After thinking and thinking about how to truly celebrate the greatest #rinharumemories for the 10th anniversary, I have come upon a solution! I just finished updating the Rin Matsuoka Translation Masterlist so I'm going to share with you my fave RinHaru content that's often underappreciated by all but the most hardcore fans.
This will not be content from any of the anime series/movies. I'm also skipping bigtime things like the Duet Drama, S2 Drama CDs, S3 Drama CDs and the Mook because PEOPLE BETTER KNOW ABOUT THOSE. It will be entirely extra material, but it is 100% recommended to all RinHaru fans to get those memories flowing!
In order of release:
Style 5 Interview from S1 Final DVD: Do you love RinHaru teasing each other and Rin being tsun? This is the content for you!
Haruka vs Rin, The Crab Festival's Peak Playoff from S1 Drama CD2: Crab battoru! Need I say more? Also Rin and Haru do their strip thing. Nonstop hilarity at its finest!
A Promise of Rainbows from Illustration Works 1: Have you heard oldtime RHers going on about RinHaru and rainbows? This is the reason. Haru reflects on young Rin making rainbows for him while playing in the pool. It gets cuter from there...
S1 Endcards Skit: Notorious for the image of Rin bridal carrying Haru but so much more nonsense can be found. Some of the best of RinHaru bickering. XD
The Missing Endcard Skit: No part of this madness isn't amazing. A truth or dare strip game Free style.
RinHaru Interview from S2 DVDs: Do you love Haru being the ABSOLUTE KING OF SNARK? This is where the fan-favorite "Looks like you’ve got it rough—Oniichan." comes from and also has so much of crybaby shark.
Ano Natsu no Long Slow Distance: If you haven't read/listened to this, you've done yourself a deep disservice. This is some of the best blend of snarky and soft RinHaru, including Rin borrowing Haru's shirt again and Rin asking Haru for ten of his best smiles. XD
RinHaru Text Chat from S3 DVDs: I have long said that the BEST part of Dive to the Future is the extras and this text chat is the perfect example. From the suggestive line of Haru telling Rin he forgot him to a forgotten water bottle to just being awesome rivals, a must read.
Rin After Talk from S3 Rin Spotlight: The highlight of this is Rin's description of attempting to meet up at the marketplace and chaos ensues. But also includes Rin talking about exchanging recipes with Haru and getting an Aussie souvenir for Haru. :3
Special Memory Episode 4 from S3 Rin Spotlight: Short and sweet but can you resist Rin teasing Haru about having delicate skin? XD
Special Memory Episode 2 from S3 Haru Spotlight: Another short and sweet and has my guilty pleasure of Rin teasing Haru about blushing. >>
Haruka's Birthday Story 2020: The follow-up to Rin and Haru exchanging recipes, where Rin finally decides to give into Haru's special tastes.
This is from a listener named "Mofu-san". Thank you very much.
"Hello, Nobunaga-san and staff! This is my first time writing in to a radio show."
Thank you! There's really so many people writing in for the first time. That's great. But I'm sorry that we can only read member mails. But I'm glad you're listening.
"The other day the free 10th anniversary main visual was revealed."
That's right. They're holding a 10th anniversary event for the very successful Free series that was the first work I appeared in. It was the main visual for that. All of the characters were lined up in new outfits. They released a main visual like that.
"I was wondering something about it. It's about the design of Matsuoka Rin's pants.
They have a unique design of a row of flowers on the inside of the leg and it became a hot topic because they look exactly like the pants that you wore at the Jump Fest last December. Did you notice this? I don't know if they were clothes you picked out yourself or if they provide them for you, but if possible, could you tell us a behind the scenes story about how you came to acquire those pants?"
Hey, Rin! I told you not to wear those in public! If we wear the same clothes people will find out!
People will find out we live together, Rin!
If we share clothes they'll find out!
Like it's nothing special
I'm happy about it. That Rin would wear something similar to me. It's great.
Now, was it a coincidence? Was it on purpose? Was it fate? Was it an accident? Or what?
Well, I don't know... Hmm... Please look forward to the Free 10th anniversary!
No, No! I'm just saying stuff!
I don't know if that answer will come up! Or my outfit from the Jump fest in December but if the topic comes up we might talk about it but we also might not!