered in August 2018, and a third anime season is set to premiere in January 2021.

Non Non Biyori
Cover of first manga volume. From left to right: Renge Miyauchi, Komari and Natsumi Koshigaya, and Hotaru Ichijo.
のんのんびより
GenreComedy,[1] slice of life[1]
Manga
Written byAtto
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Comic Alive
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 26, 2009 – present
Volumes15
Anime television series
Directed byShin'ya Kawatsura
Written byReiko Yoshida
Fumihiko Shimo
Yuka Yamada
Music byHiromi Mizutani
StudioSilver Link
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo, AT-X, TV Aichi, TV Osaka
Original run October 7, 2013 – December 23, 2013
Episodes12
Original video animation
Directed byShin'ya Kawatsura
Written byReiko Yoshida
Music byHiromi Mizutani
StudioSilver Link
Released July 23, 2014 – September 23, 2016
Runtime24 minutes each
Episodes2
Anime television series
Non Non Biyori Repeat
Directed byShin'ya Kawatsura
Written byReiko Yoshida
Fumihiko Shimo
Yuka Yamada
Music byHiromi Mizutani
StudioSilver Link
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo, AT-X, TV Aichi, TV Osaka, RKK
Original run July 6, 2015 – September 21, 2015
Episodes12
Anime film
Non Non Biyori Vacation
Directed byShin'ya Kawatsura
Written byReiko Yoshida
Music byHiromi Mizutani
StudioSilver Link
ReleasedAugust 25, 2018 (2018-08-25)
Runtime71 minutes
Anime television series
Non Non Biyori Nonstop
Directed byShin'ya Kawatsura
Written byReiko Yoshida
StudioSilver Link
Original run January 2021 – scheduled

Plot

The story takes place in the countryside small town 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 has to adjust to countryside life with her new friends.

Characters

Main characters
Hotaru Ichijo (一条 蛍, Ichijō Hotaru)
Voiced by: Rie Murakawa
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 (宮内 れんげ, Miyauchi Renge)
Voiced by: Kotori Koiwai
Renge is a first grade student. She likes to greet her friends by saying "Nyanpasū" (Meow-ning), a nonsensical phrase, and she plays the recorder. While she generally acts her age, she is often quite perceptive. She adds a superfluous "n" at the end of sentences as a verbal tic. She is Hikage and Kazuho's younger sister.
Natsumi Koshigaya (越谷 夏海, Koshigaya Natsumi)
Voiced by: Ayane Sakura
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 (越谷 小鞠, Koshigaya Komari)
Voiced by: Kana Asumi
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 (越谷 卓, Koshigaya Suguru)
Suguru is a third-year middle school student and Natsumi and Komari's older brother. He doesn't say anything vocally and has very little presence besides occasional static visual comedy.
Kazuho Miyauchi (宮内 一穂, Miyauchi Kazuho)
Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka
Kazuho is Renge's older sister and the only teacher in the local 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 (加賀山 楓, Kagayama Kaede)
Voiced by: Rina Satō
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" (駄菓子屋, lit. "Candy Store"). Her store also runs a ski rental business and mail order service.
Hikage Miyauchi (宮内 ひかげ, Miyauchi Hikage)
Voiced by: Misato Fukuen
Hikage is Renge's older sister who is a first-year high school student studying in Tokyo. She also appears in the author's other work Koakuma Meringue (こあくまメレンゲ, lit. "Little Devil's 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 (越谷 雪子, Koshigaya Yukiko)
Voiced by: Akiko Hiramatsu
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 (富士宮 このみ, Fujimiya Konomi)
Voiced by: Ryōko Shintani
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 (石川 ほのか, Ishikawa Honoka)
Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki
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 (とことこ).
Aoi Nizato (新里 あおい, Niisato Aoi)
Voiced by: Shino Shimoji[2]
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.

Media

Manga

The manga by Atto began serialization in Media Factory's Comic Alive magazine from September 2009,[3] and has been published in 15 tankōbon volumes as of May 23, 2020.[4] Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the series in North America.[5]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 March 23, 2010[6]ISBN 978-4-0406-6521-4June 29, 2015[7]ISBN 978-1-626921-48-1
2 December 22, 2010[8]ISBN 978-4-0406-6522-1September 15, 2015[7]ISBN 978-1-626921-61-0
3 October 22, 2011[9]ISBN 978-4-0406-6523-8January 26, 2016[7]ISBN 978-1-626921-82-5
4 July 23, 2012[10]ISBN 978-4-0406-6524-5May 23, 2016[7]ISBN 978-1-626922-72-3
5 February 23, 2013[11]ISBN 978-4-0406-6525-2September 6, 2016[7]ISBN 978-1-626923-29-4
6 September 21, 2013[12]ISBN 978-4-0406-6526-9January 17, 2017[7]ISBN 978-1-626923-86-7
7 July 23, 2014[13]ISBN 978-4-0406-6813-0May 23, 2017[7]ISBN 978-1-626924-86-4
8 March 23, 2015[14]ISBN 978-4-0406-7282-3September 12, 2017[7]ISBN 978-1-626925-42-7
9 December 22, 2015[15]ISBN 978-4-0406-7860-3January 23, 2018[7]ISBN 978-1-626926-77-6
10 September 23, 2016[16]ISBN 978-4-0406-8542-7July 31, 2018[7]ISBN 978-1-626927-86-5
11 May 23, 2017[17]ISBN 978-4-0406-9252-4April 2, 2019[7]ISBN 978-1-642750-26-3
12 February 23, 2018[18]ISBN 978-4-0406-9686-7September 3, 2019[7]ISBN 978-1-642754-85-8
13 November 21, 2018[19]ISBN 978-4-040651-80-4August 25, 2020[7]ISBN 978-1-645055-22-8
14 August 23, 2019[20]ISBN 978-4-040640-16-7——
15 May 23, 2020[4]ISBN 978-4-040646-34-3——

Anime
See also: List of Non Non Biyori episodes

A 12-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Silver Link and directed by Shin'ya Kawatsura, aired in Japan between October 7 and December 23, 2013 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.[21][22] 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.[23] The opening theme is "Nanairo Biyori" (なないろびより, Rainbow-colored Weather) by Nano Ripe, and the ending theme, composed by Zaq, is "Non Non Biyori" (のんのん日和) sung by Rie Murakawa, Ayane Sakura, Kana Asumi and Kotori Koiwai. The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.[24] A second season, Non Non Biyori Repeat, aired in Japan between July 6 and September 21, 2015.[25] The opening theme is "Kodama Kotodama" (こだまことだま) by Nano Ripe and the ending theme is "Okaeri" (おかえり, Welcome Home) 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.[26] The film's opening theme song is "Ao no Rakugaki" (あおのらくがき) by Nano Ripe,[27] and the ending theme song is "Omoide" (おもいで) composed by Zaq and performed by Murakawa, Sakura, Asumi, and Koiwai.[28]

A third season, Non Non Biyori Nonstop, will begin airing in January 2021. The staff and cast from the first two anime series are reprising their roles for the season.[29][30]

Reception

As of December 2015, the manga has sold over 1.3 million copies.[31]

References
  1. "Non Non Biyori Countryside School Comedy Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  2. "『劇場版 のんのんびより ばけーしょん』新ビジュアル公開 看板娘役は下地紫野". Oricon (in Japanese). June 27, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  3. 月刊コミックアライブ 2009年11月号 [Monthly Comic Alive November 2009 issue] (in Japanese). Media Factory. Archived from the original on October 1, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
  4. のんのんびより15巻 [Non Non Biyori 15] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  5. "Seven Seas Adds Non Non Biyori Rural Comedy Manga". Anime News Network. October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
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  11. のんのんびより 5 [Non Non Biyori 5] (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  12. のんのんびより 6 [Non Non Biyori 6] (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
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  20. のんのんびより14巻 [Non Non Biyori 14] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
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  22. "Crunchyroll to Stream Non Non Biyori Schoolgirl Anime". Anime News Network. October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  23. "Non Non Biyori Manga Gets New Original Anime DVD". Anime News Network. January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  24. "Sentai Filmworks Adds Non Non Biyori Schoolgirl Anime". Anime News Network. October 24, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  25. "Non Non Biyori Repeat's 1st Promo Previews Animation". Anime News Network. March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  26. "New Non Non Biyori Anime Is Summer 2018 Film With Returning Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. December 24, 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  27. "nano.RIPE｜20周年を飾る6thアルバム「ピッパラの樹の下で」リリース決定！" (in Japanese). Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  28. "8/25(土)発売『劇場版 のんのんびより ばけーしょん』 オリジナルサウンドトラックジャケット公開！" (in Japanese). Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  29. "Non Non Biyori TV Anime Gets 3rd Season". Anime News Network. May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
  30. "アニメ『のんのんびより』第3期の放送時期が判明" [Announcement for the broadcast of the third season for the anime series "Non Non Biyori"]. Dengeki (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. May 23, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  31. "のんのんびより9巻　小冊子付き特装版" (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
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