Non Non Biyori Repeat Episode 12

"A Year Passed" (一年がたった) is the twelfth episode of Non Non Biyori Repeat.

Summary
Everyone goes to the mountain to pick bamboo shoots, with Hotaru bringing along her family's dog, Pechi. Later, the girls prepare some lunches for a flower viewing party, having to find ways to pass the time while Natsumi and Komari's mother talks with the neighbor. As everyone enjoys the party, Hotaru looks forward to spending another year having fun with her friends.

Trivia

 * This episode features a number of callbacks to previous episodes
 * Renge finds her Legendary Sword from "I Became a First Grader"
 * She also collects Natsumi's waxed ruler from "We Went to Look at the Stars"
 * Komari invites Hotaru to a picnic lunch, an event which took place in "Spring Came Again"
 * Offscreen, Renge is overheard saying that she is paying a visit to Hikarimono Boss (Master of the sliced fish), a fish which was caught in "We Looked at the Moon Together".
 * Komari warns Renge to watch out for Princess Kaguya in the bamboo shoots. This references "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter", which is a centuries old story about a goddess who comes to Earth by being born in a bamboo forest.