Rinkai!

Rinkai! (リンカイ!) is an upcoming Japanese mixed-media project about women's cycling created by Mixi. A manga series by Kiyoshi Yamane will begin serialization in Amazia's Manga Bang! service in 2023. An anime adaptation has been announced.[1][2]

Rinkai!
リンカイ!
GenreSports (cycling)
Created byMixi
Manga
Written byKiyoshi Yamane
Published byAmazia
MagazineManga Bang!
Original run2023 – scheduled
Anime

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.[3]
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.[4]
Miko Yahiko (弥彦 巫子, Yahiko Miko)
Voiced by: Rena Hasegawa[5]
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 strenght alone.[6]
Sachi Nagoya (那古屋 紗智, Nagoya Sachi)
Voiced by: Saika Kitamori[7]
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.[8]
Kinusa Takamatsu (高松 絹早, Takamatsu Kinusa)
Voiced by: Riho Sugiyama[9]
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.[10]
Ai Kumamoto (熊本 愛, Kumamoto Ai)
Voiced by: Minami Hinata[11]
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.[12]

References
  1. "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. 伊東 泉 CHARACTER リンカイ！Project 公式サイト. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  4. 平塚 ナナ CHARACTER リンカイ！Project 公式サイト. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  5. 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.
  6. 弥彦 巫子 CHARACTER リンカイ！Project 公式サイト. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 高松 絹早 CHARACTER リンカイ！Project 公式サイト. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 2, 2023.
  11. 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.
  12. 熊本 愛 CHARACTER リンカイ！Project 公式サイト. rinkai-pj.com (in Japanese). Retrieved August 18, 2023.
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