Rent-a-Girlfriend English Sub & Dub

About Rent-a-Girlfriend

Meet Rent-a-Girlfriend (彼女、お借りします), a comedy, drama and romance anime by TMS Entertainment (2020). Here is the premise in a nutshell. The setup: 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. "Ugh... Damn it.

Also worth knowing: I never want to go through that again. Completely spiteful, Kazuya uses a certain method to date a girl. He goes to their meeting place and without warning hears, "You're Kazuya-kun, right?

With comedy at the core, timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. Kazuya Kinoshita (Shun Horie) and Chizuru Ichinose (Sora Amamiya) are two of the characters you will meet early. It will appeal most to viewers who want something light between heavier series. With 12 episodes in total, there is enough room for the story to develop.

Production & Appeal

TMS Entertainment is the studio behind Rent-a-Girlfriend, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. The comedy focus matters here: timing, character chemistry and running gags decide whether it lands. With a 6.5/10 score, it is more of a niche pick than a universal crowd-pleaser. On the casting side, Shun Horie voicing Kazuya Kinoshita gives the lead role a recognizable voice. Released in 2020, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.