Aimoto Rinku

* Official Illustration
* Anime (1st)
* Anime (2nd)
* Live2D

Rinku-chan (Airi, Dalia, Esora, Hiiro, Ibuki, Kurumi, Kyoko, Miiko, Noa, Rika, Towa, Yuka)
Rinku-san (Aoi, Haruna, Miyu, Rei, Saki)

## Personal data

### Family

Grandmother
Mother
Father
Older Sister

### Hobbies

Retro anime
Manga

### Favorites

Onigiri (riceballs)
Donuts

## Voice Portrayals

### Spanish

Andrea Higa

**Aimoto Rinku** (愛本りんく, ***Aimoto Rinku***?) is the main protagonist in the D4DJ franchise and is a second year student at Yoba Academy. She is also the leader of the group Happy Around!.

## Profile

Rinku lived abroad as a child due to her parents' work, but she came back to Japan alone for high school and now lives with her grandmother. She became interested in DJing from her encounter with Maho.

## Appearance

Rinku has red eyes and medium length blonde hair, with a section put into an overhead braid. She wears a red bow on the right side of her head.

## Background

Rinku's mother is an insectologist who mainly studies dung beetles, and her father is a zoologist. She originally lived near Yoba Academy, but moved to Tiotio, Africa during her childhood. As such, she lived in the wilderness and grew up with music from Africa, giving her a great sense of rhythm that she carries on in her DJ activities. However, the island had little to no humans and children her age, prompting Rinku to indulge with wild animals and stargazing in order to escape her loneliness, especially after Muni's letters stopped arriving. Her love for Japanese anime and manga came from her time spent consuming those mediums abroad.

## Personality

Rinku is an always cheerful and optimistic individual who can sometimes be seen as an oddball, calling even nature her friend, and being able to understand and converse with monkeys. Due to her somewhat airheaded nature, she often gets into odd situations in her interactions with other people. This is often used as a running gag in the game or anime, such as when she loudly calls Maho's athletic body "dynamite" or thinks Michiru has "influenza" when she is called an influencer. Because of this, Rinku may seem to be a rather foolish person who does not notice the experiences of other people, however, she will always take the topic with all seriousness and sincerity if her friends draw her attention to it. Due to her being the poster girl of the franchise, she often has the leadership to bring people together (usually by distributing seashells), a role also symbolized by the etymology of her name.

## Etymology

**Aimoto** (愛本) can be split into two parts. **Ai** (愛), which translates to "love", and **Moto** (本), which can translate to "origin" or "source."

**Rinku** (りんく) has no meaning on its own, but if put into katakana (リンク), it translates to the word "link." According to Takaaki Kidani, this is based on the fact that the main theme of the D4DJ project is "to connect".

## Trivia

* The name for "Happy Around!" came from Rinku's habit of yelling the phrase while joyfully spinning around. It also appears to be a catchphrase used by the whole Aimoto family.
* According to episode 1 of the anime's first season, although not knowing how to DJ, Rinku knows how to transit from song to song well and smooth. This may be a reference to her voice actress, Nishio Yuka, who is able to perform as a DJ.
* Rinku loves lions.
* Rinku is not used to the cold weather, due to living most of her life in hot places.
* In the past, a small icon of Rinku's head appeared after you used the Japanese Gurumiku hashtag. (#グルミク )
* Her favorite food being donuts may refer to the fact that D4DJ Groovy Mix was developed by the company named "Donuts".
* She owns a pet chameleon named Leon.
* According to her second birthday card's episode, her sister is studying to become an astronaut and named a star after her called the "Linking Star".
* Rinku has been featured in the following collaboration events:

* In the Is the Order a Rabbit? collaboration, her character design was based on Hoto Cocoa.
* In DJ NADO, her character design was based on Kanbe Kotori.
* In Dual Anthem -New Groovy-, her character design was based on Hidaka Reina.
* In Fantasia Groove!! -1st Half-, her character design was based on Sarasa Feed.

## References

1. ↑ Taiwan Mobile MyVideo: D4DJ First Mix EP1
2. ↑ First Mix OP11 Chinese Dub Staff Credit
3. ↑ Official profile
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 side:origin -Happy Around!- Event Story
5. ↑ D4DJ Groovy Mix Character Illustrated Book Vol. 1
6. ↑ DJ Index
7. ↑ Rinku's Dig Rank Story Episode 1
8. ↑ Episode 6 - Fall Camp

## Characters

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 **Aimoto Rinku** •  Akashi Maho •  Ohnaruto Muni •  Togetsu Rei

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 Yamate Kyoko •  Inuyose Shinobu •  Sasago Jennifer Yuka •  Shimizu Esora

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 Izumo Saki •  Niijima Ibuki •  Hanamaki Towa •  Fukushima Noa

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 Seto Rika •  Mizushima Marika •  Hidaka Saori •  Matsuyama Dalia

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 Aoyagi Tsubaki •  Tsukimiyama Nagisa •  Yano Hiiro •  Miyake Aoi

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 Sakurada Miyu •  Kasuga Haruna •  Shiratori Kurumi •  Takeshita Miiko

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 Amano Airi •  Kase Mana •  Himegami Shano •  Takao Toka

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 Kaibara Michiru •  Ichihoshi Lumina •  Shinomiya Kokoa •  Tendo Hayate

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 Neo •  Sophia •  Elsie •  Weronika

### DIGGLER'S HIGH Unit (Tentative)

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Kofune Ryujin • Inuyose Dennojo • Mitsuhashi Sho • Kaibara Haruki

### Other

Kanade • Masaki • Misamisa • Mitsuhashi Ku