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 | Comedy,[1] Slice of life[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Atto |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | September 26, 2009 – present |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Shin'ya Kawatsura |
| Written by | Reiko Yoshida Fumihiko Shimo Yuka Yamada |
| Music by | Hiromi Mizutani |
| Studio | Silver Link |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo, AT-X, TV Aichi, TV Osaka |
| Original run | October 7, 2013 – December 23, 2013 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Shin'ya Kawatsura |
| Studio | Silver Link |
| Released | July 23, 2014 – September 23, 2016 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes each |
| Episodes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Non Non Biyori Repeat | |
| Directed by | Shin'ya Kawatsura |
| Written by | Reiko Yoshida Fumihiko Shimo Yuka Yamada |
| Music by | Hiromi Mizutani |
| Studio | Silver Link |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo, TVA, TVO, AT-X, RKK |
| Original run | July 6, 2015 – September 21, 2015 |
| Episodes | 12 |
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. 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.
Plot
The story takes place in the countryside village of Asahigaoka, a place lacking many of the conveniences that people from the city are accustomed to. The nearest stores are miles away and the school 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
- 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.
- 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, has a crush on Komari, and has even sewn a collection of plush dolls of Komari to decorate her room. She had come to Asahigaoka several times previously when she was younger because her relatives live nearby.
- 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. She is innocent and easily scared, which Natsumi often takes advantage of.
- 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 much and has very little presence besides occasional 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 very fond of sleep. Since all the students essentially study on their own, 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 local children, and Renge in particular, call her "Dagashi-ya" (駄菓子屋, lit. "Candy Store"). Her store also runs a ski rental business.
- 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 'worldly' ways only to be upstaged by Hotaru.
- 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.
Media
Manga
The manga by Atto began serialization in Media Factory's Comic Alive magazine from September 2009,[2] and has been published in nine tankōbon volumes as of December 22, 2015.[3] Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the series in North America.[4]
Volume list
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 23, 2010[5] | 978-4-0406-6521-4 | June 29, 2015[6] | 978-1-626921-48-1 |
| 2 | December 22, 2010[7] | 978-4-0406-6522-1 | September 15, 2015[6] | 978-1-626921-61-0 |
| 3 | October 22, 2011[8] | 978-4-0406-6523-8 | January 26, 2016[6] | 978-1-626921-82-5 |
| 4 | July 23, 2012[9] | 978-4-0406-6524-5 | May 23, 2016[6] | 978-1-626922-72-3 |
| 5 | February 23, 2013[10] | 978-4-0406-6525-2 | — | — |
| 6 | September 21, 2013[11] | 978-4-0406-6526-9 | — | — |
| 7 | July 23, 2014[12] | 978-4-0406-6813-0 | — | — |
| 8 | March 23, 2015[13] | 978-4-0406-7282-3 | — | — |
| 9 | December 22, 2015[3] | 978-4-0406-7860-3 | — | — |
Anime
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.[14][15] An original video animation (OVA) episode was bundled with the seventh manga volume released on July 23, 2014, and another OVA will be bundled with the tenth manga volume on September 23, 2016.[16] 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.[17] A second season, Non Non Biyori Repeat, aired in Japan between July 6 and September 21, 2015.[18] 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.
References
- ^ a b "Non Non Biyori Countryside School Comedy Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. February 21, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
- ^ 月刊コミックアライブ 2009年11月号 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Archived from the original on September 26, 2009. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; October 1, 2009 suggested (help); Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b のんのんびより9巻 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Seven Seas Adds Non Non Biyori Rural Comedy Manga". Anime News Network. October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- ^ のんのんびより 1 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d "Non Non Biyori". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
- ^ のんのんびより 2 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ のんのんびより 3 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ のんのんびより 4 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ のんのんびより 5 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ のんのんびより 6 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ のんのんびより7巻 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ のんのんびより8巻 (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Non Non Biyori Anime Staff Listed". Anime News Network. October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ "Crunchyroll to Stream Non Non Biyori Schoolgirl Anime". Anime News Network. October 19, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- ^ "Non Non Biyori Manga Gets New Original Anime DVD". Anime News Network. January 10, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Adds Non Non Biyori Schoolgirl Anime". Anime News Network. October 24, 2013. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
- ^ "Non Non Biyori Repeat's 1st Promo Previews Animation". Anime News Network. March 20, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
External links
- Non Non Biyori at Media Factory Template:Ja icon
- Anime official website Template:Ja icon
- Non Non Biyori (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
