Non Non Biyori is just so cute, watching it is like being in a relaxing daydream. This stands above other slice of life anime due to its realism, pacing and lack of stereotyped behaviour. Some gags might involve the characters standing still and nothing happening for 10 seconds or more and it has a certain real life charm that really fits in with the countryside theme. The characters are also really unique and individual with no stereotyped "loli" or "moe" behaviour. Ren-chon is so cute and realistic almost to a Miyazaki level of adorable, and it's hard not to compare this to Totoro and some of the other sleepier Ghibli films.
This is one of my favourite anime, ever since Shirokuma Cafe ended I've been waiting for something just as charming and adorable and I was very happy to see this. I'd love to see more episodes, I think this would be awesome to watch alongside Aku no Hana... you could alternate between the light and dark sides of countryside living to get two unique perspectives of this type of living.
