Kanojo, Okarishimasu

Hi, there this is my first review so don't expect much. First off the Overall is not a 7 realistically at best it's a 5 or 6, but I gave it a 7 because I just enjoyed it. The best way to describe this is a dumpster fire. You either want to see what happens till the end or you just don't care and you leave. The one relatable thing about this anime/manga is how difficult it is to date in the modern world, which is another reason why I enjoy more than what I should. End of the short review.


Long review

Story:5
It's kind of generic not gonna lie. its saving grace would only be that when it wants to it can hit all the emotional points very well. The problem is it happens very few and far between. It can be a bit slow at some points but honestly, it is pretty fast passed.

Art:8
The art is honestly beautiful, can't say much more than that.

Characters: 6
Again I am being nice the characters aren't great. You can forget that the lead guy is 20 by the way he can act (he does have moments that make you proud to have kept reading). Honestly can be more like an immature high schooler. The reason I gave this a 6 and not a 4/5 is because you can tell the characters apart from each other. I take characters that can be a bit stupid but memorable personalities over characters that are bland and one-directional.

Enjoyment:7
Personal enjoyment I gave a 7 because no matter how bad it got I still kept on reading the next chapter. Again this could easily be 5 at best, but like I said I kept on reading the next chapter.

Overall:7
It's not perfect it can make you question what's going on, but those little moments throughout the story is what keeps you invested. No matter how much you get annoyed you end up wanting to know what happens by the end.

So I recommend it with all it's imperfections cause I still want to know what happens by the end. Just don't go in expecting a masterpiece.

I honestly enjoy this manga a lot and can't wait for more chapters to be released!

To begin with, the character development is pretty strong in my opinion. Throughout the manga we start to have a better understanding of why the characters do what they do and they are who they are. While the premise of the manga is about renting girlfriends I would categorize it as a slice of life manga because of the bits of real life that are intertwined within the series.

Do people get dumped in real life? Sure of course they do, do those people also rent a girlfriend? Not sure, but in the case of our protagonist that's what happened. Although he does pay for the companionship of the rent a girlfriend it becomes much more and gets explored quite thoroughly and that's what really made me attached to it. The main characters were fleshed out and while there are definitely some perverted scenes, I feel like it just added to the slice of life genre. Everyone has crushes on people and may imagine themselves with that person from time to time so that have that included in a more realistic way helped me really enjoy it.

Right now, I m not up to date but I've read more than half of the chapters so far. I love how each character has their own style and it's not very cringy. I feel like the situation is very understandable on what's happening on why everything is complicated. I'm mostly annoyed by one thing: Kazuya's relationship with Ruka. It was nice at first but I felt like they kept dragging it on. Maybe I need to read more to see what happens, but where Im at, Kazuya knows his feelings for Chizuru yet he still is holding onto her almost as a "just in case it doesnt go well." It's just becoming an eyesore at this point with their relationship.

After reading the first few chapters I decided to continue reading and after reading 155 chapters I feel like the writer is being dragged to elongate the story. I actually don't have a huge problem with the story overall but the mc is a big loser. Even after 155 chapters, he hasn't manned up. I thought he was gonna have some character development but he never did. During the "movie arc" it felt like he was growing but he wasn't. He's still the same crybaby of a MC that he was in the very 1st chapter. This manga had so much potential but it's going down. I hope the mangaka gives it a proper ending and at least let the mc grow.

This is my first review here, I hope it should be O.K.

At the beginning, the story is so simple, nothing special. A bit boring with main character, Kinoshita Kazuya. However, the storyline still keep some interest from me. Yeah, until the circumstance in the chapter xx.

Unfortunately, the story line is not too hard to predict. I hope I could see more character development. ;)

If you are looking for a good manga, this one is not bad to waste time to read.

Story is the simple one, so 6 is fair.

Art is not bad, although I dont like this style.

Character is quite good, I see some development from them. 8 is fine.

Enjoyment, be honestly I should give them 8.5 or more. Too early to judge.

Overall is 7+ at this moment.

It's a fun story. Kazuya is a pathetic guy, I want to punch him in the face, but after 15 chapters, he becomes a pathetic guy who worthy to be MC. The story becomes more fun after Kazuya forgot about Mami, an ex-girlfriend who dumped him.

The art is good, the story is good, the characters not really 3-dimensional, but not without personality either. Some trope in this story handled very well, and there's a definitive progression in the story.

About Ruka. Ruka could be the best girl in this story, but shame to the author to handled Ruka this way. Her motivation to love Kazuya is kinda shallow, and I hope Ruka can properly like Kazuya not just because of her heartbeats. On the other way, (it's kinda spoiler) the progression of Chizuru, when she began to love Kazuya, is really great.

This show is slow burn type of romance. Cliche'd, harem genre-ish events eventually lead to invaluable moments of character development that make you appreciate the time it took to get there. A word of warning though, it takes a really long time to get there. I was 35-ish chapters in and was still contemplating on dropping the series.

The main characters initially appear trope-ish and simple, but they do receive good development, albeit excruciatingly slowly. For example, the protagonist Kazuya is pretty much insufferable thoughout the earlier parts of the series but he eventually grows (he doesn't outgrow his lecherous habits though). Seeing the bonds and interactions deepen between the main characters is something I've enjoyed over time with this show. However, the side characters are by far the weakest part of this series. I feel the author either forgot to develop them, or introduced them to fill in a particular trope, which is sad as they are designed really well from an aesthetic aspect.

Which leads to the art aspect of this show. It's by far one of the better romance's in terms of art. The panels in this manga flow beautifully, and the characters (only the heroines I guess) are stylish and drawn well. The fan service is top tier too, just enough to get you into the story.

I've read more than 100 chapters of this and i hate it, it has become more of a chore than an enjoyable reading experience but if i drop it now having read those 100 chapters would've been a complete waste of time, it's so boring, so much bs happens to keep the story going, the characters are so shallow and the mc doesn't get nearly enough character development as people want to make it seem, i don't care about how accurate it is to real life, i just care about the fact that it's like any other romcom, they try to make the series longer with misunderstandings/drama and "shy" protags but its just annoying and unnerving, i just want to scream, it's so boring, so desperating and the characters are so boring, i don't even have a waifu/husbando they're all so boring, i just like mami-chan and the fandom hates her without actually analising her character or reading chapter 0, looks like the manga won't end any time soon, it has so much stuff to resolve and answer but the way they continue the story is so annoying. This will probably end up being recognized and kind of known but not really special or anyone's favorite 10/10 manga/anime.

I personally like this manga, although its pretty annoying.

Story: Fine. Its enjoyable, it was a fun read from the start to the current chapter, and the misunderstanding was really funny sometimes, but it doesn't have much of a character development even if there's an event that will probably start a character development it always ended with nothing happened. I'll give it a 6 for the story.

Art: Really good. The art is the most appealing element of this manga it was very clean and also it perfectly capture the scene perfectly and the screentones used was perfect for every scene. I'll give it 10 for the art.

Character: Its not good, but its not bad either. But I hate most of the charaters. Just like what I said it doesn't have much character development and the mc is annoying he doesn't like to have a problem but he keeps doing something that will cause him problems. The main heroine at first she was serious type of girl that will do everything to fulfill her dreams and she was dependable while she's working, but as the story goes on she became stubborn and she doesn't want to face reality and it causes problem not only her but also in the characters around her, well she was still serious about her dreams but she can't do it in her own, But I become invested on the charaters. I'll give it 4 for the character.

Enjoyment: 10. even though I hate most of the characters I enjoy it. And it has some moments that makes me feel sad and sometime it makes me laugh and its one of the manga that I read in a short period of time and I can say that I enjoy it.

Overall: 8. I know others said it could be higher and other said it was lower than eight but its my personal opinion because I really enjoy it.

I found Kanojo, Okarishimasu, one day when I was scrolling through Manga rock looking for a new romance manga to read. After reading a few chapters, I was hooked. Mainly because it explored an idea in which I have not even thought before reading this manga. The idea of having a "rental girlfriend". Therefore when I began reading this manga, I found it quite interesting.

Likes: I quite liked the development of the main character's personality and his thoughts throughout the manga. In addition, I also quite like his "rental girlfriend"'s personality which is completely opposite to him, highlighting their specific traits and characteristics making it very enjoyable to read. The main characters simply acted as a foil for each other which I found the writer doing it very effectively.

Dislikes: Although there are many good ideas and concepts in this manga, I sometimes found this manga's storyline to be very generic. This is mainly because of the generic and unoriginal side characters. Although the main characters are great, the side characters I find, lack development and unique characteristics thus making the manga to seem to lack originality.

Conclusion: There is no doubt this is a good manga with an interesting concept/idea and a great main character development. However, it would be better with the side character's development being more emphasized and allowing them to have unique, never seen before, characteristics as right now the plot is leaning towards a quite cliche romance manga.
Nevertheless, if you have spare time and looking for a good romance manga to read, I would recommend definitely.

This manga has a sort-of rough start. If you are coming from the anime you will surely be pleasantly surprised at how the manga differs and grows throughout the story. The story in the manga begins to branch off from the premise of renting a girlfriend all while never forgetting it.

The development of characters such as Chizuru becomes one of the best things about this manga and as the story progresses I found myself forgetting it was even Rent-a-Girlfriend. If you even slightly found the anime enjoyable and are curious about where the story goes after, I highly suggest you read the manga.

Even characters you don't like are not as bad in the manga (looking at you Ruka). Near the beginning of the series, the characters are not the greatest and you may even dislike Kazuya and find him cringy. Don't worry I did too. The greatest thing about having a meh character is how much room for growth there is and the path that Kazuya takes to become a man he can respect is worth reading in and of itself.

If you enjoyed the anime or are just wondering if the manga is good at all, imo its 10x better than the anime and then some. I found the anime unwatchable at times due to the highly cringy moments Kazuya would bring about but the manga is in a different league of quality.

It's like when you order mcdonalds and the fries are freshly made and taste amazing. What makes this better than the usual shit you get is that there at least were som effort put in.

This is a very standard harem manga, but it has an extremely well developed and down to earth female leads. Usually girls in manga tend to have the emotional capacity of children (and there is some of that in this), but its overshadowed by how a lot of people tend to react down to earth in most situations.

The MC is a huge beta tho, it gets painful at times

Your typical Boy-got-dumped, need to find a rebound ecchi manga. Going to spare all the details, but overall has some good quality art, and character designs. As for the MC, he seems to not make up his mind when picking a girl in his non-ending harem. The author of this manga just seems to throw in a new girl every time, makes the reader forget about them for 30 chapters, and brings them in again after there's story/relationship progress with the "main" girl he's after.

Good art, but it goes no where.

Would I recommend it? Sure, for the first few chapters, but currently no.

This review is written after reading 142 chapters.
For me this manga went from a really good to downhill pretty fast.
Story(6/10): When I started out reading this manga it did give me decent setting of story(First time came to know about the concept of rental girlfriends). I really had high expectations from this manga and it did deliver it at first. However mc's jumping between girls is a huge turnoff for me.
Character(2/10): The major demerit for me for this manga is Kazuya. Like how conflicted in heart a person can be and change his attitude on a whim. It took him more than 100 chapters to grow a pair down there. I literally feel sorry for Kibe(his friend) when he give advice to him about his ex. I usually don't curse but Kazuya is such a D**k that don't appreciate the help he gets from others. I don't even understand how the characters in the manga keep up with such a main protagonist. The only character for me that show's decent character development is chizuru and how she works for making her dream come true. I also liked Sumi and Ruka but I believe that Kazuya is no good for them and not the other way around.
Art(7/10): Art style I would is pretty decent for the manga and the characters and background are well portrayed.
Overall(4/10): I did give this manga a chance and kept reading it but it really didn't strike a chord with me. However this is my personal opinion and I believe this manga is such that other people may find it to be really good. So I do recommend this manga to someone who is looking for a rom-com story even though though I personally didn't like the manga.

It is truly a great story and could easily be the case for any guy who has trouble controlling his hormones and confidence. There are many coincidences, but that's what makes it so great. It satisfies our desires to some extent. Our inner yearning as a male. It is overall a slower story compared to what I have seen, but that's another thing that is so great. You can see character improvement over time and not just suddenly, which can seem so fake.

Very binge worthy, but a killer to wait for, especially now. If you feel like binging it, I would wait until the manga is complete because I am dying inside.

Can't help but fall in love with Chizuru as a character. Rooting for Kazuya!
(I hope this helps and isn't a spoiler of any sorts.)

Kanojo, Okarishimasu (I'd like to borrow a girlfriend) is another entry in the sea of harem romcom manga that floods the market. I had initial interest in this manga because of its premise and I hadn't really seen or read anything that sounds remotely like it, so I'd thought I'd give it a try. To my dismay, I was once again tricked by cute anime girl visuals into experiencing another harem romcom. That's not to say its all bad, and contrary to the opinion of most I would say its a serviceable and enjoyable read for the most part.

A lot of the problems that stem from this manga comes from our main character. He's what you would typically expect from from a harem romcom, and its as bad, if not worse than Raku was from the manga Nisekoi. His indecisiveness coupled with his bone-headed decision making really sours the entire reading experience and can make some of the chapters unpleasant to read. Where the manga shines though is with the female characters. Its usually the case with manga like these, but I can't express how much the female characters really carry the whole thing. They all have distinct personalities and while some of them don't particularly have a lot of depth, they are all fun to see and really liven up the manga.

So what do we have here? We have a great cast of female characters who are unique in their own rights, but we have a less than enjoyable main character that will make you want to tear your hair out at times. Is this worth your time? It's hard to say, but if you generally like harem romcom manga you would heavily enjoy this one. If you're more a fan of shonen, this would make you hate the harem romcom genre even more. I can't fully say that I hate it as I really did enjoy some parts of the manga, but I can't fully recommend it either. It's frustrating with manga like this because there is a lot of potential of it being great, but it hurts to see its potential squandered by the main character.

So in conclusion, if you're looking for something revolutionary, this isn't the right place to be. But if you're looking for a good way to pass the time, Kanojo, Okarishimasu is right up your alley.

My first ever review on MAL, I decided to let it be for this manga because I would feel pretty damn guilty if I had not.

Story: 4/10, I’m being generous here, since this has the Shounen tag and all, but overall nothing tasteful or worth noticing, and the story progresses in the most riduculous ways.

Art: 6/10, this depends a lot on everyone’s taste, I think the girls are nicely drawn, details are good enough. I would have given a 7 if male characters other than the MC did not look like corrugated sketches that were disposed of by the editor.

Character: 2/10. For me, a story cannot be good if the characters are not up to par. The reason I gave this double the score I should have, is solely because of Kibe. Calling the MC a piece of shit would be over-complimenting him, this guy makes Yuuki Rito and the senpai from Don’t Bully Me, Nagatoro look like the manliest characters on Earth. For a story and characters built around such an MC, how others managed to cope with his crap never fails to amaze me every chapter. Anyone with the least bit of self-esteem would find it impossible to relate to the MC in any way.

Enjoyment: 2/10. Only the art counts towards this, really.

Overall: 3/10. If you are the type of guy who would punch your best friend in the face for telling you to get over your ex - who everyone (including you) knows is a 2-faced bitch - then you might enjoy this manga.

I started from the anime and had a hard time enduring the very first eps. I mean, Kazuya (MC) is the master of “making us crazy”. And after 9 eps, I was pretty much done with the anime. Then one day, I was googling some images of Kanojo Okarishimasu and ended finding by accident a big spoiler page from a 3 digit chapter. This got me worried like “What happened here? Omg do I have to read the whole thing to know it?.. fine, I’ll read it” and that’s how I read 155 chs (lies. I started from where the anime stopped (around chapter 33)) in 1 day. Here’s my review:

Tl;dr: Dope story, evolves well. Beautiful drawings and cute girls. Unique characters. MC is a headache but give him a chance (more details below). Pure enjoyment (I love RomComs, so I’m a bit suspect to say it), worth reading. Overall: 9

Story - 9
It would be an easy 10, but Kazuya sometimes still gives me some headaches. But still, I don’t get bored reading it. I usually don’t read manga, I’m more into anime, but since it was a RomCom, I’ve opened a exception and gave it a try. And yes, to make me read 155 chs in 1 day, that’s a real deal right there. I warn you tho: I endured the first half like a boss. Seriously, don’t read it if you have anger issues. I do have. Almost threw my tablet off the window, but I endured it and it was totally worth it. The 2nd half just gets better and better. I can call Kazuya “my man” now, when at first I just wanted him to walk away from my babes, so he stops being an a****le with Chizuru and the girls. But now, I’m proud of my boy and I root for him to get out of his troubles.

Art - 10
“Wait, an ‘anime only’ weeb gave a 10 to the art?” I mean, yeah. Even I can tell how pretty the drawings are. The girls look super cute, the guys are basic, but boys ARE basic, so no problem with that, as long I can tell the difference between the MC and his friends, I see no problem. The scenario looks amazing aswell: no much pollution; detailed but simple; simple but detailed. I just love it.

Character - 9 (legend: 1st half -> 2nd half)
Kazuya - 3 -> 8
As I said, he really gave me headaches and almost made me lose my tablet a couple of times, BUT I can’t dislike him in the few moments where he’s being awesome. Not awesome enough to get a 9, because he still has a hard time to get over some stupid things he did, but cool enough to deserve my respect. Give him a chance, you will like him too.

Chizuru - 10 -> 9.5
I do love her. She’s gorgeous, mature, stunning, has attitude and can handle hard times by herself. But.. man I wish she wasn’t so hard on herself. She could make things much easier (on the 2nd half). But I respect her tenacity. I won’t talk much, to not risk giving a spoiler, but all I can say is that she really is amazing and keeps evolving above and beyond in each chapter. She is the queen afterall.

Mami - 3 -> 3
She’s Kazuya’s ex GF. Enough said. Got points for being cute, but “liking” her is a bit too much for me. But again, that’s me and my review. There’s a % of readers who will like her. I just happened to be in the % of who don’t. She appears more in the first half, so it won’t take long for you to rate her, if you start reading.

Ruka - 6 -> 8
She’s a bit annoying, but in the 2nd half she evolves nicely and I like her backstory. I kinda root for her, but since Kazuya and Chizuru are cannon, I don’t give high hopes, but still I just can’t help. She’s nice.

Sumi - 9 -> 12
BEST GIRL. Change my mind. I adopted her. I simp for her even in the “No simp september”. I secretly curse anyone who talks bad about her (in the manga and irl). Don’t you dare lewd her, you will lose an eye ò.ó. Ok, enough drama: She’s super cute, she tries her best in the cutest way possible, she is so reliable even in her shy way of living. I just can’t handle myself. Too bad Kazuya and Chizuru are cannon, I would really love my boy to take good care of best girl, since all I can do is read and he can be there for her. It’s sad that she doesn’t appear very often, but any chapter with her is a chapter worth reading. You will like her too. And if you don’t, it’s fine (I hope lightning strikes you twice ò.ó) ^^ <3

Enjoyment - 10
As you can see in my Character review, I’m having a lot of fun reading this manga. It’s the RomCom that I didn’t know I needed. Just pure joy. A rollercoaster of emotions, yes. But lots of joy.

Overall - 9
I think I talked too much in this review, but if you made it to this point, I just wanna say Thank You for reading it so far. It’s a lovely manga, I promise. This is my first review on MAL, which means a lot, since I watch anime for a long time, but never got open to share my reviews about em. Hope this wont be the last. If I helped you to consider reading it, let me know! Cya <3

It is fundamental human nature to be drawn to disasters. An explosion at a local power plant, a tsunami on the other side of the world, volcanic eruptions, ten car pileups. They shock and disturb us, and yet, we stand at the side of the road, stare, pull out our cell phones to record.Something does not allow us to look away.

Rent-a-Girlfriend belongs in a list of such calamities for much the same reason. This manga sucks. Big time. However, i cant stop reading it.

First we will start with the plot. I feel like there are many people who will hear the premise of this manga and say "yuck" already decided before they give it a shot how they feel. I am not one of those people. My main issue is an issue that has been a recurring problem with plenty of romance manga for some time. This plots main issues could be solved almost instantaneously if A. Kazuya would man up, tell his family the true nature of his and Mizuhara's relationship, and B. if Kazuya and Mizuhara would admit to each other that they have more than a renter and rentee relationship. Instead we get one step backwards and five steps back on both fronts constantly, with baffling decisions all around as the duo sinks ever further into a cesspit of lies and emotional manipulation, but not in any sort of compelling way.

Next we have the characters which range from entirely forgettable (kazuya's friends) to irredeemably possessive and irrational like Mami (you broke up with him and at the point im at in the manga nearly a year has passed, move on) All the main characters are massively flawed; not in any sort of way that makes them interesting mind you, they just dont have any redeeming qualities.

The are is good. The girls are cute. THeres some nice panels.

Like i said this manga sucks but i enjoy coming back to it to see how much worse its going to get, so, if you are a masochist like me, give it a shot.

Kanojo Okarishimasu has been getting a lot of heat lately and is the star for negative reviews. And after catching up to the latest chapter with the power of speedreading, it's honestly decent if you ask me.

What makes a decent manga?
For starters, it's the characters art style, and Kanojo Okarishimasu has perfect waifu's you'll have trouble choosing from. The character design is sexy as hell and for a manga with a slight ecchi, it really gives me the excitement while reading this piece.

Second is the plot, which basically bores the hell out of people due to its slow progression and lack of antagonists. It's about mid chapters, usually after chapter 90 where the plot reaches its climax, and the characters are faced with inner struggles, so I wouldn't blame the majority if they dropped this manga midway. Though like I said, I think this manga is better read with a fast pace.

The characters are a bunch of stereotypes, though I know you'll have a hard time in choosing the best girl. Although the majority shits on the MC too much, I've taken a liken to him since he reminds me of myself. In short, the King of Simps. The protagonist really takes his time to develop himself, while the other girls has been consistent with their personality. Though I would like to point out that this manga forgets the antagonist pretty much, with her appearance appearing only in few chapters at most. This is why the manga relies on the development of relationship of the protagonist with his harem to showcase the highlights of the plot.

To conclude this review, at first I was hesitant because the top reviews are full of negative feedbacks, but after speedreading my way to the latest chapter, even if its not as good as other manga's I'm currently reading, I had a fun time reading it, and I'll surely wait for the author to release more chapters.

Oh by the way, if you were put in a tight situation where time is limited and someone is on the brink of death, would you choose to let him/her know the cruel truth, or let him/her pass on sticking to the lie you have made?