A 2011-current light novel series by Shiratori Shirou, with illustrations by [[Kippu]], published by SoftBank Creative's GA Bunko imprint.

Eleventh-grader [[Hata Kousaku]] fell into a depression following the sudden retirement of Kusakabe Yuka, a nationally-renowned idol singer of his age, only to discover a few days later that she transferred into his alma mater, Tamo Agricultural School, under her real name, [[Kinoshita Ringo (No-Rin)|Kinoshita Ringo]]. Together with his childhood friends [[Nakazawa Minori]] and [[Kamatori Kei]], Kousaku takes the rare opportunity to learn what is she doing in the countryside, and perhaps befriend her.

h4. Characters

* [[Hata Kousaku]]
* [[Kinoshita Ringo (No-Rin)|Kinoshita Ringo]]
* [[Nakazawa Minori]]
* [[Kamatori Kei]]
* [[Yoshida Kochou]]

h4. External links

* "Official Site (Light Novel)":http://ga.sbcr.jp/novel/no-rin/
* "Official Site (Drama CD)":http://www.hobirecords.com/norin/
* "Official Site (Anime)":http://www.no-rin.tv/
* "Wikipedia entry":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-Rin
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