What is Gin and Matsumoto's relationship in Bleach?


I have not read the manga for Bleach (aside for the Thousand Year War arc) and
have only watched the anime. I wanted to know if they dive into Gin and
Matsumoto's relationship deeper in the manga. It seems that they were _really_
good friends, but I'm curious to know if they were also in love. So my
question is, what is the context of their relationship in the manga, assuming
more about them is explained?




With regards to Gin and Rangiku's relationship, the anime does not
significantly deviate from the manga. I do not recall all the details of every
chapter, but the [Bleach wiki](http://bleach.wikia.com) pages for
[Gin](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Gin_Ichimaru) and
[Rangiku](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Rangiku_Matsumoto) does not mention
anything different from the anime.

> Given how Gin spent _100 years_ and even betrayed Soul Society to get
> revenge just for making Rangiku cry, it is very unlikely this was "just
> friends". Likewise, Rangiku seemed to be having feelings for Gin, though
> there is less evidence of that.




With regards to Gin and Rangiku's relationship, the anime does not
significantly deviate from the manga. I do not recall all the details of every
chapter, but the [Bleach wiki](http://bleach.wikia.com) pages for
[Gin](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Gin_Ichimaru) and
[Rangiku](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Rangiku_Matsumoto) does not mention
anything different from the anime.

> Given how Gin spent _100 years_ and even betrayed Soul Society to get
> revenge just for making Rangiku cry, it is very unlikely this was "just
> friends". Likewise, Rangiku seemed to be having feelings for Gin, though
> there is less evidence of that.

