Non Non Biyori

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
Genre	Slice of life, Comedy, Seinen, Shoujo-ai
Manga
Written by	Atto
Published by	Media Factory
Magazine	Monthly Comic Alive
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	November 2009 – present
Volumes	5
Anime television series
Directed by	Shinya Kawatsura
Written by	Reiko Yoshida Fumihiko Shimo Yuka Yamada
Music by	Hiromi Mizutani
Studio	Silver Link
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks
Original network	TV Tokyo, AT-X, TV Aichi, TV Osaka
Original run	October 7, 2013 – December 23, 2013
Episodes	12

Non Non Biyori (のんのんびより, lit. Non Non Weather) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atto. The series began publication in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine from November 2009. The story is based on the same setting as Atto's former work, Toko-toko. A television anime adaptation by Silver Link aired in Japan between October and December 2013 and has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks.

Plot

The story takes place in the countryside village of Asahigaoka, where many conveniences are several miles away and the school consists of only five students, each of whom come from different grades of elementary and middle school. Hotaru Ichijo, a fifth grader from Tokyo, transfers into Asahigaoka Branch School and adjusts to countryside life with her new friends.

Characters

Renge Miyauchi (宮内 れんげ, Miyauchi Renge)

Voiced by: Kotori Koiwai

A first-year elementary school student. While she generally acts her age, she is often quite perceptive. She often ends her sentences with 'na non' which is a dialect of the village. She is the younger sister to Hikage and Kazuho.

Hotaru Ichijo (一条 蛍, Ichijō Hotaru)

Voiced by: Rie Murakawa

A fifth-year elementary school student who transfers into Asahigaoka Branch School from Tokyo. She is quite tall for her age and has a crush on Komari, and even sews a collection of plush dolls of Komari to decorate her room. She had come to Asahigaoka several times because her relatives live near her house.

Natsumi Koshigaya (越谷 夏海, Koshigaya Natsumi)

Voiced by: Ayane Sakura

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

A second-year middle school student and Natsumi's older sister. She is quite short, a fact which she detests. She seems innocent and easily scared, which Natsumi often takes advantage of.

Kazuho Miyauchi (宮内 一穂, Miyauchi Kazuho)

Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka

Renge's older sister and the only teacher in the local school. She is very fond of sleep. Since all the students study their own material, she often spends classtime napping.

Suguru Koshigaya (越谷 卓, Koshigaya Suguru)

A third year middle school student and Natsumi and Komari's older brother. He doesn't say much and has very little presence besides occasional visual comedy.

Yukiko Koshigaya (越谷 雪子, Koshigaya Yukiko)

Voiced by: Akiko Hiramatsu

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 does for Renge (according to the author in the afterword).

Hikage Miyauchi (宮内 ひかげ, Miyauchi Hikage)

Voiced by: Misato Fukuen

Renge's older sister who is a first year high school student currently studying in Tokyo. She also appears in the author's other work "Ko-akuma Merenge" (こあくまメレンゲ, lit. Little Devil's Meringue).

Kaede Kagayama (加賀山 楓, Kagayama Kaede)

Voiced by: Rina Satō

A 20 year-old graduate of Asahigaoka Branch School who runs a candy store. She is often nicknamed "Dagashi-ya" (駄菓子屋, lit. Candy Store). Her store also runs a ski rental business.

Konomi Fujimiya (富士宮 このみ, Fujimiya Konomi)

Voiced by: Ryōko Shintani

A graduate of Asahigaoka Branch School who lives next door to the Koshigayas. A third year student at a local high school.

Honoka Ishikawa (石川 ほのか, Ishikawa Honoka)

Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki

A first-year elementary school student who becomes friends with Renge during summer vacation. She also appears in the author's other work "Toko-toko".

Media

Manga

The manga by Atto began serialization in Media Factory's Comic Alive magazine from November 2009, and has been published in six tankōbon volumes as of September 21, 2013.

Anime

A television anime adaptation by Silver Link aired in Japan between October 7, 2013 and December 23, 2013 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is "Nanairo Biyori" (なないろびより, Rainbow-colored Weather) by Nano Ripe, whilst the ending theme is "Non Non Biyori" (のんのん日和) by Rie Murakawa, Ayane Sakura, Kana Asumi and Kotori Koiwai. The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.

Episode list

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External links

• Official website Template:Ja icon
• Non Non Biyori (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Non Non Biyori (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Non Non Biyori at IMDb