Rin Hoshizora

Hoshizora Rin is one of the nine main characters in Love Live!. She is 15 years old and a first year in Otonokizaka High School. Rin was born on November 1. She has short, orange hair and chartreuse eyes. Her main color is yellow/lime, but she is also commonly represented with teal. She is part of lily white, a mini idol unit.

Background
Rin has been friends with Koizumi Hanayo since they were children. She likes to play sports, and she used to dress like a boy. When she was still a child, she was often teased because of this fact, so she was not used to wearing skirts and decided she couldn't wear them.

Personality
Rin appears to be a tomboy due to playing sports and not wearing a skirt when she was a child. She mostly teases Koizumi Hanayo and appears to be with her most of the time. She is very energetic, sporty and active, and has attempted to hug every member of µ's. Her personality is similar to Kousaka Honoka's because they're both determined and hard-working. For example, in Season 1 Episode 7, Rin, Honoka and Yazawa Nico had to work hard to pass exams in order to enter the Love Live! tournament, and are known as the "San baka (三馬鹿)".

Though she is similar to Honoka in many ways, one key difference between the two is that Rin seems to be extremely mindful of other people's opinions. This is shown multiple times through out the anime.

She also usually ends her sentences with nya~! (Meow). In addition, she sometimes acts like a cat and does the signature curved mouth look. In one of the songs, she even dressed up in a costume with cat ears and a tail.

Clubs and Hobbies
Hoshizora Rin is great at sports, and is skilled in hurdling, football, and basketball. She enjoys dancing and is the current practice leader of μ's. Her special skill is her sharp nose, which is almost on par with a dog's.

Chronology
Season I= Season II =

Trivia

 * Her "nya" verbal tic could be a pun of Tsugunaga Momoko, a Japanese idol who is famous for her "yurushite nyan~!" ("Forgive me, meow!").
 * In the anime, Rin is the only known character to address Hanayo as "Kayo-chin."

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