Rent-A-Girlfriend, Vol. 3
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- Author：Reiji Miyajima
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Summary
You can rent a girlfriend， but can you buy love？ Hapless freshman Kazuya， reeling from a bad breakup， buys a few hours at the aquarium with the beautiful， polite Chizuru。 But rock bottom might be so much lower than he thought！ Family， school， and life all start to go wrong， and to make matters worse， Chizuru is much more than the pretty face and sweet demeanor he thought he'd bargained for！
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 college girlfriend， 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！ It's sweet but na�ve boy meets cute but ruthless girl in this 21st-century manga rom-com！
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 college girlfriend， 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！ It's sweet but na�ve boy meets cute but ruthless girl in this 21st-century manga rom-com！
Reviews
Moa Lupuianu
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Well it was packed with more "action"， but I felt like it was a bit to plain on some parts。 Nice to conclude a new rental girlfriend。。 BUT somehow the story felt a bit plat for me？Maybe reading it at a bad time？ Well it was packed with more "action"， but I felt like it was a bit to plain on some parts。 Nice to conclude a new rental girlfriend。。 BUT somehow the story felt a bit plat for me？Maybe reading it at a bad time？ 。。。more
Christine Williams
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I watched the anime and decided to pick up and read the manga。 The characters are funny and the plot is really good。 The only character that I don’t like is Mami because she broke up with Kazuya for no reason and that’s not right。 I can’t wait to see what happens after where the anime left off。
Hisgirl85
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3。5 stars。 Meandered a bit to only take a step forard with all the back and forth。 Still great art。
Joss
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3。5 Ruka-Chan！
Drake Nichols
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Anime coming July 2020！ You can rent a girlfriend， but can you buy love？ Reeling from a bad breakup， Kazuya rents the beautiful， polite Chizuru for a date。 But rock bottom might be so much lower than he thought！ Chizuru is much more than the pretty face and sweet demeanor he thought he'd bargained for。。。 IN HOT WATER Kazuya's maritime heroics have complicated his decision to completely cut ties with his rental girlfriend， Chizuru。 Now the stage is set for a different kind of co Anime coming July 2020！ You can rent a girlfriend， but can you buy love？ Reeling from a bad breakup， Kazuya rents the beautiful， polite Chizuru for a date。 But rock bottom might be so much lower than he thought！ Chizuru is much more than the pretty face and sweet demeanor he thought he'd bargained for。。。 IN HOT WATER Kazuya's maritime heroics have complicated his decision to completely cut ties with his rental girlfriend， Chizuru。 Now the stage is set for a different kind of conversation。。。 Chizuru has always bailed him out of his cowardly ways and awkward encounters， but how will she react after he saves her life？ ** 。。。more
David Doel
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I must admit -- I'm a sucker for a good love story with a happy ending。 I don't know the ending yet， but this story is on the right track。I like the two main characters a lot。 I just hope the story doesn't wander too far afield。 Volume 4 isn't out yet， so I'll plan on reading it when it's available。 I must admit -- I'm a sucker for a good love story with a happy ending。 I don't know the ending yet， but this story is on the right track。I like the two main characters a lot。 I just hope the story doesn't wander too far afield。 Volume 4 isn't out yet， so I'll plan on reading it when it's available。 。。。more
Your local idiot Swarup
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good
Hope Elizabeth Anderson （HopelessBookAddict）
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Yesssssss
Hayden
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The Main Crux Of The Story Seems To Be In Full Flow， Feelings Getting Caught In A Business Arrangement Which Is Really Cute To See DevelopThe End Of The Last Volume Set Up Really Niecly To The Start Of This One Which Builds To Alot Of Complex Feelings DevelopingI Knew This Series Would Have Its Lewd Moments & This One Does Too， Kazuya's Way He Realised Something Important About His Feelings Springs To Mind The Last Mini Arc Was Really Intresting To See， & It Had Set The Next Volume Up Nicely Wit The Main Crux Of The Story Seems To Be In Full Flow， Feelings Getting Caught In A Business Arrangement Which Is Really Cute To See DevelopThe End Of The Last Volume Set Up Really Niecly To The Start Of This One Which Builds To Alot Of Complex Feelings DevelopingI Knew This Series Would Have Its Lewd Moments & This One Does Too， Kazuya's Way He Realised Something Important About His Feelings Springs To Mind The Last Mini Arc Was Really Intresting To See， & It Had Set The Next Volume Up Nicely With Another Secret Being Revealed。With That （Kind Of Abvious Twist） Ending I Am Really Looking Forward To Seeing The Developments！ 。。。more
Jon Ureña
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I'm getting into this series more and more。 There's a nice sense of progression， and the author （along with an usual team of assistants） has the good sense to keep troubling his main characters as often as possible， which through witnessing how they deal with the conflict it gives us a good sense of who those characters are as people。At the end of the previous volume， the two protagonists， one a mostly irrational and dumb college freshman guy and the other an escort he keeps tangling in his life I'm getting into this series more and more。 There's a nice sense of progression， and the author （along with an usual team of assistants） has the good sense to keep troubling his main characters as often as possible， which through witnessing how they deal with the conflict it gives us a good sense of who those characters are as people。At the end of the previous volume， the two protagonists， one a mostly irrational and dumb college freshman guy and the other an escort he keeps tangling in his life， were sharing a ride on a ferry as the last thing they were going to do together， but then the increasingly sick and dizzy escort ended up falling overboard。 The protagonist jumped after her without thinking。 At the start of this volume she regains consciousness on some beach rocks， only to notice that the guy is unconscious next to her。 She starts berating him for doing something so stupid as risking his life for an escort （maybe a hint into her self-worth; we also never got any sense of her family life beyond her grandmother， so maybe her parents are gone）。 When she notices that he isn't breathing， she does the CPR thing until he wakes up。 One would think that having been out for a significant amount of time would have given him brain damage， but the guy is such an idiot that maybe it wouldn't be noticeable。In any case， when they rejoin their friends， the friends are awed by the fact that he had saved her life， and they start looking at both protagonists as the kind of couple all of them would aspire to be/have。 Both protagonists get sent to different hospitals to rest for a bit。 The escort seems out of it， unwilling to look him in the eye。Both live door to door in the same apartment building， so they speak again when they get home。 He apologizes for causing all the trouble that ended up with her almost dying， and promises that he'll pay her for the extended date。 She avoids looking at him。 It's implied that they aren't going to have any dates from then on。 With the protagonist alone in his apartment， we got one of the best scenes of this series so far， the most idiosyncratic "oh shit， I'm in love with this girl" scene that I can recall。 His friends have uploaded the beach pictures， and looking at his ex in a bikini makes him hard。 He starts masturbating while imagining himself fucking his manipulative ex， but hazy memories of the escort being nice interfere， and in the end he comes to a memory of his next door neighbor just smiling at him。 If that's not love， I don't know what it is。 He's realized it as well， and he's troubled by how difficult his romantic life has become。They also attend the same college。 The next time he sees her， although the escort is wearing her regular person disguise， he stares at her nervously， which only troubles her as they are not supposed to know each other when she's her regular self。 She takes him aside and berates him for it。 She's surprised that he's not throwing blame her way， but just apologizing。 He's overwhelmed by how fast his heart is beating interacting with just her plain clothes self。 She ends up telling him to be more careful from then on， and regarding their fake relationship to just find the courage to tell his friends that they broke up， because they would forget about them both having been a thing soon enough。 She's way too nonchalant with the guy who saved her life， no matter how much of an idiot he is。Some time after， the protagonist's grandmother invites him to some hot springs resort for some reason。 It ended up being a ploy by both protagonists' grandmothers， who are friends， for them to share a room and get to fucking already。 Both protagonists， particularly the escort， are troubled by this development， but she figures that they might as well enjoy the meal and some drinks that have been paid for。 He realizes that she is no longer concerned about him seeing her without makeup， and also doesn't feel the need to act as when she's working。 They end up sleeping in the same room。 He makes some monologue about how he wishes to keep seing her， because just interacting and talking to her is making him want to become a better person。 She says fine， she'll allow him to keep renting her。One of those afternoons they come across one of his college friends， a mostly stereotypical Japanese nerd， full of himself for no reason。 He announces that he's gotten a girlfriend as well， and tangles the protagonists into a double date。 The escort is fine with this development at this stage of their relationship， whatever it is。 The date is centered around doing some rock climbing indoors， and the nerd's girlfriend turns out to be some cute girl that the author had introduced earlier on with a panty shot。 She seems generally cold with the nerd， and in a story in which rental girlfriends have already been introduced as a thing， it's more likely than not that she's one as well。 The protagonist's escort is having fun climbing， but the cute girl takes her aside and opens up about her guess that the coprotagonist is an escort as well。 The coprotagonist gets all nervous and runs back to the protagonist to figure out how to deal with this troublesome development。 If the nerd figured out that she's an escort as well， all of their friends at college would discover it。 The protagonist manages to excuse her to leave。The protagonist wants to speak with the nerd's girlfriend in private， so he accompanies them until they part ways。 He then follows her， only to realize that she had been expecting him。 She berates him for being the kind of guy who hires escorts， that he could only have done so for superficial reasons。 Although she tries to leave， he follows her in a demanding way that for someone like him constitutes character development。 He ends up breaking the girl's fall after she tripped on some stairs， and she allows him to have a conversation on a nearby coffee shop。 He opens up about having hired the escort's services because he felt lonely after having been dumped， but that he knows her now to be a good person who wouldn't deserve to be outed and have her life ruined， so he begs for this cute girl's silence。 Shortly after she reveals the telegraphed truth that she's an escort as well。That's where this volume ends。 At this point of the story， this being a romantic comedy， what you have to look forward to is both protagonists' increased closeness， as well as someone in the protagonist's group possibly being outed as hiring escorts， which could lead to others realizing that the protagonists are in such a relationship as well。This is an odd series for a romantic comedy， given that stuff like breaking up with the romantic interest and intending never to see each other constitutes progress and character development， so in that sense it's a fresh take on a genre that is often done by the numbers。 I also get tired easily of fiction， but this series is making me want to jump into the next volume immediately， so it's doing something right as far as I'm concerned。 。。。more
Jenny
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I don't know what it is， but this volume was kind of meh to me。 Mizuhira continues to be best girl， as you do， but honestly she was the best part of this whole volume。 Kazuya declaring that he wants to change is great and all， but he doesn't have a game plan on how to do so and it really shows。 Also， the accidental pervert scenes with him and Ruka were so unnecessary。 I know this is an ecchi series， but if he's going to have moments like these with every significant female character my brain mig I don't know what it is， but this volume was kind of meh to me。 Mizuhira continues to be best girl， as you do， but honestly she was the best part of this whole volume。 Kazuya declaring that he wants to change is great and all， but he doesn't have a game plan on how to do so and it really shows。 Also， the accidental pervert scenes with him and Ruka were so unnecessary。 I know this is an ecchi series， but if he's going to have moments like these with every significant female character my brain might explode out of frustration。 Speaking of Ruka， I don't particularly like her （all she really did was be loud and obnoxious to Kazuya） and I'm sensing her inclusion is just to offer the "bad" side of rental girlfriends。 Hopefully her character will grow on me， but I have my doubts。So， yeah。 Those are my thoughts。 I'm praying volume 4 will be better because I do think this series has potential， but unfortunately this was pretty underwhelming。 。。。more
Mark
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When we last left things off， Chizuru had gone a little bit overboard， literally， and Kazuya had chased after her。 In the wake of the boating incident （sorry）， not much has changed。 So here’s some hot springs and another new character。I guarantee that half the reason I keep with this series is the art。 Even if nothing blows the doors off like last time， this is hands down one of the most enjoyably drawn manga I read。 There is a scene with Mami sitting on her bed and the level of detail， with her When we last left things off， Chizuru had gone a little bit overboard， literally， and Kazuya had chased after her。 In the wake of the boating incident （sorry）， not much has changed。 So here’s some hot springs and another new character。I guarantee that half the reason I keep with this series is the art。 Even if nothing blows the doors off like last time， this is hands down one of the most enjoyably drawn manga I read。 There is a scene with Mami sitting on her bed and the level of detail， with her toes curling and bunching up the sheets， is astounding。Okay， it’s probably three quarters of the reason because the story this time around is a total snooze。 Sure， the boat rescue lets Chizuru see Kazuya in a new light， but he should act like a human being without being forced into it by life or death situations。Despite the obnoxious use of tropes， I do like what transpires during the hot springs chapter。 It’s very much a ‘cake and eat it too’ scenario， since it gets Chizuru in a yukata， but Kazuya actually gives an inkling he might get things right at some point。 His little speech does quite a bit to humanize him a bit more。 I also like the way it subverts what you’re expecting in the hot springs proper。The rock climbing section is less successful， featuring Kazuya back to his male gaze self and the introduction of a character who I don’t think brings much of anything to the table， but I guess we’re heading into harem territory now？ Sure feels like it and it’s a development this story doesn’t need， but one I’m definitely expecting down the road。Then there’s THAT chapter。Everybody， I will take a stand and say that masturbation is okay。 It’s totally fine and a part of the human experience。 I will take a second stand and say that I don’t need a chapter of a book devoted to the lead character’s fantasies while showing him doing the deed。 I get the point - the use of the panels from previous chapters couldn’t be more obvious as a metaphor for what’s going on。 But it’s just so。。。 uh。。。 ham fisted。。。 and not necessary。 We already know that the dynamics between Chizuru and Kazuya are changing， so this just feels like an excuse to draw Mami getting it on with Kazuya。2。5 stars。 I don’t hate this series， but this volume was certainly a far cry from what enjoyment I typically get from it， save the art， but the art’s not quite enough to save IT。 I’ll round this up on the hope that this is an outlier rather than a trend， but it only gets the benefit of the doubt once。 。。。more
ジェファーソン 劉
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 封面人物：水原千鶴两个奶奶好可爱，设计让男女主同房。。男主女主为了圆谎就继续了这段不清不明的租借关系结果这个关系在栗林的双重约会下被栗林的女友发现了！！！最后一页是栗林的"女友"，叫更科Ruka的，承认自己也是租借女友！！更科るか 瑠夏 封面人物：水原千鶴两个奶奶好可爱，设计让男女主同房。。男主女主为了圆谎就继续了这段不清不明的租借关系结果这个关系在栗林的双重约会下被栗林的女友发现了！！！最后一页是栗林的"女友"，叫更科Ruka的，承认自己也是租借女友！！更科るか 瑠夏 。。。more
Martin R
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That revelation at the end wasn't all that surprising， but I can't deny that I want to know how far this is going to go。 That revelation at the end wasn't all that surprising， but I can't deny that I want to know how far this is going to go。 。。。more
Marianne
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Heart pounding！ And page-turner 😁🤣😍
Teresa Sporrer
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