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Rent-a-Girlfriend

“Heartbroken Kazuya hires rental girlfriend Chizuru, pretends she's his real girlfriend to family, complicating their fake relationship.”

Rent-a-Girlfriend

6.85
5,484 rank · 1,081,270 viewers · 8,258 favorites
Comedy Romance Adult Cast Harem Shounen
12 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Summer 2020 · TMS Entertainment · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Heartbroken Kazuya hires rental girlfriend Chizuru, pretends she's his real girlfriend to family, complicating their fake relationship.

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?

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Community consensus

Derived from 341 sampled reviews

5.8 /10

What 341 viewers settled on.

61% recommend
Score distribution
median 6 mode 8 σ 2.79
1510
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σ 2.79 · split reception

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The polarity gap

5.9 pts

Recommenders 8.2 · others 2.3

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↑ 3.84

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Production slate

A Tv Production · Summer 2020

TMS Entertainment.
in association with

Mainichi Broadcasting System · Kodansha

  • Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 2020 – Sep 2020 Summer 2020
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-15942 catalog

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