Rent-a-Girlfriend
2020 1 season · 36 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Rent-a-Girlfriend

彼女、お借りします

Rent-a-Girlfriend sits in the top 3% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #123 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

彼女、お借りします

Kinoshita Kazuya is a 20-year-old failure of a college student. He managed to kiss his girlfriend once, but was dumped after a month. Completely spiteful, Kazuya uses a certain method to date a girl. He goes to their meeting place and a beautiful girl brushing her long, black hair behind her ear was there, smiling at him. Her name was Mizuhara Chizuru. Something real is born after just a single rental! A reckless rom-com filled with love and excitement is about to begin!

The 2019–2021 Japan Window

500 Japan seriess released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Rent-a-Girlfriend sits at position #27.

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    #4

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    ★ 8.7 · 2019

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    #5

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    #6

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    ★ 8.6 · 2020

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Also On MBS

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The 2020s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Rent-a-Girlfriend premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
July 11, 2020
Last Air Date
September 30, 2023
Broadcast Span
3.2 years
Total Episodes
36 across 1 season
Total Runtime
≈ 15 hours

Reception Benchmarks

8.5
TMDB Rating
811
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #123 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (97th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.6 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #97 of 2,532 (top 4%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies TMS Entertainment, MBS, Kodansha, DMM pictures
Series Type Scripted
Seasons / Episodes 1 / 36
Release Date July 11, 2020
Official Site kanokari-official.com

External Catalogs

Questions Answered

When did Rent-a-Girlfriend end?

Rent-a-Girlfriend finished its run with its final episode airing on September 30, 2023.

How highly rated is Rent-a-Girlfriend?

Among Japan Asian seriess in this catalog, Rent-a-Girlfriend ranks #123 of 4579 — in the top 3%.

Where did Rent-a-Girlfriend air?

Rent-a-Girlfriend aired on MBS, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.