Rent-a-Girlfriend

Name: Rent-a-Girlfriend
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Released: 2020-07-11
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Shun Horie, Sora Amamiya, Aoi Yuuki, Nao Toyama, Rie Takahashi

2020·Series·TV-14·25 min·★ 8.3(968)

Animation Comedy More Japanese titles

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!

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United States	Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, The Roku Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
India	Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Anime Times Amazon Channel	—
United Kingdom	Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
Canada	Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Crunchyroll	Apple TV Store
Australia	Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel	Apple TV Store
Germany	Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel	Amazon Video
France	Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel	—
Spain	Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel	—
Brazil	Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel	—
Japan	Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Hulu	Amazon Video

About Rent-a-Girlfriend

Rent-a-Girlfriend is a 2020 Japanese-language animation and comedy series. The cast is led by Shun Horie, Sora Amamiya, Aoi Yuuki. It spans 1 season and 60 episodes and is still running. Viewers rate it 8.3/10 across 1000 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, YouTube TV.

Rent-a-Girlfriend was produced by TMS Entertainment, MBS, and Kodansha and made in Japan. It was first aired on July 11, 2020, and carries a TV-14 certification.

First aired: July 11, 2020
Last aired: June 6, 2026
Original language: Japanese
Age rating: TV-14
Status: Returning Series
Seasons: 1 (60 episodes)
Network: MBS, TBS
Country: Japan
Production: TMS Entertainment, MBS, Kodansha

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Rent-a-Girlfriend cast & crew

The cast features Shun Horie as Kazuya Kinoshita (voice), Sora Amamiya as Chizuru Mizuhara (voice), Aoi Yuuki as Mami Nanami (voice), Nao Toyama as Ruka Sarashina (voice), Rie Takahashi as Sumi Sakurasawa (voice), and Yu Serizawa as Mini Yaemori (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Hyadain, cinematography is by Shintaro Sakai, and it was produced by Yuri Terao.

Is Rent-a-Girlfriend worth watching?

Rent-a-Girlfriend holds an audience score of 8.3/10 from 968 ratings, ranking it among the most acclaimed animation series.

With 1 season and 60 episodes, it's a long-haul binge.

If you enjoy animation and comedy, Rent-a-Girlfriend is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Rent-a-Girlfriend

In United States, you can stream Rent-a-Girlfriend on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, and The Roku Channel, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. Click any service above to open it directly.

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