Non Non Biyori
Non Non Biyori is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by. The series was serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine from September 2009 to February 2021 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 produced 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 aired between January and March 2021.
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;Renge Miyauchi
;Natsumi Koshigaya
;Komari Koshigaya
Supporting characters
;Suguru Koshigaya;Kazuho Miyauchi
;Kaede Kagayama
;Hikage Miyauchi
;Yukiko Koshigaya
;Konomi Fujimiya
;Honoka Ishikawa
;Aoi Nizato
;Shiori
;Akane Shinoda
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 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.