The Best Episodes of Non Non Biyori Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.8/10(91 votes)

   #1 - A New Transfer Student Came

   S1:E110/7/2013

   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.

   Director:Shinya Kawatsura

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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   Director:Shinya Kawatsura

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
2. 

   7.6/10(74 votes)

   #2 - We Went to the Candy Store

   S1:E210/14/2013

   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…

   Director:Kazumi Nakano

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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   Director:Kazumi Nakano

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
3. 

   8.1/10(75 votes)

   #3 - I Ran Away from Home with My Sister

   S1:E310/21/2013

   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.

   Director:Matsuo Asami

   Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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   Director:Matsuo Asami

   Writer:Fumihiko Shimo
4. 

   9.2/10(108 votes)

   #4 - Summer Vacation Started

   S1:E410/28/2013

   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.

   Director:Kento Abe

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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   Director:Kento Abe

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
5. 

   8.2/10(69 votes)

   #5 - I Pretended I Forgot My Swimsuit

   S1:E511/4/2013

   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.

   Director:Jin Tamamura

   Writer:Yuka Yamada

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   Director:Jin Tamamura

   Writer:Yuka Yamada
6. 

   8.2/10(66 votes)

   #6 - I Became a Ghost and Tried Hard

   S1:E611/11/2013

   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.

   Director:Koji Sawai

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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   Director:Koji Sawai

   Writer:Reiko Yoshida
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7. 

   8.4/10(66 votes)

   #7 - My Rice Cracker Turned Into Curry

   S1:E711/18/2013

   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.

   Director:Junya Koshiba

   Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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   Director:Junya Koshiba

   Writer:Fumihiko Shimo
8. 

   8.3/10(64 votes)

   #8 - We Cooked Rice at School

   S1:E811/25/2013

   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.

   Director:Naoki Horiuchi

   Writer:Yuka Yamada

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   Director:Naoki Horiuchi

   Writer:Yuka Yamada
9. 

   8.2/10(67 votes)

   #9 - We Tried Having a Cultural Festival

   S1:E912/2/2013

   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.

   Director:Jun Fukuda

   Writer:Fumihiko Shimo

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   Director:Jun Fukuda

   Writer:Fumihiko Shimo
10. 

    9.1/10(92 votes)

    #10 - We Watched the First Sunrise of the Year

    S1:E1012/9/2013

    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.

    Director:Koji Sawai

    Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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    Director:Koji Sawai

    Writer:Reiko Yoshida
11. 

    8.6/10(64 votes)

    #11 - We Made Snow Houses

    S1:E1112/16/2013

    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.

    Director:Rokou Ogiwara

    Writer:Yuka Yamada

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    Director:Rokou Ogiwara

    Writer:Yuka Yamada
12. 

    8.5/10(67 votes)

    #12 - Spring Came Again

    S1:E1212/23/2013

    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.

    Director:Jun Fukuda

    Writer:Reiko Yoshida

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    Director:Jun Fukuda

    Writer:Reiko Yoshida