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Rental a Girlfriend

2022 · 1 season

A light, cringe-sweet romp about awkward young love and the messy overlap of pretend and real feelings.

Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Ryusei Onishi, Hiyori Sakurada, Mio Kudo
Overview
In today's Japan, “rental” services can deliver an afternoon with a “friend,” a “parent,” even a fake girlfriend! After a staggering betrayal by his girlfriend, hapless freshman Kazuya gets just desperate enough to give it a try. But he quickly discovers how complicated it can be to “rent” an emotional connection, and his new “girlfriend,” who's trying to keep her side hustle secret, will panic when she finds out her real life and Kazuya's are intertwined in surprising ways! Family, school, and life all start to go wrong, too… It's sweet but naïve boy meets cute but ruthless girl.

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Genres
Drama, Comedy
Starring
Ryusei Onishi, Hiyori Sakurada, Mio Kudo
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • deception
  • coming-of-age
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Written by
Kumiko Asō
Starring
Ryusei Onishi, Hiyori Sakurada, Mio Kudo, Shiori Akita, Aika Sawaguchi, Kosuke Suzuki, Shunya Kaneko
Music
Yuuki Munakata
Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes, 25 min each
Network
ABC TV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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