Written and illustrated by Reiji Miyajima, the manga series Rent-A-Girlfriend began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on July 12, 2017,[1] and has been compiled into thirty-four volumes as of November 2023.[2] The series is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA, which released the first volume in English on June 2, 2020.[3] Kodansha published an anthology of the series on August 17, 2020.[4][5]
A spin-off manga series, titled Rent-A-(Really Shy!)-Girlfriend (彼女、人見知ります, Kanojo, Hitomishirimasu), also written and illustrated by Miyajima, has been serialized in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app since June 21, 2020. The series focuses on the character Sumi Sakurasawa.[6] It has been compiled into three volumes as of May 2022.[7] Individual chapters of the series are called ratings.
Volumes
Rent-A-Girlfriend
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1 | October 17, 2017[8] | 978-4-06-510221-3 | June 2, 2020[9] | 978-1-63-236997-0 (print) 978-1-64-659565-5 (digital) | |
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After having been dumped by his girlfriend, college student Kazuya Kinoshita uses an online app to hire a girl for a date, and meets the beautiful and stylish Chizuru Mizuhara. However, after reading the comments from previous customers that she acts nice to all her clients, he gets upset and starts criticizing her behavior on their next date. Chizuru pulls him aside and criticizes him back for giving her a low rating and for embarrassing her in public. While they are arguing, he gets news that his grandmother Nagomi had collapsed; he leaves immediately and Chizuru is forced to follow him to the hospital too. Although it turns out to be nothing serious, his grandmother is elated to see that he finally has a girlfriend. They agree to part ways afterwards, but discovers that they attend the same college, where Chizuru dresses up like a nerd to avoid attention. Kazuya rents Chizuru again for another hospital visit, but they discover Chizuru's grandmother has also been staying there. At home, they discovers that they are next door neighbors, and have to deal with Nagomi visiting. Kazuya requests Chizuru to let him rent her once a week to keep up appearances with his family, but on one of their dates, they bump into Kazuya's friends, who invites them to a drinking party that includes his ex, Mami Nanami. At the party, Mami talks about Kazuya's flaws until Chizuru tells her to stop it. | |||||
2 | December 15, 2017[10] | 978-4-06-510580-1 | August 25, 2020[11] | 978-1-63-236998-7 (print) 978-1-64-659406-1 (digital) | |
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3 | February 16, 2018[12] | 978-4-06-510970-0 | October 20, 2020[13] | 978-1-64-651063-4 (print) 978-1-64-659838-0 (digital) | |
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4 | April 17, 2018[14] | 978-4-06-511207-6 | December 8, 2020[15] | 978-1-64-651064-1 (print) 978-1-64-659890-8 (digital) | |
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5 | June 15, 2018[16] | 978-4-06-511621-0 | March 9, 2021[17] | 978-1-64-651089-4 (print) 978-1-63-699068-2 (digital) | |
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6 | September 14, 2018[18] | 978-4-06-512239-6 | June 1, 2021[19] | 978-1-64-651090-0 (print) 978-1-63-699112-2 (digital) | |
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7 | November 16, 2018[20] | 978-4-06-512994-4 | July 20, 2021[21] | 978-1-64-651091-7 (print) 978-1-63-699330-0 (digital) | |
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8 | January 17, 2019[22] | 978-4-06-513937-0 | September 21, 2021[23] | 978-1-64-651092-4 (print) 978-1-63-699383-6 (digital) | |
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9 | March 15, 2019[24] | 978-4-06-514446-6 | October 5, 2021[25] | 978-1-64-651093-1 (print) 978-1-63-699493-2 (digital) | |
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10 | May 17, 2019[26] | 978-4-06-515139-6 | December 21, 2021 (digital) December 28, 2021 (print)[27] | 978-1-63-699587-8 (digital) 978-1-64-651094-8 (print) | |
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11 | August 16, 2019[28] | 978-4-06-515727-5 | March 15, 2022[29] | 978-1-64-651392-5 (print) 978-1-63-699689-9 (digital) | |
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12 | October 17, 2019[30] | 978-4-06-517162-2 | April 12, 2022[31] | 978-1-64-651393-2 (print) 978-1-68-491283-4 (digital) | |
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13 | December 17, 2019[32] | 978-4-06-517546-0 | June 14, 2022[33] | 978-1-64-651394-9 (print) 978-1-68-491304-6 (digital) | |
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14 | March 17, 2020[34] | 978-4-06-518556-8 | August 16, 2022 (digital) October 4, 2022 (print)[35] | 978-1-68-491612-2 (digital) 978-1-64-651533-2 (print) | |
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15 | June 17, 2020[36] | 978-4-06-519178-1 | November 29, 2022[37] | 978-1-64-651534-9 (print) 978-1-68-491683-2 (digital) | |
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16 | August 17, 2020[38] | 978-4-06-520332-3 | December 20, 2022[39] | 978-1-64-651535-6 (print) 978-1-68-491741-9 (digital) | |
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17 | September 17, 2020[40] | 978-4-06-520600-3 | February 14, 2023 (digital) February 28, 2023 (print)[41] | 978-1-68-491871-3 (digital) 978-1-64-651536-3 (print) | |
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18 | November 17, 2020[42] | 978-4-06-521253-0 | April 11, 2023 (digital) April 18, 2023 (print)[43] | 978-1-68-491952-9 (digital) 978-1-64-651537-0 (print) | |
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19 | February 17, 2021[44] | 978-4-06-521641-5 | June 13, 2023[45] | 978-1-64-651538-7 (print) 979-8-88-933013-4 (digital) | |
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20 | April 16, 2021[46] | 978-4-06-522978-1 | August 22, 2023[47] | 978-1-64-651539-4 (print) 979-8-88-933211-4 (digital) | |
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21 | June 17, 2021[48] | 978-4-06-523582-9 | October 24, 2023[49] | 978-1-64-651540-0 (print) 979-8-88-933243-5 (digital) | |
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22 | August 17, 2021[50] | 978-4-06-524487-6 | December 19, 2023[51] | 978-1-64-651541-7 (print) 979-8-88-933359-3 (digital) | |
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23 | October 15, 2021[52] | 978-4-06-525140-9 | February 20, 2024[53] | 978-1-64-651635-3 | |
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24 | December 17, 2021[54] | 978-4-06-526285-6 | April 16, 2024[55] | 978-1-64-651748-0 | |
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25 | February 17, 2022[56] | 978-4-06-526894-0 | June 18, 2024[57] | 978-1-64-651749-7 | |
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26 | May 17, 2022[58] | 978-4-06-527923-6 | TBA | — | |
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27 | July 15, 2022[59] | 978-4-06-528497-1 | TBA | — | |
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28 | September 16, 2022[60] | 978-4-06-529128-3 | TBA | — | |
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29 | December 16, 2022[61] | 978-4-06-529936-4 | TBA | — | |
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30 | February 17, 2023[62] | 978-4-06-530643-7 | TBA | — | |
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31 | May 17, 2023[63] | 978-4-06-531573-6 | TBA | — | |
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32 | July 14, 2023[64] | 978-4-06-532184-3 | TBA | — | |
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33 | September 14, 2023[65] | 978-4-06-532893-4 | TBA | — | |
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34 | November 16, 2023[66] | 978-4-06-533553-6 | TBA | — | |
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35 | February 16, 2024[67] | 978-4-06-534568-9 | TBA | — |
Chapters not yet published in volume format
These chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume. They were originally serialized in Japanese in issues of Weekly Shōnen Magazine:
- "My Girlfriend and the Card Game 2" (糸と彼女②, Ito to kanojo ②)
- "My Girlfriend and the Card Game 3" (糸と彼女③, Ito to kanojo ③)
- "My Friend and My Girlfriend 3" (友達と彼女③, Tomodachi to kanojo ③)
- "My Girlfriend and 'That Time' 1" (アレと彼女①, Are to kanojo ①)
- "My Girlfriend and 'That Time' 2" (アレと彼女②, Are to kanojo ②)
- "My Girlfriend and 'That Time' 3" (アレと彼女③, Are to kanojo ③)
- "My Girlfriend and the Rental Date 1" (レンカノと彼女①, Renkano to kanojo ①)
- "My Girlfriend and the Rental Date 2" (レンカノと彼女②, Renkano to kanojo ②)
- "My Girlfriend and the Rental Date 3" (レンカノと彼女③, Renkano to kanojo ③)
- "Cosplay and My Girlfriend 1" (コスプレと彼女①, Kosupure to kanojo ①)
- "Cosplay and My Girlfriend 2" (コスプレと彼女②, Kosupure to kanojo ②)
- "Cosplay and My Girlfriend 3" (コスプレと彼女③, Kosupure to kanojo ③)
Rent-A-(Really Shy!)-Girlfriend
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
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1 | September 17, 2020[68] | 978-4-06-520602-7 | November 9, 2021[69] | 978-1-64-651365-9 (print) 978-1-63-699580-9 (digital) | |
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2 | February 17, 2021[70] | 978-4-06-522069-6 | January 11, 2022[71] | 978-1-64-651385-7 (print) 978-1-63-699679-0 (digital) | |
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3 | May 17, 2022[72] | 978-4-06-525145-4 | November 8, 2022[73] | 978-1-64-651410-6 (print) 978-1-68-491676-4 (digital) | |
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