Non Non Biyori… such an amazing anime…
Sometimes you question yourself, what really is the greatest anime you’ve ever seen. Well, here we have a nearly flawless anime.
A slice of life.
Story
Given that Non Non Biyori is a slice of life, there isn’t much to convey here. Aside, from the entire show being amazing. Non Non Biyori excels at comedy, and calmness. This show doesn’t focus on forced comedy, either. They even use build-ups for the comedy, which makes you grin out of nowhere.
Sometimes it doesn’t focus on comedy. There have been numerous times where I cried harder than most sad anime I had watched. Most of the time, it focuses on morals too, like family relationships.
It’s pretty gosh darn wholesome.
Art
The art in NNB is fine, but nothing special exactly. They do use nice visuals which are good for the backgrounds and stuff. All that’s important is that it is consistent.
The character designs are unique. Though for some reason the main character never smiled. The body proportions are all over the place though. A 6th grader looks fully mature, and the 12th grader looks like a loli. Nothing wrong, though.
Another thing is that NNB has no fanservice. Somehow even the beach episode felt more to wholesome than cheap lewds.
Amazing job by Silver Link.
Sound
Given that the theme of the show is in the boonies, the respective opening used for the entirety of all seasons are well matched. Add some catchy lines and you’ve got yourself an opening worth listening to.
The voice acting is fine, nothing else really stands out. Glasses-kun never got his lines to speak in the anime, though.
The overall soundtrack is nice to listen to. Worthy to be lofi music. However, it doesn’t stand out, so it’s not memorable.
The ending themes aren’t memorable, but it’s wholesome, and can cause depression given if you think about deep enough.
Characters
The characters are amazingly well written. While it isn’t even a shounen, you’d realize that Ren-chon and her friends are very realistic. The relationships are the best, though. Their relationships between one another are well written and can even make a grown man cry. Ren-chon growing as a whole and becoming more mature is another aspect to pay attention to throughout the series.
The only flaw is that the characters we want to see more of don’t get enough screen time.
Enjoyment
While I may be biased, Non Non Biyori was something that saved me from a void known as depression. It is a nice anime to sit down to and relax, but again, Non Non Biyori is nearly perfect. It managed to have a consistent run, while making sure every aspect is consistent.
Nyan-pasu~
