Rent-a-Girlfriend Continues Hawaii Trip With Season 5 in 2026
The Rent-a-Girlfriend anime announced the continuation of the "Hawaii" in the form of Season 5 in 2026, following the conclusion of the fourth season. Season 4 was previously announced as a split-cour production that would cover the vacation arc. Character designer for the anime, Kanna Hirayama, drew a new illustration to commemorate the announcement:
Season 4 of Rent-a-Girlfriend was directed by Koga Kazuomi, who replaced Season 3's Shinya Une, at TMS Entertainment. Koga directed the first two seasons of the TV anime, which aired in 2020 and 2022. Mitsutaka Hirota was in charge of the series composition. Hyadain composed the music. The theme songs were "Umitsuki" by ClariS as the opening and "Boku no Vega" by Regal Lily as the ending.
The story is based on the Rent-a-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu or KanoKari) manga by Reiji Miyajima. The manga has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine since 2017.
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 Website
© 2025 Reiji Miyajima, KODANSHA /2025 “Kanojo, Okarishimasu" Production Committee.
