List of Rent-A-Girlfriend episodes

Rent-A-Girlfriend is an anime television series adapted from the manga series of the same title by Reiji Miyajima. A total of three seasons has been produced. The first season aired from July 11 to September 26, 2020, on the Super Animeism programming block on MBS, TBS and other networks.^[1][2][a] The second season aired from July 2 to September 17, 2022.^[3][4][b] A third season aired from July 8 to September 30, 2023.^[5][c] A fourth season is set to premiere in July 2025.^[7]

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	12		July 11, 2020 (2020-07-11)	September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26)
2	12		July 2, 2022 (2022-07-02)	September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17)
3	12		July 8, 2023 (2023-07-08)	September 30, 2023 (2023-09-30)

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

Main article: Rent-A-Girlfriend season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title [8][d]	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original release date [9][a]
1	1	"Rent-a-Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Rentaru Kanojo" (Japanese: レンタル彼女)	Fumihiro Ueno	Mitsutaka Hirota	Kazuomi Koga	July 11, 2020 (2020-07-11)
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 (2020-07-18)
3	3	"Beach and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Umi to Kanojo" (Japanese: 海と彼女)	Taku Yamada	Mitsutaka Hirota	Naoyuki Kuzuya	July 25, 2020 (2020-07-25)
4	4	"Friends and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Tomodachi to Kanojo" (Japanese: 友達と彼女)	Akira Yamada	Mitsutaka Hirota	Masaki Ōzora	August 1, 2020 (2020-08-01)
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 (2020-08-08)
6	6	"Girlfriend and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kanojo to Kanojo" (Japanese: 彼女と彼女)	Shinya Une	Rie Uehara	Masaki Ōzora	August 15, 2020 (2020-08-15)
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 (2020-08-22)
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 (2020-08-29)
9	9	"Lies and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Uso to Kanojo" (Japanese: 嘘と彼女)	Naoyuki Kuzuya	Mitsutaka Hirota	Masaki Ōzora	September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05)
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 (2020-09-12)
11	11	"Truth and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Shinjitsu to Kanojo" (Japanese: 真実と彼女)	Taku Yamada	Rie Uehara	Yamasaki Osamu	September 19, 2020 (2020-09-19)
12	12	"Confession and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kokuhaku to Kanojo" (Japanese: 告白と彼女)	Kazuomi Koga	Mitsutaka Hirota	Kazuomi Koga	September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26)

Season 2 (2022)

Main article: Rent-A-Girlfriend season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title [10][d]	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original release date [11][b]
13	1	"Dream and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Yume to Kanojo" (Japanese: 夢と彼女)	Kazuomi Koga	Mitsutaka Hirota	Kazuomi Koga	July 2, 2022 (2022-07-02)
14	2	"The Usual Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Itsumo no Kanojo" (Japanese: いつもの彼女)	Kyōhei Suzuki	Mitsutaka Hirota	Kyōhei Suzuki	July 9, 2022 (2022-07-09)[e]
15	3	"The Return of the Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Sairai no Kanojo" (Japanese: 再来の彼女)	Yoshitsugu Kimura	Rie Uehara	Naoyuki Kuzuya	July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16)[e]
16	4	"Night and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Yoru to Kanojo" (Japanese: 夜と彼女)	Fumio Maezono	Rie Uehara	Naoyuki Kuzuya	July 23, 2022 (2022-07-23)[f]
17	5	"Birthday and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Tanjōbi to Kanojo" (Japanese: 誕生日と彼女)	Shinya Une	Rie Uehara	Shinya Une	July 30, 2022 (2022-07-30)
18	6	"Booze and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Sake to Kanojo" (Japanese: 酒と彼女)	Yūki Morita	Mitsutaka Hirota	Masaki Ōzora	August 6, 2022 (2022-08-06)
19	7	"Ex and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Moto Kano to Kanojo" (Japanese: 元カノとカノジョ)	Ken Andō, Fumio Maezono	Rie Uehara	Naoyuki Kuzuya	August 13, 2022 (2022-08-13)
20	8	"Youth and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Seishun to Kanojo" (Japanese: 青春と彼女)	Mizuki Iwadare	Rie Uehara	Kazuomi Koga	August 20, 2022 (2022-08-20)
21	9	"Kiss and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kisu to Kanojo" (Japanese: キスと彼女)	Yurika Fukaya	Fumi Tsubota	Yurika Fukaya	August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27)
22	10	"Ring and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Yubiwa to Kanojo" (Japanese: 指輪と彼女)	Shūto Yamanaka, Shinya Une, Yurika Fukaya	Fumi Tsubota	Naoyuki Kuzuya	September 3, 2022 (2022-09-03)
23	11	"Guide and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Omotenashi to Kanojo" (Japanese: お饗しと彼女)	Fumio Maezono	Fumi Tsubota	Masaki Ōzora	September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10)
24	12	"Girlfriend and Me" Transliteration: "Kanojo to Ore" (Japanese: 彼女と俺)	Kazuomi Koga	Mitsutaka Hirota	Kazuomi Koga	September 17, 2022 (2022-09-17)

Season 3 (2023)

Main article: Rent-A-Girlfriend season 3

No. overall	No. in season	Title [16][d]	Directed by	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original release date [17][c]
25	1	"Home Cooking and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Teryōri to Kanojo" (Japanese: 手料理と彼女)	Shinya Une	Mitsutaka Hirota	Shinya Une	July 8, 2023 (2023-07-08)
26	2	"Girlfriend Next Door" Transliteration: "Rinshitsu no Kanojo" (Japanese: 隣室の彼女)	Akira Mano	Mitsutaka Hirota	Shinya Une	July 15, 2023 (2023-07-15)[g]
27	3	"Expert and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Keikensha to Kanojo" (Japanese: 経験者と彼女)	Kyōhei Suzuki	Mitsutaka Hirota	Yumeko Iwaoka	July 22, 2023 (2023-07-22)
28	4	"D-Day and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Saishūbi to Kanojo" (Japanese: 最終日と彼女)	Taiki Nishimura	Mitsutaka Hirota	Koichi Ohata	July 29, 2023 (2023-07-29)
29	5	"Filming and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Satsuei to Kanojo" (Japanese: 撮影と彼女)	Yorihide Mada	Rie Uehara	Tetsuji Takayanagi	August 5, 2023 (2023-08-05)
30	6	"Final Scene and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Rasuto Shīn to Kanojo" (Japanese: ラストシーンと彼女)	Akira Mano	Mitsutaka Hirota	Koichi Ohata	August 12, 2023 (2023-08-12)[h]
31	7	"Kazuya and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kazuya to Kanojo" (Japanese: 和也と彼女)	Kyōhei Suzuki, Naoyuki Kuzuya	Rie Uehara	Kyōhei Suzuki	August 19, 2023 (2023-08-19)[h]
32	8	"Family and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kazoku to Kanojo" (Japanese: 家族と彼女)	Hidehiko Kadota	Rie Uehara	Masaki Ōzora	September 2, 2023 (2023-09-02)[i]
33	9	"Parting and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Owakare to Kanojo" (Japanese: お別れと彼女)	Akira Mano	Mitsutaka Hirota	Masaki Ōzora	September 9, 2023 (2023-09-09)
34	10	"Spontaneous Trip and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Toppatsu Ryokō to Kanojo" (Japanese: 突発旅行と彼女)	Hisaya Takabayashi	Rie Uehara	Tetsuji Takayanagi	September 16, 2023 (2023-09-16)[h]
35	11	"Girlfriend and Boyfriend" Transliteration: "Kanojo to Kareshi" (Japanese: 彼女と彼氏)	Akira Mano	Mitsutaka Hirota	Koichi Ohata	September 23, 2023 (2023-09-23)[h]
36	12	"Ideal Girlfriend and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Risō no Kanojo to Kanojo" (Japanese: 理想の彼女と彼女)	Shinya Une	Mitsutaka Hirota	Shinya Une	September 30, 2023 (2023-09-30)[j]

Notes

1. MBS listed the series premiere at 25:25 on July 10, 2020, which is effectively July 11 at 1:25 a.m.^[1][2]
2. MBS listed the season premiere at 25:25 on July 1, 2022, which is effectively July 2 at 1:25 a.m.^[12]
3. MBS listed the season premiere at 25:23 on July 7, 2023, which is effectively July 8 at 1:23 a.m.^[6]
4. English translated titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
5. This episode aired at 1:45 a.m. JST, 20 minutes after the original air time.^[13][14]
6. This episode aired at 1:30 a.m. JST, 5 minutes after the original air time.^[15]
7. This episode aired at 1:38 a.m. JST, 15 minutes after the original air time.^[18]
8. This episode aired at 1:28 a.m. JST, 5 minutes after the original air time.^{[19][20][21][22]}
9. Episode 32 was delayed a week from its originally scheduled air date of August 26, 2023.^[23]
10. This episode aired at 1:43 a.m. JST, 20 minutes after the original air time.^[24]

References

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4. Loo, Egan (May 14, 2022). "Rent-A-Girlfriend Anime Season 2's Chizuru Video Announces July 1 Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
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14. 「彼女、お借りします」TVアニメ公式 [@kanokari_anime] (July 14, 2022). ✨本日放送！✨ 2期の3話目！満足度15のあらすじ、先行場面カットを公開中！▶︎ https://kanokari-official.com/story/ もうご覧いただけましたか？👀 📺 #彼女お借りします 満足度15は本日放送！深夜1:45〜 MBS・TBS系全国28局ネット“スーパーアニメイズム”枠にて (⚠️通常より20分遅くなります) (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Twitter.
15. 「彼女、お借りします」TVアニメ公式 [@kanokari_anime] (July 21, 2022). ✨本日放送！✨ 2期の4話目！満足度16のあらすじ、先行場面カットを公開中！▶︎ https://kanokari-official.com/story/ もうご覧いただけましたか？👀 📺 #彼女お借りします 満足度16は本日放送！深夜1:30〜 MBS・TBS系全国28局ネット“スーパーアニメイズム”枠にて (⚠️通常より5分遅くなります) (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved August 26, 2023 – via Twitter.
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18. 「彼女、お借りします」TVアニメ公式 [@kanokari_anime] (July 14, 2023). ✨3期2話目の放送まで、あと10分！✨ #彼女お借りします 3期 満足度26「隣室の彼女-トナカノ-」は本日放送！涙を流す、みに。その理由とは…！？ 📺本日深夜1:38〜 MBS・TBS系全国28局ネット“スーパーアニメイズム”枠にて kanokari-official.com/onair/ ⚠️放送時間に変更があります (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
19. 「彼女、お借りします」TVアニメ公式 [@kanokari_anime] (August 11, 2023). ✨3期6話目の放送まで、あと30分！✨ 満足度30「ラストシーンと彼女-ラスカノ-」は本日放送！カメラが捉えた千鶴。その演技にもご注目ください！👀 📺 #彼女お借りします 3期 本日満足度30放送日！深夜1:28〜、MBS・TBS系全国28局ネットにて kanokari-official.com/onair/ ⚠️放送時間に変更があります (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
20. 「彼女、お借りします」TVアニメ公式 [@kanokari_anime] (August 17, 2023). ✨3期7話目、本日放送！✨ 満足度31は本日より放送/配信！あらすじ、先行場面カット、予告映像を公開中！▶︎ kanokari-official.com/story/ お楽しみに！👀 📺 #彼女お借りします 満足度31 本日深夜1:28〜放送！MBS・TBS系全国28局ネット“スーパーアニメイズム”枠にて ⚠️放送時間に変更があります (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
21. 「彼女、お借りします」TVアニメ公式 [@kanokari_anime] (September 15, 2023). ✨3期10話目の放送まで、あと30分！✨ 満足度34「突発旅行と彼女-トツカノ-」は本日放送！和也を引っ張っていく墨。向かった先は、まさかの海！📺 #彼女お借りします 3期 本日満足度34放送日！深夜1:28〜、MBS・TBS系全国28局ネットにて kanokari-official.com/onair/ ⚠️放送時間に変更があります (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2023 – via Twitter.
22. 「彼女、お借りします」TVアニメ公式 [@kanokari_anime] (September 15, 2023). ✨ご視聴ありがとうございました！✨ 決意を固めた和也。次回、千鶴との励ましデート！最終回まであと2話。お見逃しなく！👀 📺次回 #彼女お借りします 満足度35「彼女と彼氏-カノカレ-」9/22(金)深夜1:28〜放送！💻単独先行配信がスタート！DMM TVにて kanokari-official.com/onair/ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved September 17, 2023 – via Twitter.
23. 「彼女、お借りします」TVアニメ公式 [@kanokari_anime] (August 18, 2023). ✨ご視聴ありがとうございました！✨ 瑠夏たっぷりでお届けした満足度31！いかがでしたか？🙌 📺次回 #彼女お借りします 満足度32「家族と彼女-ツミカノ-」 9/1(金)深夜1:23〜放送！⚠️8/25は放送休止です 💻単独先行配信がスタート！DMM TVにて kanokari-official.com/onair/ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via Twitter.
24. 「彼女、お借りします」TVアニメ公式 [@kanokari_anime] (September 23, 2023). ✨ご視聴ありがとうございました✨ 次回、いよいよ3期も最終回！ぜひご覧ください！📺次回 #彼女お借りします 満足度36「理想の彼女と彼女-カレカノ-」 9/29(金)深夜1:43〜放送！※放送時間はさらに変更になる可能性があります 💻単独先行配信がスタート！DMM TVにて kanokari-official.com/onair/ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Twitter.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)