Rent-A-Girlfriend season 1
Rent-A-Girlfriend | |
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Season 1 | |
![]() The first Blu-ray volume cover for the first season of Rent-A-Girlfriend | |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Release | |
Original network | MBS, TBS |
Original release | July 11 September 26, 2020 | –
Season chronology | |
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 by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date [9][c] |
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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 |
Home media release
Japanese
Vol. | Episodes | Cover art | Release date | Ref. | |
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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
Title | Discs | Episodes | Cover art | Release date | Ref. | |
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Season 1 Complete Collection | 2 | 1–12 | Chizuru Mizuhara | December 14, 2021 | [14] |
Notes
- ^ In episode 12, "Kokuhaku Bungee Jump" is used as an insert song.
- ^ "First Drop" by Halca is heard during the end credits of episode 7.
- ^ 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]
- ^ English translated titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
References
- ^ Loo, Egan (December 15, 2019). "Rent-A-Girlfriend Manga Gets TV Anime in July". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Harding, Daryl (August 23, 2020). "halca Gets Girlfriend Advice from Chizuru in Rent-a-Girlfriend TV Anime Chibi Short". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
- ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (September 26, 2020). "Sora Amamiya to Digitally Release Rent-A-Girlfriend Final Episode Insert Song Tomorrow". Crunchyroll. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 15, 2020). "Rent-A-Girlfriend Anime Listed With 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rent-A-Girlfriend (Season 1) Complete Collection". Sentai Filmworks. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Rent-A-Girlfriend (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia