Rin Matsuoka

Rin Matsuoka, also known as Rinrin, is one of the main characters from the Free! series.
== Charactah Account ==
Haruka's rival and former childhood friend, who went overseas for three years and returned with a different personality. Attends Iwatobi's rival school. He trained in all four swimming styles as a kid, specializing in butterfly. He focuses on free stroke during the events of the anime so he can compete against Haruka, but swims both freestyle and butterfly individually.
Rin displays great passion and competitiveness for swimming, as well as teamwork. As years pass, his ideals about swimming drastically change and he doesn't care much about the relay trophy he won during elementary school. Instead, he becomes obsessed with competing and winning against Haruka Nanase.
As a student at Samezuka Academy, he observes the Iwatobi High School Swim Club practicing and having fun together, and is notably morose when he sees how happy they are together while he stands alone. His isolation, however, is self-imposed due to his taking on the goal of meeting his deceased father's dream of becoming an Olympic swimmer. At times, Rin displays a softer side, showing concern for his friends' well-being and acting as a mentor towards his younger sister Gou Matsuoka and teammate Aiichiro Nito. Following graduation and beginning his training with Mikhail Makarovich Nitori in Australia, Rin seems more relaxed and playful, bringing his friends souvenirs and sharing jokes with best friend, Sosuke Yamazaki.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Free!
* Free! Dive to the Future
* Free! Dive to the Future Episode 0
* Free! Eternal Summer
* Free! Eternal Summer Special
* Free! Movie 1: Timeless Medley - The Bond
* Free! Movie 1: Timeless Medley - The Bond Photo Session
* Free! Movie 2: Timeless Medley - The Promise
* Free! Movie 2: Timeless Medley - The Promise Photo Session
* Free! Movie 3: Road to the World - Yume
* Free! Movie 4: The Final Stroke - Zenpen
* Free! Movie 5: The Final Stroke - Kouhen
* Free! Starting Days
* Free! Take Your Marks
* Free! Take Your Marks Photo Session
* Free!: FrFr - Short Movie
=== Light Novels ===
* High☆Speed!
=== Manga ===
* High☆Speed!
== Trivia ==
* Like all swimmers associated with the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club, Rin has a feminine name.
* His motif animal is a shark.
* Rin cannot sleep without his pillow.
* Haruka once said Rin accidentally called his coach "mom" during elementary school.
* Gou has admitted that Rin shaves his body hair to reduce water resistance.
* Rin's best subjects are English and Math; his worst are Literature and Old Japanese.
* Rin's favorite food is meat; his least favorite is sweet food.
* Rin likes sports that he's good at doing.
* Rin's best stroke is the butterfly, but his obsession with beating Haruka (who usually swims freestyle) leads him to focus on that stroke and whatever distance Haruka is swimming in competition.
* In the same series, Akeno Watanabe (Rin's child voice actor) also voices his sister Gou Matsuoka.
* Rin inherited his shark-like teeth from his father.
* When younger, Rin would introduce himself to a group by pointing out his girly name, but adding that he's a boy.
* Rin loves survival games.
* He has a pet cat named Steve.
* When they were kids, Rin slept together with Haruka in his bed for a sleepover because he forgot his special pillow.
* When Haruka is looking for a Tokyo apartment, Rin says, "Tell Haru it won't matter when you are asleep."
* Rin likes both cats and dogs, though cats never seem to like him.
* He owns a diary.
* At a staff talk event for Free!–the Final Stroke–, one of the character designers discussed the main characters' body types in terms of musculature. Rin was listed as being "type 3:" definitely above average muscles, with more noticeable definition. It was also specified that despite similar builds, Rin's muscles were "soft" compared to Rei who has "hard" muscles.
* Those born under Aquarius tend to be progressive, independent and humanitarian, but can also be temperamental, uncompromising and somewhat aloof in their relationships despite having strong emotions. They enjoy having fun with friends and dislike broken promises. Those born on Feb 2nd are often most sensitive with deep family issues to heal. Traits are influenced by the position of the moon and other planets at the time of birth.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Rin Matsuoka at Free! Wiki
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