The summer 2020 anime adaptation of the manga Rent-A-Girlfriend is getting some new attention as some new updates on the property have come in. After being quiet for a bit, a fourth season was announced in July 2024 with plans for a 2025 debut. Earlier this year, the production revealed that the first of two parts will arrive in July 2025, with a break before the second part arrives, presumably in early 2026. The main staff and cast are all coming back for it, with the director from the first two seasons coming back to replace Shinya Une.
Now, as we inch closer to the summer season, Crunchyroll has revealed at its industry panel at CCXP Mexico that it has picked up the season for streaming. Details regarding potential dubs will come later for the property, but the series is set for worldwide availability outside of Asia.
The series was directed by Kazuomi Koga based on the scripts from Mitsutaka Hirota. Kanna Hirayama worked on the character designs with TMS Entertainment working on the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes Sora Amamiya as Chizuru Mizuhara, Aoi Yūki as Mami Nanami, Nao Tōyama as Ruka Sarashina, Rie Takahashi as Sumi Sakrasawa, Shun Horie as Kazuya Kinoshita, Yukari Nozawa as Nagomi Kinoshita, Masayuki Akasaka as Yoshiaki Kibe, and Gakuto Kajiwara as Shun Kuribayashi.
The manga from Reiji Miyajima began in 2017 and has twelve volumes to its name as of its anime announcement. The property is serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine with Kodansha Comics bringing it out in English in 2020.
The Peggies will be performing the opening song “Centimeter” while halca will handle the ending theme song “Kokukahu Bungee Jumping.”
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Plot Concept: Kinoshita Kazuya is a 20-year-old failure of a college student. He managed to kiss his girlfriend once, but was dumped after a month. “Ugh… Damn it. I never want to go through that again.” Completely spiteful, Kazuya uses a certain method to date a girl. He goes to their meeting place and suddenly hears,”You’re Kazuya-kun, right?” A beautiful girl brushing her long, black hair behind her ear was there, smiling at him. Her name was Mizuhara Chizuru. Something real is born after just a single rental! A reckless rom-com filled with love and excitement is about to begin!
