With her late grandfather's inspiring words in mind, Chizuru Mizuhara teams up with her friend Kazuya Kinoshita to launch a crowdfunding campaign for an amateur film. The two hope that with the success of the project, Chizuru can honor her grandparents' wishes before she loses her grandmother as well. After their wild encounters with three girls—Kazuya's clingy "trial" girlfriend, Ruka Sarashina; their nosy new next-door neighbor, Mini Yaemori; and Chizuru's shy work friend, Sumi Sakurasawa—they all collaborate together to reach the campaign goal and begin production of the film. As their ambitious endeavor progresses, Chizuru and Kazuya grow closer and begin to struggle with their mutual feelings.
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Marinate1016
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 isthat 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.
teruuv2
Do you enjoy simping for a girl that doesnt ever texr you back? Do you love purchasing 'content' of girls that love to milk you for your money? If so, then this show was meant for you What did the producers think when making this show? "How do I use deep quotes for 14 year old kids to make this show sound deep and thoughtful "- is what the producers of this anime thought they were doing. How do I use my grandpa's dying breath to encourage me to persue a fruitless acting career. How do I employ some some extremely smart and attractive Mizuhara thatcant even take a basic hint that, Kazuya, much like the typical real life simp, loves her but is too scared to ask her out.
I am not kidding by the way. I can't be bothered but a quick google search of this anime can find you some 'thought propelling' quote that somehow explains why its totally reasonable to put some human on a pedestal
Kazuya's lack of self-respect and unrelenting pursuit of Chizuru is the only point of this show, but this persuit just gets worse and worse.
But it's not just Kazuya's simping that ruined this season. The side characters were neglected and their potential wasted, as the show focused solely on the Kazuya-Chizuru trainwreck. It felt like the creators had tunnel vision, forgetting the richness of the supporting cast that had initially made the series interesting.
Characters. Oh lmao. If you have made it so far to season 3, huge props to you. It's as if the writers forgot about character arcs and decided to turn the show into a "How to put someone on a pedestal" tutorial.
Oh and like the typical theme of this show, you'll love how all the background people always have something to say about how 'how did this creep date that girl'
And while some might argue that simping is a relatable theme in today's world, the sheer exaggeration and repetitiveness in Rent a Girlfriend Season 3 made it unbearable. Kazuya's character went from mildly endearing to downright insufferable.
In conclusion, Rent a Girlfriend Season 3 much like the rest of its seasons, is downright trash.
PS: a quick word about art, if you enjoy
Mcsuper
I shed a tear to Rent-a-Girlfriend??? What has the world come to? Is this reality? Rent-a-Girlfriend is at the butt end of a lot of jokes in the anime community, and hated by many, understandably so. You might ask, then why are so many of these losers watching this absolute joke of a show? There’s a simple answer. We eat unhealthy foods all the time, we have fast food, instant noodles, sugary junk, that we all know is bad for us, but we still eat it anyway. If anything, RAG does a nice job in keeping the fools coming back for more, by sprinkling in someof that MSG. Say that Chizuru is asked if she likes Kazuya, and you know she can’t say yes, because that wouldn’t drive the story along, so she says she doesn’t like him, but doesn’t dislike him. That last line is so frustrating, but it’s that MSG that keeps you coming back, because at this point, we’re all so deep into this rabbit hole that we can’t escape, just like many can’t escape the clutches of junk food. We all say we hate RAG, but how much do we actually hate it if we’re coming back for more? To you manga readers, I salute you, for getting through three hundred chapters of this dumpster fire. You all must be the soldiers of the god that is Reiji Miyajima.
If you’ve been paying attention to the animanga community, most people have said that this arc is the peak of the story, and compared to the previous two seasons, I would have to agree with that sentiment. For RAG standards, this is honestly really solid, but compared to the rest of anime, it’s fine, though there were some great moments this season that caught me a bit off guard. There is a level of development for Kazuya, the main character, although he is still the guy that he always was, but unlike the previous seasons, there seems to be a better sense of narrative direction, as Kazuya attempts to produce a movie for Chizuru and for her grandma to realize her wish to see her granddaughter on the big screen in a film. In the process, the lie of Kazuya and Chizuru’s relationship is finally tackled, something that dragged on for far too long.
A nice addition to the cast this season is Mini Yaemori, a bundle of fun energy, and she boasts one unique trait, the fact she isn’t in love in Kazuya, and was the supporter for Kazuya and Chizuru’s relationship. She brought in some nice humour, and was definitely one of the best parts of this season. Chizuru has long been a very boring character to me, as she’s just seen as the “perfect girl”, which to me, is just very uninteresting. However, as she’s the main female character, the story direction must revolve around her a bit, and some of the developments this season certainly elevated her character to somewhat greater heights. Sumi is as wholesome as ever, and Ruka is just… there, though she had some nice moments as well.
It’s junk food in the end, but at least this time, it was more palatable junk food, and as much as we love to rag on this anime, let’s be real, you’ll probably be back for that eventual Season 4. Let’s not lie to ourselves, yeah? See you then.
Noot54
I’ll preface this review by saying that I am a huge fan of Rent-A-Girlfriend. I have rewatched the first season three times. I have spent days worth of time listening to OPs, EDs and the OST of this show. The show resonated with me so profoundly that it is no exaggeration to say that it changed my life, in ways I cannot even begin to describe. Even for me, however, Rent-A-Girlfriend season three was not enjoyable. This season centers more around Kazuya and Chizuru’s dynamic as director and actor instead of client and rental girlfriend. In this arc, Kazuya actually acts quite courageously for a change,especially as he helps Chizuru fulfill her dream of her grandma getting to watch her on the big screen. Season three takes itself somewhat more seriously as the two main characters work together to achieve a common goal. This is EXACTLY the problem. Audiences watch Rent-A-Girlfriend for it’s over-the-top drama, and it's absurd comedic antics. You’ll never find yourself on the edge of your seat, eagerly anticipating the next episode or anything of the sort. The entertainment value appears to have suddenly driven off a cliff. I wasn’t laughing at much of the “comedy” in each episode. When broken down, the show has just one recurring joke to offer which can be summed up as “hot girl with loser guy lmao”. The story is predictable and feels drawn out when compared to Kanokari’s signature fast, all-up-in-your-face pace.
One of the worst aspects of season three is Chizuru herself. She was once someone who could change herself on a whim to fit the situation, but now she comes across as bland and emotionless. It’s strange how they clearly tried to add additional depth to her character, yet she acts almost soulless this season. Mami is completely missing from the story, which is a shame because she is best girl from a storytelling perspective. Kazuya’s friends and family have also basically vanished, it seems their screen time has instead been taken over by the new girl, Yaemori. She is a quirky Gen Z cosplayer who supports Kazuya’s relentless pursuit of Chizuru. With Yaemori’s assistance, there ends up being some “development” (I’m using that term VERY lightly here) between the two. She’s an interesting and unique character, for sure, but she definitely wasn’t worth the sacrifice.
The visuals are a further downgrade from an already underwhelming season two. Many scenes legitimately look as if they were put together in MS Paint. The animation (when there even is any) looks janky and rushed. My eyes felt strained after staring at the way too bright, god-awful illustrations, I would’ve dropped any other show for the abomination that was put on screen. Characters often don’t even look like they fit in with the background properly. It’s difficult to enjoy something which doesn’t feel like it had much effort put into it. Art this season does not do justice to the remarkable art of the manga. The art style in season one was perfect for the show and changing it was a poor choice. Budget cuts? Maybe.
The opening song was literal earrape every time it played. Sound design for the rest of the show isn’t quite as bad, although at times soundtracks sound either out of place or are much too abrupt in timing. Credit to the VA’s though, they did their job spectacularly well for the third season in a row.
If you were not very fond of the earlier seasons of Rent-A-Girlfriend, you probably won’t like this season either. If you’re planning to hate watch this, don’t bother, you’ll quickly find yourself bored. The only good thing about this is the fact that it’s the sequel to the sequel of the greatest masterpiece in anime history.
chan_lim
I'm a stupid and I dunno what happened to me I was like fuck Imma give this shot let's see how it goes. I won't say I didn't like the first season but it was okay to me but they could end this shit in 1st season but no they this ass to s2 then s3 and so they will to S4. I lost hope from s2. But since I wasted my time in S2. So I thought Hey maybe this one might be the end of this shit. But nah this shit is becoming consistently predictable from every aspect. So anyone who didn't like S1or S2 or both then MOST probably your gonna hate this one. Seriously waste of time.
Alright time for me to touch some grass. PEACE
Damn it I wasted my time even writing on this shit damn
_Aokii
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 seea 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.
JoshTheGayReal
i jumped into this show at season 3 and got the gist immediately: it's about the humiliating and demoralizing cycle of relationships and the failure to communicate between men and women. the lead character allows his obsessive, unrequited crush to degenerate him into true sociopathy, exploiting a rental girlfriend's family trauma so he can force himself into her most private, vulnerable moments. his sexual pathology - which drives this concurrent deification and objectification of his crush - is sketched out through racing, overanalytic thoughts ruminating over her every move, her every word. this brilliantly exposes the tragic and dangerous trajectory of unchecked, obsessive psuedo-love. as ashow, the experience can be mixed. sometimes it gets boring and you forget the main guy can be a full blown sociopath. sometimes the show devolves into sentimental speeches that make it difficult to discern how self aware exactly its creators are. the quirky supporting cast of "cute girls" come across as totems of fan service rather than actual characters and, while funny, the dialogue can be atrocious and corny, although this is likely a side effect of my needing the dialogue translated (i am not a speaker of the japanese language).
the show is at its strongest when it indulges in excruciating cringe comedy.
Gwynbleidd_Alan
Now, if you're still reading reviews about this show and presumably thinking about watching you endured the last 2 seasons and went through the trenches. I don't think I can say anything more about the MC Kazuya who is arguably one of the worst characters in rom com history, that has not been mentioned by the other reviews. I would be lying if I said my expectations were high for this season when I started watching. I expected many things, but not what actually happened. This season was a real surprise. Instead of the usual cringe, it delivered powerful scenes that hit you right inthe heart, making you feel deep sadness and other strong emotions.
It is a very welcomed change and it feels like the anime is finally going into the right direction. It finally feels like this season has character development and romantic development. Chizuru finally starts to realize in this season that the relationship might be a litte bit more than just business and work related and to be honest this all boils down to the new character Yaemori, who is a fantastic addition to the cast. Yaemori pushes Chizuru and Kazuya to think about their true feelings by confronting them and asking about the true nature of their relationship.
I can hardly believe I'm saying this, but Kazuya really steps up this season. He acts like a mature human being, saying what he needs to say and handling things decently well. Without giving away too much, a tragedy happens, and Kazuya does his best to be supportive and actually manages to do a pretty good job. While he is still an incredibly flawed character in MANY aspects and he could have done so much more, it is such a welcomed change that he at least somewhat does what a decent human being would. This season has powerful and strong scenes and I actually cried at some points which I never thought Rent-a-Girlfriend would achieve.
With all that being said I will be the first to say that it is questionable if it's worth it to watch the first two seasons of Rent-a-Girlfriend to get to this point. It can be tough to stick with at times, but if you've only watched the first season or two and are unsure about continuing, I highly suggest giving this season a chance. It's definitely the best one yet, offering a mix of entertainment, enjoyment, and touching moments and the best Rent-a-Girlfriend has ever been.
TyphoonHarry
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 widerange 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.
senpai3232
The main character is really annoying and just makes you cringe any time he does anything. This anime tries to take itself seriously but I just cant take it seriously, its so boring and stupid, each season gets worse. Is the story unique? If it was predictable, did you enjoy it anyway because you like this genre/set-up? The main story seems quite interesting to me, the execution is just done in a really boring way. Do you think the art style is fitting for the story? The artyle is good, basic but good. Were the characters well-rounded? Did they have flaws and strengths, or were they unusuallystrong/smart/stupid? Most of the characters are just really annoying and they dont have any character development at all.
Did the characters react to situations and events in a realistic way? No, they are so stupid.
Do you think others will enjoy/dislike this series, even if you didn't? Why? I honetly dont think this anime could be good for anyone at all unless you are high or drunk.
The only thing I like about the anime is the animation and op.
MNexon
Story (7) : For season 3, I think the story is good. Here we start to see character development in a story like making a movie to help Chizuru. I think this is executed well, it doesn't feel flat or flopp. Then this story will definitely relate to everyone who might be in the same situation in this anime season 3. Overall, I enjoy this season 3 compared to the previous one. It doesn't feel boring and I like that The Rental Girlfriend's Dream Arc is made into one season. Then this season really felt emotional and really delivered. Characters (7) : Here the Main Character'sdevelopment is already visible, yes even though her personality is still the same but she really works hard to help Chizuru to become an artist and make her grandmother proud. But this main character does overthink a lot so I think it's really stalling this story to make it longer. But there must be people who really relate to this Main character and that can be used as a lesson.
Then Chizuru here, also shows her passion, her emotions to achieve her dream of becoming an artist to make her Grandmother & Grandfather proud. The side characters are mostly Ruka, then there are new characters like Yaemori who are still involved and still have influence. It's just that other characters really feel less used compared to the previous season. But for some reason I feel like this is not a weakness of season 3. Because this might be the moment for Chizuru & Kazuya to realize their respective desires
Visual (8) :
The visuals are also good, for a slice of life design environment. And I feel, the character design here is better than the previous season.
Audio (7) :
I'm not too interested in the Opening & ending. but the OST used is good for each scene, then the sound effect and also the voice actors really play their roles very well with their respective characteristics in all emotional situations.
borkaa93
I was trying to stay strong as Mizuhara but at the end, it kinda kicks me in the feelings. The Design and Details are pushed in a good way, it looks more colorful and cute, perfect matching for this kind of anime style. Season 1 and 2 were not bad and they had interesting character development but on S3 we finally see most of them more mature and grown up. If there is important takeaway from this season its: No matter how strong you are its always good to share your feelings with someone, instead of letting them consume you.
Marco_Yooo
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 theprotagonist 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
CodenameBreeZee
This show is starting to make me mad. You can't stretch out a romance Anime and have it be good. If there is a fourth season to this I dont know if I'll be able to watch it. Season 3 had barley and romantic development between the MC's and I'm thinking that season 4 won't be any different. Rance animes are not ones that you can stretch on for seasons and seasons without the MC's being together. Usually I wouldn't bash too hard on an anime if I watched the whole thing but this is starting to get repetitive. MC tries to get closer, oncehe does he pusses out and pushes himself away. It's been like this the whole time in the 36 episodes that have been released. It's so frustrating that they had such a good idea but they are dragging it on this long. This is why this show gets a lot of hate, the development between characters is so astronomically slow to the point where it feels like the story is at a standstill. I really don't want to give up hope on this one but if the fourth season, god forbid if it ever came out, is as slow and painful as this one, I might have to scrap this anime all together.
8manYeager
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. Beforegoing 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.
ArcticRaccoon
For all my strife with Kazuya, and some of the anime, I have to give it's just dues this season. Loved the character development for Chizuru and others, they did a really good job showing that growth. Even some for Kazuya at the right moments, but seeing him overtime, it's like I was watching a drop test of a smartphone where the phone survives the first few runs, but ultimately breaks on the last few drop test. I really want to give him credit where it counts though, moments of importance and the way he bust his butt for the movie project, makes me stillhopeful for this guy, even with the headaches he gives me XD.
The story in that regard wasn't bad at all. Loved the inclusion of Yaemori to give him the push and good support along the way too. The art style was still a treat to see, and I enjoyed seeing it crank up at certain moments, along with the lighting and color shifts. And the sound...I actually liked the ED a bit more than the OP, but that doesn't take away from it still being quite nice.
Overall, I heard it might get worse from here, and seeing Mami in the end may confirm that XD, but this season was quite a ride. Here's to season four (hopefully it can take itself more seriously as it goes on too) ...
Rating: C+ to B [ 7.5 - 8 /10 ]
KANLen09
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. DubbedThe 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.
zdeisterreviews
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 RaGand 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.
DaxtotheMax
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 butit 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.
