The BEST episodes of Rent-a-Girlfriend
Every episode of Rent-a-Girlfriend ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Rent-a-Girlfriend!
In today’s Japan, "rental" services can deliver an afternoon with a "friend," a "parent," even a fake girlfriend! 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. Completely spiteful, 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," Mizuhara Chizuru, 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! A reckless rom-com filled with love and excitement is about to begin!
#1 - Parting and Girlfriend
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/9/2023
With Sayuri's prospects looking bleak, Kazuya pulls off the only thing he can do for Chizuru and her.
#2 - Girlfriend and Boyfriend
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/23/2023
Kazuya decides to rent Chizuru out for an entire day and puts together a date plan to help cheer her up. Will he be successful?
#3 - Ideal Girlfriend and Girlfriend
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/30/2023
Seeing Chizuru overcome with grief, Kazuya decides to give her an outlet and sees the ensuing moment as a big change in their relationship.
#4 - Ring and Girlfriend
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/3/2022
Kazuya can barely process Ruka's actions when Nagomi decides to drop another bomb on the party.
#5 - Night and Girlfriend
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/23/2022
Kazuya has barely dealt with the aftermath of Mami's visit when he gets another aggressive visitor!
#6 - Provisional Girlfriend and Girlfriend
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/22/2020
While Kazuya desperately tries to get Ruka to promise she won't reveal his secret, she tells him her own.
#7 - Ring Finger and Girlfriend
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/6/2025
Chizuru and Ruka have run-ins with the Kinoshita family women.
#8 - Kazuya and Girlfriend
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/19/2023
It's Ruka's birthday, and Kazuya has to stay true to his word and grant her anything she desires. But what does she want, really?
#9 - For My First Time and Girlfriend
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/30/2025
Ruka has her doubts about this trip, and her doubts are amplified by the conversations she has!
#10 - Strings and Girlfriend
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/23/2025
Chizuru and Kazuya deal with a little incident, blissfully unaware of the moves Mami is making.
#11 - Hawaiians and Girlfriend
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/16/2025
The Hawaiians stay begins in absolute chaos as Mami has joined the fray!
#12 - Family Trip and Girlfriend
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/9/2025
It's time for the Kinoshita tradition—a two-night, three-day trip to Spa Resort Hawaiians!
#13 - Promised Time and Girlfriend
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/2/2025
Mami finally confronts Chizuru. How will this explosive situation turn out?
#15 - Daikanyama and Girlfriend
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/19/2025
Chizuru and Kazuya are invited to a party in the super-fancy area of Daikanyama.
#16 - Sigh and Girlfriend
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/12/2025
Kazuya suggests that he and Chizuru get lunch together. How will she take it?
#17 - Routine and Girlfriend
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/5/2025
Summer break is over, and routine returns to Kazuya's life. Something he needs to fix, and fast.
#18 - Spontaneous Trip and Girlfriend
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/16/2023
Not knowing what to do, Kazuya looks to good old Sumi for advice. She decides to take him on a trip to help clear his mind.
#19 - Family and Girlfriend
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/2/2023
Sayuri tags along with Kazuya and Chizuru as they scout out the cinema they'll be screening their movie in, and it brings back memories for her.
#20 - Loneliness and Girlfriend
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/27/2026
Loneliness torments poor Kazuya, but there is a solution to everything.
#21 - Guilt and Girlfriend
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/13/2025
Mami confronts Chizuru and urges her to make a decision.
#22 - Paradise and Girlfriend
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/20/2025
Kazuya's filled with guilt after Nagomi's display of gratitude, and Chizuru has a decision to make with Mami.
#23 - Ex-Girlfriend, Nanami Mami
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/2026
What is Mami planning to do by renting Chizuru out? What's going through her mind?
#24 - Rental Girlfriend
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/18/2026
How will Mami respond to Chizuru? And can Kazuya process what he thinks is a rejection?
#25 - The End of the Girlfriend
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/25/2026
Chizuru's rental GF secret may be out. How will people react, and how can Kazuya and Chizuru escape this?