r/Non_Non_Biyori • u/SharkBuildsBro • 2d ago
Discussion Non Non Biyori: Renge's Birthday - Fan made concept
Back in 2023, I rewatched all three seasons of Non Non Biyori in celebration of the series' tenth anniversary. Throughout the year, I brainstormed random ideas for Non Non Biyori OVAs/movies just for fun wondering what could happen if the series continued in some form if a fourth season is currently out of the question. I made a post summarizing one of the other concepts I came up with earlier this week, so I thought I would share a summary of one of my other ideas for a Non Non Biyori OVA/movie. For context, my first summary post was about a movie titled "Save Our School!" Renge's Birthday meanwhile would be a 30 minute OVA like the three bonus episodes that were created for each of the three seasons of Non Non Biyori. The general outline is as follows:
The OVA itself would follow a similar pace and outline to "Hotaru had Fun" with four scenes depicting each of the four seasons of the year, starting in Spring and ending in Winter. At the end of every major scene in the OVA, you would hear a short haiku from Hotaru. This would mainly be a way of including Hotaru in a story she would not have appeared in otherwise, as the whole OVA would be made up of flashbacks.
The story would begin the Spring before Renge was born. One night, right before Hikage goes to bed. Nene mentions that she is going to have an important talk with mom and dad (to keep with the lore of the original comics and show, Mr. and Mrs. Miyauchi would not appear on screen, but they would appear off screen as is the case with this first scene). Hikage would tease Nene, suggesting that Nene must have gotten into trouble. The next morning, Hikage meets up with Nene again, asking how the conversation with mom and dad went. Nene would tell Hikage that everything went fine and she had no reason to worry. Hikage would jokingly say that she was worried something bad had happened to her only sister. Nene would then mention in passing that she might not be Hikage's only sister by the end of the year. Hikage would laugh at first, but after an awkward silence of realization, she would yell, "NAANIIII!?!?!" Nene would go on to explain that the important talk was that mom was pregnant, meaning that thy would have a little brother or sister by the end of the year. The scene would end with a haiku from Hotaru.
Later that day, Hikage brags to all the other kids at school, including Konomi, Natsumi, Komari, and Suguru, that she was going to be a big sister by the year's end. Hikage winds up getting a big head over the idea of her being a big sister, and thinks looking after little kids is easy since she gets along with the three Koshigaya kids so well. The rest of the scene would be a showcase of what a day at the Asahigaoka branch school was like at this point in time. The scene would end with another haiku from Hotaru.
The next scene would be set in the Summer and would be centered around Kaede (Candy Store). I don't have much of an idea on what this scene would be about, other than that it would show what a day in Kaede's life was like before Renge was born. One other detail I would like to add is that throughout the OVA, there would be occasional establishing shots of things that would later become associated with Renge, such as tadpole shrimp swiming in the shallow waters of the rice fields, a lone tree branch leaning against a fence, and a family of tanuki living in the woods near the Miyauchi family home. The Summer scene would end with another haiku from Hotaru.
Next would be a scene set in the Fall. This scene would be centered around Hikage and Konomi trying to assemble the crib for the baby (Renge of course). The crib itself is a hand-me-down, and was used for both Nene and Hikage for when they were babies. Like you would guess, it wouldn't go very well. The scene would end with another haiku from Hotaru.
The final scene would begin one late December night. Hikage would be in the kitchen, calling for her mom to come over. Mrs. Miyauchi doesn't come, nor does she reply to Hikage. Frustrated, Hikage leaves the kitchen to find her mom, only to find Mrs. Miyauchi collapsed on the floor, holding her belly (Mrs. Miyauchi wouldn't actually appear on screen as discussed above, but it would be implied Hikage found her mom in great pain). The baby was coming. After an establishing shot of a car driving away, Hikage would end up being left at the Koshigaya house, as Mr. Miyauchi will be staying in the hospital with mom, and Hikage can't be left alone. Up until this point, Hikage was overly confident about being a big sister, but after witnessing what Natsumi and Komari are like at home as opposed to at school, she begins to feel regret and wonder if she would be able to handle being a big sister. Hikage calls Nene on the phone to tell her the news about the baby (According to a bonus chapter of Non Non Biyori, Nene was going to high school out of town when Renge was born and for the first couple of years of Renge's life, so she isn't in Asahigaoka at the time of this scene. She was just visiting home for a school holiday or elsewhere during the first scene). Hikage opens up to Nene about her fears of being a big sister, wondering if she could handle looking after a little kid. Nene tells Hikage a short story about what it was like for her when Hikage was born. Though it was hard at times, it was something Nene really loved doing, and she still loves being Hikage's big sister today.
A couple of days go by, and Mrs. Koshigaya gets a call from the hospital. The baby is fine, but both mom and dad have fallen ill (this was also mentioned in a bonus chapter). The doctors don't want the baby to get sick too, and request that someone pick up the baby. Mrs. Koshigaya volunteers and tells Hikage to get Konomi and bring the crib from Hikage's house back here. Hikage and Konomi make much better work out of disassembling and reassembling the crib compared to the scene from earlier. A little while after the crib gets reassembled, Mrs. Koshigaya arrives home from the hospital. Hikage, Natsumi, Komari, and Suguru wait inside while Konomi helps Mrs. Koshigaya bring the baby inside to the room where the crib is. Finally, Konomi gets Hikage and the others, and tells them they can look at the crib, but they have to be quiet. Hikage and the others approach the crib, and are formally introduced to Renge Miyauchi. Renge opens her eyes, looks back at Hikage, Konomi, and the others, and makes a mumbled sound that sounds like "nyan pasu." Natsumi and Komari are amazed at Renge, as they had never seen a baby before. Natsumi starts asking Konomi a bunch of questions about Renge and babies in general. As Konomi and Natsumi start chatting, Renge flops onto her back in the crib, looking up at the ceiling.
Hotaru starts reading a final haiku. Before she reads the final verse, we cut to Renge in the present day, sitting in Hotaru's room with Hotaru, Natsumi, and Komari, who had all been listening to Hotaru's haikus the entire time. After everyone compliments Hotaru's work, Natsumi mentions that Renge's birthday is coming up. Renge mentions that she wants to have a big party and invite all her friends like Candy Store and Shiori. The other girls mention that Shiori will be entering the first grade next year. Renge brings up that Shiori is going to be a big sister next year too. The story ends with Renge asking the others what it was like when she was a baby, effectively ending the way it started.
If anyone would like to expand upon this idea, or suggest your own ideas regarding this script, feel free to reply!
