Anime 53050 Kanojo Okarishimasu 3rd Season Reviews Filter Check 1

I can’t believe what I’m about to say, but Kanokari season 3 is really good. Seriously, this season is actually an improvement in almost every single objective evaluation of the story. The writing is much more mature, Kazuya gets a LOT of development and acts like a normal human being for once, and there’s several genuinely emotional moments that made me cry. Is it worth sitting through 20+ episodes or two seasons to get to? Probably not, but I am glad I watched it. This is the best the series has ever been.

What really makes the season stand out compared to the first two is ... that it focuses on Chizuru and Kazuya primarily. Instead of the aimless, cringe style of storytelling that the first two seasons had, this is much more precise. Kazuya wants to help Chizuru advance her acting career and goes out of his way putting together a film project for her. For a guy who couldn’t do anything but jack off to thoughts of his ex and Chizuru, to see him actually be reliable, hard working and dare I say it, mature, it was a pleasant surprise. Chizuru, who I was not a fan of at all before, gets a ton of character development as well. Not only do we see her finally take steps towards achieving her goal to be an actress, but she’s also starting to be honest about her feelings towards Kazuya.

One of the biggest issues with this show before, cringe jokes aside, is that it really was going nowhere. We’d have some fanservice, a few gags and then the credits were rolling. It never once felt like any of the girls or Kazuya were actually evolving. To his credit, the author actually put some thought into things for once. Chizuru is slowly realizing that things between she and Kazuya are not just business related. To what extent they go beyond that, is still a question, but I really appreciated seeing her struggle with these things. After all the time they’ve spent together, it’s only natural that you’d contemplate things like this. It feels natural and very smooth in the context of the season. So if you’re a romance enthusiast, I believe you’ll be satisfied with what this season brings on that front.

I am also admittedly someone who usually hates main girls in anime. A lot of times they’re generic, cookie-cutter style characters who only win because they appear on the first volume of the manga. For the most part, I felt Chizuru was that type of girl until this season. The obstacles placed in front of her in this season and how she and Kazuya overcome them, changed my perspective totally. In reality, she’s not this perfect paradigm of a female love interest. She’s got her flaws, insecurities and weaknesses that are put front and center in this one. What’s cool is how Kazuya is able to compliment those strengths and weaknesses. They flow together so well in this season and got me second guessing my Mami supremacy agenda.

Now, you can’t talk about Kazuya and Chizuru’s growth this season without bringing up the person who makes it all happen. Yaemori has been a really popular character that I’ve seen all over Twitter for years now. I finally understand why. She’s truly an amazing character. Hilarious, silly and a damn good wingman. In a way, she’s the audience’s stand-in in the show. Pushing Kazuya to take the lead on the film project, making sure he and Chizuru get closer, she really was arguably the biggest reason this season is so good.

Like I said in the opening, there’s a few moments that legitimately made me tear up in this show. Take that for what you will. Obviously, everyone’s emotional tolerances are different, but Chizuru’s relationship with her grandparents being such a big focus of this season was beautiful and there’s some really heartfelt story beats there that I think most people will at least appreciate.

Kanokari S3 is the best the series has ever been, and regardless of what the series has been in the past, or where the manga goes after this, this season was good. Credit where it’s due. The story is much more well written, the characters are more layered and it’s just a fun watch. No regrets here.

Kanokari S3 gets 8 out of 10.

The first season of Kanojo, Okarishimasu was good. The second season was passable. And this season is shaping up to be great. To understand why, let me give a brief description of the good and bad from the first two seasons.
Season one gave a good hook right off the bat, and kept my interest throughout. It had a solid premise and competent execution. What more can you ask from a first season?
Season two... felt like a step down. It was a bit more wishy-washy, both in pace and direction. It often left me sitting, thinking, "Where is this going?" And not in a good way. ... But I think that was more an intermediary stage between the soft conclusion of the first season's arc and the beginning of the third season's arc. It was passable and entertaining, but slightly dull.
Enter season three. Despite the lackluster second season, my excitement for season three was palpable. Lo and behold, that excitement was well-deserved. This season has an even stronger hook and premise than the first season, with drastically improved pacing and direction over previous seasons. It's also nice to see a female lead that doesn't seem to either be in love with Kazuya or hate him. The inter-personal relationship dynamics have really become more alive than a mere trope.
Basically, if you enjoyed season one and stomached season two, you will like this more than either of them.

It must be funny to see a positive review for Kanojo Okarishimasu because of how hated this series are. But for real though, I somehow enjoyed it, at least this season. Kazuya is known for being a loser, over-dramatic, and overall trash main character. But in this season, I can see something respectable from Kazuya. The way he struggled to help Chizuru make her dreams come true and cheer her up during her down times, that's a very good thing to do as a main character. I don't think a main character should be a giga-chad that loved by many. Sometimes it's good to see ... a character that has a bad side but also has a good side in them. Kazuya is of course not the best main character, but at least he still has good side in him.

As for the plot, I've seen people complaining about how long does it take for this series to end but I think it kinda makes sense that it will take a while for this series to end. There is a lot of things that's going on and the story is not only talking about the characters' relationships. For example this third season mostly talked about how Kazuya helped Chizuru to make her own movie that will be shown in the theater. I think it was a pretty interesting arc and it even has dramatic aspect in it.

I don't wanna talk much about other aspects of this series as the animation, comedy, characters, etc. It's not the best, but I personally like it and enjoy it. I've also heard that the story in the manga currently is bad and getting worse, but I don't feel like I would hop into it. I'll look forward to what Kanokari will bring if they'd make another season of it.

After looking at the AnimeNew review guidelines, it appears I'm allowed to use profanity in moderation, so here it goes:

Reiji Miyajima, you fat fuck, what possible concussion could you have incurred to write this MC self-inserted, ground hogs day feeling, deus ex machina producing, embarrassment to the already ridiculously low bar set by ecchi harem anime.

The premise of Rental Dumpsterfire is straightforward and I'd even say the characters and plot lines have potential, but is littered to the brim with trash starting with the spineless emotionally regressed mc, continuing with the yandere ex-girlfriend that only shows up as an annoyance to "try" to move along ... the plotline (she never does), the delusional girlfriend who misattributes a heart defect as confirmation for her love, an emotionally avoidant rental girlfriend whose avoidance and relationship with the MC promote parasitism, another rental girlfriend who honestly is probably the best character in the entire show (she says about 3 words every 12 episodes), and a neighbor whose SOLE purpose is to help the MC after Miyajima realizes he might've wrote the MC as too emotionally unaware.

This show is best watched when you are in a vegetative state and don't mind gold medal winning mental gymnastics Miyajima pulls off to keep the gravy train rolling that is this series-- it's a gravy train to nowhere and it's traveling reallyyyyyyyy sloooooow.

Coming from someone who hasn't read the manga and doesn't know which chapter(s) are controversial, I could already tell this 3rd season of Rent-a-Girlfriend is going to go completely downhill.

This show is somewhat of a rollercoaster. The main character, Kazuya, tries to make the girls he wants hard, but is actually making them cringe. This season, Kazuya is trying to better himself as a person and for his relationship with Chizuru, and instead looks more desperate than teachers trying to make a joke in front of the class.

This is frustrating, you see, because as the viewer we want the characters to grow. We see ... Sumi become more confident and we see Chizuru become more open with her emotions. However, when the spotlight shifts to Kazuya, he still stays the same.

But if you've made it to the third season you probably know by now...

Rent-a-Girlfriend is a rabbit hole that once you fall down you can't walk away from.

It's trash, but it's good trash, it keeps you entertained, but not in the "oh wow this is so good" it's really more like "I've got to put this down and do something with my life"

So in a way, it's motivating.

In conclusion, I would recommend the 3rd season of Rent-a-Girlfriend to those already stuck in the abyss.

The third season of Kanojo, Okarishamsu may very well be the most well-crafted installment of the series yet. Its strength comes in mostly playing things straight, covering Kazuya's passionate effort to produce a movie to fulfill Chizuru's dreams (and to help indulge his fantasies, of course, even if only temporarily). Season 3 focuses on the attitudes that Kazuya and Chizuru take towards each other and themselves, and is well-paced to keep things interesting throughout its 12 episodes, even dipping its feet into more emotional and serious tones. This installment is also very cleanly animated and has some hilarious and creative ways of depicting a wide ... range of expressions. Kazuya is once again frustratingly oblivious as always and has a tendency to kneecap himself and the moment with his self-doubt and hormonal hysterics, but there are moments of brightness and maturity from him. As in previous seasons, there are truly selfless parts of his heart buried in his depraved state, and the best parts of season 3 come when Kazuya is able to be pensive and convert his energy into tackling a problem and genuinely figuring things out. However, it can be quite the drag when Kazuya reverts to his usual ways – the kind of moments that make you go "c'mon really?" – which can spoil moments with true potential.

By now, it should be no surprise that Rent-a-Girlfriend has perfected the art of having a relationship both progress and yet feel like nothing has actually changed from start to finish: teasing the viewer is the series' modus operandi and that feeling exudes from season 3 as well. While viewers wanting consequential progression from the romance might be once again stymied, there's numerous morsels of moments between Kazuya and Chizuru. True to its form, season 3 makes these moments ambiguous when it comes to their impact on the two central characters, narratively juxtaposing a tell-all approach with Kazuya with a show-don't-tell approach with Chizuru. As we follow Kazuya's movie producing and its aftermath, we're left to guess where Chizuru stands and how she truly feels through Kazuya's blinders, which keeps things interesting though it may be frustrating to see them both be rather obtuse at times. Yaemori – their neighbor and new to season 3 – adds a splash of exuberant support to try and pair the two together with her insightful Zoomer wisdom, acting as a bridge between Kazuya and Chizuru. Yaemori can come across as obnoxious, but she plays a pivotal part in pushing together the romantic equivalent of Zeno's paradox. Chizuru's grandmother Sayuri is also a key part of the season 3 story and like Yaemori provides refreshing wisdom to the stagnant fake-not-fake relationship. Sumi and Ruka have their moments in the limelight, though season 3 has focused its lens on the clear core of the story and functionally the two come close to being moeblobs for the season. Viewers hoping to see more of Mami unfortunately will get essentially none of her and her chaotic contributions in season 3, though in large part this is a consequence of playing things mostly straight.

In summary, the third season of Kanojo, Okarishimasu is a recommended watch for fans (yes, even the ironic ones) of the first two seasons, and viewers may find more compelling and concisely developed storylines from this installment of the series that opens and closes the movie-making arc. Whether any of the characters have truly evolved is largely left ambiguous even in the face of potentially character-defining moments, and it will be up to the viewer to decide whether any of them have meaningfully changed from the season's start to finish.

THIS IS A SPOILER-FREE REVIEW

Rent-a-Girlfriend is a show that i have followed for 3 years now. Season one was an average rom-com with a degenerate protagonist, but season two improved on the pacing and made it a really fun little watch. But this season takes a completely different turn with the story and actually decided to go full in on the drama to the point where the show is hardly recognizable.

Story – 7/10

I have to say, I really liked this story arc. Instead of an episodic romantic comedy with some ecchi scenes thrown into it, this season actually has an ongoing narrative in which the ... protagonist helps the girl of his dreams to become a film star. The show plays this part very serious and tackles topics like fundraising, producing and shooting an indie movie, which was very interesting to see. What made this special, is that the show doesn´t put the focus on the movie itself, but rather the struggles and the hard work that go into making it.
Another noteworthy aspect of the season is the drama. Rent-a-Girlfriend has never been a very dramatic series so I was a bit worried about this huge shift in tone for the show. However, they actually pulled it of and crafted a believable and realistic scenario, which really pulls on your heartstrings as the show goes on. This is also a finished arc, which means we get to see a lot of payoff in the final 3 episodes.
The huge flaw here is that as soon as the focus shifts away from the movie, it loses a lot of steam and the obvious flaws in writing from the previous seasons becomes very apparent.

Art – 8/10

The artstyle of the show is absolutely beautiful. I said something similar in my review for season two, but I really like the character designs. If you go on youtube, you can actually see some behind the scenes of the manga creation, showing that the author uses a lot of real-life examples for clothing styles and brands which appear in the anime. There are moments where the studio uses something called “make-up animation”, which was actually something that Studio Wit popularized with the first season of “Attack-on-Titan”. This means that there are many highly polished shots of the characters, making everything feel a lot more real and expressive.

Sound - 6/10

The Soundtrack of the show is pretty average. I do think the only times where it is noticeable is when they use elements of EDM during fast-paced scenes. The opening is pretty good, but compared to the classic first opening and the banger second opening, this one is a bit of a let-down. The ending was also less special than before, it doesn´t have the cringey visuals of the iconic(!) first ED, but something like that would have probably destroyed the serious tone of this season.

Characters - 8/10

This was by far the most needed upgrade this show needed. Rom-Coms rise and fall by their characters, and this show never really delivered on that part. All the girls were either severely underdeveloped, unlikeable or both and Kazuya, our protagonist, was just an irredeemable idiot.
This season changed the dynamics and decided put the harem aspect to the side and only focus on our two main characters Kazuya and Chizuru, giving each of them much needed space for development which paid of really well.
Chizuru was the biggest surprise, as she had a full, well-written and deep character arc in this season. It manages to be both dramatic as well as realistic at the same time, making her by far the most interesting female character in the show. Kazuya (surprisingly) does not suck anymore! He actually has goals now and goes out of his way on multiple occasions to help Chizuru with her ambitions.
The other characters were also lightly touched upon, but i think giving each character his own big arc is the way to go now for the manga.

Enjoyment – 7/10

While a bit slower than the fast-paced, ecchi-filled season two, the show has reinvented itself with a new tone and new plot structure. I am actually really looking forward on how the author decides to follow this arc up. Let´s hope season 4 gets announced soon.

- Marco_Yooo

FINAL SCORE - 7/10

Here we are, the ending of Kanokari (KNKR) SEASON 3!!!Would you believe it back in the day that an anime like KNKR that has a highly controversial or somehow most hated MC will get a season 3? First and foremost, I need to clarify myself as an enjoyer but not a hater of the show. Based on the ratings on MAL and Anilist, it is obvious that this show is like a low- to mid-tier anime, and likely most of the people ain’t taking this “shite”, as some may call it. Therefore, this review will have a different perspective and remark from a different viewpoint.

Before ... going into the story, the animation, in my opinion, has been quite stable throughout the series so far by just focusing on the characters. Admittedly, the studio has projected the best part of waifus to the audience. In this case, KNKR has some top-tier, welcoming waifu. Besides the effort by the studio, credit must be given to the almighty creator, Miyajima Reiji. The followers of the KNKR will likely notice that Miyajima put much of his effort into designing Mizuhara by making sure she always shows up with different gorgeous outfits. After all, he posted a tweet saying that the character is her girlfriend, which has proven that Mizuhara is the main girl on the stage despite the other girls that initially might seem to be competitors. It’s pretty clear in this state that Mami doesn’t even deserve screentime, aside from appearing on the opening song repeatedly in season 3. However, that’s not a big deal because Mizuhara is meant to be the one who is shining.

Now, let's move on to the protagonist, a man named Kazuya, who led the show. As I remember, when the KNKR anime first came out, there were many criticisms of Kazuya’s personality and behaviour, aside from the idea of renting a girlfriend. Most of them are not exactly wrong because Kazuya did look edgy, awkward, lousy, and all other words that could better describe his bottled acts. Though there is a surprising character development for Kazuya, especially in season 3, he leaves no stone unturned in producing the movie for the sake of Mizuhara and her grandma. I enjoyed watching how he has gone through the ups and downs as a film producer.

Personally, Kazuya is a quite realistic character with countless flaws. You can criticise or hate him, but at the same time, no one is perfect in real life. If people are looking for a protagonist who is a Chad, this is merely not one of them. The development of Kazuya in season 3 is visible and deserves a compliment. With his hard work, his bond with Mizuhara has become closer, and it is good to see how Mizuhara reacts to his unwavering willingness to help her out, where she ultimately breaks into tears and expresses herself in front of him. With that, I guess Kazuya has achieved something significant in his life by taking action to change the circumstances of his life and the girl he likes.

Overall, it was a fun time watching season 3, and the manga is hitting 300 chapters. That means we are likely to see more screentime in the future? One of my friends told me to mark his words that the story will not end even be at 500. Until then, I will look forward to any possibility of getting a sequel until we reach the end of this unbearably awkward, embarrassing yet entertaining drama. After all, it’s a rom-com.

PS: Mizuhara really is the best waifu.

Throughout the many years of AniManga, no one series has been more polarising and meme-worthy as the infamous mangaka Reiji Miyajima's Kanojo, Okarishimasu a.k.a Rent-a-Girlfriend, now 3 seasons in, airing to fire up our fuels for the near impossible when it comes to romance and cucking every time it airs in the Summer season. And Season 3, now 3 years into the anime adaptation, is it still as polarising, yet as good as it was when it first aired in Summer 2020? You know what? It's a definite yes.

It's easy to see why manga readers have been hyping up, especially for Season 3 here. Dubbed ... The Rental Girlfriend's Dream Arc, it presents our ever-so-loving male cucking aficionado of Kazuya Kinoshita continuing to hedge his bets on the rental girlfriend who has seen each and every one of his shenanigans, Chizuru "Mizuhara" Ichinose, since the very beginning. What Season 2 left with us is that one of Mizuhara's dreams is to be a top actress idol, so as to fulfill her ailing Granny Sayuri the chance to see her on the silver screen before passing on. And being the cuckable young man that he is, Kazuya fervently agreed to help Mizuhara realise her dreams, even if it meant that they had to create a Kickstarter-ish, self-made, crowd-founded movie from the get-go.

It was a relentless, upheaval task for both Kazuya and Mizuhara. Knowing that the latter had a reputation that unfortunately soured as time passed in the entertainment industry and knowing that the former still loved the latter like his limp dick would just not stop wiggling its way back and forth, he put all of his heart into the movie-making experience, self-funded, of course. And in this course of creating the fan-made movie that'll appeal to Mizuhara's grandmother, Kazuya earns an unexpected ally in the process: his other side neighbour of Room 301's Mini Yaemori. The happy-go-lucky streamer herself has a sizable foothold of a large audience on social media due to her cosplaying, though outside of that realm, she is an optimistic but rather childish girl who always tends to get caught up in the moment and mentions rude things bluntly, though she meant no harm. Nevertheless, Yaemori is a sensitive girl who, while she does not try to protrude on others' privacy, also shows consideration and will render help, when necessary, at times being a commander herself to put things into place to help both Kazuya and Mizuhara in their endeavours to get the self-made movie in time, though she occasionally pops on their romantic moments, which caused them some inconveniences. Simply put, Mini Yaemori is the riot to cause mayhem at the most opportune time possible, in a good way.

halca is back from performing Season 1's ED, to now Season 3's OP, and generally, it's a very upbeat song that, coupled with its storyboarding visuals, is perfect for the setting of Season 3's main theme, which is the crowd-funded movie. Amber's ED may be simple, but it also does its job well. TMS Entertainment's production also holds up, despite having smaller in-house studios for assistance.

Overall, Kanojo, Okarishimasu presents itself in the vein of Season 1's intriguing premise, removing Season 2's wishy-washyness; the outcome is Season 3 here, sparing all of the BS to deliver a season where nothing, from the story to character development, feels wasted at all.

Congratulations on yet another good season — the best one yet. Now we only need THAT manga panel to be animated, and that'll be perfection...but we're getting ahead of ourselves here.

The best season of Rent-a-Girlfriend so far and probably will remain that way considering how infamous the manga is in its pacing amongst even anime-only viewers. At the very least it embarrasses S1 and 2.

What makes this season watchable is that it's emotionally compelling. There are actual stakes here that were established briefly during S2 and we see Kazuya actually rise to the occasion to help Chizuru with a situation we've long known about that is hitting its final notes; and credit due where credit's due, it made me cry a bit and was really sensitive about it. Unfortunately it's still RaG ... and after that episode the series sort of fumbles the ball and it's back to the status quo. That doesn't negate the impact of the narrative shift or entirely takes away Kazuya's major character development in that arc, however, but it still is disappointing to see the series fall back to it's usual tropes after such a heavy arc. I don't know, kicking the can on these issues isn't unrealistic but that doesn't make for a good narrative.

There's a new girl named Yaemori introduced here. She's...she's fine, not great, but sort of a needed addition since she actually makes Kazuya act on stuff; unfortunately feels like she's just here to add another chick to fill a female character type, but whatever. Ruka is a lot more tolerable this time compared to S2, Sumi still shines like she did in the last season and proves to be one of Kazuya's better matches, and mercifully Mami is almost entirely absent.

A good season, still falls for it's eye-rolling tropes but better than what came before even if it couldn't entirely maintain the momentum. I only fear if the studio is choosing to not start cutting the manga's fat in future seasons.

Rent-a-Girlfriend is back for more with Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 3! But will take off and leaving all the cringy feelings, or be more of the same? I'll assume you've seen the prequels for the purposes of this review.

Story & Characters: Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 3 continues on with Kazuya, who has figured out a possible way to make Chizuru's dream come true. Season 3 basically focuses on making that movie - as well as all the problems that come with it. How do you fund it, what challenges come with shooting it, how heavily are Chizuru and Kazuya involved - they're all asked here. ... This obviously means that Kazuya will be spending plenty of time with Chizuru and the various reactions we get from their involvement together are mostly mellow - I say mostly because Kazuya's still a bit of a weirdo. All this, while we can clearly see that they still have feelings for each other. The main problem that we run into is that this plot point really doesn't take a meaningful step forward at all. So while the central story of this season concludes in a meaningful fashion, the overarching story to Rent-a-Girlfriend didn't move at all.

Kazuya is actually a character I didn't mind here. His cringy outbursts still occur every now and then, and his freak-outs with regards to regards to Chizuru still happen, but everything else feels like it's cleaned up a fair bit. His focus is on her and, usually, only her. This obviously comes with its own problems considering he is still technically dating Ruka. She's still more-or-less the same as in previous seasons, but her demands feel like they're heightened from Kazuya, when his heart clearly isn't with her most of the time. It's one plotline I would have liked to see cleaned up a little, but it's not really addressed here at all. Chizuru is still the strongest character here, but her development as a character isn't really obvious here. Much of it is her taking what's given to her and reacting to that. It's hard to explain without giving too much of the plot away, but she feels like a character that doesn't proactively act, as opposed to reactively, and it makes her hard to judge as a character. She goes through a fair bit in the second half of the series, and watching her react to that shows some form of weakness that you don't ordinarily see in her. If this series carries on, I'm hoping this is zeroed in on a little more, due to her wanting to be perfect.

Sumi doesn't have a ton of screentime, but I really enjoyed the scenes that she was in because there's a real will to try and be a good friend from her. From someone who is so anxious around people, I thought she took meaningful steps forward. Mami was mostly absent in this season, but she's a character I could mostly live without anyway. The same can be said for Kazuya's friends Yoshiaki and Shun. Grandma Sayuri has a fair bit of screentime in this season and is about as grandma as a grandma can be. Her main goal is to see Chizuru be happy and much of her dialogue here is actually quite touching. Finally, Mini is a new character in this season and I liked her a fair bit. She is clearly more aware of how Kazuya feels more than anything else and tries to, with some level of success, thrust him in awkward situations with Chizuru over and over again. She pushes the plot forward and I'm curious to see what else she'll do if this story continues.

The Rent-a-Girlfriend service itself isn't focused on much at all, and I honestly can't see it playing into the plot a whole lot going forward. It's more than likely a plot device to get the story started and after that, it's not really talked about much anymore. There is some use of it at the very end, but I'd hesitate to see it being used much going forward anyway. Sumi and Ruka mention it once each, but that's really it.

One thing that impressed me the most is how each of our cast members banded together with one common goal in mind. It often feels like a collection of characters in season's past, but this season, it feels like everyone's trying to obtain the same thing. It shows a lot of unity that they have together and even if they're motivated by different things, it's truly the first time that everyone worked together. In a series that has so much angst amongst our characters, this was a nice change up.

I'm curious where they take the plot from here because without meaningful steps forward for our main characters, it feels like Rent-a-Girlfriend kind of just drags on. Don't get me wrong, the story in this season was wonderfully executed, but it didn't have much to do with Chizuru and Kazuya's feelings towards one another. It's a sidestory into what we are hoping comes later. There's plenty of source material to go over after this, so more sequels can follow, but I'd hope the next season, if it happens, at least touches on this a little more. (Story: 8/10, Characters: 7/10)

Art: Rent-a-Girlfriend looked fine for the most part. There are random scenes in the third quarter that looked a little less polished than usual, but nothing we haven't seen before. That being said, the few moments that Chizuru and Kazuya had together were given the most attention and I appreciate the extra work there. (7/10)

Sound: The sound more-or-less doesn't change over, though I wasn't a fan of the OP at all. Voice cast return in its entirety. It does feel like Aleks Le (Kazuya) maintains better control with Kazuya, but I can't tell if it's because of the VO, or the character. Lisette Monique Diaz (Mini) gets added to our cast and she was strong. Other returners were equally strong including Sarah Williams (Ruka), Suzie Yeung (Sumi) and Lizzie Freeman (Chizuru). (8/10)

Overall: Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 3 was much stronger than season 1 and 2, in part because our characters feel much more grounded and march towards that common goal that they are all connected to in some way or another. It's refreshing. I hope this continues because there's a lot that can come of this evolution, so to speak. I plan to watch more if it comes to that! (7/10)

To start, I got a lot of enjoyment out of this season and I usually do with this series even if I complain. I've started episodes and then finished them an hour and a half later so I'd have to set aside time to watch it. Why, you might ask, is because at every turning point I'd have to pause it and commentate because I just had so much to say about everything and how invested I was getting. I'd feel cringe, I'd feel mad, sad, happy, I'd get up and jump for joy or stomp in anger. I probably sound like a lunatic but ... it was fun and I can say that it had way more impact than S2 so if you saw that and thought negative, I think you might find some value in this one.

Ruka's not even a bad character, her being his girlfriend just makes things difficult because she gets cucked at every opportunity. "I'm just chasing dopamine is all." ((She doesn't actually say that))

They add a new girl, Yaemori, who's a drama addict and I'm not too sure how to feel about it. She's...interesting, I think? I mean she's got the outside appearance then the closet shut-in type personality talking about cosplay and gacha and blackmail and- she's unhinged- she's a Twitch streamer. "You're like a real life emoji." I gotta say that I like her dialogue though, she got the most laughs out of me, I'll totes give her that. (Oh, no, now I'm starting to talk like her!)

The NPCs (unnameds) are horrible though, anytime any girl does anything they just act like pervs. I mean, I get the idea that these girls are desirable but you couldn't have better dialogue than "Look at that one."? They're all scum.

As per usual, it's Kazuya that's the problem here but it's just to pad things out, he gets so many opportunities to do literally anything and still manages to flup it up. He needs to solve his own problems because it still feels like there's a long way before we even get to an actual relationship and we're already on S3.

Some moments come off kind of wrong when they shouldn't be. Like there's what's supposed to be an emotional moment in episode 33 (uh, 10 for this season) and it would be if it didn't seem like such a weird attempt on Kazuya's part, it's just cheesy. In real life, I don't see that being accepted and his responses would've done a lot more good than his actions and would've been accepted as bittersweet but he just doesn't make good responses. The only one I'll give him is in the last episode and really if you've seen it then you know because that was just about it for the episode, everything else was surrounding that moment and him getting so caught up in how that moment was received. That made the ending a little bit annoying but really that's the way 33 should've been, his actions just came across as tonedeaf to me and they make it out like it was heroic or something. Imagine if a doctor walking in at that point, what a shame, I don't care if it worked or not.

He did however have one good response that episode: He brings up the truth and I'm not gonna lie, he could've let her down easier about it but he's right (He's out of line but he's right) Anyway, the music is good, I forgot that I like hearing the little themes and actually started listening to a few of them off-screen, just wanted to point that out.

I'd like to see where the lies he and Chizuru tell come to bite them in the butt and he has to solve them without her help. I'd like this next season to focus on that and him learning when Chizuru is acting that way he's the only one that can tell and makes him seem special. That way he can truly know her, but that's just wishful thinking.

Kanojo, Okarishimasu 3rd Season was a really great continuation from the previous two seasons, there were so many touching moments and generally the plot felt a lot more focused. I really did get emotional a lot throughout this season, without going into spoilers there were some really tragic topics covered and the serious scenes were tackled really well with lots of genuine moments from the characters. I do really love the main cast, it's been cool to see the progression of their development and relationships as the show has gone on and it's always great to learn more about them which we did a lot ... this season.

Overall this was really enjoyable and I had few complaints really, definitely watch if you're caught up!

Here is my review of this anime in 2023!

Story (10)
The story is the continuation of the 2nd season where they are still trying to not show off their every other feeling. In this season, Chiziru will be spotlighted more than other characters. The story is quite sad and different from other seasons even though there are several comedy scenes in the beginning. Somehow I think that this is the best season!

Art (10)
The art of this anime is incredibly good! I still love how they use an art style that is similar to 1st season. This 3rd season is much better than the 2nd season ... in my opinion.

Sound (10)
All the sounds that they used were suitable and adjusted to the animation.

Character (10)
The main and supporter character is very memorable, especially the main character. But this 3rd season is different from than 2nd season where I like the main character when supporting Chiziru.

Enjoyment (10)
It's very enjoyable to watch this movie in 2023.

Overall (10)
Recommended to those who love romance, a slice of life, ecchi, and comedy vibes.

*It's memorable when there is a sad scene in this season. Highly recommended if you already watch 1st and 2nd seasons.

The third season of Rent-a-Girlfriend is as entertaining as the second. I will admit that I'm biased primarily because I enjoyed this season's focus on Chizuru. Unlike the previous seasons that involved multiple love interests and an uncertain outcome, the third season explicitly establishes Kazuya and Chizuru's eventual romance.

This season also marks a significant tonal shift as it departs from its initial comedic approach and embraces a more profound storytelling style. The stakes remain high throughout the season, particularly for Chizuru and her ailing grandmother. The story also transitions to a deeper narrative that allows for much-needed character development for Kazuya.

I also found the ... introduction of Mini Yaemori interesting. Unlike traditional harem anime that overwhelm viewers with multiple female characters vying for the protagonist's attention, Rent-a-Girlfriend takes a refreshing approach by presenting Yaemori as a secondary character. This offers a new and unique perspective in the oversaturated genre. Mini Yaemori supports Kazuya and Chizuru's relationship, and with just the right amount of influence, Yaemori skillfully brings them closer together and assists them in their daring endeavors. In fact, Yaemori sees Kazuya as nothing more than a "Master" without any romantic attraction towards him. The show goes even further by incorporating subtle lesbian undertones in Yaemori's character. This is hinted at when she becomes excited at the idea of looking into Chizuru's lingerie drawer, revealing her bashful side.

Overall, I enjoyed this season. However, I do have some concerns regarding the advancement of Kazuya and Chizuru's relationship. While their rental arrangement has evolved, and their proximity has increased over the past few episodes, Kazuya is still far from winning over Chizuru. The season concludes without giving any indication of the two characters ending up together, and I'm anticipating how the future seasons will wrap the story up.

This season really up their game from the last season. Last season was kinda bland, but now for this season we have a clear goal the MCs are working towards, also I do like how they introduced Mini.

Mini Yaemori was a much needed character who needed to be introduced and serve as the middle man. For real instead all this circling around that Kazuya and Chizuru are doing with each other, Mini straight up trying to stop that and get them together. From a viewer's perspective I'm like yesss thank you for helping our MC out. Even though he may be trash and makes ... mistakes a lot, he really needed not only a girl like best friend to help him out, but a best friend he could openly talk to and be honest about everything because he literally had no one he can talk to about this. He couldn't even talk to his actual best friends because he was lying to them about Chizuru being his gf and her situation at college. For once he's actually able to talk to someone about everything, even though he doesn't see it like that. I think the creator really up their game by introducing Mini Yaemori.

On another note the other character's are pretty much the same, but we're starting see Chizuru's true feelings start to show little by little. Ruka still indenial, Mami didn't really have any screen time, but she a B. Sumi still trying to overcome her shyness. And yeah for the most part this season has been focusing on the goal of the movie, while also focusing on Chizuru's and Kazuya's relationship so far.

I hope this is like the final season because I can see it ending like this. Like it ends with a whole confession at the end of the movie screening or some day after, or maybe even before, which I hope something happens. And then the show ends an episode or 2 after the movie screening. It can make this season the redemption arc for how eh the last season was. As of me watching episode 3 I really think it could go on a good path if this is hopefully the last season. Maybe a S4 could be last if idk that's like shooting the movie arc or something.

Overall 8/10. If they can break that circle Kazuya and Chizuru have been going in this season I'll rate it higher.

This season is where the actual development of character starts happening. Ngl when I first started watching this show, I didn't think it would be this good. First few episodes felt cringe as it would've to any normal person. First 2 seasons had cringe moments yes, but I think we understand that somewhere during our own teenage life, even college life, we have all done cringe things, so I totally didn't mind.

Season 3 is where the character development really started, and so did the story development. This season actually starts building on Mizuhara and Kazuya's relationship with a very good plot imo. The cringe ... moments are almost gone. I was taken back by how good the story and both main characters were developed this season that I read the whole manga till the latest chapter released as of this review date (chapter 309).

I will say that the show will only get infinitely better from here onwards! I can't wait for the next season to drop, heavily underrated show. First 2 seasons I can understand a 7/10 rating is fair. For this season I gave an 8/10 because it has really improved by a huge margin!