Rent-a-Girlfriend (2020)

Animation · Comedy · Romance

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!

IMDb rating: 6.6 (13,269 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 ↑ +0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): Crunchyroll
Language: JA
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2020)

7.12 avg 12 episodes 7.3 → 7.5 24 min avg

Rebound

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rent-a-Girlfriend	7.3	795
2	Ex-Girlfriend and Girlfriend	6.9	701
3	Beach and Girlfriend	6.7	597
4	Friend and Girlfriend	7.6	600
5	Hot Springs and Girlfriend	7.3	563
6	Girlfriend and Girlfriend	6.8	619
7	Provisional Girlfriend and Girlfriend	7.6	583
8	Christmas and Girlfriend	6.5	547
9	Lies and Girlfriend	6.9	534
10	Friend's Girlfriend	6.8	515
11	Truth and Girlfriend	7.6	553
12	Confession and Girlfriend	7.5	566

Season 2 (2022)

7.14 avg 12 episodes 6.9 → 7.8 24 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dream and Girlfriend	6.9	466
2	The Usual Girlfriend	6.9	420
3	The Return of the Girlfriend	6.9	383
4	Night and Girlfriend	7.5	394
5	Birthday and Girlfriend	6.9	367
6	Booze and Girlfriend	6.9	365
7	Ex and Girlfriend	6.9	412
8	Youth and Girlfriend	6.8	359
9	Kiss and Girlfriend	7.1	365
10	Ring and Girlfriend	7.5	361
11	Guide and Girlfriend	7.6	389
12	Girlfriend and Me	7.8	538

Season 3 (2023)

7.23 avg 12 episodes 6.9 → 7.6 23 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Home Cooking and Girlfriend	6.9	364
2	Girlfriend Next Door	7.1	302
3	Expert and Girlfriend	7.4	303
4	D-Day and Girlfriend	7.3	305
5	Filming and Girlfriend	6.9	336
6	Final Scene and Girlfriend	7.4	299
7	Kazuya and Girlfriend	6.8	336
8	Family and Girlfriend	7.6	320
9	Parting and Girlfriend	7.9	564
10	Spontaneous Trip and Girlfriend	6.7	304
11	Girlfriend and Boyfriend	7.2	296
12	Ideal Girlfriend and Girlfriend	7.6	344

Season 4 (2025)

7.08 avg 12 episodes 6.6 → 6.8 24 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Routine and Girlfriend	6.6	368
2	Sigh and Girlfriend	6.9	351
3	Daikanyama and Girlfriend	7.2	303
4	Decision and Girlfriend	6.8	319
5	Promised Time and Girlfriend	7.3	291
6	Family Trip and Girlfriend	7.2	274
7	Hawaiians and Girlfriend	6.9	298
8	Strings and Girlfriend	7.2	263
9	For My First Time and Girlfriend	7.2	256
10	Ring Finger and Girlfriend	7.6	268
11	Guilt and Girlfriend	7.2	238
12	Paradise and Girlfriend	6.8	270

Season 5 (2026)

7.19 avg 12 episodes 6.6 → 7.6 24 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ex-Girlfriend, Nanami Mami	6.6	314
2	Rental Girlfriend	6.7	317
3	The End of the Girlfriend	7.5	311
4	Climax and Girlfriend	7.0	340
5	Legitimate Girlfriend	7.5	270
6	Long Time No Girlfriend	7.0	212
7	Valentine's and Girlfriend	7.4	232
8	Chôsa to Kanojo	6.8	246
9	Bura to Kanojo	7.0	240
10	Sodatta Ie to Kanojo	7.5	237
11	Hikkoshi to Kanojo	7.7	202
12	Sabishii to Kanojo	7.6	230