 DMM Pictures opened an official website for a television anime adaptation of Reiji Miyajima's Kanojo, Okarishimasu (I'd like to Borrow a Girlfriend) manga on Sunday. The anime series is scheduled for a July 2020 premiere.Synopsis Dumped by his girlfriend, emotionally shattered college student Kazuya Kinoshita attempts to appease the void in his heart through a rental girlfriend from a mobile app. At first, Chizuru Mizuhara seems to be the perfect girl with everything he could possibly ask for: great looks and a cute, caring personality. Upon seeing mixed opinions on her profile after their first date, and still tormented by his previous relationship, Kazuya believes that Chizuru is just playing around with the hearts of men and leaves her a negative rating. Angry at her client's disrespect towards her, Chizuru reveals her true nature: sassy and temperamental, the complete opposite of Kazuya's first impression. At that very moment, Kazuya receives news of his grandmother's collapse and is forced to bring Chizuru along with him to the hospital. Although it turns out to be nothing serious, his grandmother is ecstatic that Kazuya has finally found a serious girlfriend, which had always been her wish. Unable to tell her the truth, Kazuya and Chizuru are forced into a fake relationship—acting as if they are truly lovers. [Written by MAL Rewrite] Cast Chizuru Mizuhara: Sora Amamiya (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!) Mami Nanami: Aoi Yuuki (Boku no Kanojo ga Majimesugiru Sho-bitch na Ken) Ruka Sarashina: Nao Touyama (Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry) Sumi Sakurasawa: Rie Takahashi (Fate/Grand Order: First Order) Kazuya Kinoshita: Shun Horie (Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku) Staff Director: Kazuomi Koga (Just Because! episode director, Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii: Youth) Series Composition: Mitsutaka Hirota (Amaama to Inazuma, Persona 4 the Animation script) Character Design: Kanna Hirayama (Gamers! assistant animation director, Shichisei no Subaru animation director) Music: Hyadain (Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu theme song composition) Studio: TMS Entertainment Miyajima began drawing the romantic comedy series, also known by its short name KanoKari, in Weekly Shounen Magazine in July 2017. Kodansha will publish the 13th volume on Tuesday. KanoKari has a cumulative 2.4 million copies of its compiled volumes in circulation. Kodansha Comics licensed the manga series in English under the title Rent-A-Girlfriend this July. The first volume is expected to be released in Summer 2020. The manga has also been published in multiple foreign languages, including Mandarin, Korean, and Thai. Teaser PV Official site: http://kanokari-official.com/ Official Twitter: @kanokari_anime Manga official Twitter: @okarishimasu Source: Comic Natalie Kanojo, Okarishimasu on MAL |
VindstotJan 8, 2022 6:12 PM
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| Now that’s one awesome-tier female cast list and a very impressive Staff lineup too! TMS Entertainment has rocked 2019 with Fruits Basket 1st Season and Dr. Stone, and I honestly can’t wait to see how they fare with this adaption. Instant pick up! |
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| This kind of rom-com is straight up my alley and Amamiya Sora will voice the main girl, uff. |
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| more garbage harems to avoid |
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Bongo9911 said: tragedydesu said: more garbage harems to avoid How did you get harem out of that plot? It’s clearly not one. |
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| I know about this thanks to Paolo, lmao. Well, not my type of series. |
| Cool I remember reading this awhile back. |
| Well,at least I can see this series as I've read the manga. |
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| I'd like to borrow her too |
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| I have dropped the manga after reading 99 chapters because the MC is infuriating. Kazuya is below Raku's tier. That should tell you how abominable his character is. Good luck watching it. Not even amazing seiyuu cast nor incredible female characters can save a beta harem story when the MC of the story is like the MC of this series. @Bongo9911: This is a harem just like Nisekoi. It is not tagged properly. Why it is harem? The elements of a harem story is that you get rotation of female characters even if there is a main heroine/or a primary love triangle. People seem to confuse harem with non harem shows a lot. This is the same reason why Oregairu is not a harem. Iroha never becomes a part of a rotation. Her involvement in the story is sporadic compared to the two main heroines. This is also why AoButa is not a harem despite of having multiple girls having interactions with the MC in the story. Because there is no romance or continuation of romance (i.e. cut off midpoint or after a single arc) for the other girls. EcchiGodMamster said: I'd like to borrow her too You are supposed to RENT her. Not borrow. |
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| wth is that artstyle lol? One of the only good things about this manga was its character art but this looks meh in comparison lmao Bongo9911 said: tragedydesu said: more garbage harems to avoid How did you get harem out of that plot? It’s clearly not one. wut? This manga if anything is definitely a harem. Like @shanimebib said, there are 4 girls in the mix lmao. And it is indeed very Nisekoi esq if you haven't read it before and just referring to the plot synopsis, then ok fair enough lol |
 'On-Hold' is another way for a completionist to say 'Dropped' |
| another hetero romance clichee trash that all it does is objectify women |
| I'll guess, he rents her... and then he falls in love with her, and then slowly she falls in love to him but kinda tsun tsun about... aight, I guess I already know the story so I might as well forget this even exist |
| i have been dropping this just a little while ago, because goddamn, the character is annoying, especially the girls. but i just want to pointing out, this character design showed up a character that doesn't become important until chapter 60. that alone smell disaster for me. look rushed af, or anime original rearrangement. |
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shanimebib said: I have dropped the manga after reading 99 chapters because the MC is infuriating. Kazuya is below Raku's tier. That should tell you how abominable his character is. Good luck watching it. Not even amazing seiyuu cast nor incredible female characters can save a beta harem story when the MC of the story is like the MC of this series. @Bongo9911: This is a harem just like Nisekoi. It is not tagged properly. Why it is harem? The elements of a harem story is that you get rotation of female characters even if there is a main heroine/or a primary love triangle. People seem to confuse harem with non harem shows a lot. This is the same reason why Oregairu is not a harem. Iroha never becomes a part of a rotation. Her involvement in the story is sporadic compared to the two main heroines. This is also why AoButa is not a harem despite of having multiple girls having interactions with the MC in the story. Because there is no romance or continuation of romance (i.e. cut off midpoint or after a single arc) for the other girls. EcchiGodMamster said: I'd like to borrow her too You are supposed to RENT her. Not borrow. Eh, Aobuta has three romantic interests so I would call it a harem since it's more than one triangle |
| @Kuma: Maybe they are gonna make a complete revamp and make the characters, especially Kazuya a bit more tolerable? @_Ako_: You are quite accurate but you are over simplifying a rather complex story. This is a painful journey of tons of denials, over the top aggression, and ridiculous racy or doki doki situations surrounding the MC with multiple girls. Oh, and of course the home of "about to" moments. Definition: "About to" moments. About to moments are moments when something important is about to happen and you get a call from say a hospital, a person appearing out of know where, a truck comes out from the left field, etc. etc. This manga has plenty of those moments. It has gone beyond 100 chapters after all. The manga reaches its peak pretty early when the MC falls in love with the Main Heroine for real. It has gone downhill since. Okay. I think I have said enough. I wish everyone a good watch. My only advise will be to enjoy it as a comedy although it is meant to be taken seriously. :P @Nemesis16: I already defined harem with an example using Oregairu. Number of girls in a romantic interest doesn't make a story harem. It's the rotation of romantic interest's participation in the story telling that makes it. |
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| I already dropped the manga several months ago. But damn, look at that all star cast (excluding MC). Does it really worth it?? Trust me, the MC is probably the cringiest MC you will see in your lifetime. |
shanimebib said: @Kuma: Maybe they are gonna make a complete revamp and make the characters, especially Kazuya a bit more tolerable? personally,i have no problem with kazuya actually. is he cringe? yes, but that's youth for ya. my problem is that most girl is act very entitled toward kazuya just because kazuya himself an indecisive person. tho to answer, probably jitsu wa watashi wa case, so yes. a rearrangement that butcher character interaction. |
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Kuma said: shanimebib said: @Kuma: Maybe they are gonna make a complete revamp and make the characters, especially Kazuya a bit more tolerable? personally,i have no problem with kazuya actually. is he cringe? yes, but that's youth for ya. my problem is that most girl is act very entitled toward kazuya just because kazuya himself an indecisive person. tho to answer, probably jitsu wa watashi wa case, so yes. a rearrangement that butcher character interaction. I can see why you mentioned the girls but Kazuya is 20 btw. TWENTY. Using the excuse of "youth" in his defense in "anime terms" will be the thorn for any other discussions as we will never be able to put an argument. Most of the other MCs are 3-5 years younger than him and get BBQ'ed alive for being less cringe. |
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shanimebib said: Kuma said: personally,i have no problem with kazuya actually. is he cringe? yes, but that's youth for ya. my problem is that most girl is act very entitled toward kazuya just because kazuya himself an indecisive person. tho to answer, probably jitsu wa watashi wa case, so yes. a rearrangement that butcher character interaction. I can see why you mentioned the girls but Kazuya is 20 btw. TWENTY. Using the excuse of "youth" in his defense in "anime terms" will be the thorn for any other discussions as we will never be able to put an argument. Most of the other MCs are 3-5 years younger than him and get BBQ'ed alive for being less cringe. i mean, you are not wrong, kazuya is not likeable character, but i simply pointing that the girl is worse. kazuya at least keep it for himself. we all always have that kind of cringe friends. even to this day. so i don't see his character unrealistic. if people mock him, understandable, but i didn't excuse the girl either just because they are pretty. |
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shanimebib said: @_Ako_: You are quite accurate but you are over simplifying a rather complex story. This is a painful journey of tons of denials, over the top aggression, and ridiculous racy or doki doki situations surrounding the MC with multiple girls. Oh, and of course the home of "about to" moments. Definition: "About to" moments. About to moments are moments when something important is about to happen and you get a call from say a hospital, a person appearing out of know where, a truck comes out from the left field, etc. etc. This manga has plenty of those moments. It has gone beyond 100 chapters after all. The manga reaches its peak pretty early when the MC falls in love with the Main Heroine for real. It has gone downhill since. Okay. I think I have said enough. I wish everyone a good watch. My only advise will be to enjoy it as a comedy although it is meant to be taken seriously. :P yah, you pretty much explain why this is in my opinion garbage. Nowadays I don't particularly like shows that push something just for the sake of "omegalul it's for the PLOOOOTTTTTT" bs |
| College romcom is rare these days so that's a plus. |
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| so...nisekoi season 3? hope it's not harem landofthekwt said: This is a harem where everyone is using one another for their own purposes. ah fuuuuuuu... |
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| great cast especially for the girls, amamiya sora as the main heroine is really a good pick! definitely will watch it since i read the manga, despite the mc is a goddamn shit |
zalapenoDec 16, 2019 8:07 AM
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| Automatic Plan to watch! |
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| Oh lol. This is the last thing I wanted to get an adaptation. I remember picking this up a long time ago, but it was horrible even for harem romcom standards. Kazuya singlehandedly embodies everything I find undesirable about a harem MC, enough that it's hard to separate how I feel about him and the series as a whole. Though it's not like the girls are defensible given their actions. It's a shame that several veteran seiyuu will be working on this project. |
elior1 said: Kuma said: the character I hate the most in this manga is his psycho exi mean, you are not wrong, kazuya is not likeable character, but i simply pointing that the girl is worse. kazuya at least keep it for himself. we all always have that kind of cringe friends. even to this day. so i don't see his character unrealistic. if people mock him, understandable, but i didn't excuse the girl either just because they are pretty. chizuru is rude and borderline abusive. as well too much lies and denial and clearly exploit MC at times. ruka is very intrusive and obsessive. already passing stalker line. even most recent girl is like spoiled brat. the only decent one is sumi, not because she is original or something, but she is just kuudere that less doing something bad and actually not give MC a problem. |
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elior1 said: Kuma said: I talking about his ex mami she is psycho chizuru is rude and borderline abusive. as well too much lies and denial and clearly exploit MC at times. ruka is very intrusive and obsessive. already passing stalker line. even most recent girl is like spoiled brat. the only decent one is sumi, not because she is original or something, but she is just kuudere that less doing something bad and actually not give MC a problem. i know, i just adding my opinion on another girl. i don't mention ex name. she is definitely the worst. |
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elior1 said: i drop it at chapter 80's and no, she still didn't have explanation.Kuma said: is mami still psycho like that for lot of chapters or she change her way of behaving at some point?i know, i just adding my opinion on another girl. i don't mention ex name. she is definitely the worst. |
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| world class female character incoming... |
| I've been starving for a good romance anime for quite some time now. And to think we're getting this on the same season as Oregairu S3? And also by a studio who has good track record, with Re:Life, Fruits Basket and especially Dr. Stone? I'm down for it. |
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