Kiniro Mosaic, Vol. 1

by Yui Hara (Artist)

Overview

Alice has just transferred to a school in Japan from England, and a whole world of adventures await with her new friends Shinobu, Aya, Karen, and Youko. Join the girls' daily school lives as they learn more about Japan's language and culture!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780316433600
Publisher:	Yen Press
Publication date:	12/20/2016
Series:	Kiniro Mosaic Series , #1
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	299,108
File size:	44 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Yui Hara is the creator of Kiniro Mosaic.

Editorial Reviews

02/06/2017
In the vein of Yotsuba&!, this sugary-sweet slice-of-life manga is an episodic comedy featuring a trio of Japanese high school girls and a British exchange student, Alice. Drawing on anime character stereotypes, wordplay, and common Japanese social issues, the story follows Alice and her host sister, Shinobu, through daily occurrences, almost like a “my year in Japan”–style travelogue. The book is arranged as a series of four-panel-per-page comics, with a highly polished mix of chibi and shojo style. It’s lovely to look at, but because of the layout, the book reads more like a Rex Morgan newspaper comic than a graphic novel. Unfortunately, that makes the pages a little overloaded for the average manga reader. The price is also very high for a book so thin. The book has a strong translation and extensive notes, and it’s the basis of a popular anime, but it still might be a hard sell to the average manga reader. (Dec.)

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