Kiniro Mosaic: Thank You!!

Time flies when you're having fun, and it seems like only yesterday that Oomiya Shinobu was nervously waiting for her friend Alice Cartelet to arrive from England to study at Shinobu's school in Japan. Now, in their third and final year, Alice, Shinobu, Aya, and Youko have truly become the best of friends and even Karen, Honoka, and Kana are part of the gang as well. But since it's their last year, that means their time will be split between preparing for the big senior trip to Nara and Kyoto, and trying to make plans for whatever is to come next in their lives... and in Shinobu's case, that may mean something so amazing that she'd never even dared to dream it!

[Source: Sentai Filmworks)

Kujou, Karen Main

Touyama, Nao Japanese

Komichi, Aya Main

Taneda, Risa Japanese

Cartelet, Alice Main

Tanaka, Manami Japanese

Inokuma, Youko Main

Uchiyama, Yumi Japanese

Oomiya, Shinobu Main

Nishi, Asuka Japanese

Kuzehashi, Akari Supporting

Oonishi, Saori Japanese

Karasuma, Sakura Supporting

Satou, Satomi Japanese

Matsubara, Honoka Supporting

Suwa, Ayaka Japanese

Inokuma, Mitsuki Supporting

Murakawa, Rie Japanese

Oomiya, Isami Supporting

Tamura, Yukari Japanese

Sotokawa, Akihiro Producer

Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Producer

Kawamoto, Sachi Producer

Itou, Shousei Producer

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Nov 13, 2024

Gabrimoon

Recommended

This is more than just a good ending for a slice of life anime with cute little girls. It holds a deep emotional attachment for me because it was the anime that fully introduced me to the world of anime. I’ll miss this incredible group and all the moments I spent watching it.

My only complaint is that the film’s pace is very fast, accelerated to fit the "necessary" in just an hour and fifteen minutes. Many chapters were adapted, and some even skipped, which made the development feel rushed. The secondary characters end up being underutilized, almost like decoration, without playing a significant role in ... the story. For those who want a complete experience, I recommend reading the manga, where everything is told at the proper pace, and all characters get their deserved attention.

Even so, the story is still very good and delightful to watch, keeping you hooked from start to finish. For sure, I’ll give this magnificent work called *Kiniro Mosaic* an "AYAYA~" — I mean, an 8.

See you next time! *I cried writing this reference.*

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 29, 2022

D_D_DJ

Recommended

Have you ever thought why your life is so boring? I will tell you. It is because you still have not watched Kiniro Mosaic.
NOT ONLY while watching it you will encounter a superior friendship story and perfect OST (and a ton of AYAYA) but also you will find the reason why living on earth is not that bad. Spoilers are the worst thing in existence so i will let you get over the entire show by yourself. Once you watch it i recommend you reading parts that have not been animated. This show is an absolute game and life changer.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Aug 12, 2022

nienai

Recommended

Kiniro Mosaic, a franchise probably best known for its AYAYA meme, ends with the movie, Thank You. So how does that pan out? While I will try to minimise spoilers from the movie and the manga equivalent, there will be some spoilers.

Animation: 8/10
The animation isn't exactly masterpiece tier (For a slice of life). However, it does maintain the level set by the other parts, so not much to say here.

Music: 8.5/10
The music is pretty good, with more new character songs to drive home the theme of graduation, and a great classical music bit with a montage of the previous seasons.

Characters: 9/10
The characters do grow and ... develop, with Aya becoming less of a tsundere, Karen being able to part ways with Alice properly, and Shino improving her English to the point she can go to college in England. However, Kana (who has some more prominence in the manga), is unfortunately reduced to being only a side character, with little development and only a few lines.)

Story: 5/10
From an anime-only perspective, the story isn't that bad. However, I've read the manga before watching the movie, and that's where the disappointment comes from (cramming 5 volumes in 82 minutes always means a lot of things gets cut out.)
1. The story's cuts have very little transition (like there being zero buildup to the Kyoto trip, and then quickly jumping to Aya and Youko).
2. A lot of good stuff was cut out (In the manga, there's the visit to Karen's summer villa, the cultural festival featuring Karen Cafe, and most annoying of them all, the graduation trip to England being cut out despite being hinted in the movie)
(I would like to note that K-On, which has no connection to England, has a London trip in its movie, while Kiniro Mosaic, which has a lot of connections to England, does not.)


Overall: 6.5/10
The movie isn't bad, but the problem is that it rushes through the story, cutting a lot of good parts out, making it a bit of a weak conclusion to such a good series. I would recommend reading the manga (from volume 6 onwards at least) after the movie. Personally, I feel it would have been served better if there was at least a season 3 beforehand.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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