Kiniro Mosaic

ふしぎの国の

A ten-year old Japanese schoolgirl named Shinobu Omiya has a homestay visit in England, where she spends time living with a British girl named Alice Cartalet. Alice initially has trouble getting along with Shinobu due to the language barrier, but they soon get along swimmingly. As Shinobu's homestay comes to an end, Alice hopes that she will one day come to Japan. Five years later, Shinobu, who is now in high school, receives a letter from Alice, allegedly saying that she is coming to Japan. Surely enough, Alice appears at Shinobu's school, revealing she has transferred to her class and will be staying at her house.

ちっちゃくだって

Alice spends the day at school lamenting her short height whilst also developing a one-sided rivalry with their English teacher, Sakura Karasuma. Later, Alice goes on an outing with Shinobu and her friends Aya Komichi and Yoko Inokuma, before they try to figure out what to do for their future careers. Some awkwardness follows as Shinobu and the others assume Alice is homesick and try to help her out.

どんなトモダチできるかな

Whilst looking through an old photo album, Alice tells the others about her half-Japanese friend from England, Karen Kujo, who helped teach her Japanese. The next day, they actually come face to face with Karen herself, who had moved to Japan so she could study at Shinobu and Alice's school in the neighbouring class. As Karen gets along with the others, Alice feels a little jealous as Shinobu takes more interest in her. Whilst easily fitting into Shinobu's group, Karen has trouble making friends in her own class as they are intimidated by her foreign appearance. Asking the others for advice, Karen hears from the others about how Aya became friends with Shinobu and Yoko after transferring into middle school. Thanks to everyone's advice, Karen manages to speak clearly with her classmates and make lots of friends.

あめどきどきあや

Despite it being her birthday, Shinobu feels a little downhearted following a remark from her sister, Isami. Later, Alice gets irritated when people see her more as Karen's little sister as opposed to a big sister. Whilst initially having some jealousy when Shinobu shows favoritism toward's Karen's present for her, Alice comes to realise that she loves Shinobu and Karen equally. Later, as Shinobu is off sick with a cold, Aya becomes anxious when Yoko receives an alleged 'love letter' in her locker, though Yoko assures her she would've turned down any admirers anyway. The letter turns out to be a letter Shinobu wrote for Alice's parents that she wanted Alice to translate.

おねえちゃんといっしょ

After Shinobu embarrasses herself a little, Yoko explains how she often had to look after Shinobu in elementary school during times she was apart from Isami. Later, everyone gathers at Shinobu's home for a study session, before heading to the park so Isami can take pictures of everyone. The next day, Yoko gets relied on a lot and ponders if she is just a tsukkomi character, whilst also pondering how she views Shinbou as something of a little sister.

金のアリス, 金のカレン

As summer vacation rolls in, the girls go on a trip to the mountains where they do some fishing and play about in the stream. Later, the girls attend a local summer festival, where they play at the stands. Whilst the others play with some fireworks, Yoko treats Aya's foot that had gotten sore from her sandals.

はらぺこカレン

Alice has an exhausting P.E. lesson, not helped by her forgetting her tracksuit. Noticing Karen has gained weight since coming to Japan, the others suggest she go on a diet, only for Aya to get upset when she finds she weighs more than Karen. Later as tests come up, Shinobu gets Alice to help her study English and she manages to get an uncharacteristically good grade.

今日はなんの日?

As the school festival approaches, Shinobu's class decides to do a Japanese/Western maid café whilst Karen's class is putting on a play. On the day of the festival, Alice reminds Shinobu that it is also the anniversary of the day she came to England, but can't find the opportunity to give her a present for the occasion. After serving various guests, including Isami, Shinobu's group to see Alice's class' unique take on Snow White. After the festival comes to an end, Alice eventually manages to give Shinobu her present, a ribbon, as thanks for the hairpin she received from her.

ねないこだれだ

With her parents away for the night, Aya invites the other girls over for a sleepover, during which she ends up smacking away Yoko when she tries to touch her hair. Lacking the confidence to apologize to Yoko, Aya asks Karen to let her become her pupil so she can learn her energetic traits, but these don't suit her at all. After working up the courage to apologize, Yoko states she didn't think anything of the incident and buys some matching notebooks. Later, the girls play hide-and-seek in the school.

すてきな五にんぐみ

Sakura grows concerned over Alice's jealousy towards her over Shinobu. Later, as Alice gets hung up over horoscopes, the girls play some softball and visit a bookstore. On the weekend, everyone does their own thing, coincidentally meeting up along the way.

どんなにきみがすきだかあててごらん

Shinobu invites everyone over for a Christmas party, with Alice happy to spend Christmas with Shinobu. After having a nightmare on New Year's Day, Alice comes to school speaking nothing but nonsensical English, worrying Shinobu. Alice eventually confesses that she was anxious about Shinobu losing interest in her because she was growing too accustomed to Japanese.

きんいろのとき

Upon the start of a new school year, both Alice and Aya become downhearted when they are put in separate classes from Shinobu and Yoko. However, Shinobu reassures her that the distance between them isn't any longer. After the credits, back to when the group were first year students, Karen starts to imitate a manga protagonist, prompting Shinobu to come up with her own story, in which she and Alice are princesses, Karen is a pirate, Aya is a mermaid and Yoko is a prince.