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devtesla
Jan 2, 2012


Grimey Drawer
:siren:IT'S BACK JULY 6:siren:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGd-GkkQQwU

Non Non Biyori Repeat is the second season of the cute girls in the deep Japanese countryside anime. It will be exactly like the first season, from the cast to the staff to the band that plays the opening (nano.RIPE!), because ~it's good when nothing changes~.

If you've ever liked a SoL show like Azumanga Diaoh or K-ON!! you should check out the first season. It's about the students at a school in a town so tiny that they only have enough to fill a combined 1st, 5th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grade classroom. It can be very chill, even for the genre, but it has enough dry humor and smart moments to make really work.

Renge is a powerful animeated childe who demands to be experienced.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAEbJs-rnVc



When it all comes together you feel like this:



First season is streaming on Crunchyroll, and the second will probably be there too.

devtesla fucked around with this message at 02:42 on Jun 24, 2015

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StandardVC10
Feb 6, 2007

This avatar now 50% more dark mode compliant
It's said that if you hear Suguru's voice, you're rewarded with the truth of the universe.

graybook
Oct 10, 2011

pinya~
http://nyanpass.com/

This is missing from the OP thank you

http://nyanpass.com/

grrarg
Feb 14, 2011

Don't lose your head over it.
Nyanpasu!

I watched the first season again a few weeks ago. I can't wait to see what horrible things they do to the brother this season.

Edit: Haha, great timing on the nyanpass.

devtesla
Jan 2, 2012


Grimey Drawer

Sakurazuka
Jan 24, 2004

NANI?

I'm excited for boredom.

Yes_Cantaloupe
Feb 28, 2005
All I really recall from the first season is Renge and beautiful countryside. I am so ready for the second.

Wallrod
Sep 27, 2004
Stupid Baby Picture
gently caress yeah. I been waiting for dis.

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Honestly surprised at how pumped I am for this to start up again. Sorry Kiniro Mosaic, seems there's only space in my heart for one SoL 'cute girls doing...' anime right now

Insurrectionist
May 21, 2007

Knorth posted:

Honestly surprised at how pumped I am for this to start up again. Sorry Kiniro Mosaic, seems there's only space in my heart for one SoL 'cute girls doing...' anime right now

Karen never forgets

Hope youre protected from pirates b*tch

Knorth
Aug 19, 2014

Buglord
Admittedly, Karen was really great. I just wasn't so much into Shina and Alice

Mikl
Nov 8, 2009

Vote shit sandwich or the shit sandwich gets it!
Ground floor, nyanpasu. Can't loving wait to be bored :getin:

Nate RFB
Jan 17, 2005

Clapping Larry
Gonna be good for boring SoL this season, what with this and Aria.

Mentat Radnor
Apr 24, 2008

~Water flowers every day~

Nate RFB posted:

Gonna be good for boring SoL this season, what with this and Aria.

I've never been so pumped to watch nothing happen.

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

Renge is fairly powerful

chumbler
Mar 28, 2010

Nyanpass, Non Non Biyori thread. I hope you all have a boring day.

Razzled
Feb 3, 2011

MY HARLEY IS COOL
thank you kamisama. renge lives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_m-Ez3W5h4

.jpg
Jan 18, 2011

Namtab posted:

Renge is fairly powerful

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

I like it, but renge is facing the wrong way, so I can't get dilbert to buy me it.

Wark Say
Feb 22, 2013

by Fluffdaddy

Namtab posted:

Renge is fairly powerful

FUNKY! :dance:

So pumped for this season.

.jpg
Jan 18, 2011

The video in the op is wrong, please change it to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGd-GkkQQwU

devtesla
Jan 2, 2012


Grimey Drawer
Thanks for catching my mixup.

Jintor
May 19, 2014

between s1 and s2 i moved to a small country town in Japan so I am excited to see which parts of my experience are faithfully replicated

Hungryjack
May 9, 2003

Jintor posted:

between s1 and s2 i moved to a small country town in Japan so I am excited to see which parts of my experience are faithfully replicated

In a small country town dreams stay with you like a lover's voice fires the mountainside.

Mythicmyth
Aug 19, 2013
I am so ready to be healed.

Cialis Railman
Apr 20, 2007

poo poo yeah

Yes_Cantaloupe
Feb 28, 2005

dotJPG posted:

The video in the op is wrong, please change it to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGd-GkkQQwU

Yes.

devtesla
Jan 2, 2012


Grimey Drawer

"kuuderes_shadow" posted:

This anime is a panacea of the heart and mind.

Life too stressful? Worried or anxious about something? Just sit down in front of the screen and put this anime on, and all your concerns will dissolve away - probably within seconds. Everything - setting, plot, sound, music, art, humour - all of it is perfectly crafted at maximising this effect. And what an effect it is.

The story itself is a simple one. It follows the daily lives of four girls of various ages who all live in the same rural village and are in the same class at school. Almost everything that happens is following their daily lives, with events that are both realistic and completely believable. As far as overarching story goes, that's about it - this isn't an anime you should be watching if you only care for a tense plot full of twists and turns. It is predominantly episodic in nature, although characters and settings are gradually built up over time so there's no lack of progress. Each episode contains one or two stories, every single one of which is a joy to watch and will melt your heart. The humour is lighthearted in tone, and is aimed at adding to this heart-melting effect, rather than at making you laugh out loud, although there are a few moments that could do this as well. There are also a few moments that will invoke other emotions, all very effectively and very naturally.

The cast is focused mainly on the four girls. Komari is the eldest of the four, although you wouldn't know it by looking. She is very self conscious of the fact that she is unusually small for her age and tries to make up for this by attempting (and largely failing) to act grown up. Hotaru, on the other hand, is unusually mature, at least on a physical level, for a fifth grader. She also quickly develops a crush on her cute chibi senpai, although none of the others ever seem to realise it. Natsumi is Komari's younger sister, and is a bit of a layabout. She's too lazy to work hard at anything and is always getting in trouble for one thing or another. And then there's Renge, called "Ren-chon" by Natsumi. I could honestly wax lyrical about Ren-chon all day, but I don't want to bore you any more than I already am, so I'll just say that she's the youngest of the cast, who knows a lot about things that you wouldn't expect a first grade student to know, but otherwise acts fairly normally for her age. Oh, she also has some brilliant facial expressions, and Koiwai Kotori's voice acting of her character is a definite candidate for being the best I've ever come across.
Every member of the supporting cast, just like the main characters, each have their own distinctive but realistic and believable personalities, and are every bit as likeable as the central four cast members.

The humour and characters may be brilliant, but what makes this series really stand out is the music and images. As someone who tends to focus very heavily on the characters of a series, I don't usually care much for these things - as long as they add to the immersement, enjoyment and feel of a series, just about anything's fine by me. But here even I can't help but be overwhelmed. The series starts with nothing but pictures, sound effects and music building up the scene and setting with pure imagery. It's almost 2.5 minutes before anything is actually said, yet by that time you will likely have already entered into a state of total bliss from the gorgeous artwork, more reminiscent of a high budget film or even something you might see in an art gallery than a TV series, and soothing background music and sound effects of what is being shown. And, while the effect may not be as intense in later scenes, the quality does not drop. Just about every background in this entire series is a work of art both literally and figuratively.

I've watched the first episode over and over again and every time the effect is the same. The entire anime is thoroughly rewatchable, and every episode provides the perfect relaxation whether on your first watch or your tenth. Even brilliantly written series that depend on plot twists and reveals often grow dull when watching through for the third time, but that is of no concern for an anime like this.

A lot of slower paced anime, however, require you to be in the right mood before watching them, but again that is of no concern here, as Non Non Biyori will put you in that right mood, no matter what your previous state of mind.

All in all, this is a series to be watched, loved and enjoyed over and over again. Everything is perfectly toned to add to this viewing pleasure as much as possible, and it is indeed a pure pleasure to watch.

If you want to know what nirvana feels like, watch this anime. (#)

Ten days.

Lucy Heartfilia
May 31, 2012


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

Namtab
Feb 22, 2010

I didn't read all those words

devtesla
Jan 2, 2012


Grimey Drawer
I didn't either

CuLT
Sep 9, 2005

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNWJ7CNK8TI

CrazySalamander
Nov 5, 2009
Why is this listed as seinen? Isn't that supposed to be violent action?

chumbler
Mar 28, 2010

CrazySalamander posted:

Why is this listed as seinen? Isn't that supposed to be violent action?

You don't want to know what happens when Renge gets mad.

devtesla
Jan 2, 2012


Grimey Drawer

CrazySalamander posted:

Why is this listed as seinen? Isn't that supposed to be violent action?

Demographics are boring who cares.

ViggyNash
Oct 9, 2012

CrazySalamander posted:

Why is this listed as seinen? Isn't that supposed to be violent action?

It is only violent towards destructive, non boring thoughts.

Xelkelvos
Dec 19, 2012

CrazySalamander posted:

Why is this listed as seinen? Isn't that supposed to be violent action?

Seinen is a demographic indicator not a genre.

Zettace
Nov 30, 2009
The majority of slice of life series like these are classified as seinen aren't they? Kiniro Mosiac, K-on, Hidamari Sketch, etc.

Mordaedil
Oct 25, 2007

Oh wow, cool. Good job.
So?
Grimey Drawer

CrazySalamander posted:

Why is this listed as seinen? Isn't that supposed to be violent action?

No, seinen just means targeted for adults, or rather entertainment only adults can truly enjoy.

Like getting bored. Kids can't handle that poo poo.

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Xelkelvos
Dec 19, 2012

Mordaedil posted:

No, seinen just means targeted for adults, or rather entertainment only adults can truly enjoy.

Like getting bored. Kids can't handle that poo poo.

Specifically it's adult men. Josei is the female equivalent.

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