Nono-chan

• Name — Nono-chan • Ja Kanji — ののちゃん • Genre — Humor, Slice of life story

• Type — manga • Title — Tonari no Yamada-kun • Author — Hisaichi Ishii • Publisher — Asahi Shimbun Tokyo Sogensha Tokuma Shoten • Magazine — Asahi Shimbun • First — October 1, 1991 • Last — March 31, 1997 • Volumes — 6 (Asahi) 11 (Sogensha) 3 (Tokuma)

• Type — manga • Author — Hisaichi Ishii • Publisher — Futabasha (Channel Zero) Tokyo Sogensha Tokuma Shoten • Magazine — Asahi Shimbun • First — April 1, 1997 • Volumes — 10 (Futabasha/Channel Zero) 12 (Sogensha) 7 (Tokuma)

• Type — tv series • Director — Toshinori Fukuzawa • Producer — Yumi Shimizu Kenji Oota Hiroyuki Sakurada • Writer — Takashi Yamada • Music — en avant • Studio — Toei Animation • Network — TV Asahi • First — July 7, 2001 • Last — September 28, 2002 • Episodes — 61

• Title — Anime film • Content — * My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) Nono-chan is a yonkoma manga series begun in 1991 by Hisaichi Ishii originally serialized as My Neighbors the Yamadas in the Asahi Shimbun in Japan. When the series first began, it was generally focused on all of the members of the Yamada family. As the series progressed, the daughter (Nonoko, or "Nono-chan") became the most popular character among readers and more of the strips focused on her and her point of view. In 1997, the series title was changed to reflect this change of focus. In July 1999, Studio Ghibli released My Neighbors the Yamadas, a film based on this series. From 2001 to 2002, a 61 episode anime television series based on the manga was shown on the TV Asahi network in Japan.

• Nonoko Yamada • Nonoko is the main character and a very easy-going 3rd grade elementary school student. She is constantly battling to keep the lowest spot in the class (for grades). • Matsuko Yamada • Nonoko's mother, a housewife. She is always worrying about what to cook for dinner (usually something that goes with rice, and it usually turns out to be some sort of curry). She is a somewhat sloppy housekeeper as well as being forgetful. • Takashi Yamada • Nonoko's father, an ordinary salaryman. Unlike his wife and daughter, Takashi is a very diligent worker. His car is a piece of junk, and his hobbies include pachinko and golf. • Noboru Yamada • Nonoko's older brother, a junior high school student. He's very good at sociology, but has poor study skills and doesn't do as well in other subjects. • Shige Yamano • Nonoko's grandmother and Matsuko's mother. She is 70 years old. Shige is very energetic, but a very stubborn and hard boiled grandmother. • Pochi • The Yamada family's pet dog. He generally has a sullen, grumpy mood.

Due to health reasons, the series was on hiatus from November 22, 2009, to February 28, 2010. On August 13, 2011, the series reached its 5,000th installment. Although there was no discussion related to this milestone in the manga's content, it was announced in the "Subatomic Particles" column of the evening edition on the same day. By January 2020, the series had reached its 8,000th installment. Including the series "Tonari no Yamada-kun," it has been ongoing for nearly 30 years, making it the longest-running manga serialization in the history of Asahi Shimbun. Although primarily composed of four-panel comics, in recent years, it has become more flexible, incorporating vertical panels in three panels, wide panels, and vertically split panels to create five-panel strips. On April 2, 2020, including its predecessor "Tonari no Yamada-kun," the series achieved a total of 10,000 installments. For Hisaichi Ishii, this was his first serialized work in a nationwide newspaper (assuming daily publication). Because he continued to work on the series without significantly changing his style from his magazine work, it has some rare features among four-panel comic strips in national newspapers (especially in the early days of "Tonari no Yamada-kun"). One notable feature is that several main characters speak Kansai dialect, particularly in the early days. Later, some characters spoke Okayama dialect. While some episodes have obscure punchlines, this adds to their unique charm. The series also features overt satire aimed at celebrities and characters speaking in near-cryptic slang (examples include): • A direct parody of Toshiki Kaifu, then Prime Minister, by calling him "Mr. Miyazawa," who supposedly doesn't speak English, shortly after his resignation. • When Haruki Kadokawa was arrested for drug violations, a character (Shige) says, "Even without drugs, I was getting high,". • A character modeled after Tsuneo Watanabe appears as "One-Man Man." At the time of this episode's publication, Yomiuri Shimbun criticized the manga for allegedly defaming a specific individual (Watanabe). Despite being a slice-of-life manga, it incorporates elements of science fiction and fantasy, with some yokai (supernatural creatures) living among the Yamada family, occasionally appearing as if they are ordinary. Following the Great Hanshin Earthquake, the manga depicted the Yamada family's concern for the safety of earthquake victims. Over the subsequent five days, related stories were published consecutively, a rare case of sustained coverage of a single news event. After becoming "Nono-chan," the series has less frequently featured current events, including satire of celebrities. During the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, the manga avoided directly referencing the disaster, instead adding a fictional maritime accident as a background setting to explore the feelings of bereaved families. Initially, furigana (reading aids) were not used, but now they are written in katakana. Since resuming serialization in 2010, some illustrations are presented as four-panel comics in school newspaper formats within "Nonoko," depicting satirical portrayals of real people. These are similar or identical to other works by Ishii, such as "Ninja Mugencho," "Alas! The Crown Does Not Shine on You," "B-Gata Heiji Torimonocho," "War Without Justice," and "Part-Time Boy," among others. This experiment lasted about once or twice a month for roughly a year. Critic Tomohiko Murakami described it as an "Nono-chan Donut Book (Futabasha's Ishii Hisaichi personal collection)," but by the time of his observation, the project had been paused for over six months (and subsequently over three years). No major protests occurred afterward, and "Nonoko" continued to appear into the 2010s. In the May 11, 2011, issue (episode 4908), the manga included a story reminiscent of the sinking of the Shiun-maru, which resulted in casualties ten years earlier. The character introductions in the eighth volume mention some families of characters having died in a maritime accident. These sharply pointed experiments, including the girl baseball player Shimada, the school newspaper "Gakukoku," Womano-man, Roca, and the alien girl Tsumita Tsuki-ko, often experience long hiatuses or reappear after being forgotten, leading to periods with repeated Yamada family stories. The internal conflicts with the editorial department are not detailed, but Ishii has stated that he generally complies with rejection or revision requests. The final episode featuring Roca (episode 5217) was announced on the official website as having been poorly received by core Asahi Shimbun readers, indicating some tension behind the scenes.

When renamed, most of the setting, characters, and worldview remained the same, but some roles and details were changed: • The character of the principal of Nonoko Elementary (modeled after Katsuya Nomura) appears as the director of the city hospital in "Nonoko-chan." • Kôsuke Tabuchi, the unsuccessful mystery novelist and nephew of Matsu-ko in "Tonari no Yamada-kun," appears as Mr. Tabuchi, a PE teacher at Dai-san Elementary School, in "Nonoko-chan." • A character who was the president of a small factory in "Tonari no Yamada-kun" became a principal at an elementary school. • Takashi's older brother (Yoshio, Ishii's uncle) was depicted as running a farm in his hometown in "Nonoko-chan." Later, after the death of their mother, he moved in with the Yamada family and runs a bakery near their home, reflecting a more casual setting akin to the early days of "Yamada-kun." • The number of students in Noboru's class decreased from 500 (in "Yamada-kun") to 200, then to 180 ("Nonoko-chan"). • In "Yamada-kun," Kikuchi-kun was depicted as having two older sisters (mentioned later), but in "Nonoko-chan," he is an only child. Other setting changes may occur during serialization.

TV Asahi aired this program from July 7, 2001, to September 28, 2002. It was a joint production with Toei Animation. The series consists of 61 episodes. Up to episode 35, each episode was broadcast in two parts, A and B; from episode 36 onward, a third part, C, was added, making three broadcasts per episode. After this program ended, in the same year, the successor animated series was "Tsuribaka Nisshi", which is broadcast nationwide as an anime. It has not been released on DVD. The series was also broadcast on the CS channel Animax.

• Nonoko Yamada – Ikue Otani • Matsuko Yamada – Keiko Yamamoto • Shige Yamanou – Reiko Suzuki • Noboru Yamada – Yasuhiro Takato • Takashi Yamada, Principal, Mr. Hirooka – Hideyuki Tanaka • Pochi, Yasuoka-sensei, Kubo-kun – Wataru Takagi • Teacher Hitomi Fujiwara – Kanakana Yamasaki • Teacher Tabuchi – Masaya Takatsuka • Kikuchi-kun, Teacher Haruko Kondo – Junko Noda • Suzuki-kun – Takuya Suzuki • Mimi-chan – Yuka Komatsu • Nana-chan – Tomoko Kaneda • Kawada – Michitaka Kobayashi • Neighborhood Association President – Naoki Tsuruta

• Original Work – Hisashi Ishii (published in Asahi Shimbun morning edition) • Production Supervisors – Munehisa Higuchi, Yukio Noda • Music – en avant • Series Composition – Takashi Yamada • Character Design – Hiroshi Ogawa • Art Design – Yukiko Iijima • Color Design – Takako Mimuro • Series Directors – Nobutaka Nishizawa, Kiyoshi Sasaki • Animation and Digital Coloring – Toei Animation Philippines • Digital Photography – Toei Lab Tec • Editing – Shigeru Nishiyama • Sound Recording – Sadashi Kuramoto • Sound Assistant – Satoru Fujimura • Sound Effects – Swara Pro / Yasuyuki Konno • Music Selection – Kousuke Nishikawa • Art Progress – Reiko Kitayama • Finish Progress – Yosuke Asama • Recording – Minori Kajimoto • Public Relations – Aruka Kyoku (TV Asahi) • Assistant Producer – Naomi Nishiguchi • Music Cooperation – TV Asahi Music, Toei Animation Music Publishing • Recording Studio – TAVAC • Online Editing – TOVIC • Cooperation – Daiko (from episode 6 onward) • Producers: Kenji Ota → Taro Iwamoto, Yumi Shimizu (TV Asahi), Hiroyuki Sakurada (Toei Animation) • Production Cooperation – Toei, Dentsu • Production – TV Asahi, Toei Animation • (C) Hisashi Ishii / Yamada Planning, TV Asahi, Dentsu, Toei Animation

• Opening Theme: "Urushi no Uta" (Columbia Music) • Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement – en avant / Song – Nonoko-chan (Ikue Otani) • Ending Theme: "Nonoko-chan Family's Song" (Nippon Columbia) • Lyrics – Yumi Yoshimoto / Composition – HULK / Arrangement – en avant / Song – Nonoko-chan Family (Ikue Otani, Keiko Yamamoto, Reiko Suzuki, Yasuhiro Takato, Hideyuki Tanaka)

• Episode — Subtitle — Screenplay — (Storyboard) Direction — Animation Supervisor — Art — Air Date • Episode 1 — "Nonoko and Fun Friends" — Takashi Yamada — Nobutaka Nishizawa — Takashi Sawa — Yukiko Iijima — July 7, 2001 • "Nonsense! The Yamada Family" • Episode 2 — "Fun School, Good School" — Nobuaki Kishi — Tetsuya Yamada — Tetsuya Saeki — Tadao Kubota — July 14, 2001 • "Pochi the Lost Dog Goes" • Episode 3 — "Summer Vacation Has Come!" — Takashi Yamada — Kenji Sasaki — Ryuhiro Nagaki — Yukiko Iijima — July 21, 2001 • "Super Easy! Science Project" — Naotoshi Shida • Episode 4 — "The Pool is a Big Splash" — Yoshimi Narita — Hiroki Shibata — Mitsuo Shindo — Tadao Kubota — August 4, 2001 • "Mom's Elegant Day" — Yukiko Iijima • Episode 5 — "Let's Build a Secret Base" — Yumi Kageyama — Yoshihiro Ueda — Masami Abe — Yukiko Iijima — August 11, 2001 • "Dad's Unfortunate Day" • Episode 6 — "Frightening Drive" — Shunichi Yukimuro — Satoru Iri — Shusaku Ishikawa — Kenji Tajiri — August 18, 2001 • Episode 7 — "Teacher Fujiwara Is a Mystery" — Nobuaki Kishi — Tetsuya Yamada — Kanba Kyan — Yukiko Iijima — August 25, 2001 • "Big Brother's First Date" — "Kanmi Miyako" • Episode 8 — "Powerful Grandma" — Yoshimi Narita — Kenji Sasaki — Tetsuya Saeki — Miyake Masakazu — September 8, 2001 • "Summer Vacation Ends" — Yukiko Iijima • Episode 9 — "Gloomy New Semester" — Takashi Yamada — Takao Yoshizawa — Takashi Sawa — Yukiko Iijima — September 15, 2001 • "Pochi Is Good at Social Skills" • Episode 10 — "Principal's Effort" — Yumi Kageyama — Yoshihiro Ueda — Naotoshi Shida — Miyake Masakazu — September 22, 2001 • "Mom's Diet" — Ryuhiro Nagaki • Episode 11 — "Teacher Fujiwara's Matchmaking" — Shunichi Yukimuro — Kei Kasai — Mitsuo Shindo — Yukiko Iijima — September 29, 2001 • "Exciting Shopping Rally" • Episode 12 — "Enjoying Little League Baseball" — Nobuaki Kishi — Tetsuya Yamada — Abe Masaki — Miyake Masakazu — October 6, 2001 • "Exciting Sports Day Tomorrow" • Episode 13 — "Big Ruckus! Sports Day" — Yoshimi Narita — Sasaki Kenji — Hoshikawa Nobuyoshi Ishikawa Shusuke — Yukiko Iijima — October 13, 2001 • Episode 14 — "Aim to Be a Capable Housewife" — Nobuaki Kishi — Shibata Hiroki — Kyan Kyan — Miyake Masakazu — October 20, 2001 • "Surprise Home Visit" — "Miyako Miyako" • Episode 15 — "Is Teacher a Future Great Writer?" — Yumi Kageyama — Ueda Yoshihiro — Saeki Tetsuya — Yukiko Iijima — October 27, 2001 • "Pochi's Parenting Diary" • Episode 16 — "Autumn Full of Yamada Family" — Yoshimi Narita — Koyama Ken — Takashi Sawa — Miyake Masakazu — November 3, 2001 • "Attack! The Three Girls" • Episode 17 — "Easy? Fake Field Trip" — Shunichi Yukimuro — Yoshizawa Takao — Shida Naotoshi Ryuhiro Nagaki — Yukiko Iijima — November 10, 2001 • Episode 18 — "Exciting Cultural Festival Love" — Nobuaki Kishi — Sasaki Kenji — Abe Masaki — Miyake Masakazu — November 17, 2001 • "Super Powerful! Satchan Typhoon" • Episode 19 — "Energetic Silver Club" — Yoshimi Narita — Tetsuya Yamada — Shindo Mitsuo — Yukiko Iijima — November 24, 2001 • "Fell in Love at First Sight with Teacher Fujiwara" • Episode 20 — "Chaotic Observation Day" — Yumi Kageyama — Satoru Iri — Nobuyoshi Hoshikawa — Miyake Masakazu — December 1, 2001 • "Trying Again to Be a Capable Housewife" — "Miyako Miyako" • Episode 21 — "Love for Sukiyaki" — Reiko Yoshida — Yoshihiro Ueda — Shusuke Ishikawa — Yukiko Iijima — December 8, 2001 • "Detective Miyabe-kun" — Kyan Kyan • Episode 22 — "Win the Lottery!" — Yoshimi Narita — Takao Yoshizawa — Naotoshi Shida — Miyake Masakazu — December 15, 2001 • "Fun! End-of-Year Party" • Episode 23 — "Everyone Loves Christmas!" — Yumi Kageyama — Koyama Ken — Abe Masaki — Miyake Masakazu — December 22, 2001 • "Fun Year-End Mochi Pounding" • Episode 24 — "Yamada Family Full of Energy Again!!" — Takashi Yamada — Sasaki Kenji — Takashi Sawa — Yukiko Iijima — January 12, 2002 • Episode 25 — "Huge Fuss Over the Flu" — Kishi Nobuaki — Orimoto Makiko — Saeki Tetsuya — Miyake Masakazu — January 19, 2002 • Episode 26 — "Snow Sled Race" — Yoshiko Yoshida — Tetsuya Yamada — Mitsuo Shindo — January 26, 2002 • "Pochi Gets in a Big Fight No One Eats!" • Episode 27 — "How to Win Baseball!" — Kishi Nobuaki — Satoru Iri — Ryuhiro Nagaki Miyako Miyako — Yukiko Iijima — February 2, 2002 • Episode 28 — "Confrontation! Teacher vs. Fujiwara" — Yoshimi Narita — Satoru Iri — Kyan Kyan — Miyake Masakazu — February 9, 2002 • "Ski Class: Swoosh Swoosh" — Shusuke Ishikawa • Episode 29 — "Motivated! Neighborhood Marathon" — Yoshio Urasawa — Takao Yoshizawa — Saeki Tetsuya — Yukiko Iijima — February 16, 2002 • Episode 30 — "The Play Is Still My Main Role" — Sasaki Kenji — Abe Masaki — Miyake Masakazu — February 23, 2002 • Episode 31 — "First Time Learning" — Yoshiko Yoshida — Koyama Ken — Shida Naotoshi — Yukiko Iijima — March 2, 2002 • "Dreamy Hot Spring Trip" • Episode 32 — "Fear of Report Cards" — Yoshio Urasawa — Orimoto Makiko — Takashi Sawa — Miyake Masakazu — March 9, 2002 • "Persistent Diet" • Episode 33 — "Dad's Blues" — Yumi Kageyama — Tetsuya Yamada — Shindo Mitsuo — Yukiko Iijima — March 16, 2002 • "Traveling to Visit Grandma" • Episode 34 — "Mean Stamp Rally" — Yoshio Urasawa — Koyama Ken — Miyako Miyako Kyan Kyan — Miyake Masakazu — March 23, 2002 • Episode 35 — "Cherry Blossom Viewing Operation" — Yoshio Urasawa — Ueda Yoshihiro — Saeki Tetsuya — Yukiko Iijima — March 30, 2002 • Episode 36 — "Kikuchi-kun in Big Trouble!" — Sasaki Kenji — Abe Masaki — Ishikawa Shusuke — Miyake Masakazu — April 6, 2002 • "Mom's Day of Patience" • "The Reversal of the Underground People" • Episode 37 — "Elections Are Fun" — Yoshida Yoshiko — Yoshizawa Takao — Takashi Sawa — Yukiko Iijima — April 13, 2002 • "Meeting Is Difficult" • "Go for It, Nana-chan!" • Episode 38 — "The Vice Principal Comes!" — Yoshimi Narita — Orimoto Makiko — Ishikawa Shusuke — Nami Shibata — April 20, 2002 • "Showdown! Vice Principal vs. Fujiwara" — Hoshikawa Nobuyoshi • "Mom's Cavity" — Shindo Mitsuo • Episode 39 — "Kubo-kun's Weak Point" — Yoshio Urasawa — Tetsuya Yamada — Shida Naotoshi, Kyan Kyan — Yukiko Iijima — April 27, 2002 • "Follow the Vice Principal!" • "Big Brother, Hang in There!" • Episode 40 — "Legendary Carp Streamers" — Mitsuhide Mitsui — Koyama Ken — Ryuhiro Nagaki — Miyake Masakazu — May 4, 2002 • "Cursed Teacher Fujiwara" — Ishikawa Shusuke • "Happy Family Swap" — Miyako Miyako • Episode 41 — "Grandma, Be Strong!" — Nobuhiro Fujimoto — Ueda Yoshihiro — Saeki Tetsuya — Yukiko Iijima — May 11, 2002 • "Hunger War" • "The Continued Vice Principal vs. Fujiwara" • Episode 42 — "Challenging Part-Time Job" — Yoshiko Yoshida — Satoru Iri — Hoshikawa Nobuyoshi — Miyake Masakazu — May 18, 2002 • "Nana-chan Finally Gets Angry" • "Nonoko's Love Affair Revealed" • Episode 43 — "Disappeared Nonoko" — Kohko Nakahiro — Sasaki Kenji — Takashi Sawa, Shida Naotoshi — Yukiko Iijima — May 25, 2002 • "Bento Lunch on Hold" • "Nonoko's Fun Gardening" • Episode 44 — "Cleaning Duty Is Scary" — Kishi Nobuaki — Yoshizawa Takao — Takashi Sawa — Miyake Masakazu — June 1, 2002 • "Big Brother's Exam Study" — Hoshikawa Nobuyoshi • "Mysteries at the Coast" — Kyan Kyan • Episode 45 — "Nonoko's Revenge Strategy" — Yoshio Urasawa — Tetsuya Yamada — Shindo Mitsuo, Ishikawa Shusuke — Yukiko Iijima — June 8, 2002 • "City Prankster" • "Silver Power Full Blast" • Episode 46 — "Teacher Fujiwara's Remodel Plan" — Yoshio Urasawa — Orimoto Makiko — Shindo Mitsuo — Miyake Masakazu — June 15, 2002 • "Animal Care Duty Is Tough" — Miyayako Kaneko • "Power Outage!" — Ryuhiro Nagaki • Episode 47 — "Secret Base Wars" — Mitsuhide Mitsui — Ueda Yoshihiro — Saeki Tetsuya — Yukiko Iijima — June 22, 2002 • "Nonoko Appears on TV!?" • "Cleaning Up Is a Pain" • Episode 48 — "Pencil Case Missing!" — Yoshio Urasawa — Koyama Ken — Abe Masaki — Ishikawa Shusuke — June 29, 2002 • "Leader's Self-Awareness" • "Let's Go Out to Eat!" • Episode 49 — "Win a Lottery!" — Kishi Nobuaki — Sasaki Kenji — Takashi Sawa — Yukiko Iijima — July 6, 2002 • "Sugoroku Strategy" • "International Student Comes" • Episode 50 — "Yamada Family Stays at Home" — Yoshio Urasawa — Naoto Yamada — Ishikawa Shusuke — Yukiko Iijima — July 13, 2002 • "Amy Typhoon" — Hoshikawa Nobuyoshi • "Fun Flea Market" — Kyan Kyan • Episode 51 — "Pika Pika Wax Strategy" — Yoshio Urasawa — Yoshizawa Takao — Miyako Miyako Shida Naotoshi — Miyake Masakazu — July 20, 2002 • "Enter the Nurse's Office" • "Dad's Sunday Carpentry" • Episode 52 — "Exciting Pool" — Yoshio Urasawa — Ueda Yoshihiro — Saeki Tetsuya — Yukiko Iijima — July 27, 2002 • "Covert Mission of the Neighborhood Chair" • "The Conspiracy of the Neighborhood Chair" • Episode 53 — "Worrying Report Card" — Yoshio Urasawa — Orimoto Makiko — Takashi Sawa — Yukiko Iijima — August 3, 2002 • "Follow the Vice Principal" • "Big Brother, Keep Going" • Episode 54 — "Sea and Cat" — Yoshio Urasawa — Ueda Yoshihiro — Saeki Tetsuya — Yukiko Iijima — August 10, 2002 • "The Neighborhood President's Plot" • "Survival Without Nonoko" • Episode 55 — "Find Catherine-chan" — Yoshio Urasawa — Sasaki Kenji — Takashi Sawa — Yukiko Iijima — August 17, 2002 • "Welcome to the Museum" • "Dad's Day Off" • Episode 56 — "Scorching Yamada Family" — Nobuhiro Fujimoto — Koyama Ken — Shida Naotoshi Nagayoshi Nagaki — Miyake Masakazu — August 24, 2002 • "Cooling Off Kimo Dameshi Tournament" • "Last Day of Summer Vacation" • Episode 57 — "Happy Cosmos Field" — Yoshio Urasawa — Tetsuya Yamada — Ishikawa Shusuke Shindo Mitsuo — Yukiko Iijima — August 31, 2002 • "Typhoon Approaching" • "First Love, The Taste of Ohagi" • Episode 58 — "Baby Is Coming?!" — Yoshio Urasawa — Haru Koisaka — Miyako Miyako — Miyake Masakazu — September 7, 2002 • "Transfer Student" — Kyan Kyan Shida Naotoshi • Episode 59 — "Fun Cooking" — Yoshiko Yoshida — Takao Yoshizawa — Saeki Tetsuya — Yukiko Iijima — September 14, 2002 • "Let's Go to the Wedding" • "Aim for Idol Debut" • Episode 60 — "Happy Fried Bread" — Yoshio Urasawa — Sasaki Kenji — Abe Masaki — Miyake Masakazu — September 21, 2002 • "Today, Visiting the Grave" • "Popular Dad?!" • Episode 61 — "Is Kikuchi-kun a Celebrity!?" — Kishi Nobuaki — Ueda Yoshihiro — Takashi Sawa Nagayoshi Nagaki — Yukiko Iijima — September 28, 2002 • "Nonoko's Diet" • "Wonderful Yamada Family!"

An online-exclusive anime that directly adapts the original four-panel manga into animation, streamed via Asahi.com from September 2001 to February 2005. Production by Opera House, with casting cooperation from Laverite Pro.

• Nonoko Yamada, Hitomi Fujiwara – Reina Yasumura • Matsuko Yamada, Miyabe-kun – Yuri Tetsuya • Shige Yamada, Suzuki-kun – Jun Mizuki • Noboru Yamada, Kubo-kun – Jun Aso • Takashi Yamada, Kikuchi-kun – Hiroaki Morisue

With Ishii's cooperation,Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, where Hisaichi Ishii is from, appointed Nono-chan as the city's image character in 2010, the 70th anniversary of the city's incorporation. A costume was made for Nono-chan, and she appears at local character events in the same way as other municipal mascot characters (Yuru-chara). In addition, a special edition, "Tamano Nono Nono-chan," is currently being serialized in the "Tamano Public Relations" magazine. In July 2010, the government began issuing license plates featuring Nono-chan for motorized bicycles.