Non Non Biyori placed first in the 2013 Fall Anime Satisfaction Ranking conducted by Akiba Research Institute. In the same year, the anime ranked third in the men's division of the Anime!Anime! survey "What Fall 2013 Anime Are You Watching?". Renge Miyauchi's greeting "Nyanpasu!" became so popular that it won the grand prize at the 2013 Anime Buzzword Award.
The first episode was pre-aired at a special event on 01.09.2013, regular TV broadcast started on 08.10.2013.
Based on a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atto. The series was serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive magazine from September 2009 to February 2021 and is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.
The series was released on Blu-ray and DVD in North America by Sentai Filmworks on January 6, 2015.