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Rent a Girlfriend 2 Shows Off Opening Theme Song in New Commercial

Rent a Girlfriend Season 2 revealed a new commercial that highlights the July 1 premiere date but also introduces the opening theme song by CHiCO with HoneyWorks “Himitsu Koigokoro“. TMS Entertainment is animating the sequel.

Rent a Girlfriend Season 2 Commercial

Kazuomi Koga is directing season 2 of Rent-a-Girlfriend anime, with Kanna Hirayama on character designs. Hyadain is composing the music. TMS Entertainment also animated the first season of the anime adaptation, which had 12 episodes and aired in the summer of 2020. Rent a Girlfriend Season 2 recently revealed a new key visual that features all of the girls – Ruka SarashinaSumi SakurasawaMami Nanami, and Chizuru Mizuhara. MIMiNARI and asmi who are performing “Ienai“ – the ending theme song.

The story is based on a manga by Reiji Miyajima. Kodansha publishes the manga in English and describes the plot as:
In today’s Japan, “rental” services can deliver an afternoon with a “friend,” a “parent,” even a fake girlfriend! After a staggering betrayal by his girlfriend, hapless freshman 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,” 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! Family, school, and life all start to go wrong, too… It’s sweet but naïve boy meets cute but ruthless girl in this 21st-century manga rom-com!

Source: Official Kanokari Twitter, DMM Pictures YouTube
©Reiji Miyajima, Kodansha / “Kanojo, Okarishimasu” Production Committee 2022

Tamara Lazic

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