Rent-a-Girlfriend

After being dumped by his girlfriend, a college student enlists a dating service to "rent" a girlfriend who, unbeknownst to him, happens to be both a fellow student and his neighbor.

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Romance

Cast:Lizzie Freeman , Aleks Le , Shun Horie , Aoi Yûki , Landon McDonald , Rie Takahashi , Sora Amamiya , Sarah Anne Williams , Nicolas Roye , Laura Megan Stahl , Nao Tôyama , Masayuki Akasaka , Chris Hackney , Tara Sands , Ryuji Yamamoto , Yukari Nozawa , Gakuto Kajiwara , Suzie Yeung

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ Rent-a-Girlfriend

Fri, Jul 10, 2020

Kazuya is dumped by his girlfriend after a month of dating her. Desperate to find another, Kazuya rents a beautiful girl named Mizuhara

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Ex-Girlfriend and Girlfriend

Fri, Jul 17, 2020

Immediately after deciding not to rely on pretend dating anymore, Kazuya is hit with a triple whammy of reveals: Chizuru not only goes to his college but lives next door to him, and his grandmother is coming to visit and wants to see her.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ Beach and Girlfriend

Fri, Jul 24, 2020

Kazuya barely has time to deal with the fallout of the situation in the pub before the gang heads off on a short trip to Izu, where they run into someone unexpected.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ Friend and Girlfriend

Fri, Jul 31, 2020

Mami's plan comes to a head as Kazuya decides to set the story straight, to mixed reactions.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Hot Springs and Girlfriend

Fri, Aug 7, 2020

Kazuya and Chizuru are set up by their grandparents to visit a hot spring.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Girlfriend and Girlfriend

Fri, Aug 14, 2020

Kazuya leans his friend Kuribayashi has a girlfriend, Ruka Sarashina. But when Kuri is absent, Ruka confronts Kazuya and Chizuru about their relationship.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Provisional Girlfriend and Girlfriend

Fri, Aug 21, 2020

Ruka attempts to blackmail Kazuya into going out with her.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Christmas and Girlfriend

Fri, Aug 28, 2020

As Winter rolls in and Christmas is on the horizon, Kazuya sees Chizuru out with another guy and decides to follow them. Is this other guy Chizuru's real boyfriend?

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Lies and Girlfriend

Fri, Sep 4, 2020

Chizuru and Kazuya keep the lie alive in front of Kazuya's grandmother, but now there is a new guest that will get things even more complicated. And the lie becomes lies.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Friend's Girlfriend

Fri, Sep 11, 2020

Kuribayashi's having a very difficult time. After knowing it, Kazuya decide to do something to cheer him up. But would it be a good idea? Chizuru has a favor to ask to Kuzuya.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Truth and Girlfriend

Fri, Sep 18, 2020

Kazuya goes on his date with Sumi, an introverted Rent-a-Girlfriend.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Confession and Girlfriend

Fri, Sep 25, 2020

Chizuru and Mami-chan go on a date.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Dream and Girlfriend

Fri, Jul 1, 2022

After a short season ending, Chizuru Mizuhara gets an opportunity to demonstrate her acting skills to a well known famous director. Meanwhile Kazuya is attending the show secretly and experience something that he must do.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ The Usual Girlfriend

Fri, Jul 8, 2022

As the fallout from the play becomes clear, things go back to normal between Mizuhara and Kazuya, until...?

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ The Return of the Girlfriend

Fri, Jul 15, 2022

Mizuhara has lost the key to her apartment and comes to Kazuya for some reason - and she's not the only unexpected visitor.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Night and Girlfriend

Fri, Jul 22, 2022

Ruka makes food for Kazuma at his house, but a typhoon hits and she has to stay the night.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Birthday and Girlfriend

Fri, Jul 29, 2022

Kazuya requested a rental date with Sumi so he can get some advice what birthday present he can get for Chizuru. As the one-day rental date went on with Sumi, she's realizing she's also crushing on Kazuya. What will Kazuya do?

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Booze and Girlfriend

Fri, Aug 5, 2022

As Kazuya wonders if his birthday gift was good enough, he and Chizuru find themselves in a crisis in the form of a boozer.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Ex and Girlfriend

Fri, Aug 12, 2022

The next morning, a hungover Kazuya cannot remember what happened the previous night. He then heads to school where he hangs out with the group from the drinking party. When he returns home, he discovers Chizuru was indeed in his apartment. At work, Ruka is disappointed to learn that Chizuru does not believe she and Kazuya had sex. Just then, Mami shows up, revealing Kibe told her about Kazuya's job. Once Ruka figures out who Mami is, she calls her out and claims she is Kazuya's girlfriend now. When a stunned Mami later wonders about the situation concerning Kazuya while she is on the train, Chizuru arrives inside. After a tense conversation, they part ways. That night, Mami decides to follow the Twitter account of Kazuya's grandmother.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Youth and Girlfriend

Fri, Aug 19, 2022

Kazuya is eating dinner when he receives a call from Ruka, who apologizes for how she acted towards Mami. Elsewhere, Mami engages Kazuya's grandmother on Twitter. Back in Kazuya's apartment, he discovers Chizuru has been promoted. Sometime later, Kazuya and Chizuru have an outing at Tokyo Dome City where both are wearing high school uniforms. After a while, they avoid running into Sumi when they spot her at a clothing store. They then head to an arcade where they have their pictures taken inside a photo booth. However, Kazuya is unable to retrieve them due to Chizuru noticing two girls are wearing the same uniform as her. Once they head back outside, they ride the Ferris wheel. After Kazuya buys the commemorative photo, Chizuru informs him another producer watched the play she was in and has scouted her. Kazuya wonders how he can help her until she achieves her dream.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Kiss and Girlfriend

Fri, Aug 26, 2022

Once Kazuya's grandmother learns Chizuru's birthday has already passed, she decides to turn Kazuya's birthday party into a combined party. When Kazuya invites Chizuru over to his family's house, she informs him that she will arrive there after she visits her grandmother at the hospital. The next day, Kazuya is approached by Ruka when he heads to the party after he inadvertently revealed he was going there with Chizuru. After they show up at his family's house, Ruka uses the opportunity to create a favorable impression. Meanwhile, Chizuru is at the hospital with her grandmother. When she calls Kazuya, Ruka eventually interrupts them to tell her to do not bother coming over. She then receives her grandmother's permission to attend the party. After a while, Chizuru arrives and she pays her respect to the family altar, much to everyone's shock. When Kazuya heads to the bathroom later on, Ruka gives him a kiss.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Ring and Girlfriend

Fri, Sep 2, 2022

Kazuya can barely process Ruka's actions when Nagomi decides to drop another bomb on the party.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Guide and Girlfriend

Fri, Sep 9, 2022

Chizuru says Sumi wants to meet Kazuya. Later, he meets Sumi wearing a school uniform revealing she saw them at Tokyo Dome City. They visit marine park where Sumi guides him. She takes him to a dolphin show. She gives him a birthday gift.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Girlfriend and Me

Fri, Sep 16, 2022

Chizuru reflects on her journey to get her here, and Kazuya acts on his idea to help her.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Home Cooking and Girlfriend

Fri, Jul 7, 2023

Kazuya and Chizuru have decided to make a movie together so that Granny Sayuri can see it. That's all well and good, but now they have to sit down and work out all the details.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ Girlfriend Next Door

Fri, Jul 14, 2023

Ruka demands an explanation from Kazuya and Chizuru, and Mini overhears it all going down! What will she do with this information?

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ Expert and Girlfriend

Fri, Jul 21, 2023

With the momentum of the crowdfunding campaign stalling, Kazuya must turn to Mini, who happens to be an expert on the matter!

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ D-Day and Girlfriend

Fri, Jul 28, 2023

Mini's earnest appeal makes things awkward. Meanwhile, Umi makes a request in return for retweeting the campaign.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Filming and Girlfriend

Fri, Aug 4, 2023

Filming for the movie begins, and seeing her act in the flesh, Kazuya realizes that Chizuru exists in a whole different dimension from him. Meanwhile, Mini is hatching a plot of her own.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Final Scene and Girlfriend

Fri, Aug 11, 2023

Kazuya and Chizuru end up at a ski resort, finding themselves having to shoot the final scene for the movie all on their own. Chizuru decides she has something to say to Kazuya.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ Kazuya and Girlfriend

Fri, Aug 18, 2023

It's Ruka's birthday, and Kazuya has to stay true to his word and grant her anything she desires. But what does she want, really?

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Family and Girlfriend

Fri, Sep 1, 2023

Sayuri tags along with Kazuya and Chizuru as they scout out the cinema they'll be screening their movie in, and it brings back memories for her.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Parting and Girlfriend

Fri, Sep 8, 2023

With Sayuri's prospects looking bleak, Kazuya pulls off the only thing he can do for Chizuru and her.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Spontaneous Trip and Girlfriend

Fri, Sep 15, 2023

Not knowing what to do, Kazuya looks to good old Sumi for advice. She decides to take him on a trip to help clear his mind.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Girlfriend and Boyfriend

Fri, Sep 22, 2023

Kazuya decides to rent Chizuru out for an entire day and puts together a date plan to help cheer her up. Will he be successful?

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Ideal Girlfriend and Girlfriend

Fri, Sep 29, 2023

Seeing Chizuru overcome with grief, Kazuya decides to give her an outlet and sees the ensuing moment as a big change in their relationship.