List of Rent-A-Girlfriend episodes
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Rent-A-Girlfriend is an anime television series based on the manga series of the same name by Reiji Miyajima. A total of four seasons have been produced, with a fifth currently in production. 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] A second season aired from July 2 to September 17, 2022.[3][4][b] A third season aired from July 8 to September 30, 2023.[6][c] A fourth season aired from July 5 to September 20, 2025.[8][d][e] A fifth season, which was originally intended to be the second cours of the previous season, premiered on April 11, 2026.[12][13][f][g]
Episodes
Season 1 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [16][17][h] | Directed by [16] | Written by [16] | Storyboarded by [16] | Original release date [18][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 |
| 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 |
| 3 | 3 | "Beach and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Umi to Kanojo" (Japanese: 海と彼女) | Taku Yamada | Mitsutaka Hirota | Naoyuki Kuzuya | July 25, 2020 |
| 4 | 4 | "Friends and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Tomodachi to Kanojo" (Japanese: 友達と彼女) | Akira Yamada | Mitsutaka Hirota | Masaki Ōzora | August 1, 2020 |
| 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 |
| 6 | 6 | "Girlfriend and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kanojo to Kanojo" (Japanese: 彼女と彼女) | Shinya Une | Rie Uehara | Masaki Ōzora | August 15, 2020 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 9 | 9 | "Lies and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Uso to Kanojo" (Japanese: 嘘と彼女) | Naoyuki Kuzuya | Mitsutaka Hirota | Masaki Ōzora | September 5, 2020 |
| 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 |
| 11 | 11 | "Truth and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Shinjitsu to Kanojo" (Japanese: 真実と彼女) | Taku Yamada | Rie Uehara | Osamu Yamasaki | September 19, 2020 |
| 12 | 12 | "Confession and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kokuhaku to Kanojo" (Japanese: 告白と彼女) | Kazuomi Koga | Mitsutaka Hirota | Kazuomi Koga | September 26, 2020 |
Season 2 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [19][20][h] | Directed by [19] | Written by [19] | Storyboarded by [19] | Original release date [21][b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Dream and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Yume to Kanojo" (Japanese: 夢と彼女) | Kazuomi Koga | Mitsutaka Hirota | Kazuomi Koga | July 2, 2022 |
| 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[i] |
| 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[i] |
| 16 | 4 | "Night and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Yoru to Kanojo" (Japanese: 夜と彼女) | Fumio Maezono | Rie Uehara | Naoyuki Kuzuya | July 23, 2022[j] |
| 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 |
| 18 | 6 | "Booze and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Sake to Kanojo" (Japanese: 酒と彼女) | Yūki Morita | Mitsutaka Hirota | Masaki Ōzora | August 6, 2022 |
| 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 |
| 20 | 8 | "Youth and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Seishun to Kanojo" (Japanese: 青春と彼女) | Mizuki Iwadare | Rie Uehara | Kazuomi Koga | August 20, 2022 |
| 21 | 9 | "Kiss and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kisu to Kanojo" (Japanese: キスと彼女) | Yurika Fukaya | Fumi Tsubota | Yurika Fukaya | August 27, 2022 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 24 | 12 | "Girlfriend and Me" Transliteration: "Kanojo to Ore" (Japanese: 彼女と俺) | Kazuomi Koga | Mitsutaka Hirota | Kazuomi Koga | September 17, 2022 |
Season 3 (2023)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [25][26][h] | Directed by [25] | Written by [25] | Storyboarded by [25] | Original release date [27][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 |
| 26 | 2 | "Girlfriend Next Door" Transliteration: "Rinshitsu no Kanojo" (Japanese: 隣室の彼女) | Akira Mano | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinya Une | July 15, 2023[k] |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 29 | 5 | "Filming and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Satsuei to Kanojo" (Japanese: 撮影と彼女) | Yorihide Mada | Rie Uehara | Tetsuji Takayanagi | August 5, 2023 |
| 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[l] |
| 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[l] |
| 32 | 8 | "Family and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kazoku to Kanojo" (Japanese: 家族と彼女) | Hidehiko Kadota | Rie Uehara | Masaki Ōzora | September 2, 2023[m] |
| 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 |
| 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[l] |
| 35 | 11 | "Girlfriend and Boyfriend" Transliteration: "Kanojo to Kareshi" (Japanese: 彼女と彼氏) | Akira Mano | Mitsutaka Hirota | Koichi Ohata | September 23, 2023[l] |
| 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[n] |
Season 4 (2025)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [35][36][h] | Directed by [35] | Written by [35] | Storyboarded by [35] | Original release date [37][d][e] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | "Routine and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Nichijō to Kanojo" (Japanese: 日常と彼女) | Kazuomi Koga | Mitsutaka Hirota | Kazuomi Koga | July 5, 2025 |
| 38 | 2 | "Sigh and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Tameiki to Kanojo" (Japanese: 溜め息と彼女) | Akiko Nakano | Mitsutaka Hirota | Kenichi Kasai | July 12, 2025 |
| 39 | 3 | "Daikanyama and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Daikanyama to Kanojo" (Japanese: 代官山と彼女) | Akiko Nakano | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinya Une | July 19, 2025 |
| 40 | 4 | "Decision and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Ketsui to Kanojo" (Japanese: 決意と彼女) | Marie Koizumi | Rie Uehara | Hiroshi Matsuzono | July 26, 2025 |
| 41 | 5 | "Promised Time and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Sonotoki to Kanojo" (Japanese: その時と彼女) | Hiroshi Kimura | Rie Uehara | Susumu Nishizawa | August 2, 2025 |
| 42 | 6 | "Family Trip and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kazoku Ryokō to Kanojo" (Japanese: 家族旅行と彼女) | Hidehiko Kadota | Mitsutaka Hirota | Hiroshi Matsuzono | August 9, 2025 |
| 43 | 7 | "Hawaiians and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Hawaianzu to Kanojo" (Japanese: ハワイアンズと彼女) | Akiko Nakano | Rie Uehara | Hiroshi Matsuzono | August 16, 2025 |
| 44 | 8 | "Strings and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Himo to Kanojo" (Japanese: 紐と彼女) | Marie Koizumi | Mitsutaka Hirota | Daigo Kinoshita | August 23, 2025[o] |
| 45 | 9 | "For My First Time and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Hajimete no Kinen to Kanojo" (Japanese: 初めて記念と彼女) | Hiroshi Kimura | Rie Uehara | Hiroshi Matsuzono | August 30, 2025[p] |
| 46 | 10 | "Ring Finger and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kusuriyubi to Kanojo" (Japanese: 薬指と彼女) | Akiko Nakano | Rie Uehara | Hiroshi Matsuzono | September 6, 2025[o] |
| 47 | 11 | "Guilt and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Zaiakukan to Kanojo" (Japanese: 罪悪感と彼女) | Marie Koizumi | Mitsutaka Hirota | Daigo Kinoshita | September 13, 2025[o] |
| 48 | 12 | "Paradise and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Rakuen to Kanojo" (Japanese: 楽園と彼女) | Akiko Nakano | Mitsutaka Hirota | Shinya Une | September 20, 2025[p] |
Season 5 (2026)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [43][44][h] | Directed by [43] | Written by [43] | Storyboarded by [43] | Original release date [45][f][g] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 1 | "Ex-Girlfriend, Nanami Mami" Transliteration: "Moto Kano, Nanami Mami" (Japanese: 元カノ、七海麻美) | Akira Mano | Mitsutaka Hirota | Hiroshi Matsuzono | April 11, 2026 |
| 50 | 2 | "Rental Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Rentaru no Kanojo" (Japanese: レンタルの彼女) | Hiroshi Kimura | Mitsutaka Hirota | Hiroshi Kimura & Aleksei Iatsutko | April 18, 2026 |
| 51 | 3 | "The End of the Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Owari no Kanojo" (Japanese: 終わりの彼女) | Akiko Nakano | Rie Uehara | Hiroshi Matsuzono | April 25, 2026 |
| 52 | 4 | "Climax and Girlfriend" Transliteration: "Kuraimakkusu to Kanojo" (Japanese: クライマックスと彼女) | TBA | TBA | TBA | May 2, 2026 |