The BEST episodes of Non Non Biyori
Every episode of Non Non Biyori ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Non Non Biyori!
Elementary school student Ichijou Hotaru has moved with her parents from Tokyo to the middle of the country. Now she must adapt to her new school, where there are a total of 5 students in the same class who range through elementary and middle school ages. Join their everyday adventures in the countryside.
#1 - We Went Moon-Viewing Together
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/1/2015
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...
#2 - The Cherry Blossoms Bloomed Again
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/29/2021
Following a graduation ceremony, Renge and friends spend the day playing in the great outdoors. It's days like these you wish would never end...
#3 - I Practiced Very Hard
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/8/2015
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.
#4 - I Turned Into Santa to Deliver Tomatoes
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/1/2021
Ren pays Candy Store a visit to spend her New Year’s allowance, but her purchase puts Candy Store in an awkward position — one Natsumi finds absolutely HILARIOUS.
#5 - I Played the Frog Song
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2021
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.
#6 - I Boldly Leapt In
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/18/2015
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.
#7 - It Was a Thrilling Autumn
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/2021
Parents’ Day provides Natsumi a particular variety of anxiety, but she finds a way to relax when Renge brings home a new friend.
#8 - I Got Drunk and Remembered
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/22/2021
Once the kids are asleep, the adults get to partying! …wait, what’s that noise? Ren is awake!? Uh oh…
#9 - One Year Has Passed
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/22/2015
During spring break, Renge and Hotaru head to school to feed the rabbits and end up finding Renge's Legendary Sword.
#10 - We Were Always Like This
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/25/2021
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.
#11 - I Became Closer to Hotaru
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/11/2015
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...
#12 - I Made a Teru Teru Bozu
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/28/2015
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.
#13 - My Senpai Had Entrance Exams Coming Up
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/2021
Akane and Konomi go shopping, and they take a detour to play some festival games! But beginner’s luck will only get you so far, and there’s something weighing on Akane’s mind…
#14 - We Watched the First Sunrise of the Year
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/10/2013
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.
#15 - I Was in Charge of School Lunch
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/25/2015
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...
#16 - I Ate Okonomiyaki
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/4/2015
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"...
#17 - It Got Cold and Then Hot
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/15/2021
New Year’s is here, and that means New Year’s money! What will everyone spend their cash on? And is there a way to get even more? Or perhaps that’s not a good idea…
#18 - I Became a First Grader
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/7/2015
Renge, who is about to start first grade, goes with the others to check out the school before the entrance ceremony, before seeing Hikage off as she goes to Tokyo. The next day, as Renge and the others enjoy the entrance ceremony and begin their first lessons, Hotaru starts moving in.
#19 - I Became a Pampered Child
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/15/2015
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.
#20 - We All Went Camping Together
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/2021
It’s time to go camping! Ren’s heart and mind are prepared, but a nighttime stroll through the woods will put her willpower to the test.
#21 - Hotaru Was Really Mature?
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2021
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.
#22 - We Made Tasty Food
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/8/2021
Komari receives an unexpected visitor. Now she’s making a weird face and can’t seem to knit properly. But don’t worry — Natsumi will cover for her. Sort of.
#23 - Summer Vacation Started
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2013
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.
#24 - We Went to Watch the Stars
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/14/2015
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.
#25 - We Went to the Candy Store
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/15/2013
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...