Kin'iro Mosaic
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Hyeon Dae SongComposer:
Ruka KawadaCast:
Yuna Yoshino, 田中真奈美, Sayaka Ōhara, Harumi Sakurai, Ayako Kawasumi, Makoto Furukawa, Akiko Kimura, Mikako Takahashi, Shino Shimoji, Sachika Misawa (more)Seasons(2) / Episodes(24)
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Speaking another language is wonderful, but simply knowing the words doesn't mean that you always understand everything they mean. That's a lesson that Shinobu Omiya started to learn when she studied as an exchange student in England. Now that her host family's daughter is coming to study in Japan, Shinobu is right to worry about whether Alice will fit in well with her Japanese friends Yoko and Aya. As it turns out, though, that's the least of Shinobu's problems, as the arrival of an old rival, who's half-English and half-Japanese, throws everything into chaos! With Karen and Alice both making landfall at the same time, will the relationships that were shared in another language continue? Or will something get lost on the stormy seas of translation!? (Sentai Filmworks)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user Jeoffrey (2)
Season 1 (2013) (S01)
Look for cuteness and nothing but cuteness in this anime series. It is simply a story about young girls who "even though they were used to speaking a different language and had slightly different habits, they could still be friends if they spoke and listened with their hearts." Sometimes cuteness is enough, and a show can touch my heart; unfortunately, that did not happen here. Also, I rarely found it funny. I think it was because this anime series was trying to be as cute as possible all the time, and so the cuteness was just too much in the end. So, while it maintained its attractive and pleasant feel, it did not hit me very deeply emotionally. Plus, there was some rather childish simplistic humor that sometimes works, although, in this show, it only made me smile sometimes. The girls were nice and sweet, but none of them managed to impress me. To sum it up, it was an enjoyable anime series, but it did not leave any deeper impression.
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Hello!! (2015) (S02)
There is a new school year, and new adventures are coming for this group of friends. Initially, I was not too keen on it because the first season, although very cute, was not so memorable, and its cuteness and comedy were not as good as Azumanga Daioh or Strawberry Marshmallow. I was therefore quite surprised at first that the second season was much better, and I enjoyed the first few episodes much more than the first season. It was because I much liked the new homeroom teacher Akari Kuzehashi, who while unwittingly scaring her students off, had a gentle soul and cute nature, and I liked her very much. I especially enjoyed her interactions with Karen and they made me smile more often than I would have perhaps expected. Unfortunately, as the episodes went on, it eventually started to slip back into being just like the first season, and my initial enthusiasm faded. It is a very cute show, sometimes funny. However, just like with the first season, it is quite forgettable. 6/10.
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