This weekend saw a special event debut for the Rent-a-Girlfriend series, and it brought with it some new info on Rent-a-Girlfriend season 2. The next stage of the adaptation of Reiji Miyajima’s manga is officially set to broadcast in Japan sometime in 2022, and the …Read more »
2020 is drawing to a close, and with it the 2020 anime season. It’s been a year of ups and downs, confusion and surprises. But as we put a cap on the year, one question reigns supreme: who is Best Girl? The eternal question demands answering …Read more »
New year? New anime seasons! With 2021 comes not only a fresh batch of brand new shows, but the return of several we’ve been waiting to see more of. More are being announced every day, so be sure to keep your eyes on this site …Read more »
It’s that time of year: time to compare Spotify stats and see which songs, artists, and genres we loved best. While you’re at it, why not throw a few new anime tunes onto the list to keep things fresh? This year had some awesome opening …Read more »
Rent-a-Girlfriend is doing so well it’s gotten its own exhibition. The exhibition is currently in Tokyo until Monday, October 26, and after that it goes to Osaka for a December 24-January 4 run. As Japanese site grape reports, the exhibition opens with an autographed message …Read more »
The world of idol singers and anime has collided again. Miona Hori, a member of AKB48 spinoff group Nogizaka46, has just posted some Rent-a-Girlfriend cosplay… and it’s really good! Apparently, the Ruka Sarashina cosplay was prompted by requests from fans, perhaps because Hori and the …Read more »
Fans have all been expressing their excitement at the announcement of season two plans for the Rent-a-Girlfriend anime, and that includes some impressive Rent-a-Girlfriend cosplay from Enako. Japan’s top cosplayer is at it again, this time dressing up as all the main girls from the …Read more »
Author’s note: While it’s been confirmed that our new favorite series is returning for a second season, our points still hold true. Be sure to support your favorite anime via the official licensors! 2020’s anime adaptation of the manga Rent-a-Girlfriend found a loyal fandom, even among viewers …Read more »
In summer 2020’s Rent-A-Girlfriend, college student Kazuya Kinoshita avails himself of a service that lets him… well, rent a girlfriend. The service is meant to assist struggling, lonely guys; but it seems like Kazuya’s struggles are only increasing. And that’s with multiple girls in his …Read more »
If you’ve been watching the Rent-a-Girlfriend anime, you’ve definitely enjoyed the ending themes by halca, and the singer recently got a chance to jump directly into the show. The results are a chibi anime short in which halca gets some much-needed girlfriend advice from one …Read more »
Reiji Miyajima’s Rent-a-Girlfriend manga was already doing pretty well for itself, and the anime adaptation really pushed it into overdrive. In November of 2019, the series had reached the 2.5 million copies milestone, jumping to 4 million copies in June of 2020. Now, just a …Read more »
Have you been keeping up with this season’s delightful Rent-a-Girlfriend anime? If you’re a fan of one of its lead heroines, Chizuru, you’re definitely going to want to check out the new Japanese Blu-ray art, which features some slightly NSFW takes on the character in …Read more »
Rent-a-Girlfriend is a comedy shonen manga based on a real Japanese premise, where girlfriends or even other family members can be “rented.” This is a type of business recently growing in Japan, as a note at the beginning of the book explains. The note also …Read more »
With the Rent-A-Girlfriend anime officially underway, it’s time to turn our attention toward its ending theme, which comes from anison singer halca. A two-minute version of her music video for “Kokuhaku Bungee Jump,” which is also her sixth single, recently debuted, and she appropriately takes …Read more »
Rent-A-Girlfriend, the new anime about, well, renting a girlfriend, kicks off in Japan tomorrow, July 10. For a final bit of pre-broadcast enticement, Shonen Magazine has published a photo spread with popular cosplayer Enako dressed as the show’s main squeeze, Chizuru Mizuhara. In the series, …Read more »
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