Rent-A-Girlfriend is an anime television series adapted from the manga series of the same title by Reiji Miyajima. A total of three seasons has been produced. The first season aired from July 11 to September 26, 2020, on the Super Animeism programming block on MBS, TBS and other networks. [1] [2] [lower-alpha 1] The second season aired from July 2 to September 17, 2022. [3] [4] [lower-alpha 2] A third season aired from July 8 to September 30, 2023. [5] [lower-alpha 3] A fourth season is set to premiere in 2025. [7]
No. overall | No. in season | Title [8] [lower-alpha 4] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date [9] [lower-alpha 1] |
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1 | 1 | "Rent-a-Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Rentaru Kanojo" (Japanese: レンタル彼女) | Fumihiro Ueno | Mitsutaka Hirota | Kazuomi Koga | July 11, 2020 |
2 | 2 | "Ex-Girlfriend and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Moto Kano to Kanojo" (Japanese: 元カノと彼女) | Takashi Tanasawa | Mitsutaka Hirota | Motoki Nakanishi | July 18, 2020 |
3 | 3 | "Beach and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Umi to Kanojo" (Japanese: 海と彼女) | Taku Yamada | Mitsutaka Hirota | Naoyuki Kuzuya | July 25, 2020 |
4 | 4 | "Friends and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Tomodachi to Kanojo" (Japanese: 友達と彼女) | Akira Yamada | Mitsutaka Hirota | Masaki Ōzora | August 1, 2020 |
5 | 5 | "Hot Springs and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Onsen to Kanojo" (Japanese: 温泉と彼女) | Taku Yamada | Fumi Tsubota | Naoyuki Kuzuya | August 8, 2020 |
6 | 6 | "Girlfriend and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kanojo to Kanojo" (Japanese: 彼女と彼女) | Shinya Une | Rie Uehara | Masaki Ōzora | August 15, 2020 |
7 | 7 | "Provisional Girlfriend and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kari Kano to Kanojo" (Japanese: 仮カノと彼女) | Kazuomi Koga | Mitsutaka Hirota | Naoyuki Kuzuya | August 22, 2020 |
8 | 8 | "Christmas and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kurisumasu to Kanojo" (Japanese: クリスマスと彼女) | Hidehiko Kadota | Fumi Tsubota | Naoyuki Kuzuya | August 29, 2020 |
9 | 9 | "Lies and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Uso to Kanojo" (Japanese: 嘘と彼女) | Naoyuki Kuzuya | Mitsutaka Hirota | Masaki Ōzora | September 5, 2020 |
10 | 10 | "Friend's Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Tomodachi no Kanojo" (Japanese: 友達の彼女) | Takashi Tanasawa, Yoshitsugu Kimura | Rie Uehara | Naoyuki Kuzuya | September 12, 2020 |
11 | 11 | "Truth and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Shinjitsu to Kanojo" (Japanese: 真実と彼女) | Taku Yamada | Rie Uehara | Yamasaki Osamu | September 19, 2020 |
12 | 12 | "Confession and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kokuhaku to Kanojo" (Japanese: 告白と彼女) | Kazuomi Koga | Mitsutaka Hirota | Kazuomi Koga | September 26, 2020 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [10] [lower-alpha 4] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date [11] [lower-alpha 2] |
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13 | 1 | "Dream and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Yume to Kanojo" (Japanese: 夢と彼女) | Kazuomi Koga | Mitsutaka Hirota | Kazuomi Koga | July 2, 2022 |
14 | 2 | "The Usual Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Itsumo no Kanojo" (Japanese: いつもの彼女) | Kyōhei Suzuki | Mitsutaka Hirota | Kyōhei Suzuki | July 9, 2022 [lower-alpha 5] |
15 | 3 | "The Return of the Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Sairai no Kanojo" (Japanese: 再来の彼女) | Yoshitsugu Kimura | Rie Uehara | Naoyuki Kuzuya | July 16, 2022 [lower-alpha 5] |
16 | 4 | "Night and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Yoru to Kanojo" (Japanese: 夜と彼女) | Fumio Maezono | Rie Uehara | Naoyuki Kuzuya | July 23, 2022 [lower-alpha 6] |
17 | 5 | "Birthday and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Tanjōbi to Kanojo" (Japanese: 誕生日と彼女) | Shinya Une | Rie Uehara | Shinya Une | July 30, 2022 |
18 | 6 | "Booze and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Sake to Kanojo" (Japanese: 酒と彼女) | Yūki Morita | Mitsutaka Hirota | Masaki Ōzora | August 6, 2022 |
19 | 7 | "Ex and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Moto Kano to Kanojo" (Japanese: 元カノとカノジョ) | Ken Andō, Fumio Maezono | Rie Uehara | Naoyuki Kuzuya | August 13, 2022 |
20 | 8 | "Youth and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Seishun to Kanojo" (Japanese: 青春と彼女) | Mizuki Iwadare | Rie Uehara | Kazuomi Koga | August 20, 2022 |
21 | 9 | "Kiss and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kisu to Kanojo" (Japanese: キスと彼女) | Yurika Fukaya | Fumi Tsubota | Yurika Fukaya | August 27, 2022 |
22 | 10 | "Ring and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Yubiwa to Kanojo" (Japanese: 指輪と彼女) | Shūto Yamanaka, Shinya Une, Yurika Fukaya | Fumi Tsubota | Naoyuki Kuzuya | September 3, 2022 |
23 | 11 | "Guide and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Omotenashi to Kanojo" (Japanese: お饗しと彼女) | Fumio Maezono | Fumi Tsubota | Masaki Ōzora | September 10, 2022 |
24 | 12 | "Girlfriend and Me" Transliteration: "Kanojo to Ore" (Japanese: 彼女と俺) | Kazuomi Koga | Mitsutaka Hirota | Kazuomi Koga | September 17, 2022 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [16] [lower-alpha 4] | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date [17] [lower-alpha 3] |
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25 | 1 | "Home Cooking and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Teryōri to Kanojo" (Japanese: 手料理と彼女) | Shinya Une | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinya Une | July 8, 2023 |
26 | 2 | "Girlfriend Next Door" Transliteration: "Rinshitsu no Kanojo" (Japanese: 隣室の彼女) | Akira Mano | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinya Une | July 15, 2023 [lower-alpha 7] |
27 | 3 | "Expert and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Keikensha to Kanojo" (Japanese: 経験者と彼女) | Kyōhei Suzuki | Mitsutaka Hirota | Yumeko Iwaoka | July 22, 2023 |
28 | 4 | "D-Day and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Saishūbi to Kanojo" (Japanese: 最終日と彼女) | Taiki Nishimura | Mitsutaka Hirota | Koichi Ohata | July 29, 2023 |
29 | 5 | "Filming and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Satsuei to Kanojo" (Japanese: 撮影と彼女) | Yorihide Mada | Rie Uehara | Tetsuji Takayanagi | August 5, 2023 |
30 | 6 | "Final Scene and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Rasuto Shīn to Kanojo" (Japanese: ラストシーンと彼女) | Akira Mano | Mitsutaka Hirota | Koichi Ohata | August 12, 2023 [lower-alpha 8] |
31 | 7 | "Kazuya and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kazuya to Kanojo" (Japanese: 和也と彼女) | Kyōhei Suzuki, Naoyuki Kuzuya | Rie Uehara | Kyōhei Suzuki | August 19, 2023 [lower-alpha 8] |
32 | 8 | "Family and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kazoku to Kanojo" (Japanese: 家族と彼女) | Hidehiko Kadota | Rie Uehara | Masaki Ōzora | September 2, 2023 [lower-alpha 9] |
33 | 9 | "Parting and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Owakare to Kanojo" (Japanese: お別れと彼女) | Akira Mano | Mitsutaka Hirota | Masaki Ōzora | September 9, 2023 |
34 | 10 | "Spontaneous Trip and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Toppatsu Ryokō to Kanojo" (Japanese: 突発旅行と彼女) | Hisaya Takabayashi | Rie Uehara | Tetsuji Takayanagi | September 16, 2023 [lower-alpha 8] |
35 | 11 | "Girlfriend and Boyfriend" Transliteration: "Kanojo to Kareshi" (Japanese: 彼女と彼氏) | Akira Mano | Mitsutaka Hirota | Koichi Ohata | September 23, 2023 [lower-alpha 8] |
36 | 12 | "Ideal Girlfriend and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Risō no Kanojo to Kanojo" (Japanese: 理想の彼女と彼女) | Shinya Une | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinya Une | September 30, 2023 [lower-alpha 10] |
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