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The Best Episodes of Non Non Biyori

Elementary school student Hotaru Ichijou has moved with her parents from Tokyo to the middle of the country. Now she must adapt to her new...

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  1. Background image for A New Transfer Student Came
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - A New Transfer Student Came

    S1:E1

    In the countryside village of Asahigaoka, a fifth grade elementary school girl named Hotaru Ichijou moves in from the city and transfers into the village’s branch school, which consists of only four other students; a first grader named Renge Miyauchi and three middle school siblings, Natsumi, Komari and Suguru Koshigaya, along with their teacher, Renge’s older sister Kazuho. After school, Renge invites Hotaru and the others to her house, where she shows off her pet tanuki. The next day, the girls take Hotaru to a blooming cherry blossom tree to eat their sakuramochi, though they end up missing the bus home on the way back.

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  2. Background image for We Went to the Candy Store
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - We Went to the Candy Store

    S1:E2

    Ichijou Hotaru is enjoying life with her classmates at her new school. In particular, she has come to think of the diminutive Koshigaya Komari, at less than 140cm, as her “cute Senpai.” This feeling soon grows into absolute adoration. Then, one day, Komari calls Hotaru and invites her to hang out together…

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  3. Background image for I Ran Away from Home with My Sister
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - I Ran Away from Home with My Sister

    S1:E3

    The class goes on a school trip to help out in a rice field, where Natsumi and Komari end up getting stuck in the mud. Later that night, Komari gets frightened after seeing a scary movie, which is not helped by Natsumi. After getting into a fight with her mother, Natsumi runs away from home with Komari in tow and goes to her secret hideout. They eventually spot a cat that had put Natsumi in trouble in the first place, but leave her alone when they see she is feeding her family and eventually head home.

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  4. Background image for Summer Vacation Started
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Summer Vacation Started

    S1:E4

    As summer vacation begins, Renge’s older sister Hikage comes home from her school in Tokyo, hoping to impress the others with her know-how about city life only for Hotaru to outshine her. Later, Renge meets another girl her age named Honoka Ishikawa, who she quickly become friends with. After spending several days playing with Honoka, Renge is saddened when she learns Honoka had to suddenly leave due to her father’s work. However, she cheers up a week later after receiving a letter from Honoka saying she’ll come back next summer.

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    Director:Kento Abe
  5. Background image for I Pretended I Forgot My Swimsuit
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - I Pretended I Forgot My Swimsuit

    S1:E5

    Hotaru and Renge are invited to the Koshigaya’s house for breakfast. Afterwards, the girls, accompanied by Kazuha, go to the beach, where Komari’s height leads her to be mistaken for a lost child. On their way home, the girls stop at a railside noodle restaurant, where a prank by Natsumi on Komari backfires due to Renge’s innocence. They manage to catch the last train home on time, but accidentally leave Kazuha behind.

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    Director:Jin Tamamura
  6. Background image for I Became a Ghost and Tried Hard
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - I Became a Ghost and Tried Hard

    S1:E6

    Natsumi gets chewed out by her mother over her poor school grades whilst also trying to hide her poor test results from her. Afterwards, the girls visit Hotaru, who attempts to hide the vast number of handmade Komari plushies in her room. This ultimately fails, but she manages to pass them off as part of a school project. Later that night, the gang have a test of courage at the shrine, which proves a bit too much for Komari.

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    Director:Koji Sawai
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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - My Rice Cracker Turned Into Curry

    S1:E7

    With Kazuha absent at the start of the new semester, the girls try and find ways to pass the time in class. Later, Hotaru and Renge try and catch a rabbit that had escaped from its pen, only for it to lock them inside the pen themselves, though they are eventually rescued by Kazuha. Afterwards, Renge visits the candy store run by Kaede Kagayama, who finds her to be a handful.

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  9. Background image for We Cooked Rice at School
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - We Cooked Rice at School

    S1:E8

    Hotaru gets along with the Koshigaya family’s next door neighbour, Konomi Fujimiya, whilst Komari laments that the two seem more grown up than she is. Later, Komari joins Hotaru and Renge in doing some sketching, where she ends up becoming a model for them. Afterwards, Konomi helps Komari and Natsumi make dried persimmons.

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  10. Background image for We Tried Having a Cultural Festival
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - We Tried Having a Cultural Festival

    S1:E9

    Since the school doesn’t hold cultural festivals, Natsumi suggests they hold their own and invite the alumni, including Kaede, Konomi and Hikage. At the festival, the girls run a café, hold an art exhibit and put on a play. However, they’re play ends up being overwhelming and they end up slacking on food orders. They do eventually work together to prepare some food and have fun. Afterwards, Komari and Konomi help clean Natsumi’s room, where they find a lot of old toys.

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    Director:Jun Fukuda
  11. Background image for We Watched the First Sunrise of the Year
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - We Watched the First Sunrise of the Year

    S1:E10

    After sleeping through the New Year, Renge joins Kazuha, Hikage and Kaede as they decide to go up a mountain to watch the first sunrise of the year. Along the way, Kaede recalls five years ago when she was first asked to look after the one-year-old Renge, initially finding her to be quite a handful but soon taking a liking to her. They eventually manage to reach the top of the mountain and watch the sun as it rises.

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    Director:Koji Sawai
  12. Background image for We Made Snow Houses
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - We Made Snow Houses

    S1:E11

    Due to a snowy blizzard, the girls end up having to spend the night at school, with Hotaru and Natsumi competing against each other to see who gets to sleep in a futon, eventually decided to just kick Kazuho out of hers. Later that night, Hotaru decides to check out the snow and see the starry night sky, leading to some misunderstandings from Komari and Natsumi. Later, on another snowy day, the gang decide to try their hand at skiing before building a snow house and having some hot food.

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    Director:Rokou Ogiwara
  13. Background image for Spring Came Again
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Spring Came Again

    S1:E12

    As Spring arrives again, Hotaru and Komari go on a picnic together, where Hotaru ends up eating Komari’s botched up homemade lunch in order to not hurt her feelings. Later, the girls get together to search for some edible plants, eventually coming to a field of renge flowers where Natsumi makes a costume for Renge.

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    Director:Jun Fukuda
  14. Background image for We Went to Look at the Stars
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - We Went to Look at the Stars

    S2:E2

    A few days after transferring in, Hotaru and the others play a game in which they try to knock each other’s rulers off a table. Later, Hotaru gets lost while walking her dog Pechi, but manages to get pointed back towards home thanks to Pechi’s scent. Afterwards, Hotaru goes with Komari to watch the stars together, but run into trouble when their flashlight runs out of battery before they head back. Thanks to a wayward bottle cap Komari dropped, they soon manage to make their way back home.

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    Director:Jun Fukuda
  15. Background image for We Got Motivated During the Holiday Break
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - We Got Motivated During the Holiday Break

    S2:E3

    It’s the day before Golden Week, and the students of Asahigaoka Branch School listen to the voice of their unmotivated teacher, Kazuho, as they take tests. Natsumi struggles the most with the tests, so the others help her study during the break. Then, during Golden Week, the students agree to do their holiday homework together, so Renge decides to do something about their lazy teacher before the others arrive…

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  16. Background image for I Made a Teru-teru Bouzu
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - I Made a Teru-teru Bouzu

    S2:E4

    When Renge receives a bike from her grandma, she’s eager to practice so she can ride everywhere with her friends. But the rainy season is in full swing, so she sets about making a teru-teru bouzu in hopes that the rain will stop. Meanwhile, Renge is on duty to take care of the tadpole shrimp she caught while playing in a field, and she grows very fond of them.

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    Director:Jun Fukuda
  17. Background image for We Ate Okonomiyaki
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - We Ate Okonomiyaki

    S2:E5

    One morning, Natsumi uses a toy fortune dispenser to read Komari’s fortune, and tells it her, “bad luck: beware of water.” Komari says she won’t be near any water that day anyway, but when they get to school, they’re told that they’ll be cleaning the school pool… The next day, the Koshigaya sisters are bored at home on a day off from school, so Natsumi reads Komari’s fortune again and draws yet another “bad luck”…

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  18. Background image for We Made Friends With Fireflies
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - We Made Friends With Fireflies

    S2:E6

    As everyone is cleaning up the school on the last day of the semester, Natsumi and Hotaru end up weeding and watering the garden together. Natsumi realizes she’s never been alone with Hotaru before and tries to come up with things to talk about… Then summer vacation begins and the kids start to work on their summer homework, but quickly grow bored. Hotaru then tells everyone her parents are going to buy some fireworks…

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    Director:Koji Sawai
  19. Background image for We Bravely Dove In
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - We Bravely Dove In

    S2:E7

    Hotaru is finally getting used to how kids play in the country, although she’s still afraid to jump off the bridge into the river. Hotaru returns home from playing to find a letter from her friend in Tokyo, with a photo of her old friends at an amusement park, making her feel nostalgic. Meanwhile, Hikage is home for a visit and shows off pictures of Tokyo Tower to Renge.

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    Director:Jun Fukuda
  20. Background image for I Took Lunch Duty
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - I Took Lunch Duty

    S2:E8

    The second semester has begun, and the Asahigaoka students are making wood crafts in class. Renge and Natsumi pair up to make something together, but can’t come up with any ideas. Just when Natsumi starts to panic, Renge demonstrates her unique sensibilities again. Then at lunchtime, the smell of curry fills the air, and the Koshigaya sisters recall a tragedy that befell the school long ago…

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    Director:Tatsuya Abe
  21. Background image for We Looked at the Moon Together
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - We Looked at the Moon Together

    S2:E9

    Natsumi’s mother asks Natsumi to go catch something to live in the family’s pond, and Natsumi agrees when she’s told she’ll be paid. She lends Natsumi a watch and tells her to be home by curfew, and all the kids go out for a day of fishing. Later, Konomi sees that Natsumi still doesn’t seem like a girl at all even now that she’s in middle school, and brings some of her old outfits over for her to try on…

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  22. Background image for I Practiced Really Hard
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - I Practiced Really Hard

    S2:E10

    Renge goes to visit Natsumi, but she and her family aren’t home. She’s about to give up and leave when a hand starts talking to her from the other side of the fence! She thinks it’s a monster, and is relieved to learn that it’s the next door neighbor Konomi. But Konomi then tells her that she is, in fact, a monster… Later, the Koshigaya sisters tell Renge they were in first grade when they took off their training wheels, so Renge starts to practice riding her bike without the training wheels.

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    Director:Koji Sawai
  23. Background image for I Became a Pampered Child
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - I Became a Pampered Child

    S2:E11

    One morning during winter break, Ichijo Hotaru and Koshigaya Komari are on a walk when they run into Fujimiya Konomi on her way back from practice. Komari takes great interest in Konomi’s cellphone.

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  24. Background image for I Played the Frog Song
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - I Played the Frog Song

    S3:E1

    It’s another idyllic day in the countryside, but things are anything but ordinary when Renge meets Akane, a flutist who has trouble playing in front of other people.

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    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Hotaru Was Really Mature?

    S3:E2

    Sometimes it’s hard to believe Hotaru is still in elementary school! But even Hotaru needs to act like a kid now and then… or at least that’s what Konomi thinks.

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  26. Background image for We Were Always Like This
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - We Were Always Like This

    S3:E3

    After breaking a bonsai planter with a Surefire Kill Shot, Natsumi and Hikage practice the art of apology… sort of. Turns out neither one of them is very good at it.

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Best Episodes Summary

"A New Transfer Student Came" is the best rated episode of "Non Non Biyori". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Shinya Kawatsura and written by Reiko Yoshida, it aired on 10/7/2013. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "We Went to the Candy Store".