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Rent-a-Girlfriend

Kanojo, Okarishimasu

★ 6.5 community · AniListTV12 episodesFinishedTMS Entertainment
ComedyDramaRomance
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Synopsis

Kinoshita Kazuya is a 20-year-old failure of a college student. He managed to kiss his girlfriend once, but was dumped after a month. "Ugh... Damn it. I never want to go through that again." Completely spiteful, Kazuya uses a certain method to date a girl. He goes to their meeting place and suddenly hears, "You're Kazuya-kun, right?" A beautiful girl brushing her long, black hair behind her ear was there, smiling at him. Her name was Mizuhara Chizuru. Something real is born after just a single rental! A reckless rom-com filled with love and excitement is about to begin! (Source: Crunchyroll)

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Studios

TMS EntertainmentDMM picturesKodanshaMainichi Broadcasting System

Staff

Reiji MiyajimaReiji MiyajimaOriginal CreatorKazuomi KogaKazuomi KogaDirectorMitsutaka HirotaMitsutaka HirotaSeries CompositionKanna HirayamaKanna HirayamaCharacter DesignMinoru AkibaMinoru AkibaArt DirectorFumiko IshiguroFumiko IshiguroColor DesignKimiko OokuraKimiko OokuraColor Design AssistanceShintarou SakaiShintarou SakaiDirector of PhotographyYumiko NakabaYumiko NakabaEditingHajime TakakuwaHajime TakakuwaSound DirectorYuusuke InadaYuusuke InadaSound EffectsKenichi MaeyamadaKenichi MaeyamadaMusic

Voice cast (JP)

Kazuya KinoshitaKazuya KinoshitaShun HorieShun Horie
Chizuru IchinoseChizuru IchinoseSora AmamiyaSora Amamiya
Mami NanamiMami NanamiAoi YuukiAoi Yuuki
Ruka SarashinaRuka SarashinaNao TouyamaNao Touyama
Sumi SakurasawaSumi SakurasawaRie TakahashiRie Takahashi
Nagomi KinoshitaNagomi KinoshitaYukari NozawaYukari Nozawa
Yoshiaki KibeYoshiaki KibeMasayuki AkasakaMasayuki Akasaka
Shun KuribayashiShun KuribayashiGakuto KajiwaraGakuto Kajiwara
Sayuri IchinoseSayuri IchinoseSayuri SadaokaSayuri Sadaoka
Miharu ImaiMiharu ImaiHisako ToujouHisako Toujou

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JayBirdyJayBirdy20/100

Rent-a-Girlfriend is a harem where the MC makes it impossible to believe any girl would ever fall in love with him.

I think Rent-a-Girlfriend does three things well. It has a nice presentation, it looks good, and it has the honor of having The Peggies do its OP. I'll get to the other parts it does well later. I'm going to refer to Rent-a-Girlfriend as Rag for now on because it's easier and seems like an appropria…

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KaizokuOtakuKaizokuOtaku67/100

Lively RomCom with a Mad Simping MC Loves Monologing a Girl's Features and is Shameless and Useless in Every Other Way

Kanojo, Okarishmasu centers around Kazuya. He gets dumped a month or less into his relationship. To drown his sorrows away, he goes back to his room and cries his eyes out. Then in the process, he gets so **** ***** that he goes about masturbating as he envisions his short-term girlfriend, Mami. Yea…

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TGK94TGK9460/100

Kazuya doesn't need a girlfriend, he needs a therapist.

>“How big is your love? How much would it be worth if I had to buy it? And if I have lost the option, please tell me... How much does an illusion cost?” —Héctor Lavoe, "¿De Qué Tamaño Es Tu Amor?" (Translated from Spanish) This is an in-depth review of _Kanojo, Okarimashu_ (abbreviated as _Kanokari…

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ProxxaProxxa55/100

It's a fine show, but so much more than anything redeemable, I hate Kazuya with a deep, fiery passion.

#~~~Ohhh boy, where do I even begin?~~~ I know I'll keep up with this show when its second season comes (edit: ******* that, I can't make myself go back** (double edit: i bit and it wasn't worth it)), but I simply cannot get myself to enjoy it. It has a ton of great things about it, but those thing…

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ShowGeeShowGee70/100

average ROMCOM with bad main protagonist and good waifus. the plot sucks overall

SCUM a word that describes the main character. I can't talk about the anime without starting with him. One of the worst main protagonists I've seen in a long time. but his character is also the reason for all this nonsense happening. His character is bad but gives the writer space to use it to star…

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ConnieSithConnieSith30/100

Kanojo Okarishimasu could have been so much better

__Review with slight spoilers__ __Before I begin I must warn you that this is a negative review and I only ask you to read my reasons before you get furious.__ ~~~img220(https://i2.wp.com/elpalomitron.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Cr%C3%ADtica-de-Kanojo-Okarishimasu-personajes-1-El-Palomitr%C3%B3…

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zamandzoezamandzoe82/100

Rent-a-Girlfriend is the little dumpster fire that could.

I do not think it would be a stretch to say that Rent-a-Girlfriend is this year’s premiere rom-com behind Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 2. Heck, maybe it has garnered more attention than Kaguya-sama. Regardless of your opinion on the show, none would deny that it is the farthest thing from a stand…

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ScrnScrn50/100

Walking bruh moment changes his life with one app.

__Introduction:__ Have you ever thought about how it would be, being able to rent a temporary girlfriend? For example, that one you can take to a family gathering, so this one aunt would finally stop asking when you will get involved with someone? Me neither, but "Kanojo, Okarishimasu” lets us see,…

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NerfMinerNerfMiner99/100

A Perfect Start to the Perfect Rom-Com

#_RENT-A-GIRLFRIEND_ SPOILERS AHEAD!!! ___ #__adapt [ ə-ˈdapt ]__ __Definition of adapt:__ _noun_ | adapted; adapting; adapts To make fit (as for a new use) often by modification. _A peak [manga](https://anilist.co/manga/99943/RentAGirlfriend/) gets adapted into a peak [anime](https://anilist.co/an…

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KimiadesuKimiadesu60/100

Altogether this anime is a normal but annoying harem.

~~~I started watching this anime out of pure curiosity. I got the vibe it’s a harem since I kept seeing four girls and one boy so I was hesitant. I kept seeing how much people love this show and how amazing this anime is but after episode five-six aired, I started seeing hate such as this anime does…

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biakkinbiakkin50/100

Me faz passar muita raiva

Primeiro rewiew que escrevo nesse site, vamos lá: É um anime de comédia romântica genérico-não tão genérico porque a premissa até que é bem legal, a animação é bem bonitinha, mas não funciona pra mim, talvez porque eu não seja o público alvo ou porque eu odeie adultos que agem como crianças, porque…

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SodithSodith62/100

The drawing was good, the voice over was also great but the story progress and character entrances was not so good

The final was one of the worst ones I've ever seen, sorry. Maybe it was just me but this was not what I expect while watching this anime. After I reach the third (maybe fourth) episode, I thougth Kazuya will ask Chizuru to be his girl friend and the story will so go on. Instead a whole new character…

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JohnSwaggodJohnSwaggod80/100

A very good show, but not a masterpiece.

_#EXTREMELY MINOR SPOILERS FOR EPISODES 11 AND 12 OF RENT-A-GIRLFRIEND Trash, but a very good kind of trash. Like how you get fast food and know that is probably slowing killing you, but for $5 that **** is pretty good. Not some master class in writing or plot but a very enjoyable experience that…

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ProfetaProfeta100/100

Namora alugada kk Animação: 10 Personagens: 10 Trilha Sonora: 10 Opening: 10 História / Plot: 10

Review - Kanojo, Okarishimasu Anime da namorada de aluguel! Esse anime ... ele ... vou lembrar dele muitooo, ele provavelmente vai ter uma segunda temporada. Esse anime é perfeito com um final surreal, lembre-se se for ver até final ... aprenda como cantar a opening. Ele faz o assunto sobre 1 prot…

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nflstreetnflstreet65/100

An emotionally honest yet sometimes clumsy pseudo-harem. Overall a fun watch.

First getting into _Rent-A-Girlfriend_ from reading the manga, I was excited for this anime when I found out that it was being adapted. My anticipation for this anime in January when I finished binging the manga was off-the-charts, to say the least. Over time, as my opinion of the manga started to d…

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FracturedFractured70/100

Interesting characters, a new plot, and doesn't take place in high school. Unfortunately bad pacing and meh visuals.

_Mild Language, Light Spoilers, but nothing direct._ This show ended up being really hit or miss depending on the episode. I think it lacked a lot in pacing, delivery, and didn't really give each of the characters enough breathing room, at least compared to the manga. As a standalone rom-com/drama…

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IhmcheckIhmcheck1/100

Der ganze Cast? Wegwerfmaterial. Kein einziger Mensch in dieser Serie scheint je über irgendetwas nachzudenken. (RANT)

Ich kann nicht mehr. Wirklich. Ich kann. Nicht. Mehr. Es war die Hölle, sich diese Show anzusehen – ein groteskes Martyrium, bei dem ich mir mehrfach gewünscht habe, mein Hirn hätte einen eingebauten Notausknopf. Und das, obwohl ich meine Erwartungen schon so tief gesetzt hatte, dass sie eigentlich…

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HotTakesCharlieHotTakesCharlie65/100

Something of a guilty pleasure, Rent-A-Girlfriend fills a certain niche despite its flaws.

I would like to start this review by saying that I enjoyed watching this series. No, it is by no means a legendary anime series that will go down in history with the greats of anime, the greats of romance, or even the greats of harem. But it is a fun, occasionally relatable series with plenty of goo…

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CountZeroCountZero75/100

A solid season, with some potential for problems depending on the next season.

If Uzaki-Chan was this past season’s big romantic comedy anime, Rent-A-Girlfriend would be the big romantic drama or dramady anime. It’s generally an okay show, though I could see it being a real problem in subsequent seasons, depending on how it goes on. It’s part of a nice trend of anime series ba…

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YahshuhazYahshuhaz71/100

3 3 7.- Pitié stop le MC qui gâche le show

__~~~Histoire 6/10~~~__ Le principe est intriguant et fais sourire mais honnêtement il y a le syndrome dans l'anime qui s'appelle : comme de par hasard; c'est a dire que honnêtement la relation entre Kazuya et Chizuru auraient du s’arrêter très vite mais a chaque fois les circonstance on fais qu'il…

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notpettannotpettan28/100

Flimsy story, Flimsy characters, good looking art, and sound, and genuinely enjoyed the dumpster fire trash that it was

<Minor Spoilers Ahead> Aaaaaawwwwwwwwwwww man! It’s the obligatory dumpster fire harem romcom show of the year everyone! Sound the alarms! Whether it was over flipping their ***** over how Kazuya, our protagonist, is such a living bruh moment, fighting each other over their best girl (it’s Sumi by…

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silverlancesilverlance50/100

Read the manga, it's better

This is my opinion so please don't hate. Also there are spoilers in this so don't read this if you haven't watched the anime. I honestly tried my best to like this anime but, there were just too many things that I didn't like about it. At first, the concept of the anime is unique and intriguing but,…

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