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Rin!

Description

Katsura, a second year in his high school's archery club, has a hard time controlling his nerves. His "secret weapon" is his brother's best friend and childhood buddy, Sou! One hug from Sou and Katsura's nerves are soothed to a peaceful calm. But he can't keep Sou around him forever. As he wonders how he'll survive without Sou's hugs, his friend Kouichi suddenly asks if he can be the one to save him, and kisses him! What now?!

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Manga

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Associated Names

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凛-RIN-！

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mochi*mochi

Latest Release(s)

c.Extra by me&cie [Add] 18 years ago

v.3 c.10 by mochi*mochi 20 years ago

v.3 c.9b by mochi*mochi 20 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

3 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

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User Rating

Average: 8.3 / 10.0 (530 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.19 / 10.0

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Last Updated

October 21st, 2022 9:57am PDT - 3 years ago

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Genre

Drama Romance School Life Sports Yaoi
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Original Publisher

Tokuma Shoten

Serialized In (magazine)

N/A

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Juné (3 Volumes - Complete/Print)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #736

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Monthly Pos #1638

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3 Month Pos #3376 (No change)

6 Month Pos #5257

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Year Pos #6898

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Well done

by attaesc
11 years ago

Rating: N/A

I really appreciated over time how Katsura matured. I was annoyed in volume 3's special extra that there was a THIRD contender for Katsura's affections (I mean, seriously?!), but I loved Katsura's expression when he refused him (sp?). He gave such a mature feeling, it reminded me of the time in volume 2 during training camp's red and white challenge. You could feel throughout the progression of these four (Katsura, Yamato, Sou, and Kouichi) their maturation and good relationship. From the revelation of Sou's true grabby personality hardened by his usual maturation, Yamato's adoration for his adorable little bro yet his strong stance as a captain and as a person, Kouichi's whimsy to his maturation to a dependable person, and then Katsura...

I really like reading archery manga because of the interplay with the spiritual and inner nature of the art and the emotions of the characters. It brings out the fullness of the interactions. Although I admit it can be overdone, but here it wasn't.

The actions are pretty chaste. It's really more about character interaction and growth. About half of the romance is comedic, the other half serious.

And that special at the end with the dream, hahah~

The art is very well done. Honami-sensei did a wonderful job translating Kannagi-sensei's story into an amazing, character-driven story.

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Sweet!

by tmthuy
12 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Normally I hate stories where the main character is too similar to that of a shoujo manga. But Rin! is an exception. The story is quite tasteful, despite Katsura being so naive and... loose. Everyone in the male harem is perfect, especially Takatoh and Kouchi 🙂

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Very slow & romance is only the side story

by Namiya
12 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

So, first of all, the art is pretty. It's not perfect or super beautiful but it's probably better than a lot of yaoi art out there.
Second, this might be labeled Yaoi but there's nothing explicit here, it's only just hinted when serious stuff happens...except for the extra at the end, so if you are into smut scenes, this could be too boring for you.
The main theme here clearly is archery.
There's a lot of information and detail about kyuudo in this manga, and the love story plus the additional subplots are just happening on the side.
The romance is very slow, and first I was really curious about how much they'll put into 3 whole volumes, as usually the smut starts somewhere in the first volume and the 2 other volumes would be full of more smut and drama created by things like exlovers, jealousy, new rivals, ect.
But with everything developing so slow, there wasn't much of this additional stuff in this manga.
Because there is a lot of conversation and most of it is about archery and the whole philosophy behind it, I personally skipped some of the text, it was just too slow moving for me.

It's a decent manga but not something for people who want some action, drama and a lot of feelings and emotions. It's quite calm, and it's surely interesting to anyone who wants to know more about japanese archery, but other than that, it might be a bit boring.
Only the special extras at the very end have a bit more action to them.

So basically if you are okay with an extremely tame yaoi (even the extras aren't very explicit) where the main focus is not the couple and their romance, or if you're just an archery nut, give it a shot~

... Last updated 12 years ago

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ehhh

by hxly
13 years ago

Rating: 4.5 / 10.0

Everyone loves Katsura without a clear reason I mean ok I understand Sou but wtf about Takatoh! he saw Katsura only for one time and than bamm.He is very unneccessary character. Another issue that bothers me that everyone kiss Katsura and he allows this.The story has got a some good points but this kiss event suck
About art ,It is fine but not very very good.There are handsome characters but their expressions are not specific when I look the Sou's face I can't get the feeling of jealousy and love!
I love the Katsura's brother most.I don't know why but I just do . Maybe It is because other characters aren't really good.He is not gay but I liked how the approach of his brother.He is a good brother 😀
In short, the story did not satisfy my expectations.

... Last updated 13 years ago

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Very enjoyable and fun read!

by Dezi
13 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

I liked this one very much! It was exactly the kind of angsty plot that I like and the art was good, too. Very heartwarming and entertaining. I recommend reading it. It won't be a waste of your time.

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more Kyudo less love, please

by Isara
16 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Although this is a shounen-ai manga, the main theme is the art of Kyudo and what it means to become an independent, self assured person.
Sadly, every male character turns out to be gay (except for the brother who is family anyway) and interested in the main character, which takes away a lot of authenticity.
The simplistic art reflects the issue of focusing on the inner strenght very well and makes "Rin!" a calm jewel among its heated and angsty BL companions.

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Sweet

by lovemeethate
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

It was a very sweet manga and I enjoyed it. Although there were a few parts that I thought were a bit "iffy", it was overall very good. The storyline I felt was written for something the main character has to overcome in life and oneself (which I have no complaints with this type of theme).
Although Honami's art is very simple, for some reason I feel it's very comforting and relaxing -- conveying a story without the need for much details in art.
Absolutely sweet - recommend to read.

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Don't be put off by the comments, Katsura is very straightforward and strong

by Kurarara
9 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

The art is awesome, the story is cute, but Katsura is very satisfying. He stood for himself and he voiced his feelings when needed. He pushed and said no and tried to solve his problems. He is strong.
I was put off by this manga, thinking that Katsura was a stupid uke that gets molested and is a tsunder that can't defend himself, but maaaaan was I wrong! He is sooo satisfying to watch. He puts his limits, and be tries to surpass his weaknesses. I reaaaally liked him.
The story had lots of cliches, but the manga is a lighthearted fictjon to begin with, with a relatable MC. There was no rape, and Katsura did solve his problems, making me feel quite pleased, because compared to many othrr manga, the uke would turn into a mess and not know what to do, ans is always defensles.

... Last updated 9 years ago

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nice

by tekiteki
13 years ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

Beautiful art, nice storyline (i was impressed with all this archery thing, even tried to find some clubs in my town), but I wasn't really impressed by their relationships - too light, not deep enough. Though, they are just boys.

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interesting..

by Dragoness57yaoi
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

it was interesting to see how the comparison of archery determined the character's personalities as well as capabilities.. as if your bow was not as good, you are a 'lesser' man.. XD i loved it.

this definitely incited my passion for protagowhorism- because all these hott men were after Katsura ;D i felt that the flaws in the characters were realistic as well, and shouldn't be blamed..

cute, sweet, a must read.

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