Rinkai!
リンカイ!
GenreSports (cycling)
Created byMixi
Manga
Rinkai! Azalea
Written byKiyoshi Yamane
Published byAmazia
MagazineManga Bang!
Original run2024 – scheduled
Anime television series
Original networkTokyo MX, BS Fuji
Original run Q2 2024 – scheduled

Rinkai! (リンカイ!) is an upcoming Japanese mixed-media project about women's cycling created by Mixi.[1][2] A manga series by Kiyoshi Yamane titled Rinkai! Azalea will begin serialization in Amazia's Manga Bang! service in 2024.[3] An anime television series is set to premiere in Q2 2024.[4]

Characters

As per their official profiles, every character is a cyclist each representative from a different Japanese prefecture, associated with a specific velodrome situated there. Each character's surname shares in turn the name of the city which is home to such velodrome.

Izumi Itō (伊藤 泉, Itō Izumi)
Voiced by: Umino Kawamura[1]
The daughter of the owner of an onsen inn establishment, together with her older sister Atsumi they are known as the "On-Sen Sisters". A cycling enthusiast, she became an athlete without having any previous experience in the sport.[5]
Nana Hiratsuka (平塚 ナナ, Hiratsuka Nana)
Voiced by: Azusa Aoi[1]
Born to a Japanese mother and a French father, himself also a cyclist, she achieved entrance to a cycling training institute in the first ever special selection for female athletes, all the while completing school education ahead of schedule.[6]
Miko Yahiko (弥彦 巫子, Yahiko Miko)
Voiced by: Rena Hasegawa[7]
Previously the center of a former local idol group which ended up disbanding due to certain internal issues, she set out to become a cyclist who would be able to earn a living with her own strength alone.[8]
Sachi Nagoya (那古屋 紗智, Nagoya Sachi)
Voiced by: Saika Kitamori[9]
The only daughter of a renowned zaibatsu family of the Tōkai region, after being raised in a sheltered and overly affective way by her parents, she decided to become a cyclist in order to become independent from her family.[10]
Kinusa Takamatsu (高松 絹早, Takamatsu Kinusa)
Voiced by: Riho Sugiyama[11]
Capable both in sports and in the academic field, after graduating from school she found a job at a major firm. Not feeling fulfilled with it, however, she switched through different occupations, from office worker to yoga instructor, until finally becoming a cyclist.[12]
Ai Kumamoto (熊本 愛, Kumamoto Ai)
Voiced by: Minami Hinata[13]
A sports multi-talent with an innate leader character, she began cycling competitions since the second year of high school, dominating the whole national scene with her prowess.[14]
Tsutsuji Kurume (久留米 美虹, Kurume Tsutsuji)
Voiced by: Rico Sasaki[4]
A gold medalist at worldwide competitions and current title holder. Despite not starting as an elite athlete, she changed radically after going through a certain moment of her life, rising all at once to the top position.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rinkai! Project About Women's Cycling Gets Anime, Manga". Anime News Network. March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ↑ Dennison, Kara (March 28, 2023). "Women's Cycling Project Rinkai! Announces Anime and Manga Adaptations". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ↑ ＜『リンカイ！』Project 、2024年連載開始のコミカライズ作品続報！＞ タイトルは「リンカイ！アザレア」に、主人公は「久留米」に決定！賞金女王、久留米美虹の弱小新人時代を描く！. prtimes.jp (in Japanese). November 14, 2023. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Rinkai! Women's Cycling Project Unveils More Cast, Anime's TV Debut Next Spring". Anime News Network. November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. ↑ 伊東 泉 CHARACTER リンカイ！Project 公式サイト. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  6. ↑ 平塚 ナナ CHARACTER リンカイ！Project 公式サイト. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  7. ↑ 第2回「リンカイ！LIVEきゃんぷ」5月19日（金）20:20～ライブ配信！ゲストに弥彦巫子役の長谷川玲奈さんが登場！！. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). May 18, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  8. ↑ 弥彦 巫子 CHARACTER リンカイ！Project 公式サイト. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  9. ↑ 第3回「リンカイ！LIVEきゃんぷ」6月15日（木）16:00～ライブ配信！ゲストに那古屋役の北守さいかさんが登場！！. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). June 12, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  10. ↑ 那古屋 紗智 CHARACTER リンカイ！Project 公式サイト. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  11. ↑ 第4回「リンカイ！LIVEきゃんぷ」7月17日（月）19:30～ライブ配信！ゲストに高松役の杉山里穂さんが登場！！. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  12. ↑ 高松 絹早 CHARACTER リンカイ！Project 公式サイト. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  13. ↑ 第5回「リンカイ！LIVEきゃんぷ」8月16日（水）19:50～ライブ配信！ゲストに熊本役の日向未南さんが登場！！. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  14. ↑ 熊本 愛 CHARACTER リンカイ！Project 公式サイト. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  15. ↑ 久留米 美虹 CHARACTER リンカイ！Project 公式サイト. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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