Kanojo, Okarishimasu

Kazuya Kinoshita is a 20-year-old college student who has a wonderful girlfriend: the bright and sunny Mami Nanami. But suddenly, he does not. Without warning, Mami breaks up with him, leaving him utterly heartbroken and lonely. Seeking to soothe the pain, he hires a rental girlfriend through an online app. His partner is Chizuru Mizuhara, who through her unparalleled beauty and cute demeanor, manages to gain Kazuya's affection.

But after reading similar experiences other customers had had with Chizuru, Kazuya believes her warm smile and caring personality were all just an act to toy with his heart, and he rates her poorly. Aggravated, Chizuru lambastes him for his shameless hypocrisy, revealing her true pert and hot-tempered self. This one-sided exchange is cut short, however, when Kazuya finds out that his grandmother has collapsed.

They dash toward the hospital and find Kazuya's grandmother already in good condition. Baffled by Chizuru's presence, she asks who this girl might be. On impulse, Kazuya promptly declares that they are lovers, forcing Chizuru to play the part. But with Kazuya still hung up on his previous relationship with Mami, how long can this difficult client and reluctant rental girlfriend keep up their act?

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Ichinose, Chizuru Main

Amamiya, Sora Japanese

Kinoshita, Kazuya Main

Horie, Shun Japanese

Sakurasawa, Sumi Supporting

Takahashi, Rie Japanese

Sarashina, Ruka Supporting

Touyama, Nao Japanese

Nanami, Mami Supporting

Yuuki, Aoi Japanese

Kibe, Yoshiaki Supporting

Akasaka, Masayuki Japanese

Kinoshita, Nagomi Supporting

Nozawa, Yukari Japanese

Ichinose, Sayuri Supporting

Sadaoka, Sayuri Japanese

Flea Market Saleswoman Supporting

Kowaka, Wakana Japanese

Kuribayashi, Shun Supporting

Kajiwara, Gakuto Japanese

Aoi, Hiroyuki Producer

Simone, Jamie Producer

Matsuzaki, Yoshiyuki Producer

Sawada, Airi Producer

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Aug 29, 2025

Rafiqi

Recommended

Funny

There are a lot of unnecessary hate on the mangaka and this series. In this era where the market is flooded with isekai anime, its great to have a unique anime about college romance which is unusual. The story is unique, theres no other anime with similar plot like isekai anime which all have similar plot. The artstyle also great. The characters also add some spices to the story. If you want something sweet and heartwarming, then you may proceed to other romance anime. But if you are in for the rollercoster, come join the ride. If you find a character that annoys you, ... then you are free to drop and watch other anime. Theres no need to harbor hatred on this series.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Sep 22, 2025

Scanerior

Mixed Feelings

Rent-a-Girlfriend is a nice romantic anime that can be funny, serious and dramatic. Basically, it is a drama that has distinctive main characters, some minor plots and the story is not rushed. Unfortunately, overall, this anime is rather average, because although it can throw up great funny scenes and nice dialogues, it more than often slips into a slow "unsalty, unsavory" plot, unnecessarily hints at scenes for older people and is also quite repetitive in certain "extrications" from the situation. Before watching it, I was hoping to get something in the style of 100 Girlfriends or Girlfriend, girlfriend - but that more or less didn't ... happen, the series is much less funny and energetic, although I would say that it has more plot on the other hand.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 12, 2025

Bjorkaa

Not Recommended

Well-written

Let’s make one thing clear: I don’t care about the animation, I don’t care about the soundtrack, and I don’t even care about the overall story. All of those things are perfectly serviceable. My issue, the giant festering problem of this Anime, is the main character: Kazuya Kinoshita.

This man is, without exaggeration, one of the worst protagonists I’ve ever had the misfortune of watching. He isn’t just pathetic he’s weaponized pathetic. Every second he’s on screen feels like psychological torture.

He’s naïve to the point of brain damage, horny to the point of parody, and weak-willed to the point where you wonder if he even has ... a spine. Watching him stumble through life is like watching someone trip on the same rock over and over again, except instead of getting up and learning, he just cries about the rock while licking it.

Anime has given us introverted, cynical, or socially awkward protagonists before Oreki from Hyouka, Hachiman from Oregairu, even Araragi from Monogatari. Those characters are flawed, but they’re written with depth, intelligence, or at the very least some self-awareness. Kazuya, on the other hand, is just… garbage. He doesn’t grow, he doesn’t reflect, he doesn’t evolve. He wallows in his own self-inflicted misery and expects us to sympathize. Spoiler: we don’t.

It’s actually insulting how aggressively unlikable he is. Every decision he makes is the dumbest possible option. Every thought he has is either desperate whining or obsessive lust. Every action he takes makes you want to scream at the screen: “STOP EXISTING.”

And the worst part? The show keeps rewarding his idiocy. Despite being a black hole of charisma and dignity, the narrative bends over backwards to give him chances he doesn’t deserve. It’s like watching a cockroach win the lottery every episode.

To put it bluntly: if Kazuya existed in real life, nobody would tolerate him. He’s the kind of guy people block on social media after two DMs. He’s the type of guy whose own reflection would file a restraining order.



Final Thoughts:

This anime could’ve been tolerable, maybe even decent, if it wasn’t chained to this irredeemable excuse of a protagonist. Instead, every episode feels like an endurance test. Watching Kazuya isn’t entertainment it’s suffering.

If you’re curious about Rent-a-Girlfriend, do yourself a favor: read about the premise, admire the character designs, and then move on. Don’t subject yourself to the walking dumpster fire that is Kazuya Kinoshita.

Because life is too short to watch anime where the main character is the human embodiment of secondhand embarrassment.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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