I still love how they do these next ep previews.

>>35373
Me too. I think it's a really cute way to do it. I always really appreciate unique previews.

https://nyanpass.com/

Feels like it's been so long. I forgot how great the scenery is.

Japanese countrysides are my only reason to live.

I like the new girl too.

>>35380
The way she was introduced made me think she was some 20 something who took the wrong bus.

>>35382
My initial impression weren't too far off either.

Love these two idiots. Would've been nice to see a younger version of Kazu-nee and Komari. Young Hika-nee spoke like Kazu-nee and I mistook her for Kazu-nee initially. Also, past episode 4s have been wistful, I wonder if they will maintain the "tradition".

I forgot she was like this. She really is adorable.

Yeah I think that'd be too much for me to handle too.

Heartwarming episode.

Dagashiya X Renge always make for a good episode.

God damn, she's (even more) adorable with that hairstyle!

$5 for what's probably a $1 set of handcuffs is a hell of a rip.

>>35388
Yeah they make for a great pair.

Nonbiri Camp

>>35449
More shenanigans.

This was awesome. I have no idea how it kept working after getting dunked in the river, but it's still awesome.

>>35468
Why would a girl get scared of that and run away from it?

>>35469
It would have been soaking wet and covered in dirt and leaves. A better question is how the heck it found it's way back.

>>35468
I want one. But I just know if they made and sold a working replica, it would cost like $300+

>>35474
It's always bothered me that shit that's supposed to cost 1000 yen in an anime costs 1000 US dollars in real life. Yeah I get that people like their high quality merchandise, but I almost preferred it when anime merchandise was still just like a slightly higher quality kids toy.

>>35483
A lot of anime exists just to sell kids toys, and they're pretty dang expensive too.

>>35472
http://tohno-chan.com/tat/res/380.html#i852

>>35487

If they added a square to his shirt, would that be a copyright violation?

Finally, the long awaited episode. Also, that comedy routine would certainly be the envy of even professional comedians.

Is this fancy New Year card supposed to be from Nii-chan?

>>35526
It was pretty funny.

Still no sight of a younger Kazu-nee, another nice (touching) episode nonetheless. Hikage has been really eminent this season and it's great, seems like the Japs love her too. Her straight-man act is really key in many episodes and her bratty outward personality complements her more subtle, considerate side. Can't believe it's almost the final episode of the season, now that the manga have officially ended I hope there will still be enough material for another season and that we won't have to wait too long for it. I'm going to eventually miss this series so much, probably my favorite anime.

>>35534
It has to be him since the the previous two was from Natsumi and Komari (and each reflects their respective personality too - Hotaru's was plain and formal, Komari's cutesy, Natsumi's haphazard and Suguru's "shibui").

>>35534
Likely, given the look of the card and since it says 越谷 in the corner there. The thumb covering up his first name is a dead giveaway to me, since I don't think they ever actually say what his name is in the anime (卓, Suguru).
>>35549
I love the relationship Kaede and Renge have. It's adorable, makes me feel both happy and incredibly sad at the same time.
As for remaining material, I've read a lot of the manga recently and they've adapted pretty much everything I've read up to this point. I don't know if there'd really be enough material to adapt into another season, so this might be the last we'll see of Non Non Biyori. There has been times where the anime has added in its own bits of story to add more emotional impact to the adaptation, for example the one girl from the Okinawa vacation is entirely anime original from what I've seen, but I don't think they've outright made their own stories just for the anime. Maybe there's enough material for a final movie, if the creators decide to do that.
Odd feelings about seeing it end for good. Part of the comfiness of Non Non Biyori was that it never seemed to move forward, or really end. It was just the 4 kids, their countryside life, their status quo, their cozy little adventures. After all this time, that's finally coming to a real, tangible end. It can't go on forever, that much is obvious, but I did get attached to seeing the world through an escapist sort of lens. That quiet sort of countryside, where you're surrounded by your friends, in the small world you'd know that didn't seem to have any real complications in it. It's damn cozy, and that world is coming to its end.

In the future, if I end up sticking with art and don't put myself in an early grave, maybe I'll make a webmanga in a similar sort of style to it. It'd probably be less inspired than NNB, and definetly less Japanese given that I've never been to the country, but I think I'd be happy making something like that.

>>35550
I feel the same way, the anime has this pensive quality to it that belie its more idyllic surface. Renge always seem to have this longing for someone closer to her own age despite her good relationship with the others and the other characters too have a more real, humane side to them as was exemplified in the latest episode. I think it will be a little sad if it has to end right now but I would've preferred it this way than to have it drag out forever as many series does without any "real" passage of time. Despite what you've said, I think that NNB always has a sense of time progression and development which is especially evident this season. The passage of time in NNB has an ephemerality to it that I think fits with its theme of an idyll countryside. Also based on my evaluation using this as a reference (https://nonnontv.fandom.com/wiki/Manga_vs_Anime), it seems that there are still about 20+ unused chapters so technically there is still a possibility of another final season.

>In the future, if I end up sticking with art and don't put myself in an early grave, maybe I'll make a webmanga in a similar sort of style to it.
That's a nice aspiration to have, I'll be looking forward to it, hopefully if I'm (similarly) still around then.

Post edited on 22nd Mar 2021, 10:06am

That was a good episode. I caught up on the manga and while there are un-adapted chapters and an as-of-yet unreleased volume, I think this episode marks the true finale of the anime, if they adapted anything else then they'd have to revert back on the graduation ceremony and birth of Shiroi's sister. I'd rather not see the pointless regression of characters, especially after this season where it seemed as if a lot of character development had happened. Between the 16th volume and un-adapted chapters, there's probably not enough to properly construct a new season out of anyways, even if some of those are pretty good chapters, like the first time Kaede and Hikage meet.
I'm happy with this as the season finale though. I'm curious if the same stories will be in the new volume of the manga, as I've read up to the 15th and haven't seen it.
>>35553
You're right. It really is NNB's exsistent, if a little odd, passage of time that sets it apart from similar series. In hindsight, it kinda reminds me of Alps no Shoujo Heidi or Aria in a way, with the cozy story and lives of the characters somewhat distracting you from the passage of time until it kicks forward and, before you know it, the present (or future?) is here.

The webmanga might take a while to make. I dunno if I'll remember that I was going to make it when I actually get proficent at drawing, since I'm basically only just starting out and there's a lot of things I don't really understand about drawing yet. It's both simeltaneously the most simple and complicated thing at the same time.

>>35570
It was, it made me really emotional towards the end. I suppose it's a nice send-off and judging from the way it is presented, I suppose everything is as you've said - it's a great finale and anything else after will simply waste everything that has been built up this season. That said there were certainly a lot of very good chapters that have unfortunately not yet seen an adaptation as the Hikage/Kaede chapter you've mentioned as well as Natsumi's first meeting/playing with Renge. The only possibility of it ever getting an adaptation that will not interfere with this season's finale will probably only be through OVAs. I don't know if it's true but I've heard murmurs that the series' mangaka Atto is actually 71 years old? That would be quite amazing and explains the series ending.

It can be nice to have something to works towards, I think the passion for it is more important than the proficiency itself. A lot of mangaka didn't start off being very good at drawing (especially in the past) and you can see their evolution as their series goes on and some only got "better" due to assistants.

>>35571
Somewhat related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDQbpQdXdqg

>>35474
https://twitter.com/nonnontv/status/1378225572388560898

>>35581
Slapping one onto one of those dime a dozen toys seems genius.

They couldn't let this guy have one line in an ep that had a lot to do with him?