Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
ProudElitist
I'm going to start my review with one simple question: did you like Konosuba? if your answer is yes, this is going to be of your liking simply because it's just Konosuba 2.0 without a fantasy setting inbetween. The Seiyuus are the same and the impressions they make are almost the same (particularly Sora "Vernage" Amamiya sounds 100% like she sounded when she voiced Aqua), the concept behind this is the same (an harem show with four beautiful women that will keep the manly attention firmly in place thanks to well-placed fanservice shots), the names of some of the characters are the same (Kazuya/Kazuma), hell even some details like Mami's hair are very reminescent of something from Konosuba (the hair of Mami is reminescent of Darkness'). That's all you need to know, really, as plotwise and c…
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Let’s make one thing clear: I don’t care about the animation, I don’t care about the soundtrack, and I don’t even care about the overall story. All of those things are perfectly serviceable. My issue, the giant festering problem of this Anime, is the main character: Kazuya Kinoshita.
This man is, without exaggeration, one of the worst protagonists I’ve ever had the misfortune of watching. He isn’t just pathetic he’s weaponized pathetic. Every second he’s on screen feels like psychological torture.
He’s naïve to the point of brain damage, horny to the point of parody, and weak-willed to the point where you wonder if he even has a spine. Watching him stumble through life is like watching someone trip on the same rock over and over again, except instead of getting up and learning, he just c…
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There are a lot of unnecessary hate on the mangaka and this series. In this era where the market is flooded with isekai anime, its great to have a unique anime about college romance which is unusual. The story is unique, theres no other anime with similar plot like isekai anime which all have similar plot. The artstyle also great. The characters also add some spices to the story. If you want something sweet and heartwarming, then you may proceed to other romance anime. But if you are in for the rollercoster, come join the ride. If you find a character that annoys you, then you are free to drop and watch other anime. Theres no need to harbor hatred on this series.
Read at the sourceNoasu-Rafaeru
"Rent a Girlfriend" is an amazing anime for everyone who enjoys funny and romantic moments. The story isn't really anything special, but if your life is introverted, and you struggle with building relationships with people, you can definitely relate to Kazuya. Emotionally, I give it a 10/10 because, from time to time, I appreciate calm, romantic anime with a hint of eccentricity. The animation is fantastic, and I love this style of animation. The characters are more or less realistic and behave like normal college students; being quite quirky myself, I can really immerse myself in it. I think you'll enjoy the anime even if you typically watch action anime or other different genres. Highly recommended!
Read at the sourceBadGuyBoog
This is a show I get surprisingly passionate about. I honestly thought about putting it higher simply because of how much of a reaction I get out of watching it. Unlike many other shows on this list, it’s not boring and there was never a dull moment. I wouldn’t say I was invested in it, but it always had my full attention when watching it and I plan to continue watching it because of masochism or something idk. That being said, what sounds like a complement in actuality is what I hate most about this show. This is a dumpster fire that I simply cannot stop watching. This is a show that makes me irrationally angry. It’s not even ironically good either, this is a pain to watch through and through. I despise everything about this show. Nothing else has made me more upset than watching this shi…
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This one's a bit of a headscratcher. I was discussing the anti-popularity of the series with my girlfriend and we couldn't come up with a solid reason why 'Rent-a-Girlfriend' gets SO MUCH flak.
Don't get me wrong - it's a flawed and rather generic series. The characters are meh, the visuals are great, and the premise is just alright with its edginess. 'Rent-a-Girlfriend' can be summarized as a gorgeously animated rom-com with a shitload of clichés, chronically dumb characters, and rather cheap drama.
That applies to so many other series, though. And by some law of contradictions, it's exactly these hilariously bad aspects that make the series somewhat enjoyable. Yeah, it could be way better if the story/characters were better too. And yeah, I've heard about the non-existent plot progress…
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Don't waste your time with this garbage like I did. Watching Kanojo, Okarishimasu was the worst experience I have ever had the displeasure of in anime. Every single episode was painful to sit through; the characters are worthless; others might praise the animation but I found it rather bland and uninspired. Not only is it full of fan-service, the plot is devoid of any logic, the music is forgetable and to be honest this anime is so bad it makes me want to forget about it. I sincerely suggest to anyone reading this, do not waste your time watching this, you can spend your time experiencing much better media (almost anything is better than this anime).
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Honestly i didn't expecti this show to be this good, def my new favourite, better than berserk, whoever wrote this story is a real master, those characters are the best ones i've ever seen, their writting is flawless and the plot is perfect. The story is very unique, i've never seen something similar, it surprised me in every episode, and its deepsness is amazing. The characters are, as i said earlier, amazingly written, they're very human and complex, all of them have a perfect development an deepening.
I think this is actually the best fictional story i've had the pleasure to experience. The only thing that i consider that could make people dislike this show is that it's very deep and complex, and everyone who throws hate to it are people who didn't get the real point of the story. It's…
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Kanojo, Okarishimasu is a late 2020 anime from TMS. We know them from such series as Sengoku Otome, Glass no Kamen & Wizardry. So, not the best record. It's based off of a manga by Miyajima Reiji. Who I know nothing about. So, let's delve in and hope this is one of TMS's good ones.
Story:
Things aren't going well for Kinoshita Kazuya. He's broken up with his first ever girlfriend. His friends are making fun of him. So, feeling vulnerable, he decides to try renting a girlfriend. He rents Ichinose Chizuru and, due to extremely dumb circumstances, their families and his friends find out and they have to maintain the deception.
There are a lot of problems with this series. First of all, the amount of bizarre coincidences that force these two together and compel them to keep lying about h…
Read at the sourceAsmodeusX
i have never written a single review in all the 1400+ anime i have watched in the past years. Yet i have felt compelled to write one now to express how much i hate this anime. The MC is trash, literally the most trash of any you will ever find in any anime ever created.
and rental girlfriend? really? PG version of prostitution? none of the characters are likeable, none of them can even speak their mind clearly
characters: Some characters are cute, but that's all whats going for them. It really surprises me to find an anime where i can hate every single character introduced ever, yet here we are.
story: what story? there is one? where? error 404 story not found. lying to his grandmother to make her happy? then spending all of his college funds to rent out a girl just so that he can keep…
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I thought the concept of this anime was pretty interesting when I started watching this.
Turns out it was the only interesting part of this show.
Story: 3/10
I'll say it again: the idea of the anime was pretty interesting: boy rents an online girlfriend and the story continues with the two developing an actual relationship. No complaints here.
How the story was executed, on the other hand... It made me want to jump through the screen and punch each character in the face individually. In the end, nothing happened. It just ended the same way it started. As a result, there was no sense of satisfaction after watching it. 0_0
Art: 6/10
Although the anime had some pretty good scenery, the animation of the characters disappointed me. If you have ever watched some good old cultured anime (you…
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The story is pretty unique, we have a simpy main character who turns everything into a mess and does so many cringe things, but it is certainly interesting to watch his train-wreck life and how it will turn out.
On the other hand we have the perfect Girlfriend Mizuhara, who for me was the waifu of the season. Every gesture of her is just perfectly done, the animation studio did great work there. Same with the other girls, without spoiling too much.
There are lots of interesting scenes and also some nice cliffhangers that made me want to watch the next episode.
Yes, it is silly and yes, the main character is very dumb, but that's what makes this show so interesting.
Certainly not everyone wants to cringe while watching anime, but I was very well entertained and that's why you shouldn't be…
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Rental GF is the next entry in my Despair Saga and as usual it has taken a toll on me.
If it wasn’t noticeable by the already highly upvoted influx of negative reviews this series isn’t good by any criteria of requirement.
The romance genre in anime is vast and popular. In recent years however it seems to have become the trend to adapt more “incel” type stories. Yes, I will not beat around the bush here, Rent a GF is an incel anime. This is not to insult anyone who potentially gets enjoyment out of this series by implying they are such, but the main character is the splitting image of a self-destructive virgin in denial of their own toxic masculinity that you typically find on reddit. If you have any mercy, a good personality or hope left for humanity, you might go into this show with the…
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kanojo Okarishimasu is stupid It felt like torture watching the whole series. Absolutely Pathetic, Has no good Story at all. Characters that I'm desperate to beat the shit out off. All round I expected something at least some form of Story but nope just a cute girl And A desperate boy. One of the most useless animes I've watched. Just a waste of Time if you're expecting something good.
Rent A Girlfriend has been on my radar for a while Since a lot of fuss about her being best waifu (she's not) At my desperation and boredom i decided to watch it.
At times i think of this show as A great way to get my mind off something and Think about how shit it is. it all starts with Kazuya. One of the most annoying characters I've seen in my life, There have been way too many times where i want to hit…
Read at the sourceKushikime
I had to be forced to look through these absolute dogshit reviews from people who either A. Have never had a bad breakup in their life or B. Not willing to admit that keeping up the appearance of being happy to friends and family, using a rental girlfriend to overcome your depression as well, is something some people do. I'm pretty sure these reviews that slam the main character are written by people that use OnlyFans, doujins, and simping vtubers as their sexual gratification so I know for a fact they can't connect with the character. They actually jealous the man is paying to fight his depression. The MC literally saves her from drowning in episode 4 it's not like he can be compared to the typical harem MC that has pussy fall in his lap and he acts oblivious. And even when another girl t…
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Rent-a-GF, I really wanted to like you because you had good art, had a banger of an OP, and had stellar waifu designs, but I just couldn't. You were a toxic relationship, and one that I want to forget as soon as possible.
Rent-a-GF has a unique story I guess. You rarely encounter "romantic comedies" where a guy conveniently rents a girlfriend to get rid of his woes after a break-up. However, this novelty was all I enjoyed about rent-a-GF because although the plot was passable in its own bizarre way, the characters weren't.
Chizuru was an odd character and one that I didn't really like up until the end. She started of as a professional in her part-time job (i.e. a rental girlfriend), but slowly diverged from this professionalism and became a lot more intimate (in her unique way) with he…
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Look, I like a lot stuff that most people would consider trash. Some of the many 10s I've given out have gone to series that most of MAL, reddit and the rest of the anime community brushed off as bad. I'm easy to please. So when something doesn't please me, it's gotta be subterranean level garbage. That's what KanoKari is. At least in this first season, I've not read the manga so I can't comment on the MC's eventual development blah blah. What I can comment on is the absolute dumpster fire of a first season that this show got. The only. And I mean ONLY redeemable quality of this show is the waifus. I love all of the girls except Chizuru and they carry the show for me.
On its own, the concept of renting a girlfriend due to not being able to get one on your own is actually a pretty cool ide…
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Everyone really be out here hating on this show for its depiction of a hopelessly perverted protagonist and a morally questionable theme whereas I’m just over here enjoying the heck out of this cute yet cringy anime.
Rent-A-Girlfriend is the latest installation in the ever popular RomCom genre. Anime of this nature are often criticized for generally following similar structures and plot progression, so each individual one often comes with its own “quirky’” gimmick in an attempt to set itself apart from the crowd and draw in some intrigue. The one in this anime happens to revolve around rentable girlfriends. That’s right weebs of culture! No longer do you have to suffer through complicated emotions in a fruitless attempt to find true love. All you need to do is click a few buttons (and ha…
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If there’s one anime character this year that I want to punch, one character that I want to throw off a bridge, or one character that I simply want to say ‘you’re pathetic’ to their face, it would be Kazuya Kinoshita.
Imagine living in your neighborhood and all of a certain, there’s a hot girl living right next door to you. What’s the first thing you’d say to her? For Kazuya, his first conversation with Chizuru Mizuhara doesn’t exactly go his way. He’s far from an alpha male and his social experience is far from his set of skills. In fact, his girlfriend Mami even dumped him from the very first episode. Not more than 10 minutes into the show, Kazuya is single again and he got so desperate that he decided to rent a girlfriend. Talk about being pathetic.
You’re probably asking yourself if…
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Mangaka Reiji Miyajima, our greatest author for simping and simultaneously A MAN OF CULTURE. If you haven't watched Paolo fromTOKYO's YT video "Day in the Life of a Japanese Manga Creator" featuring Miyajima-san, I HIGHLY implore you to check out the video. Now, back to the anime review.
Before I start this review proper, it's actually quite interesting to research on Reiji Miyajima's work on Kanojo, Okarishimasu and where he got the inspiration from. Frankly speaking, majority of you living in the West won't understand the Chinese culture and how society has been harsh on festivities (a.k.a Chinese New Year) of guys bringing back girlfriends to "save face" for themselves, so much so that "renting" girlfriends become a viable option. Miyajima-san ACTUALLY went one step further to be a tem…
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