The protagonist of Rent-a-Girlfriend is a student named “Kazuya” who is abruptly dumped by his charming girlfriend “Mami”. In an effort to find solace, he chooses to hire a rental girlfriend. Kazuya thinks that “Chizuru”, a goddess-like girl he praises, is the woman he should now date after spending a lovely day with him.
However, he quickly learns that she is only doing this to win the customer’s love and he gives her a bad rating. They both discover that they are enrolled in the same college following a series of events, and Chizuru assumes a different persona. Later, Kazuya discovers that Chizuru is working hard to achieve her goals.
Things become more difficult when Chizuru suddenly reveals herself to be Kazuya’s girlfriend in front of his grandmother. Kazuya is also attracted to any cute woman who is a little open with him. Here are 11 anime series similar to Rent-a-Girlfriend in terms of theme or closeness to the different elements of the series.
1. The quintuplets par excellence
Similar “Harem” and “Comedy” settings can be found in The Quintessential Quintuplets and Rent-a-girlfriend. A bright but poor youth named “Uesugi” is the focus of the television series. He makes an opponent after fighting in the cafeteria with a girl named “Itsuki”.
But soon after, he is forced to accept a job offer as a private tutor due to his family’s circumstances. The only problem is that he has to teach Itsuki, his opponent, and his four other quintuplets. Despite the fact that they are all bad students, he has to force them all to graduate.
2. Nisekoi: false love
One of the most well-known romance series is Nisekoi: False Love, which, like Rent-a-girlfriend, does a decent job of parodying the “Harem” subgenre. And like Rent-a-girlfriend, the main character is initially seen as a loser by the wife, who later discovers his love for her.
Raku, on the other hand, has a crush on another student, and more and more women start coming forward to be his wife. In order to discover his ideal soul mate among a group of pretty girls with diverse personalities, our protagonist begins his journey through life.
3. TONIKAWA: Over the moon for you
The Rom-com style is the same in Tonikaku Kawaii and Rent-a-girlfriend. One day, a remarkable young genius named “Nasa”, a genius, accidentally runs into a truck but is stopped by a beautiful woman named “Tsukasa”.
He pursues Tsukasa and professes his crush despite the fact that his head is still bleeding. She declines his invitation because they can only date if they are already married. As a result, they marry and begin living together, without much meaning to the circumstances.
This anime is by far the simplest one yet. On this list, this might be the best romantic comedy. It is extremely endearing that two young people of opposite sexes live together for the first time and get to know each other.
4. Golden Time
After “Banri”, an amnesiac farm boy who knows very little about his family and his place of birth, here is the story of Golden Time. He goes to Tokyo to study law, where he meets “Mitsuo”, a young man his age. He inspires her to continue moving forward in life.
From time to time, Banri meets “Kuoko”, a childhood acquaintance of Mitsuo who adores him and aspires to be his wife. Banri’s journey continues as he learns new things about himself while experiencing romance for the first time.
5. A couple of cuckoos
While they are both bothered by something, “Nagi”, a bright high school student, and “Erika”, a high school social media sensation, end up crossing paths. However, they both think they could be friends and have similar vibes.
However, they later discover that they were switched at birth and as a result, their families want them to return to their original family by marrying and reuniting the two families so that they can grow up without any issue.
6. Love and lies
The anime Love and Lies takes place in the future when the government determines which couples will marry based on their compatibility according to their calculations for a successful union. When a person turns 16, the government gives them a notice identifying their preferred partner.
A high school student named “Nejima” has a crush on his classmate “Misaki”, but he is afraid of his impending attention because of it. Even though Nejima observes his note and realizes that his future companion is not Misaki, he continues to confess to her.
7. Horimiya
The public’s perception of “Miyamura”, a high school student, and “Hori”, a high school student, is very different from how they actually behave. They decide to keep their true identities a secret from the rest of the school after learning each other’s true identities one day.
As a result, they become closer and begin to develop feelings for each other. The phony relationship aspect is not pursued, but, like Rent-a-Girlfriend, the main characters hide their identities from others.
8. Tomozaki, lower level character
“Tomozaki” is a withdrawn high school student. He plays the game “Tack Fam” regularly, paying little attention to socializing, and has become an expert at it. He receives a request to one day meet one of the best players in Tack Fam.
When they finally meet in person, Tomozaki is stunned to discover that the better player is his stunning classmate “Aoi”. Following her disappointment in learning that Tomozaki is the best player in the game, Aoi makes the decision to influence Tomozaki and help him win the game of life in the real world.
9. Juliette Boarding School
The setting of this anime is the elite Dahlia Academy, which hosts students from two competing nations. The leaders of their dormitories and the representatives of their nations at the academy are “Inuzuka”, a boy from an Eastern country, and “Persia”, a woman from a Western country.
Inuzuka expresses his love for Persia when he invites him to a late-night game one day. And despite it being difficult, these two lovers begin dating while there is still hostility between their nations. This is a decent rom-com anime despite having a completely different storyline from Rent-a-Girlfriend.
10. Toradora
This is a Rom-Com from the 2000s, dated but appreciated. The narrative centers on “Ryuuji”, a hard-working high school student who faces prejudice mainly due to his menacing appearance. He meets the fierce Tomgirl “Taiga” on his first day of school, and they quickly develop a dislike for each other.
As a result, they become friends with benefits. However, things don’t go as planned as they begin to feel something for each other. You will undoubtedly enjoy this slow-paced, soothing romantic series with a slice-of-life feel.