Kazuya Says Goodbye to Ruka, but... Synopsis, Preview Stills, and Web Trailer for Episode 40 of Anime "Rent-A-Girlfriend" Released!

The synopsis and preview stills for Episode 40, which is the fourth episode of Season 4 of the anime "Rent-A-Girlfriend," have been released.

"Rent-A-Girlfriend" is a manga series written by Reiji Miyajima and serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine. When the first season of the anime aired in 2020, the cuteness of the heroines immediately became the talk of the town, followed by the second season in 2022 and another season in July 2023. The official TV anime X (formerly Twitter) account now has over 350,000 followers, and the original manga has surpassed a worldwide total circulation of 13.5 million copies, making it an immensely popular romantic comedy series.

Kazuya Kinoshita (voiced by Shun Horie), a hopeless college student, ended up introducing Chizuru Mizuhara (voiced by Sora Amamiya), a pure and elegant "rental" girlfriend, as his actual girlfriend not only to his family but also to his friends. Unable to admit his lie, Kazuya continues their "fake" relationship, but as they overcome various events together, his "genuine" feelings for Chizuru gradually deepen.