Nichijou
Spring 2011

Nichijou

Nichijou - My Ordinary Life

Nichijou treats chaos as the most ordinary thing in the world: a whirlwind of the absurd that transforms the mundane into spectacle while never losing its warmth. Each episode proves that everyday life, when viewed through the right lens, is already strange enough to be endlessly entertaining.

8.3TV series26 episodesKyoto AnimationShonen

Ideal if you're looking for unguarded laughter that asks nothing in return.

Nichijou primarily focuses on the daily antics of a trio of childhood friends—high school girls Mio Naganohara, Yuuko Aioi and Mai Minakami—whose stories soon intertwine with the young genius Hakase Shinonome, her robot caretaker Nano, and their talking cat Sakamoto. With every passing day, the lives of these six, as well as of the many people around them, experience both the calms of normal life and the insanity of the absurd. Walking to school, being bitten by a talking crow, spending time with friends, and watching the principal suplex a deer: they are all in a day's work in the extraordinary everyday lives of those in Nichijou . (Source: MAL Rewrite)

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Cast

Characters

Hakase Shinonome
Hakase ShinonomeMainHiromi Konno
Yuuko Aioi
Yuuko AioiMainMariko Honda
Mai Minakami
Mai MinakamiMainMisuzu Togashi
Sakamoto
SakamotoMainMinoru Shiraishi
Mio Naganohara
Mio NaganoharaMainMai Aizawa
Nano Shinonome
Nano ShinonomeMainShizuka Furuya
Nakamura
NakamuraSupportingHiroshi Karasuda
Koujirou Sasahara
Koujirou SasaharaSupportingYoshihisa Kawahara
Akagi
AkagiSupportingEiji Miyashita
Izumi Sakurai
Izumi SakuraiSupportingMami Kosuge
Haruna Annaka
Haruna AnnakaSupportingKaori Sadohara
Ogi
OgiSupportingRyouta Takeuchi
Danshi Seito
Danshi SeitoSupportingJin Domon
Heishi 4-ban
Heishi 4-banSupportingJin Domon
Heishi 22-ban
Heishi 22-banSupportingJouji Nakata
Kachou
KachouSupportingJin Domon
Owareru Otoko
Owareru OtokoSupportingEiji Miyashita
Gentleman
GentlemanSupportingHideki Tasaka
Shateki no Oyaji
Shateki no OyajiSupportingEiji Miyashita
Kimiko
KimikoSupportingMami Kosuge
Yoshino Naganohara
Yoshino NaganoharaSupportingMotoko Kobayashi
Makoto Sakurai
Makoto SakuraiSupportingTakahiro Hikami
Oguri Cap
Oguri CapSupportingMinoru Shiraishi
Heishi 14-ban
Heishi 14-banSupportingTomoya Kawai
Heishi 98-ban
Heishi 98-banSupportingRyouta Takeuchi
Emi
EmiSupportingMAKO
Team

Staff

Futoshi Nishiya
Futoshi NishiyaCharacter design
Taichi Ishidate
Taichi IshidateDirector
Hiroyuki Takahashi
Hiroyuki TakahashiStaff
Jukki Hanada
Jukki HanadaSeries composition
Tatsuya Ishihara
Tatsuya IshiharaDirector
Keiichi Arawi
Keiichi ArawiStaff
Jouji Unoguchi
Jouji UnoguchiStaff
Frequently asked questions

Questions about Nichijou

How many episodes does Nichijou have?

Nichijou has 26 episodes.

Is Nichijou a movie or a series?

Nichijou is a TV series.

When did Nichijou premiere?

Nichijou premiered in Spring 2011.

Is Nichijou available to stream?

Yes, you can watch it on Crunchyroll.

Is Nichijou worth watching?

Nichijou treats chaos as the most ordinary thing in the world: a whirlwind of the absurd that transforms the mundane into spectacle while never losing its warmth. Each episode proves that everyday life, when viewed through the right lens, is already strange enough to be endlessly entertaining. Ideal if you're looking for unguarded laughter that asks nothing in return.

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