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Crazy:B Rinne AmagiHiMERU - Kohaku Oukawa - Niki Shiina

An idol who lives and breathes his hobby, gambling, and treats his life no different than one of those gambles. He used to perform as part of a duo with Niki Shiina. Though a cheerful and generous individual, there are times he can be not only wasteful, but downright tyrannical. He is Hiiro Amagi's older brother. Though he's often reckless, he has a scheming yet tactical side to his personality, and can act in a rather calculating manner. With an aggressive singing voice, his performances are dynamic and pack quite a punch.

Rinne is a member of COSMIC PRODUCTION's Crazy:B In order to find a place to belong as a free idol who can have fun, he aims to do activities that won't tie him down.[1]

Whassup~! I'm Rinne Amagi. I'm your fellow idol who loves gamblin' more than they love eatin' three meals a day. ♪ Oh, also, the unit I'm in is Crazy:B, so remember it! The world's not interestin' without any thrill, ya feel me? So if ya wanna join our fun, we'll entertain ya! ♪ Well, I'm off to the pachinko machines, let's leave what happens to this idol to luck. It's all up to the god of gamblin' if I'm gonna hit even or a half, gyahaha! ♪[1]

I used to be a chef, but I'm an idol now 'cuz of Rinne-kun, or I guess, 'cuz he made me. Seriously, isn't Rinne-kun always so horrible!? The other day, he asked me to lend him money 'cuz he lost all his money playing pachinko, sayin' he'd pay me back double, but if I did that it'd all be gone in a matter of seconds, without a doubt! Ahh, I've really run into no good people I should've never met... Rinne-kun's always telling me things like how it's fate that we've met, too. Luck is luck, but I must have bad luck in that case...[1]

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Quick Answers

Why did Rinne Amagi run away from his home village? toggle section
Ever since Rinne Amagi was young, he had dreamed of leaving for the city. While he used to be embarrassed of his dream, it was reinvigorated after he snuck away to the city and saw a small idol performing there. After the experience, he began to feel his dream was achievable, and began to train and study to achieve it, hoping to become someone who his younger brother, Hiiro Amagi, could look up to. When he was seventeen, he finally ran away from his hometown with his sights set on becoming an idol.
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What is the relationship between Rinne Amagi and Niki Shiina? toggle section
Rinne Amagi and Niki Shiina first met as teenagers, shortly after Rinne ran away from his hometown and was destitute on his own. Niki took Rinne in at his own expense, providing food and safety, neglecting his own needs in the process. After Rinne saves Niki's life by securing food for Niki following him collapsing, he sticks by Rinne's side out of gratitude and because he felt complicit, after Rinne lied to him that the food he acquired for Niki's sake was extorted from his neighbors. In the following years, Niki worked hard for Rinne's sake to help him become an idol, even debuting as an idol duo with him for a short amount of time, although he soon quit. Rinne feels greatly indebted to Niki for saving him, and hopes to repay him by bringing Niki happiness.
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Rinne Amagi and Hiiro Amagi are brothers, with Rinne being the elder brother, and Hiiro the younger brother. They both are members of the ruling family of their village, with Rinne heir to be the village's monarch and Hiiro raised to serve him, as his younger brother. Hiiro first joined Ensemble Square with a mission to bring Rinne back home, after Rinne ran away from his village to pursue life in the city.
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Why is Rinne Amagi considered a "troublemaker"? toggle section
Rinne Amagi is often considered a troublemaker by those around him because of his tumultuous behavior or halting the plans of Ensemble Square's (ES) executives. He's often impulsive and gambles; however, Rinne's lack in forethought are premeditated decisions for his and Crazy:B’s gain. Despite these actions, Rinne has shown benevolence and unexpected kindness to others and is selfless for the sake of his brother and members.
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Appearance

Rinne is a tall man with pale skin and cyan eyes. His hair is unruly and long, and often kept back with a black bandana with a white stripe.

His Crazy:B attire consists of a white jacket with red, black and yellow accents, worn over a white t-shirt containing a black honeycomb pattern atop a grey square and red accents at the hem and collar. He wears a chunky gold necklace with a round medallion around his neck, and has plenty of accessories on his hands and wrists. His pants are black, held up with a gold chain belt. There are white rings all down the front of the pants, and a white and yellow stripe on the outer side of both legs. He wears black lace-up shoes with yellow soles, laces and accents. White socks can sometimes be seen under the shoes.

Rinne's casual attire consists of a black t-shirt and pale blue ripped jeans. A white jacket is tied around his waist and there is a silver dog tag around his neck. He also wears a black watch and a white bracelet on his left wrist, and a silver ring on his right index finger. Rinne has small black earrings.

Personality

Rinne is lazy and freeloads off others, often wanting to play games, gamble, and have fun with people, and avoids responsibility whenever possible, including unit practice. Treating his life "like it's a game," or more famously, a gamble. He makes rash decisions for himself and his unit, and more than willing to pull others with him. He refuses to take small steps and instead takes the risk without question, as it's "fun" for him, even at the cost of everything around him crumbling. He rarely listens to others and almost never follows orders, considered crazy or chaotic by others. As a frequent gambler, he often blames things on his luck. He has several catchphrases related to feeling lucky or like "Lady Luck" is on his side.

Despite his behavior, he cares about the people around him under his risk-taking facade and treasures them and his unit dearly, though he mostly shows it in situations where he takes the unit seriously. When he's in a tight position, he opts to destroy or sacrifice himself for others, no matter how severe it is, under another instance of his risky behavior. He has instances where he doesn't want to be perceived as weak for showing how he really feels, as that was how he grew up to believe.

During his youth, in his village, he was more formal, serious, and stuck to whatever was in front of him, as that was what he grew to act as the next chief. That behavior would mostly stick with him until he was used to city life.

Etymology

The first character in Rinne's first name, 燐, means phosphorus, which is associated with phosphorescence, Hell, and ghostly creatures. The second character, 音, means "sound". The name itself sounds like the word 輪廻 (rinne), which is the Buddhist cycle of continuous death and rebirth, involving karma. The kanji in Rinne's surname, 天城, can be translated as "Heaven's Castle".

Family

For more information, see Rinne Amagi/Family.
  • Rinne is the older brother of Hiiro Amagi from ALKALOID.
  • They are from the ruling family of the village Rinne and Hiiro are from.

Trivia

  • He and Kuro Kiryu are the tallest characters in the game.
    • Similarly, Rinne stands as the tallest member of Crazy:B.
  • Presumably, his age makes him the eldest member of Crazy:B.
  • He was raised to be the future village leader of his hometown, which has created conflict with his younger brother Hiiro Amagi.
  • He has never attended a formal school and underwent extensive training to become the future leader of his village instead of a regular school education.
  • During the !! Main Story, Rinne has a shared ES dorm room with the rest of Crazy:B. However, similarly to the rest of Crazy:B, Rinne usually stays elsewhere; he usually stays over at Niki's apartment. It's currently unclear whether he spends more time at Niki's apartment or his new dorm room after the !! Main Story.
  • According to a 4gamer interview with Akira, Rinne's character archetype is "a high-rolling gambler" (燐音がギャンブラーで).
  • Rinne openly antagonizes and criticizes Ensemble Square despite being a part of it. This is heavily featured in the !! Main Story.
  • He helps out at the Bee Hive night club sometimes, which gives Crazy:B opportunities to perform there.[2]
  • He's skilled at martial arts.[3][4][5]
  • He can't handle spicy food.[6]
  • Depending on his mood, Rinne will assign different nicknames to the same person.
  • Sora described his color as "Weird" upon his first meeting with Rinne, so much so looking at it made Sora feel 'drunk' and nauseous. According to Sora, this has since changed to become far more pleasant to look at, to where he won't feel the same unpleasant sensation as before. [7]
  • Rinne met Niki when he was 17 and Niki was 14, and the two have stayed together ever since.[8]
  • He shares the same image color as his younger brother Hiiro Amagi.

Voice Actor Comment

"Rinne-kun isn't close to any of the roles I've played up until now, he's the first type of boy like this I've met. At the audition, I was really worried. "But this was a win!" so to speak, and I could say that with all my heart, so I could play the role freely. Rinne-kun! With you, I won this gamble! So then, onto the next game together!"[1]

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Rinne Amagi
Crazy:B Rinne Amagi HiMERU Kohaku Oukawa Niki Shiina
Characters
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fine Eichi Tenshouin · Wataru Hibiki · Tori Himemiya · Yuzuru Fushimi
Trickstar Hokuto Hidaka · Subaru Akehoshi · Makoto Yuuki · Mao Isara
RYUSEITAI Chiaki Morisawa · Kanata Shinkai · Tetora Nagumo · Midori Takamine · Shinobu Sengoku
ALKALOID Hiiro Amagi · Aira Shiratori · Mayoi Ayase · Tatsumi Kazehaya
Eden Nagisa Ran · Hiyori Tomoe · Ibara Saegusa · Jun Sazanami
Valkyrie Shu Itsuki · Mika Kagehira
2wink Hinata Aoi · Yuta Aoi
Crazy:B Rinne Amagi · HiMERU · Kohaku Oukawa · Niki Shiina
UNDEAD Rei Sakuma · Kaoru Hakaze · Koga Oogami · Adonis Otogari
Ra*bits Tomoya Mashiro · Nazuna Nito · Mitsuru Tenma · Hajime Shino
AKATSUKI Keito Hasumi · Kuro Kiryu · Souma Kanzaki
Knights Tsukasa Suou · Leo Tsukinaga · Izumi Sena · Ritsu Sakuma · Arashi Narukami
Switch Natsume Sakasaki · Tsumugi Aoba · Sora Harukawa
MaM Madara Mikejima
Double Face Madara Mikejima · Kohaku Oukawa
4piece Esu Sagiri · Ibuki Taki · Kanna Natsu · Fuyume Hanamura · Raika Hojo · Nice Arneb Thunder
Ensemble Square Anzu · Jin Sagami · Akiomi Kunugi · Seiya Hidaka · Gatekeeper · Hitsugi Kurone
Supporting Characters Pets · Mademoiselle · Bishoujo Idol · NewDi President · Mr. Writer · GFK · Godfather · NEGI · Kaname Tojo · Maguro Mikejima · Shu's Grandfather · Macky · Mitsunari Samejima · Samejima's Manager
Collaborations Hello Kitty · Yume100 · Welcome to the Ballroom · Merc Storia · Last Period · Yowamushi Pedal · King of Prism

Sources

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