Kiniro Mosaic (Japanese: きんいろモザイク, Hepburn: Kin'iro Mozaiku, lit. "Golden Mosaic"), also known by the abbreviation Kinmoza (きんモザ), is a Japanese four-panel manga written and illustrated by Yui Hara. The series began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Max magazine in June 2010 issue and is licensed in English by Yen Press. An anime television adaptation by Studio Gokumi aired in Japan between July and September 2013, with a second season airing between April and June 2015. An original video animation was released in November 2016,[3] and an anime film premiered on August 20, 2021.
Shinobu Omiya is a Japanese high school girl who, five years ago, got a homestay in England with a girl named Alice Cartelet.[4] One day, Shinobu receives a letter from Alice saying she is coming to Japan to live with her. Surely enough, Alice appears and joins Shinobu and her friends Aya Komichi and Yoko Inokuma at her school. She is soon followed by Alice's half British, half Japanese friend from England, Karen Kujo.
The original manga by Yui Hara began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Max magazine in June 2010 issue (April 19, 2010). Eleven tankōbon volumes and two anthology comics have been released as of April 27, 2020.[6][7] The series has been licensed in English by Yen Press,[8] and in Indonesian by Elex Media Komputindo.[9] A spin-off manga titled Kin-iro Mosaic Best wishes was launched in the July 2020 issue (May 19, 2020) after the ending of the original series, and ended serialization in the May 2021 issue (March 18, 2021).[10][11] The spin-off manga is also licensed in English by Yen Press.[12]
A 12-episode anime adaptation was produced by Studio Gokumi, with direction by Tensho and character design by Kazuyuki Ueda.[1][25] The series aired in Japan on AT-X between July 6 and September 21, 2013, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.[26][27][28] The respective opening and ending themes are "Jumping!!" and "Your Voice", both performed by Rhodanthe* (Asuka Nishi, Manami Tanaka, Risa Taneda, Yumi Uchiyama, and Nao Tōyama).[29] The series is licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks under the title Kinmoza!.[30] A second season, titled Hello!! Kin-iro Mosaic, aired between April 5, 2015, and June 21, 2015, once again simulcast by Crunchyroll.[31][32][33][34] The respective opening and ending themes are "Yumeiro Parade" (夢色パレード, Dream-colored Parade) and "My Best Friends", both performed by Rhodanthe*. As with the first season, the second season has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks under the title Hello!! Kinmoza!.[35] An original video animation episode, Kin-iro Mosaic: Pretty Days, was released on March 3, 2017.[36] Manga Entertainment licensed both seasons for a UK release, and were released by Animatsu Entertainment as a DVD and Blu-ray combo pack on October 9, 2017, and December 18, 2017.[37][38] An anime film was announced in March 2020. The film, titled Kin-iro Mosaic: Thank You!!, premiered on August 20, 2021.[39][40] The film is directed by Munenori Nawa and co-animated by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ, with Yuniko Ayana writing the scripts, Kazuyuki Ueda designing the characters, and Ruka Kawada composing the film's music.[10] In 2022 both season were removed from Crunchyroll.[citation needed]
Season 1
Season 2
Characters and songs from Kiniro Mosaic appear alongside other anime characters in the rhythm game Miracle Girls Festival, which is developed by Sega for the PlayStation Vita.[41][42] Characters from the series also appear in the mobile game Kirara Fantasia.[43]