{{Short description|Japanese animator}} {{Infobox person | name = Rin-Shin<br/>(りんしん) | image = <!-- just the filename, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing brackets --> | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | known_for = | occupation = Animator, character designer | employer = Atelier Fukurou (1986–1992)<br/>Studio Kikan (1993–1996)<br/>Arms (1996–2015)<br/>Pierrot Plus (2015–2020)<br/>Studio Signpost (2020–) | awards = | years_active = 1986–present | spouse = | website = }} {{nihongo|'''Rin Shin'''|りんしん||also romanized as '''Lin Sin'''}} is a Japanese character designer, animator, and illustrator.
==Works== ===Teleivison series=== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; margin=auto; " !scope="col" width=5%| Year !scope="col" width=20%| Title !scope="col" width=15%| Director(s) !scope="col" width=10%| Studio !scope="col" class="unsortable"|CD{{efn|name=chardes|Character designer.}} !scope="col" class="unsortable"|CAD{{efn|name=cad|Chief animation director.}} !scope="col" class="unsortable"|AD{{efn|name=ad|Animation director.}} !scope="col" class="unsortable"|KA{{efn|name=keyanim|Key animator.}} !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Other roles and notes !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref(s) |- |rowspan="3"|2004 |''Mezzo DSA'' |Yasuomi Umetsu |Arms |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |- |''Elfen Lied'' |Mamoru Kanbe |Arms |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |- |''Kakyuusei 2'' |Yousei Morino |Arms |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |Eyecatches | |- |2006 |''High School Girls'' |Yoshitaka Fujimoto |Arms |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |Eyecatch | |- |rowspan="3"|2007 |''Himawari Too!!'' |Shigenori Kageyama |Arms |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | | |- |''Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny'' |Katsuma Kanazawa |Arms |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | | |- |''Genshiken 2'' |Kinji Yoshimoto |Arms |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|2008 |''To Love-Ru'' |Takao Kato |Xebec |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |- |''Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians'' |Koichi Ohata |Arms |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|2009 |''Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin'' |Kinji Yoshimoto |Arms |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | | |- |''Queen's Blade 2: The Evil Eye'' |Kinji Yoshimoto |Arms |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-10-22/queen-blade-2nd-season-to-have-director-cut-ovas|title= Queen's Blade 2nd Season to Have Director's Cut, OVAs|website= Anime News Network|date= October 22, 2009|access-dat=e November 12, 2025|author= Loo, Egan}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2"|2010 |''Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor'' |Koichi Ohata |TNK |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |- |''Samurai Girls'' |KOBUN |Arms |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|2012 |''Queen's Blade Rebellion'' |Yousei Morino |Arms |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |Ending illustration |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-28/queen-blade/rebellion-tv-anime-1st-promo-streamed|title= Queen's Blade Rebellion TV Anime's 1st Promo Streamed|date= December 28, 2011|website= Anime News Network|access-date= November 12, 2025|author= Loo, Egan}}</ref> |- |''Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero'' |Rion Kujou |Arms |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|2013 |''Samurai Bride'' |KOBUN |Arms |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | | |- |''Wanna Be the Strongest in the World!'' |Rion Kujou |Arms |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | |<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-01/wanna-be-the-strongest-in-the-world-anime-promo-streamed | title='Wanna Be the Strongest in the World' Anime's Promo Streamed | date=April 1, 2013 | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=June 9, 2013 | archive-date=April 3, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130403235333/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-04-01/wanna-be-the-strongest-in-the-world-anime-promo-streamed | url-status=live }}</ref> |- |2015 |''Re-Kan!'' |Masashi Kudoh |Pierrot Plus |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|2017 |''Convenience Store Boy Friends'' |Hayato Date |Studio Pierrot |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | | |- |''Dynamic Chord'' |Shigenori Kageyama |Studio Pierrot |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |- |2018 |''Tokyo Ghoul:re'' |Toshinori Watabe |Studio Pierrot |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |- |2019 |''Ikki Tousen: Western Wolves'' |Takashi Watanabe (chief)<br/>Mitsutoshi Satou |Arms |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |- |2020 |''Kingdom 3'' |Kenichi Imaizumi<br/>Kazuya Monma |Studio Signpost |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |Sub-character designer | |- |rowspan="2"|2022 |''Shin Ikki Tousen'' |Rion Kujou |Studio Signpost<br/>(Arms) |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |- |''Kingdom 4'' |Kenichi Imaizumi<br/>Kazuya Monma |Studio Signpost |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |Sub-character designer | |- |2024 |''Kingdom 5'' |Kenichi Imaizumi |Studio Signpost |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |Sub-character designer | |- |2025 |''Kingdom 6'' |Kenichi Imaizumi |Studio Signpost |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |Sub-character designer | |- |}
===OVAs=== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; margin=auto; " !scope="col" width=5%| Year !scope="col" width=20%| Title !scope="col" width=15%| Director(s) !scope="col" width=10%| Studio !scope="col" class="unsortable"|CD{{efn|name=chardes|Character designer.}} !scope="col" class="unsortable"|CAD{{efn|name=cad|Chief animation director.}} !scope="col" class="unsortable"|AD{{efn|name=ad|Animation director.}} !scope="col" class="unsortable"|KA{{efn|name=keyanim|Key animator.}} !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Other roles and notes !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref(s) |- |1992 |''La Blue Girl'' (2–4) |Kan Fukumoto<br/>Rinjo Yanagikaze |Studio Kikan |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | | |- |rowspan="4"|1994 |''New La Blue Girl'' |Kan Fukumoto<br/>Rinjo Yanagikaze |Studio Kikan |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | | |- |''Twin Dolls'' |Kan Fukumoto |Studio Kikan<br/>(Dandelion) |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | | |- |''Shin Angel'' |Hiromitsu Oota<br/>Kaoru Toyooka |Arms<br/>(Triple X) |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |- |''Venus 5'' |Osamu Inoue<br/>Kan Fukumoto |Arms<br/>(Dandelion) |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|1995 |''Twin Angels'' |Kan Fukumoto |Arms<br/>(Dandelion) |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | | |- |''Dragon Rider'' |Katsuma Kanazawa |Arms<br/>(Triple X) |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |- |rowspan="3"|1996 |''Demon Beast Resurrection'' |Kan Fukumoto |Arms (Dandelion) |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |- |''Dōkyūsei 2'' |Yousei Morino |Arms<br/>(Triple X) |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |- |''Lady Blue'' |Kan Fukumoto |Arms<br/>(Dandelion) |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | | |- |1997 |''Class Reunion'' |Kan Fukumoto |Arms<br/>(Triple X) |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|1998 |Kite |Yasuomi Umetsu |Arms |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |- |''Midnight Panther'' |Yousei Morino |Arms |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|1999 |''Dōkyūsei 2: Sotsugyōsei'' |Akio Sakai |Imagin |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |- |''Words Worth'' |Kan Fukumoto |Arms |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|2000 |''First Kiss Story'' |Kan Fukumoto |Arms<br/>(Garyuu Studio) |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |- |''Mezzo Forte'' |Yasuomi Umetsu |Arms |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|2001 |''Inma Seiden'' |Kan Fukumoto |Arms |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | | |- |''La Blue Girl Returns'' |Hiroshi Ogawa<br/>Yoshitaka Fujimoto |Arms |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|2002 |''Words Worth Gaiden'' |Tsuneo Tominaga |Arms |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |- |''From I"s'' |Yousei Morino |Studio Pierrot<br/>Arms |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|2003 |''Crimson Climax'' |Katsuma Kanazawa |Arms |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |- |''Body Transfer'' |Yoshitaka Fujimoto |Arms |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|2004 |''Kawarazaki-ke no Ichizoku 2 The Animation'' |Yousei Morino |Arms |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |Original character designer | |- |''Immoral Sisters: Blossoming'' |Yousei Morino |Arms |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|2005 |''Hininden: Gauss'' |Kan Fukumoto |Arms |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |Original creator | |- |''I"s Pure'' |Mamoru Kanbe |Arms<br/>Studio Pierrot |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} | | |- |2008 |''Kite Liberator'' |Yasuomi Umetsu |Arms |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{yes}} | | |- |2010 |''Queen's Blade: Beautiful Warriors'' |Kinji Yoshimoto |Arms |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|2011 |''Queen's Blade'' |Yousei Morino |Arms |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |- |''Ikki Tousen: Shuugaku Epic Battle'' |Masashi Kudoh |Arms |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |- |rowspan="2"|2014 |''Vanquished Queens'' |Shin Itagaki |Hoods Entertainment |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | |<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-08/queen-blade-vanquished-queens-anime-promo-streamed|title= Queen's Blade: Vanquished Queen's Anime Promo Streamed|website= Anime News Network|date= January 8, 2013|access-date= November 12, 2025|author= Loo, Egan}}</ref> |- |''Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch'' |Masashi Kudoh |Arms |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | |<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-24/rui-tanabe-chiaki-takahashi-join-ikki-tousen-extravaganza-epoch-ova-cast/.80293|title= Ruin Tanabe, Chiaki Tkaahashi Join Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch OVA Cast|website= Anime News Network|author= Nelkin, Sarah|date= October 24, 2014|access-date= November 12, 2024}}</ref> |- |2016 |''Queen's Blade: Grimoire'' |Kinji Yoshimoto |Fortes |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |{{no}} | | |- |}
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Rin-Shin Category:Japanese animated film directors Category:Japanese illustrators Category:Hentai manga artists Category:Women manga artists Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people)