Kiniro Mosaic
I admit it, I just can’t look away from these at this point as it all just feels so odd and weirdly put together that it’s making me look forward to the show even more. The folks at Flying Dog have another live action installment up in their promo series for Kiniro Mosaic in which a couple of actresses have some of the dialogue for the show placed over them, which results in a kind of surreal moment where you’re reminded just how much real life is not anime when it comes to how people talk and interact. It’s cute and it certainly has its moments, but at least for some Western fans, it’s kind of a disconnect that just reminds you of the unrealistic nature of the way so many characters act.
Plot concept: The story begins with Oomiya Shinobu, a 15-year-old, seemingly pure Japanese girl who actually did a homestay in Great Britain. Even after coming back to Japan, she still misses her time overseas. One day, an airmail letter arrives from Alice, the girl in Shinobu’s host family in Great Britain. The letter reads: Shinobu, I’m coming to Japan! The Japanese/British girls’ mixed comedy follows the lives of Shinobu, Alice, and other girls from both Japan and Great Britain.