“Heartbroken Kazuya hires rental girlfriend Chizuru, pretends she's his real girlfriend to family, complicating their fake relationship.”
Rent-a-Girlfriend
彼女、お借りします
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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?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 341 sampled reviews
What 341 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.79 · split reception
5.9 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 2.3
↑ 3.84
Running avg · Jul 2020 → Mar 2026
- 8 “I say this anime has this new feels that is different from harem anime that it focuses on a person who is just living as a person that seems he is living in reality and he hasn't learned the...”
- 10 “This is one of the best parts of the whole French fries, THE blonde ones THEME goes SO hard. its hard to explain how much i love this show the fights are just so crisp i love the main characters...”
- 10 “Well first of all for the people who say this is a romcom trash waste of time read the Fuckin description you all.. It is a romantic comedy anime which is super funny and interesting to watch... I...”
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A Tv Production · Summer 2020
TMS Entertainment.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
Produced by
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- DMM pictures Producer
- DMM Music Producer