There is no doubt that the beautiful Chizuru Mizuhara, from the popular romantic comedy anime series Rent-a-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu), is one of the most popular characters today. Her attractive design, along with her captivating personality, has made several fans of this franchise fall in love with this “waifu”.
As some of you may know, April 19 marks a special date for Chizuru Mizuhara, as this day is the character’s birthday, so the production committee for the anime adaptation of the manga “Rent-a-Girlfriend” have decided to celebrate this date together with the fans of the franchise with a cool image that presents different scenes of Chizuru throughout the series.
Rent-a-Girlfriend celebrates the birthday of beautiful Chizuru Mizuhara
Considering the enormous popularity that the character Chizuru Mizuhara enjoys in Japan, it is no surprise that the production committee of the series has dedicated a publication to commemorate this special date and together with the fans have dedicated a few words of “Happy Birthday” to him.
However, that’s not all, since the streaming platform “Crunchyroll” has also dedicated a few words of congratulations to Chizuru Mizuhara and through its official Twitter/X account, they have presented a special image to celebrate with fans in this part of the world the birthday of this waifu so beloved by the community.
“Kanojo, Okarishimasu“, known as “Rent-a-Girlfriend” in the West, is a popular romantic comedy manga written and illustrated by Reiji Miyajima. The publisher Kodansha began publishing this work in its weekly magazine “Shuukan Shonen Magazine” in July 2017. The manga is still in publication and Kodansha Publishing has compiled the work into 36 volumes for the time being. Due to the excellent reception by the public, an anime adaptation for the manga was announced for production in 2020.
On July 10, 2020, the manga “Rent-a-Girlfriend” released its anime series adaptation, consisting of 3 seasons with a total of 36 episodes. The anime was produced by the animation studio TMS Entertainment under the direction of Kazuomi Koga. The series is available legally on the Crunchyroll platform and has an English dub.
“Rent-a-Girlfriend” narrates the life of Kazuya Kinoshita, a college student who, after suffering a breakup with his girlfriend, plunges into deep emotional desolation. In an attempt to try to remedy his emotional void, he turns to a curious mobile app that allows him to rent a woman and have her act as his girlfriend.
During his exploration of the app, Kazuya meets Chizuru Mizuhara, who projects to be the perfect image of a bride, with striking beauty and undeniable charm. However, after their first meeting, Kazuya is confronted with polarized opinions about Chizuru’s profile. Influenced by wounds from previous relationships, he concludes that she manipulates men’s feelings, thus giving her an unfavorable rating.
Outraged by Kazuya’s lack of consideration in giving her a very low rating, Chizuru shows Kazuya her true personality. However, due to a series of circumstances, Kazuya and Chizuru are engaged in simulating a romantic relationship, acting as if they are genuinely in love, this with an initial goal: to please Kazuya’s grandmother and partly Chizuru’s grandmother as well.
As the plot progresses, both protagonists face various obstacles and comical situations as they struggle to keep up the charade. In parallel, they discover more about themselves and their true feelings.
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