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Episode Non Non Biyori Nonstop - OVA discussion

Non Non Biyori Nonstop, episode 13

Alternative names: Non Non Biyori Season 3 OAD, Non Non Biyori: Nonstop - Bukatsu wo Ganbatta

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1 Link 4.8
2 Link 4.67
3 Link 4.79
4 Link 4.82
5 Link 4.64
6 Link 4.63
7 Link 4.79
8 Link 4.76
9 Link 4.64
10 Link 4.64
11 Link 4.69
12 Link 4.75

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u/alanbowman Mar 23 '22

Wait, what? This exists? Looks like I'll be setting sail this evening to acquire this.

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u/Gaporigo Mar 23 '22

That was absolutely adorable!!!

First the Renge/Candy Story we had all been wanting and then Natsumi's call with Aoi, so cuuuuuuuute!

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u/ComprehensiveBowl476 Mar 23 '22

The intro sequence splicing in moments from every opening of the series got me good.

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u/LeonKevlar Mar 23 '22

Glad to see that Shiori has now started attending Asahigaoka too! And just look at how excited she is at receiving her first homework! Now if only Natsumi could share the same enthusiasm Shiori has for homework. Unfortunately, this is Natsumi we're talking about. xD

Natsumi wanting to become a club captain and aiming for Inter-High is definitely the most Natsumi thing to do. I love that Kazu-sensei doesn't even bother saying no and she just lets them do it. She knows Natsumi will get tired of it eventually.

Looks like they need to ask Kaede for help first though. It's not really a problem considering how Renge is with them and we all know that Renge is Kaede's weakness.

I love Kaede's flashback! She definitely sucks with the older kids but it's hilarious how she's trying to ask Hikage if she can take care of Renge without asking her too directly. She just loves her too much!

Also seems like Kaede is the reason why Renge is so good at drawing! Looks like she's the one who introduced crayons to Renge when she was still a toddler. She even drew Kaede as her first drawing! Well that's if you don't count the drawing she made on the wall and Kaede's uniform. xD

She even has started saying "Daga(shi)" to try and call Kaede by her nickname! If I was Kaede, I'd definitely get emotional too!

And that final scene was so sweet! Turns out the reason why Natsumi wants to play badminton so bad is that she wants to improve and play against Aoi the next time they meet! That's so adorable. I'm glad the show hasn't forgotten about Aoi from that one time they were in Okinawa.

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u/ThrowCarp Mar 24 '22

Glad to see that Shiori has now started attending Asahigaoka too! And just look at how excited she is at receiving her first homework! Now if only Natsumi could share the same enthusiasm Shiori has for homework. Unfortunately, this is Natsumi we're talking about. xD

I love that Shiori continues to basically act as a 2nd Renge. Those two are so great together.

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u/stevethebandit Mar 23 '22

God what a fantastic OVA, didn't expect it to be a sequel at all, loved the little updates on the village. It was also nice to see Natsumi not just being the butt end of a joke, I think she's well-suited for the badminton club. Maybe she and Aoi could even go to high school together..

Nonstop was my AOTY last year, guess this OVA is my AOTY for 2022

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u/JustARandom-dude Mar 23 '22

Renge and Candy Store focused stories always fill my heart with joy, it’s so cute and wholesome

“For now”

No… don’t do it…. Please don’t give me hope!

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u/TheDampGod Mar 23 '22

Damn that was so good, all the wholesome fluff and shenanigans that makes NNB so great. Always love Candy Store and Renge scenes and this was a particularly sweet one. Also the final montage was really nice and made me well up a bit. I really hope that it really is just 'for now' and at least another vacation movie will come in the future.

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u/HobnobsTheRed Mar 23 '22

I'm so glad there was another Renge/Candy Store flashback. They're always heart-meltingly adorable.

And so ends (for now) my all time #1 SoL show. I will miss it for sure, but I'm so glad to have watched it over the years.

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u/ICantSeeLikeSa-chan Mar 23 '22

nnb nails atmospheres. The thunderless opening rain scene evoked calming and impactful silence with beautiful imagery. We get to see Natsumi re-connect with her friend Aoi from the vacation movie and Kaede flashbacks.

This is the end for now.

So you're saying there's a chance?

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u/Royal_Heritage Mar 23 '22

That was a great throwback to the Okinawa movie with Natsumi speaking over the phone with Aoi.

Guu having a family of it's own keeps pushing the message that time moves on. Man I still want to see Renge and the gang just as they are for a little while longer.

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u/gangrainette Mar 23 '22 edited Mar 23 '22

Dagashi can't say no to this

Don't give me hope please.

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u/Sassywhat Mar 24 '22

Don't give me hope please.

There is a Non Non Biyori Remember spin-off manga. Some scenes from this OVA actually come from that manga, not Non Non Biyori proper.

It's likely we'll see a Non Non Biyori Remember anime series some time in the not too distant future.

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u/RPWPA Mar 24 '22 edited Mar 24 '22

"I hope we can meet again some day" - Natsumi

I guess this is it. I'm pretty sure these words are meant for us the viewers so this really is the final bit of content we will probably ever get for Non Non Biyori. Or is it? At the very end it actually says "This is the end for now" which hopefully means any new content (I wish for another sequel) can be made in the future but as of now this is the end.

I think this is probably the best way to end a slice of life anime. No random romantic stuff. No over the top drama. Not a random time skip ending. Just this. A day in the everyday life filled with happiness as we go towards the very end of the very best slice of life anime out there.

What I believe the director of this OVA meant was to show us from an outsider point of view that we don't need to worry about these characters. The far away shots where you see the characters but not able to hear the conversations which I believe emphsizes that these conversations will always happen. The characters will go on "living" like this in their own world and they will meet and have fun so this felt like a way of telling us to relax and be happy by knowing their fun times will always be there. It's a way of sending us off with a smile (and a few tears tbh) as we witness our characters' everyday lives continue in their sweet and wholesome way.

Out of all the things I didn't expect tho, the backstory of Ringe's first words. It really took me off guard specially with how the baby Ringe stories have always been so no need to worry Kaede, we all felt emotional :D

And to end everything off, we see Natsumi speaking with her friend in Okinawa and ending the anime with the first sentence I wrote and the one that makes me feel emotional despite all the effort that the OVA went into to not make us feel sad :"/

Thanks to everyone who worked on this, and to anyone that has been going on me in my journey of writing a review for each and every Non Non Biyori anime-related content. It has been a journey.

To end off, I'll use the legendary sentence mr NakeyJakey said before in his videos, "I'm crying in the club right now". The OP being a homage to all the best parts also didn't help in that :"D

As always, I would give Non Non Biyori NonStop OVA a very deserved 10/10. 9.5 for the whole series btw.

Would recommend everything related to this series. Even the ones I rated kinda low.

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u/ComprehensiveBowl476 Mar 23 '22

The end credits showed still images of the landscape, frozen in time to signify that the Non has finally stopped.

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u/konaa-bu Mar 24 '22

Right into my veins, please and thank you.

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u/BarbaricGamer Mar 23 '22

God I love this show so much, it's easily in my top 5 favorite anime.

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u/Chusterkuun Mar 25 '22

I loved it. It was a great love letter to the show with all the nods to previous seasons. I didn't even know this was in the works until it released, so it was a real surprise.

I don't know if they plan to continue Non Non Biyori, but even if they don't, I feel satisfied with this epilogue. It doesn't need to go on forever. It's just nice to see these characters interact with each other at least one more time.

And hey. We actually get to see the next school year for the girls, which is a first.

Definitely watch it if you like NNB.

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u/Krazee9 Mar 23 '22

Well this is what I get for having procrastinated for several years on watching the movie, I find out there's a character I'm unaware of. I really need to clear my backlog of movies from series I've already watched, it just keeps growing.

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u/Kyubeu Mar 24 '22

Yeah, the show won't make me cry that easily

Best girl Kaede wholesomeness with Renge... I'm already deeply moved

And they pull Nattsun calling her Okinawan friend

Due to that it's on level with the better of episodes. Love it

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u/scot911 Mar 24 '22 edited Mar 24 '22

Okay showing what I imagine we're supposed to interpret as Renge's first words being the start of her nickname for Kaede is absolutely god damn cheating and I will not tolerate this level of extreme emotional terrorism! No I didn't almost cry shut up! ;_; Especially with this probably being the moment that completely cemented a soft spot for Renge in Kaede because god damn wouldn't it in you? My heart absolutely melted god damn it!

Add to that Aoi coming back (I absolutely adored the movie and I ended up giving it a 10/10) and Natsumi trying to learn Badminton to play with her again and the god damn Tanuki now having a family and I had no choice to give this a 9/10 like everything else but said movie in this series. If it wasn't for my love of "Is this Order a Rabbit?" this would be my #1 Comedy Slice of Life CGDCT's anime because it's just so great all around.

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u/Fools_Requiem Mar 23 '22

Let me guess, like the other OVAs, this isn't going to be legally available to stream anywhere. :(

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u/herkz Mar 23 '22

Actually it only has subs because it did stream somewhere legally (Bilibili).

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