New information has emerged about the fifth season of the anime Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu). According to a report from Anime News Network, the new season is set to premiere in April, with an exact release date to be announced later. Fans who have followed Kazuya and Chizuru’s complicated story can finally look forward to the next chapter of their evolving relationship.
Originally, the production team intended to release the fourth season in two parts, but later decided to turn the second part into a standalone fifth season. This change gives the creators more room to expand on character development and pacing, which many viewers felt was needed after the emotional rollercoaster of previous seasons.
The anime is adapted from the manga Rent-A-Girlfriend by Reiji Miyajima. Since debuting in July 2017 in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine, the manga has grown into a modern romantic comedy phenomenon, currently collected in 44 volumes with over 15 million copies in circulation. Its combination of humor, romance, and the tension between personal desire and social expectations has resonated with readers around the world.
The series has also expanded into other media, including a live-action drama and a visual novel game that lets players experience the story from new perspectives. These adaptations highlight how strongly the concept of “rental relationships” continues to intrigue audiences and raise questions about love, loneliness, and emotional honesty in modern society.
The anime adaptation is produced by TMS Entertainment, a renowned studio known for its polished animation and storytelling skill. The series first premiered in 2020 and quickly gained international popularity, partly because of its mix of romantic comedy, heartfelt drama, and relatable characters. Over its run, Rent-A-Girlfriend has built a passionate global fanbase eager to see how Kazuya and Chizuru’s complicated connection will evolve.
The story follows Kazuya Kinoshita, a college student who rents a girlfriend through an online service after being dumped by his real one. What starts as a desperate attempt to ease his loneliness turns into a tangled web of emotions, secrets, and misunderstandings. His rental girlfriend, Chizuru Mizuhara, insists on keeping their arrangement discreet. But life has other plans, as they attend the same university and even their grandmothers happen to live in neighboring apartments. As the truth slowly unravels, Kazuya discovers that the girl behind the perfect smile is far more complex - and real - than he ever imagined.
