Rinkai!

is a Japanese mixed-media project about women's keirin cycling created by Mixi. A manga series by Kiyoshi Yamane titled ''Rinkai! Azalea'' began serialization in Amazia's ''Manga Bang!'' service in April 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by TMS Entertainment aired from April to June 2024.

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.

Main characters (Protagonists)

;
:
: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.
;
:
: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.
;
:
: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.
;
:
: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.
;
:
: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.
;
:
: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.

Minor characters

;
:
: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.
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:
;
:

Media

Manga

A manga series by Kiyoshi Yamane titled began serialization in Amazia's ''Manga Bang!'' service April 9, 2024.

Anime

An anime television series was announced alongside the manga series at the AnimeJapan 2023 event. The series is produced by TMS Entertainment and directed by Takaaki Ishiyama, with Hideki Shirane handling series composition, Hiromi Ono designing the characters, and Shuichiro Fukuhiro, Yoshihei Ueda and Mana Hirano composing the music. It aired from April 9 to June 25, 2024 on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji. The opening theme song is "Windshifter", performed by Rico Sasaki, while the ending theme song is "Override!", performed by the main cast.

Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel. Jonu Media also licensed the series for Spanish-speaking countries.

Episodes

Notes

References

External links

*
*

{{TMS Entertainment

Mass media franchises
2024 manga
2024 anime television series debuts
Cycling in anime and manga
Japanese webcomics
Medialink
TMS Entertainment
Tokyo MX original programming