Rent-A-Girlfriend
Japanese manga series
Rent-A-Girlfriend (Japanese: 彼女、お借りします, Hepburn: Kanojo, Okarishimasu), abbreviated in Japan as Kanokari (かのかり), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Reiji Miyajima. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since July 2017, and has been compiled into forty-seven tankōbon volumes as of August 2026. The series is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA, which released the first volume in English in June 2020.
The series follows a young college student living in Tokyo who decides to rent a girlfriend following a sudden and painful breakup with his ex-girlfriend. After a while, he legitimately falls in love with his rental girlfriend and is determined to turn their fake relationship into a real one.
An anime television series adaptation was produced by TMS Entertainment. Five seasons aired on MBS and its affiliates under the Super Animeism programming block from July 2020 to June 2026. A sixth season has been announced. A live-action television drama adaptation also aired from July to September 2022.
By January 2026, the manga had over 15 million copies in circulation.
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