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Rent-A-Girlfriend
Season 1
The first Blu-ray volume cover for the first season of Rent-A-Girlfriend
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkMBS, TBS
Original releaseJuly 11 (2020-07-11) –
September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

Rent-A-Girlfriend is an anime television series adapted from the manga series of the same title written by Reiji Miyajima. The first season was animated by TMS Entertainment and directed by Kazuomi Koga, with Mitsutaka Hirota handling series composition, Kanna Hirayama designing the characters, and Hyadain composing the music.[1] The Peggies performed the opening theme "Centimeter" (センチメートル, Senchimētoru).[2] Halca performed the first ending theme "Kokuhaku Bungee Jump" (告白バンジージャンプ, "Confession Bungee Jump") starting from episodes 2–6 and 8–11,[3][a] while Halca also performed the second ending theme "First Drop" for episode 7,[4][b] and Sora Amamiya performed the third ending theme "Kimi wo Tousite" (君を通して, "Through You") for episode 12.[5] It aired from July 11 to September 26, 2020 on the Super Animeism programming block on MBS and other networks.[6][7][c] The first season adapts volumes one to six of the manga.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [8][d]Directed byWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air date [9][c]
11"Rent-a-Girlfriend"
Transliteration: "Rentaru Kanojo" (Japanese: レンタル彼女)
Fumihiro UenoMitsutaka HirotaKazuomi KogaJuly 11, 2020 (2020-07-11)
22"Ex-Girlfriend and Girlfriend"
Transliteration: "Moto Kano to Kanojo" (Japanese: 元カノと彼女)
Takashi TanasawaMitsutaka HirotaMotoki NakanishiJuly 18, 2020 (2020-07-18)
33"Beach and Girlfriend"
Transliteration: "Umi to Kanojo" (Japanese: 海と彼女)
Taku YamadaMitsutaka HirotaNaoyuki KuzuyaJuly 25, 2020 (2020-07-25)
44"Friends and Girlfriend"
Transliteration: "Tomodachi to Kanojo" (Japanese: 友達と彼女)
Akira YamadaMitsutaka HirotaMasaki ŌzoraAugust 1, 2020 (2020-08-01)
55"Hot Springs and Girlfriend"
Transliteration: "Onsen to Kanojo" (Japanese: 温泉と彼女)
Taku YamadaFumi TsubotaNaoyuki KuzuyaAugust 8, 2020 (2020-08-08)
66"Girlfriend and Girlfriend"
Transliteration: "Kanojo to Kanojo" (Japanese: 彼女と彼女)
Shinya UneRie UeharaMasaki ŌzoraAugust 15, 2020 (2020-08-15)
77"Provisional Girlfriend and Girlfriend"
Transliteration: "Kari Kano to Kanojo" (Japanese: 仮カノと彼女)
Kazuomi KogaMitsutaka HirotaNaoyuki KuzuyaAugust 22, 2020 (2020-08-22)
88"Christmas and Girlfriend"
Transliteration: "Kurisumasu to Kanojo" (Japanese: クリスマスと彼女)
Hidehiko KadotaFumi TsubotaNaoyuki KuzuyaAugust 29, 2020 (2020-08-29)
99"Lies and Girlfriend"
Transliteration: "Uso to Kanojo" (Japanese: 嘘と彼女)
Naoyuki KuzuyaMitsutaka HirotaMasaki ŌzoraSeptember 5, 2020 (2020-09-05)
1010"Friend's Girlfriend"
Transliteration: "Tomodachi no Kanojo" (Japanese: 友達の彼女)
Takashi Tanasawa,
Yoshitsugu Kimura
Rie UeharaNaoyuki KuzuyaSeptember 12, 2020 (2020-09-12)
1111"Truth and Girlfriend"
Transliteration: "Shinjitsu to Kanojo" (Japanese: 真実と彼女)
Taku YamadaRie UeharaYamasaki OsamuSeptember 19, 2020 (2020-09-19)
1212"Confession and Girlfriend"
Transliteration: "Kokuhaku to Kanojo" (Japanese: 告白と彼女)
Kazuomi KogaMitsutaka HirotaKazuomi KogaSeptember 26, 2020 (2020-09-26)

Home media release

Japanese

DMM.com (Japan – Region 2/A)
Vol. Episodes Cover art Release date Ref.
1 1–3 Chizuru Mizuhara October 10, 2020 [10]
2 4–6 Mami Nanami November 25, 2020 [11]
3 7–9 Ruka Sarashina December 23, 2020 [12]
4 10–12 Sumi Sakurasawa January 27, 2021 [13]

English

Sentai Filmworks (North America – Region 1/A)
Title Discs Episodes Cover art Release date Ref.
Season 1 Complete Collection 2 1–12 Chizuru Mizuhara December 14, 2021 [14]

Notes

  1. ^ In episode 12, "Kokuhaku Bungee Jump" is used as an insert song.
  2. ^ "First Drop" by Halca is heard during the end credits of episode 7.
  3. ^ a b MBS listed the series premiere at 25:25 on July 10, 2020, which is effectively July 11 at 1:25 a.m.[6][7]
  4. ^ English translated titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

References

  1. ^ Loo, Egan (December 15, 2019). "Rent-A-Girlfriend Manga Gets TV Anime in July". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Loo, Egan (March 24, 2020). "Rent-A-Girlfriend Anime's New Ad Unveils More Cast, July 10 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  3. ^ エンディングテーマ楽曲「告白バンジージャンプ」の情報が解禁!. kanokari-official.com (in Japanese). June 13, 2020. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Harding, Daryl (August 23, 2020). "halca Gets Girlfriend Advice from Chizuru in Rent-a-Girlfriend TV Anime Chibi Short". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (September 26, 2020). "Sora Amamiya to Digitally Release Rent-A-Girlfriend Final Episode Insert Song Tomorrow". Crunchyroll. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 15, 2020). "Rent-A-Girlfriend Anime Listed With 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  7. ^ a b ONAIR | TVアニメ「彼女、お借りします」公式サイト. kanokari-official.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  8. ^ Story | TVアニメ「彼女、お借りします」公式サイト. kanokari-official.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  9. ^ 彼女、お借りします | MBS動画イズム. MBS (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 11, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  10. ^ 彼女、お借りします Blu-ray vol.1. kanokari-official.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  11. ^ 彼女、お借りします Blu-ray vol.2. kanokari-official.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  12. ^ 彼女、お借りします Blu-ray vol.3. kanokari-official.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  13. ^ 彼女、お借りします Blu-ray vol.4. kanokari-official.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  14. ^ "Rent-A-Girlfriend (Season 1) Complete Collection". Sentai Filmworks. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.