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Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 5

Kanojo, Okarishimasu 5th Season

彼女、お借りします 第5期

Other names 3
Chinese
租借女友 第五季
Also known as
かのかり 5
Also known as
KanoKari 5

Overall score 6.1/10

Spring 2026#59 (#59 overall)

Overall score Sentiment 5.4 · 24% positiveChinese audience 5.8English audience 6.1

12 eps · FinishedONA

TMS EntertainmentManga adaptationPremiered Apr 8, 202624 min per episode

Funny: highHeartbreak 4.3/10, sensitive content

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Overview

Spoiler-free synopsis

With his family's traditional spa resort trip underway, Kazuya Kinoshita has been unable to take his relationship further with his rental girlfriend Chizuru Ichinose. After receiving mixed signals from her, Kazuya comes to the decision to finally end their long-lasting facade upon returning to Tokyo. Meanwhile, Kazuya's ex-girlfriend Mami Nanami is willing to do anything to break Chizuru's pretense with him. As Mami abruptly causes the couple's fake relationship to collapse in front of his family and friends, Kazuya will have to take immediate action if he wants to save his social life.

Genres & tags

  • Comedy
  • Romance
  • #Fake RelationshipRelevance 92%
  • #HeterosexualRelevance 87%
  • #Male ProtagonistRelevance 82%
  • #ParodyRelevance 79%
  • #Surreal ComedyRelevance 79%
  • #Primarily Adult CastRelevance 75%
  • #Female HaremRelevance 68%
  • #Love TriangleRelevance 65%

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Ranking positions

Spring 2026 ranking →
Rank in each ranking
RankingOverallRomanceComedy
Spring 2026#59#25#31
2026#201#73#91
All-time#252#93#119

Details

Format
ONA · 12 episodes · 24 min per episode
Status
Finished
Aired
Apr 8, 2026 – Jun 24, 2026
Studio
TMS Entertainment
Source
Manga adaptation
Season
Spring 2026
Categories
RomanceComedy
Official site
kanokari-official.com (opens in a new window)

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    What people sayPublic comments from other sites

    AI sentiment analysis

    Sentiment score5.4/10

    Positive24%

    • Very positive 3
    • Positive 8
    • Mixed 7
    • Negative 22
    • Very negative 5

    45 comments analyzed: Bangumi 40 · Kitsu 4 · AniList 1

    English audience score 6.1 · 26,445 samples

    • Very positiveAuthor's score 10.037 found this helpful

      Reiji Miyajima did it again The genius mangaka Reiji Miyajima once again blessed us with the 5th season of his magnus opum, Kanojo…

      Ionliosite2AniListOriginal (AniList, opens in a new window)

    • Negative

      Over dramatic & cringiest the show has gotten yet. At this point I'm only still watching as I've already sunk so much time into the series.

      MaelstromALPHAKitsuOriginal (Kitsu, opens in a new window)

    • Positive1 found this helpful

      Still completely cringy, but I still can't stop watching. And it had so much good stuff this time!

      phoenixmaidenKitsuOriginal (Kitsu, opens in a new window)

    Mood & content

    Source: Derived from community tagsConfidence: medium (52%)Updated Sep 24, 2026

    0 = barely any, 10 = very pronounced. Values measure how much, not how good, and different viewers feel the same show differently. “No data yet” means the item hasn't been assessed yet, not that it's absent.

    Mood

    • Light
    • Exciting
    • Heavy

    Funny: high

    Light

    • RelaxingNo data yet. Easy to watch, low effort
    • HealingNo data yet. Gentle and comforting
    • Funny7.8 / 10, levelHigh. Density of laughs
    • HeartwarmingNo data yet. Warmth from relationships

    Exciting

    • HypeNo data yet. Adrenaline and excitement
    • TenseNo data yet. Suspense and tension

    Heavy

    • OppressiveNo data yet. Heavy, stifling atmosphere
    • DarkNo data yet. Darkness of setting and themes
    • SadNo data yet. Share of sad moments
    • BleakNo data yet. Likelihood of a lingering low mood
    Emotional intensityNo data yet. How strongly it moves you, either way

    Emotional intensity measures how strong the ups and downs are, happy or sad.

    Content

    Higher = more of it

    Themes

    • Action

      No data yet. Share of fights and action

    • Romance6.8

      High (6.8 / 10). Weight of romance plotlines

    • Slice of life

      No data yet. Share of everyday-life episodes

    • Harem5.8

      Moderate (5.8 / 10). Harem dynamics around the lead

    Sensitive content· may be upsetting; judge by your own comfort level

    • Heartbreak4.3

      Moderate (4.3 / 10). Deliberately heart-wrenching arcs

    • Fan service

      No data yet. Suggestive shots and fan service

    • Violence

      No data yet. Intensity of violence

    • Gore

      No data yet. Blood and graphic injury

    • Character death

      No data yet. Likelihood of major character deaths

    • Horror

      No data yet. Scares and horror

    • Psychological stress

      No data yet. Mental torment and anxiety

    • Betrayal

      No data yet. Betrayal plotlines

    Style

    • ComplexityNo data yet

      (0 = Easy to follow, 10 = Mind-bending). Plot complexity and density

    • PacingNo data yet

      (0 = Slow burn, 10 = Fast-paced). 0 = slow burn, 10 = fast-paced

    • World-buildingNo data yet

      (0 = Simple, 10 = Vast and deep). Depth of the setting

    Viewing notes

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    Ratings

    Updated Oct 7, 2026, 06:36About scores
    Overall score

    Overall score 6.1/10

    Score breakdown

    • Site scores6.0177%Consensus of 27.1K site votes (calibrated to one scale and shrunk toward the global baseline by vote count)
    • Fan sentiment6.2423%45 comments, average 4.98 (the sentiment score shown, 5.4, is also shrunk toward neutral), calibrated against comparable titles to 6.24
    • CommunityNot counted0%No ratings yet (each rating counts as one vote)

    Site scores

    Raw → calibrated to one scale
    Site scores: raw score, votes, calibrated score
    SiteRaw scoreVotesCalibrated
    AniList (external link, opens in a new window)Reference site62/1005,556 votes6.2
    MyAnimeList (external link, opens in a new window)Calibrated to the AniList scale6.3/1020.9K votes6.0
    Bangumi (external link, opens in a new window)Calibrated to the AniList scale4.1/10635 votes5.6
    bilibiliNo data——Not counted