Nichijou: My Ordinary Life

2011 • TMDB 8.4 • 1 season • 26 episodes • Animation, Comedy • TV Aichi

Overview

Nichijou: My Ordinary Life takes the most ordinary school days imaginable and detonates them with absurd comedy. High school friends Yuuko Aioi, Mio Naganohara and Mai Minakami navigate classes, clubs and crushes, but in their world a trip to buy coffee can end in a gunfight, a deer can body-slam a student, and the principal can suplex a goat. Across town, the child genius Hakase (the Professor) lives with Nano, a robot girl who desperately wants to be normal despite the giant wind-up key sticking out of her back, and Sakamoto, a talking black cat in a red scarf. Kyoto Animation’s sketch comedy stitches these two worlds together with rapid-fire gags, deadpan timing and surprisingly heartfelt moments, building a cult following that has only grown since its original run. It is a show where nothing happens and everything happens at once — and that contradiction is exactly the joke.

Main Cast

• Mariko Honda as Yuuko Aioi (26 episodes)
• Mai Aizawa as Mio Naganohara (26 episodes)
• Misuzu Togashi as Mai Minakami (26 episodes)
• Shizuka Furuya as Nano Shinonome (26 episodes)
• Hiromi Konno as Hakase (26 episodes)
• Minoru Shiraishi as Sakamoto (26 episodes)

Seasons Snapshot

Season 1 ran for 26 episodes, premiering on April 3, 2011, and concluded with the season finale on September 25, 2011.

Why Watch Nichijou: My Ordinary Life?

• One of the funniest anime comedies ever made — a cult classic for good reason.
• Kyoto Animation’s animation turns even a simple walk to school into a spectacle.
• Perfect sketch comedy: short gags, recurring jokes and escalating absurdity.
• Nano’s quest to be normal is unexpectedly touching amid the chaos.
• Endlessly quotable — the deer, the salmon and the principal never get old.

Trailer

Watch the official trailer on YouTube (Crunchyroll Dubs).

Where to Watch

As checked on JustWatch US on October 30, 2026, Nichijou: My Ordinary Life streams on Crunchyroll (1 season) and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel (1 season), and is available to buy on Apple TV Store (1 season) and Amazon Video (1 season).