Rin Tohsaka

Rin Tohsaka (Japanese: 遠坂 凛, Hepburn: Tōsaka Rin) is a fictional character first introduced in the Japanese 2004 eroge visual novel Fate/Stay Night, developed and published by Type-Moon. She is introduced as a high school student who becomes the mage master of the spirit warrior, Archer, whom she fights alongside in the Holy Grail War. In all routes of the visual novel, she meets and forms an alliance with the rookie mage Shirou Emiya, while the two of them then form a romantic relationship in the Unlimited Blade Works route, in which Rin is the main heroine. Rin returns in the game's sequels and in multiple adaptations outside the Fate universe. She is also present in the Fate/Zero light novel, written by Gen Urobuchi. In Japanese, Rin is voiced by Kana Ueda, while in English, she is voiced by Mela Lee in every single incarnation of the series, except for Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya. Critical response to Rin's characterization was generally positive, with several critics regarding her one of the best characters in the animated adaptations of the visual novel. Her relationship with Shirou has also earned praise and has appeared in multiple popularity polls from the series and anime publications in general.