“Orphaned Kanami rents a stand-in brother to heal from her real brother's post-accident cruelty.”
Rental Oniichan
レンタルおにいちゃん
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Synopsis
Orphaned Kanami rents a stand-in brother to heal from her real brother's post-accident cruelty.
Before a tragic accident took their parents' lives, Kanami got along well with her older brother. However, following the incident, her brother became mean, distant, and often abusive. Suffering alone, little Kanami cries at a park, where she meets a young man who offers to keep her company whenever she is feeling sad. Desperate to accept this act of kindness, she agrees to have the young man stand in for her brother. However, she insists that she will pay to rent him for every period of time they spend together. Presented with an opportunity to relieve her broken heart, Kanami begins to relive the happy moments she had with her biological brother through her rental, all while desperately searching for ways to mend her relationship with the only family member she has left.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 7 sampled reviews
What 7 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.51 · split reception
6.8 pts
Recommenders 8.8 · others 2.0
↑ 5.00
Running avg · Jan 2021 → Jun 2023
- 10 “The manga is about a girl who got abused and wants her brother back. From the start the manga made me feel sad and made me feel like I was in the situations. The characters have development...”
- 9 “Okay, so this is a bit too phenomenal of a work to be just decided as a good read. Different feelings were surging inside of me when reading this chef'douevre of a work. The feeling of sympathy,...”
- 7 “If I should have to be honest, this manga is beautiful, heartwarming and yeah, it wants to make you cry in the end. Maybe the biggest fail is it isn't 100% realistic, so, if you are looking for...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 20 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 40m approx
- Published Mar 2018 – Dec 2019
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M47537 catalog