The story takes place in the countryside small town village of Asahigaoka, a place lacking many of the conveniences that people from the city are accustomed to. The nearest stores are a few miles away and one of the local schools consists of only five students, each of whom is in a different grade of elementary or middle school. Hotaru Ichijo, a fifth gra (のんのんびより) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atto. The series began publication in Media Factory's Monthlyder from Tokyo, transfers into Asahigaoka Branch School and has to adjust to countryside life with her new friends.

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 & Yume no Yume. 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 aired between July and September 2015. An anime film is scheduled to premiere on August 25, 2018.

Non Non Biyori Repeat

Genre Comedy, Slice of life
Directed by Shin'ya Kawatsura
Written by Reiko Yoshida
Fumihiko Shimo
Yuka Yamada
Music by Hiromi Mizutani
Studio Silver Link
Original run July 6, 2015 – September 21, 2015
Episodes 12 (List of episodes)

Non Non Biyori

Original run October 7, 2013 – December 23, 2013
Episodes 12 (List of episodes)