DESCRIPTION:
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 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 is currently airing.

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.

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. An original video animation episode was bundled with the seventh manga volume released on July 23, 2014. 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. A second anime season premiered in the summer of 2015.

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. 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 nearby.

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. 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 the younger sister to Hikage and Kazuho.

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 detests. She is innocent and easily scared, which Natsumi often takes advantage of.

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 study their own material, she often spends classtime napping.