Image: Reiji Miyajima, Kodansha / "Rent-a-Girlfriend" Production Committee 2026
AMBot | 03/14/2026 | Reading Time: 3 Min.
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The fifth season of the anime adaptation of Reiji Miyajima's manga "Kanojo, Okarishimasu" (Rent-A-Girlfriend) has a start date: It will air on Japanese television starting April 10, 2026. Simultaneously, the creators released a second key visual and a main trailer, which shows a romantically tense scene between the protagonists Chizuru and Kazuya.
The new promotional video begins with a close-up of the two, their lips coming dangerously close. Later, Kazuya finds himself in a precarious situation when he picks up Mami's smartphone, whose screen shows Chizuru's profile as a "rental girlfriend." The trailer also offers a first listen to the opening melody "Non Scenario Etude," which was written and composed by Chizuru's voice actress Sora Amamiya.
The fifth season forms the second half of the so-called "Hawaiians Arc" and continues the story seamlessly from the end of the fourth season. The focus is on the escalating web of lies surrounding Kazuya and Chizuru, whose relationship is put to a hard test by the appearance of Mami and the secrets of the past.
In addition to Sora Amamiya as Chizuru Mizuhara, the main roles are once again voiced by Shun Horie as Kazuya Kinoshita, Aoi Yūki as Mami Nanami, Nao Tōyama as Ruka Sarashina, Rie Takahashi as Sumi Sakurasawa, and Yū Serizawa as Mini Yaemori. The core production team also remains unchanged: Kazuomi Koga directs, the screenplay is by Mitsutaka Hirota, and the character design is by Kanna Hirayama. The animation is produced as usual by TMS Entertainment.
The broadcast will begin in the night from April 10 to 11 at 2:23 a.m. (JST) in the "Animeism" programming block on the channels MBS, TBS, and CBC. Already two days earlier, on April 8, the streaming service DMM TV will begin releasing the new episodes. Ahead of the premiere, the main cast members Shun Horie, Sora Amamiya, and Nao Tōyama are expected to appear on stage at the "AnimeJapan 2026" fair on March 28 and 29 at the DMM.com booth to talk about the new season.
The voice actors expressed enthusiasm about the continuation in pre-released statements. Sora Amamiya emphasized the increasingly precarious situation for her character Chizuru and hinted at deeper insights into Mami's past. Aoi Yūki, in turn, expressed particular delight at finally being able to perform the long-awaited key scenes surrounding her role Mami.
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The new promotional video begins with a close-up of the two, their lips coming dangerously close. Later, Kazuya finds himself in a precarious situation when he picks up Mami's smartphone, whose screen shows Chizuru's profile as a "rental girlfriend." The trailer also offers a first listen to the opening melody "Non Scenario Etude," which was written and composed by Chizuru's voice actress Sora Amamiya.
The fifth season forms the second half of the so-called "Hawaiians Arc" and continues the story seamlessly from the end of the fourth season. The focus is on the escalating web of lies surrounding Kazuya and Chizuru, whose relationship is put to a hard test by the appearance of Mami and the secrets of the past.
In addition to Sora Amamiya as Chizuru Mizuhara, the main roles are once again voiced by Shun Horie as Kazuya Kinoshita, Aoi Yūki as Mami Nanami, Nao Tōyama as Ruka Sarashina, Rie Takahashi as Sumi Sakurasawa, and Yū Serizawa as Mini Yaemori. The core production team also remains unchanged: Kazuomi Koga directs, the screenplay is by Mitsutaka Hirota, and the character design is by Kanna Hirayama. The animation is produced as usual by TMS Entertainment.
The broadcast will begin in the night from April 10 to 11 at 2:23 a.m. (JST) in the "Animeism" programming block on the channels MBS, TBS, and CBC. Already two days earlier, on April 8, the streaming service DMM TV will begin releasing the new episodes. Ahead of the premiere, the main cast members Shun Horie, Sora Amamiya, and Nao Tōyama are expected to appear on stage at the "AnimeJapan 2026" fair on March 28 and 29 at the DMM.com booth to talk about the new season.
The voice actors expressed enthusiasm about the continuation in pre-released statements. Sora Amamiya emphasized the increasingly precarious situation for her character Chizuru and hinted at deeper insights into Mami's past. Aoi Yūki, in turn, expressed particular delight at finally being able to perform the long-awaited key scenes surrounding her role Mami.
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This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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