As we’re just a bout a week away from the debut of the Non Non Biyori: Vacation anime feature film that’s set to cover the Okinawa trip from the manga, TV Tokyo is going all-in on the promotion. The film is all set for an August 25th, 2018 debut and they’ve broadcast a pre-release special that they’re now streaming that shows off the film a bit before going into a lot of activity time with the actresses behind it. Naturally, it’s not subtitled but it’s something we might see with a home video release eventually and it’s fun to see how the actors are together and their creativity.
The first two series were directed by Shinya Kawatsura based on the overall composition by Reiko Yoshida who also wrote the scripts alongside Fumihiko Shimo and Yuka Yamada. Mai Otsuka served as the character design and the project was animated at Silver Link.
Check out our thoughts on the Non Non Biyori and Non Non Biyori Repeat seasons as released by Sentai Filmworks.
The anime is based on the manga by Atto that began in 2009 under Media Factory, which has eleven volumes so far. Seven Seas Entertainment has the North American license for the manga.
Plot concept: Even though there are still only five students who attend the remote Asahigaoka Branch School, each one of the girls already has a lifetime of wonderful experiences in the carefree Japanese countryside. Some memories may belong to just one person, like Hotaru’s recollections of her first day in Asahigaoka before she’d had a chance to meet her new friends. Other memories bring an otherwise sleepy town to life for Komari, Natsumi, Renge, or even Suguru.
