About “Rent-A-Girlfriend: Kanojo Okarishimasu” in a few words:

Rent-A-Girlfriend: Kanojo Okarishimasu is a romantic comedy anime series that follows the life of Kazuya Kinoshita, a college student who rents a girlfriend named Chizuru Mizuhara to make his ex-girlfriend jealous. However, the situation becomes complicated when Kazuya starts developing real feelings for Chizuru, and the two of them navigate the ups and downs of their relationship while dealing with meddling friends and family members.

Meet the characters from Rent-A-Girlfriend

Kazuya Kinoshita

Kazuya is the kind of guy who trips over his own feet and his feelings at the same time — endearingly clumsy, panicky, and somehow always broke (or at least his wallet says so). He’s the emotional core, dramatic in the dumbest, sweetest way, prone to overthinking ramen choices and dating disasters with equal intensity. He’s brave-ish when it counts, like push-your-friend-into-saving-the-day brave, then immediately wants a nap and a snack; also cries in public markets sometimes, true story. There’s this sincerity that never goes away even when he makes terrible decisions, and honestly you root for him even when he deserves a reality check.

Chizuru Mizuhara

Chizuru is polished on the outside and a tiny chaos factory under the blouse — actress, model girlfriend, spotless resume, but also low-key manipulative in the very best “I’ll handle this” way. She’s competent to the point of scary, like she knows which fork to use and how to lie without blinking, but she also secretly loves cheesy dramas and parfaits (don’t tell her agent). There’s this whole double-life vibe that’s delicious — poised in public, secretly sacrificing sleep and sanity to keep people from finding out the less glamorous truth. She’s calm but not cold, mostly, except when she isn’t, and that’s what makes her dangerously relatable.

Mami Nanami

Mami is basically chaos wrapped in a smile and a pastel sweater, delightfully cruel and impossibly magnetic; she’ll say something sweet and then cut you with a smirk five seconds later. She flits between teasing and emotional sabotage like it’s an art form, yet somehow also shows flashes of real pain if you look too long — complicated, messy, and deliciously ambiguous. She loves attention, probably collects petty little trophies (emotional receipts?), and calls it “just being honest” while everyone else calls it manipulative. She’s the person you love to hate and hate to love, which is maybe unfair but also exactly her brand.

Ruka Sarashina

Ruka is full-on romantic energy — blunt, fierce, and adorably obsessive in that “I will fight for you and also bake you cookies at 2 AM” way. She’s straightforward to the point where she can be refreshingly terrifying — will declare feelings like someone ordering food, no hesitation, then cry into a parfait later about emotional logistics. She’s competitive and sweet, can be awkwardly clingy but also ridiculously loyal, and has this stubborn optimism that makes her impossible not to cheer for. Also, she’s surprisingly good at making weird themed lunches? Not always consistent, but I swear she once made curry shaped like a heart.

Sumi Sakurasawa

Sumi is pure soft energy: shy, gentle, and desperately trying to grow a spine while simultaneously being the human equivalent of a plush toy. She’s awkward in the best way, often blurting out the cutest non-sequiturs and panicking over social norms (and yet secretly training herself to be more helpful — like a tiny, nervous robot). She has this low-key determination — very sweet, slightly mysterious hobbies (maybe eats five kinds of pudding or collects tiny spoons?), and an adorably inconsistent courage level. Basically the living embodiment of “aww” with occasional surprising moments of quiet strength, which is why people want to protect her and also learn to be more like her.