Non Non Biyori Nonstop

This review is spoiler-free but make sure you've finished the previous entries of the Non Non Biyori series so you'll be able to understand what am I talking about. I don't know why, but Repeat, the previous season, wasn't as enjoyable as the first one. After finishing it, I felt like it wasn't funny and deep enough. I felt robbed. I'm not saying Repeat was bad—it was quite good. But the level that was set by the first season wasn't reached by Repeat, for sure. Non Non Biyori is a masterpiece that may be considered the eternal classic, but I wouldn't say the same about NonNon Biyori Repeat. This impression left me thinking Nonstop might be a fairly doubtful idea because the Biyori atmosphere had already been a bit lost by Repeat. Fortunately, I was wrong. Non Non Biyori Nonstop is a heartwarming comeback of the series. Being a slice of life comedy, its plot is truly unique and funny. Time flies and never stops, and 'Nonstop' in the title ironically reminds us about it. Nonstop shows us that time changes everything around itself as it flows by, even in the fictional universe. Given that, we see the characters grow up like we do. As always, Non Non Biyori represents the daily lives of the Japanese countryside folk in the modern era. With new characters being introduced, Nonstop never fails to be funny, even though sometimes the outcomes are predictable right from the start. When this happens, the anime mostly relies on visual humour, and I don't see anything bad about this. Some people tend to think that the SOL comedy isn't required to have any depth in it. Nonstop IS about fun but not ONLY about fun. It is also about different characters interacting and sharing their points, opinions. That makes this anime a seinen. It's not silly and plainly simple. It represents the value of the people surrounding you—your family, your friends, your neighbours, and so on. It's a tale about both childhood and adulthood and the symbiosis of them, that's why there are characters of nearly every relatable age group possible. The characters are magnificent. I love them for what they are being. Even though the cast is mostly full of girls, Nonstop isn't moe, I believe. It's cute, but we'll talk about it later. Now, the characters. As I mentioned before, the new ones have arrived. At first, I was sceptical about this, but, as the series was going forward, I loved them and their interesting stories more and more. They're perfect for the setting. As for the old characters, I think they've gotten really much development even under these twelve episodes. Nonstop was able to handle this big cast and don't flatten their personalities, traits, etc. It says a lot about how talented and experienced are the people that have produced this anime. The visuals have improved, and it is what I expected from the 2021 unwritten standards. The backgrounds have got a large amount of desktop wallpaper potential and sometimes they're even close to photorealistic. The characters have their own individual designs, images, expressions—in other words, what makes them unbelievably rememberable. The transition scenes between the segments of the episodes are imaginative. I've seen some mistakes in a bunch of scenes but am sure it's forgivable, and they're going to fix this on the BD. That's a 10/10. The soundtrack rocks. The OP and ED are gonna be my favourites of all Biyori series if the sequel isn't coming out anytime soon. It's all thanks to nano.RIPE, whose notable works include the OPs for Jintai, Citrus and the previous seasons, and to the seiyuu of the main cast. The BGM matches the atmosphere all the time. It's very good. The VA is also amazing. I've enjoyed Non Non Biyori Nonstop. Yes, it's not perfect, however, it's definitely a step forward compared to S2, plus it is certainly not worse than S1, if not better than it. Nonstop is a gem and a major improvement since Repeat—that's a win.

I didn't write any reviews for the previous Non Non Biyori seasons because I was planning on doing one big review on the series as a whole once I finished it. As I'm writing this, I just watched the last episode of Nonstop. Do you remember that scene from 7DS where Ban got a giganic hole blown in his chest? Yeah, that's how I feel right now. We won't get to hear Ren-chon say 'Nyanpasu!" anymore. We won't get to see Hotaru obsess over Komari or make any more Komari plushies. We won't get to see Komari brave the dark forests of the countryside ofJapan anymore. We won't get to see Natsumi fail hilariously to try to get out of trouble with her mom. We won't get to see Kaede be a tsundere over Ren-chon. We won't get to see a lot of things anymore, but what we did get to see was 36 episodes, 1 movie, and 2 OVA's of 4 girls living their daily lives out in rural Japan. The small town pulls you into the screen and immerses you in its landscape. You feel as if you're having fun right alongside the 4 girls. Speaking of the girls, they have to be some of my favorite SoL characters ever. Ren-chon is my absolute favorite. One "Nyanpasu!" was all it took for me to instantly say: "I want one! I'll take 10 of your finest Ren-chons please! ON THE DOUBLE NOW!!!!!!!" Putting that sus statement behind us, this is definitely an anime I will revisit in the future. Why? Because we need to enjoy anime where nothing happens. If you had put weeblet Andrew in front of a computer and showed me the first episode of Non Non Biyori, I would have dropped the shit out of it. Now that I've seen over 100 anime, I've come to appreciate anime like this. No flashy action sequences, no deep and philosophical themes, no badass antagonist with a crazy superpower, none of that. Just cute girls doing cute things. I started this review off with a hole in my heart, but as I bring this review to a close, that hole is slowly filling back up because I am reminded that this anime isn't going anywhere. I can, and will, always come back to Ren-chon, Hotaru, Komari, and Natsumi living life to the fullest in rural Japan

Ok so I have watched all of Non Non Biyori, idk how much it took me to watch the entire thing, its probably around 2-3 months since its a 3 seasons anime. Recently I got motivation to watch stuff and got through Season 3 pretty fast So the conclusion? Lemme just say some quirks about it first. Thanks to one rotten killjoy friend I have, I'm noticing more quirks about the anime I have watched. Like a lot of objects especially the vehicles are CGI, animation is very basic, it has a bit too much static frames and just some environment showcase that takes upfor a minute just to pad out the episode time etc. But man... It sure is so damn fun and emotional to watch. The characters are all lovable and awesome. It shows how much peaceful it would be to have a village life alongside giving you a nice message of growing up and developing your character. When I was done with it, I just cried that I wont get to experience this again for a long time. Its one of those anime that just warmed my heart and is going to have a special place in my heart ❤ If you are depressed and looking for something relaxing yet engaging to watch, this is highly recommended And please, please adapt ''Non Non Biyori Remember'' so we can have a season 4 for this beautiful piece of media This is the end for now... Thanks for reading

Great lazy show that shows it can be outstanding without all the bells, whistles and gratuitous plots that plagues a lot of shows these days. Hands down, the best Character of this series is Natsumi. Anytime she's on screen, she was up to some antics that made me laugh. I would love to see a series spun off with just her as the main. Also, Hika needs to be a co-main, their on going shenanigans are pure gold. Not sure how easily available the other seasons are on streaming since they are over 10 years old, but if you can find them, they areworth a watch as well.

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