After months of waiting, I finally got my paws on HanaIchi Kinema Mosaic! ヽ(*´∀`*)ﾉ Before starting the game, I also went back to grab all the remaining items in HanaIchi to carry over. ♥
Kinema Mosaic takes place one year after the original Hanayaka Nari, Waga Ichizoku. None of the six Miyanomori brothers made it to become the new head of the family, and so Genichirou is holding the competition again this year. In addition, he also takes the seventh brother to live with them in the mansion — Mamoru. There are three modes in Kinema Mosaic: “second year mode”, “epilogue mode” and “informant mode”.
Second Year Mode
As the name says, “second year mode” is about Haru’s second year working as a maid in the Miyanomori mansion. She didn’t fall in love with anyone during her first year, and the brothers all failed to become the new head. Since Genichirou is really planning to retire soon, this year he’s holding a new round of the competition. Aside from taking Mamoru to live with everyone in the mansion, Genichirou also asks Hiroshi to go back to Japan because cholera is breaking out in England at the moment. Or so he says. We all know the real reason. ヽ(*´ー`*)ﾉ For the new competition, Genichirou also adds a new rule. He gives 1000 yen for each brother, and they have to entertain him by using that money. If none of them can please him by the end of the year, Mamoru will inherit all of Miyanomori’s fortune. Obviously the brothers aren’t pleased upon hearing Mamoru’s dark background, but that’s exactly what Genichirou wants to see. He wants the seven of them to seriously fight each other in the competition.
On the first day of April, a newcomer named Onoda Hideo starts working for the Miyanomori family.. and Chitomi asks Haru to guide him. Just like Haru, Hideo came from a small village and went to Teito searching for a job. That night they receive a “personal attendant” survey from Genichirou, and Haru knows they’re about to get involved in the brothers’ competition as well.
Epilogue Mode
This mode contains epilogues for the original Hanayaka Nari, Waga Ichizoku, with Haru dating or married to the Miyanomori brothers. Each brother has three scenes and two new CGs, but keep in mind that these epilogues don’t take place directly after the endings. They actually take place after the “after stories” you can get from PSN. Of course it would be unfair for those of you who can’t access PSN, so I summarized the “after stories” in this post. Feel free to read if you’re confused about the epilogues here.
Informant Mode
In the “informant mode”, we get to control Genichirou’s personal informant — Arita Kisuke — instead of Haru. This mode takes place during Haru’s second year in the Miyanomori mansion, and it offers a different, fun experience viewed through both Kisuke and Haru’s perspectives. Kisuke has his own route and ending in this mode.
Love-colored Sky 
The brothers are looking good as usual especially Isami. ^////////^
Looking forward to your review. :D
Isami-sama is still as hot (and as dorky) as usual. ♥
Kinema is REALLY long though, so my posting pace will drop lol.
Oh Kinema is long? I thought since it was just a FD, it wouldn’t be as long as the first, which IMO was long. YAAAAAAY! More for us, I guess? xD
Can’t wait for your reviews as always Rin! Can’t wait for Hiroshi :3
Oh btw, is there anyone you would consider as the “main” guy of HanaIchi? I haven’t played everyone’s route in the first, so it’d be great if you could answer. Thanks!
It’s even longer than the original, because it doesn’t have a general route. xD Even though the main issue is the same, we get to see different reactions in each route.. and that’s what makes the game so long. Not that I’m complaining though, since just as you say, more fun for us. 8D
Ah no, there’s no “main” guy in HanaIchi. Everyone’s equally important. You should go from Tadashi → Isami → Shigeru → Susumu → Hiroshi → Masashi in the first HanaIchi though, because that’s the order of the revelation. Kinema doesn’t have a grand revelation, so you probably won’t need to worry about order. :3
Yay, I’m looking forward to this! I love HanaIchi. Can’t wait for Susumu, he’s my favourite!
Ahh so glad to hear you loved HanaIchi. This series seriously needs more love, but nobody seems to care. ;___; Susumu is adorable!
Are you serious? Judging by your reviews HanaInchi seems to be an excellent otome game! He is adorable, there’s just something about him and his uniform that I love so much! ^^
It’s beyond excellent. It’s so awesome I don’t know if there’s a proper word to describe how good it is. xD Yes, Susumu looks great in his police uniform. I must have something about uniforms, because I adore Isami’s military uniform, Susumu’s police uniform, and Hiroshi’s (+ Masashi) school uniform lol.
Indeed it is! It’s the same for me, too. I love all their uniforms. ^^
Yay, I’ve been waiting for this :)) Hope to see more Mamoru and Masashi xD
So glad to hear you’re enjoying this series too! I thought nobody cares about these awesome brothers. ;___;
Seriously? o.O from reading your summary, this game is good, I really love the plot and all the character :) That’s why I am so excited to see the FD :P
As far as I know, yes lol. Only a few of my otome friends have played this game and loving it, but most of them think the art isn’t as shiny and the seiyuu is unknown. That’s instant donotwant.jpg for them, even though the game is high-quality.. orz
Waii! Hope you had a happy new year Rin!
Ah, I was hoping to see this title pop up, considering I was a bit skeptic on wherever to purchase Kinema or get the original game. From the looks of it, it looks pretty good. :)
Happy New Year! :D
If you’re looking for the game, they have a twin pack so you can get both at a cheaper price. Since it’s PSP, maybe you can look in Play-Asia or something? The series is beyond good. It’s awesome. :3
I want to play this series, but I can only find the guide for the first game. Do you have a guide for this one?
It’s here.
Thanks a lot, I must get all the items in the first game now before I start this one.
Oh, the ones you can carry over are the decorations and birthday presents.. so make sure you put different birthdays for Haru each round.
is there anything with money in this game, like the after stories??
You mean stuff you have to buy to unlock?
The after stories are the only stuff you have to buy through PSN, the rest are in the game.
in the PSN, do i have to get jp account or not?
Yeah, since they’re sold in Japanese PSN.
can u give the jp name 4 the after stories??
They’re all here.
I keep failing on the servant test at the end of the month and then its game over in the July period I’m not sure why I am failing unless I haven’t been stat building or something?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Did you get any × in the exam?
I think for the first HanaIchi, you’ll get fired if you get 3 ×’s in the exams. In Kinema Mosaic, one × is all it takes for them to kick you out. I’d recommend using the wiki as you play. It helped me getting all the endings. :D
Thanks for the quick reply and I think I always got 2 wrong or something but I shall try to use the guide and see how it goes. Thanks again :D
Hi, I have a big problem with the voices. Even tough I can hear the BGM, I can’t hear anyone’s voices. I don’t know if it’s just the start of the game, but it bothered me. Maybe it’s my PSP??
Well, if anyone knows if I just have to wait or how to fix it, please help meee ^^
Thanks!
It’s not supposed to be like that. Check the options menu to see if the voices are turned on, or try testing other earphones / headphones if you’re using one.
My earphones are ok, I have this problem only in Mosaic… In menu I put all voices at maximum volume, and still nothing happened.
well I’ll look more and see if I can find the problem… anyway, thanks for trying to help!
Were you able to solve the problem? There are no voices working for me either, even though the BGM is :/ Let me know, I’m desperate! Thank you ^_^
Hello, I was having the same problem so decided to run it with an emulator.(Jpcsp)
You need to download a couple programs/plugins to make it work properly, though. If you’re up for it, there’s a post about it here: http://thoughts-dreams-of-teens.blogspot.com/2014/04/hanayaka-nari-waga-ichizoku-jpcsp-voices.html
will you not play hanaichi polarstar? just asking because you said you like this series(sorry for my bad english^^”)
Actually, I’ve been playing Tasogare Polar Star on the side.
There are still a lot of routes to cover since work has been super busy for me this year, but I’ll probably start posting once I’m done with Ken ga Kimi. Focusing on one game at a time is easier to manage. :D
May I ask another question about tasogare
I don’t know why when I played first route and when I let haru go to bed to went on next week but nothing happen ToT why I can’t do nothing with bed or I had to do something first?
I forgot, it’s been a while since I took a break from Polar Star… but try doing something else? The events are fixed, so they should show up automatically as long as you raise Haru’s parameters.