Kanojo, Okarishimasu (彼女、お借りします?, English: "Rent a Girlfriend") is a romantic comedy manga series written and drawn by Reiji Miyajima. The series began serialization in Weekly Shonen Magazine in merger issue No.32 on July, 2017 and has been compiled into 19 physical Japanese volumes as of February 2021.
The series received an anime adaptation annoucement on its one hundred and twenty-first chapter.
Plot
20-year-old college student Kazuya Kinoshita is feeling gloomy after his girlfriend dumped him for another guy. Tired of feeling alone, he decides to use the app "Diamond" to get himself a rental girlfriend.
When he meets Chizuru Mizuhara, he thinks he has finally found the perfect girl with everything he could possibly ask for. But is it really possible for things to get intimate between them when Chizuru is just a borrowed girlfriend?
History
Reiji Miyajima finished his first work AKB49: Renai Kinshi Jourei in 2016 and later completed his second work Mononote: Edo Shinobi Kagyou in 2017.
In July of 2017, Reiji returned with his brand new work Kanojo, Okarishimasu that was published in Weekly Shounen Magazine's 32nd issue.
On December 25, 2019 the series was announced for an anime adaptation in Weekly Shounen Magazine's 4-5 issue.
Manga Sales
The series has reached 2 million copies in print with 10 volumes out.
On December 17, 2019, with the release of Volume 13, the series has reached 3 million copies in print.
After the release of the anime, in August 2020, the series has reached 5 million copies in print.
On May 29, 2021 the series has reached 8.3 million copies in circulation.
Chapters & Volumes
Volume 1
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| 1 | October 17, 2017 | 978-4-06-510221-3 | Volume 1 |
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Volume 2
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| 2 | December 15, 2017 | 978-4-06-510580-1 | Volume 2 |
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Volume 3
Volume 4
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| 4 | April 17, 2018 | 978-4-06-511207-6 | Volume 4 |
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Volume 5
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| 5 | June 15, 2018 | 978-4-06-511621-0 | Volume 5 |
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Volume 6
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| 6 | September 14, 2018 | 978-4-06-510970-0 | Volume 6 |
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Volume 7
Volume 8
Volume 9
Volume 10
Volume 11
Volume 12
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| 12 | October 17,2019 (JP) | 978-4-06-517162-2 (JP) | Volume 12 |
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Volume 13
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| 13 | December 17,2019 (JP) | 978-4-06-517546-0 (JP) | Volume 13 |
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Volume 14
Volume 15
Volume 16
Volume 17
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| 17 | September 17, 2020 (JP) | 978-4-06-520600-3 | Volume 17 |
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Volume 18
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| 18 | November 17, 2020 (JP) | 978-4-06-521253-0 | Volume 18 |
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Volume 19
Volume 20
Volume 21
Chapters not yet published in volume format
- Chapter 185: The Girlfriend and the All-Out Defense
- Chapter 186: The Girlfriend and the No-Go
- Chapter 187: The Girlfriend and the (Provisional) Girlfriend
- Chapter 188: The Girlfriend and Paradise (Part 1)
- Chapter 189: The Girlfriend and Paradise (Part 2)
Promotion
Weekly Shonen Magazine Issues
