Non Non Biyori

Welcome to the most isolated school in all Japan: Asahigaoka Branch School. With only five students enrolled and cows roaming through the town, the term “boonies” doesn’t even begin to...

Ah, summer in the country…School is out and there’s nothing to do but have fun. Well, except for summer homework. Or tests of courage gone horribly wrong. Or having to...

Summer break is over, and that means it’s back to school! Unfortunately that also means coming back to the rural Asahigaoka Branch School with its leaky roof, single grade-combined classroom,...

Ichijo HotaruFifth Grader, transferred from Tokyo. People often tell her she’d be good with an orange and slightly bitter tea sitting by the stove on snow days.Koshigaya KomoriNatsumi’s older sister,...

Ichijo Hotaru Fifth grade transfer student from Tokyo at Asahigoaoka Branch School. She was asked if she would be starting university this year, even though she’s still an elementary school...

Koshigaya NatsumiSeventh grader at Ashigaoka Branch School. She’ll plan a bike trip for three hours one way, but she’ll never consider the time it will take to get back home.Koshigaya...

Koshigaya NatsumiSeventh grader at Ashigaoka Branch School. The lies in her journal are constantly exposed, since she sees a certain someone every day. She laments the small world of the...

Koshigaya NatsumiSeventh grader at Asahigaoka Branch School. Uses a green/red memorization ruler (which blocks the red answers in the textbook). Never once has she used it as originally intended.Miyauchi RengeFirst...

N THE SMALL TOWN OF ASAHIGAOKA… WINTER IS COMING! Koshigaya Natsumi Seventh grader attending Asahigaoka Branch School. She tends not to get enough sleep at New Year’s because she sits...

Koshigaya Natsumi Seventh grader at Asahigaoka Branch School. The Hina dolls are dressed up all stuffy. Must be hot and hard to breathe. She totally couldn’t stand it. Ichijo Hotaru...

Ichijo Hotaru Fifth grade transfer student from Tokyo. With the daily log, she can remember the events of the day pretty quickly, so she likes writing and reading it a...

Miyauchi Renge First grader, the youngest of the five students at Asahigaoka Branch School. She only wears the shirt she wore camping on sunny days. Koshigaya Natsumi Seventh grader at...

Koshigaya Natsumi Seventh grader at Asahigaoka Branch School. If she found the last ice cream treat, then it’s hers. That’s a Natsumi-ism. Koshigaya Komari Eighth grader at Asahigaoka Branch School....

Miyauchi Renge First grader, the youngest of the five students at Asahigaoka Branch School. “With a dozen pencils as a prize, the Asahigaoka sports festival’s a big deal…” Koshigaya Natsumi...

Miyauchi RengeFirst grader, the youngest of the five students at Asahigaoka Branch School. “If Koma-chan keeps lying to herself, she’ll never really grow up.”Koshigaya NatsumiSeventh grader at Asahigaoka Branch School....

The manga series that inspired a hit anime adaptation, for fans of Yotsuba&! Ichijo HotaruFifth grade transfer student from Tokyo. Ever since she came here, every season has passed so quickly...