The WORST episodes of Non Non Biyori

Every episode of Non Non Biyori ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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.

Last Updated: 11/1/2024Network: TV TokyoStatus: Ended
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I Ran Away from Home with My Sister
star
7.14
42 votes

#1 - I Ran Away from Home with My Sister

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/22/2013

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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A New Transfer Student Came
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7.15
61 votes

#2 - A New Transfer Student Came

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/8/2013

Ichijou Hotaru has transferred from Tokyo to Asahigaoka Branch School due to her parents' work. But her new school only has five students, including herself! Ichijou Hotaru, the transfer from Tokyo; Koshigaya Natsumi, the moodmaker; Koshigaya Komari, the oldest of the girls; and Miyauchi Renge, the youngest with a unique sense of perception - the story of the lives these girls live in the quiet, sleepy countryside has begun!

Directors: Shinya Kawatsura
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We Tried Having a Cultural Festival
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7.22
32 votes

#3 - We Tried Having a Cultural Festival

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2013

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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I Became a Ghost and Tried Hard
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7.22
36 votes

#4 - I Became a Ghost and Tried Hard

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2013

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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We Cooked Rice at School
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7.28
32 votes

#5 - We Cooked Rice at School

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/2013

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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I Pretended I Forgot My Swimsuit
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7.36
42 votes

#6 - I Pretended I Forgot My Swimsuit

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/5/2013

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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I Got Motivated During the Consecutive Holidays
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7.38
16 votes

#7 - I Got Motivated During the Consecutive Holidays

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/21/2015

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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We Made a Snow House
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7.45
29 votes

#8 - We Made a Snow House

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/2013

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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My Rice Crackers Turned Into Curry
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7.48
33 votes

#9 - My Rice Crackers Turned Into Curry

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2013

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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I Made Something Incredible
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7.50
16 votes

#10 - I Made Something Incredible

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/8/2021

Beep boop! Koma-plushie is live, boop beep! But Hotaru isn’t a master of robotics just yet, and her pet project still has a long way to go before it’s ready to fly.

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Spring Came Again
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7.56
27 votes

#11 - Spring Came Again

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/24/2013

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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We Went to the Candy Store
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7.58
45 votes

#12 - 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...

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We Went to Watch the Stars
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7.63
19 votes

#13 - 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.

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Summer Vacation Started
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7.74
42 votes

#14 - 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.

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We Made Tasty Food
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7.79
14 votes

#15 - 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.

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Hotaru Was Really Mature?
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7.89
18 votes

#16 - 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.

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We All Went Camping Together
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7.94
17 votes

#17 - 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.

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I Became a Pampered Child
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7.94
18 votes

#18 - 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.

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I Became a First Grader
star
7.96
27 votes

#19 - 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.

Directors: Shinya Kawatsura
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It Got Cold and Then Hot
star
8.00
12 votes

#20 - 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…

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I Ate Okonomiyaki
star
8.00
19 votes

#21 - 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"...

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I Was in Charge of School Lunch
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8.05
20 votes

#22 - 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...

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We Watched the First Sunrise of the Year
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8.06
32 votes

#23 - 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.

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My Senpai Had Entrance Exams Coming Up
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8.07
15 votes

#24 - 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…

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I Made a Teru Teru Bozu
star
8.09
23 votes

#25 - 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.

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