Loving the Gap! Fans Swoon Over Chizuru in Glasses & Red Hoodie, Calling Her a "Princess with Major Cozy Home Vibes" as "Rent-A-Girlfriend" Anime Season 6 Celebratory Illustration is Released

kappe (Kanna Hirayama), the character designer for the anime Rent-A-Girlfriend, updated her official X account. She shared a new illustration alongside a comment celebrating the announcement of the anime's sixth season, which has quickly become a hot topic among fans.

Hirayama posted the illustration with the caption, "Congrats on the Season 6 production decision!" The newly released image features the series' heroine, Chizuru Mizuhara (voiced by Sora Amamiya). In the illustration, Mizuhara is depicted in a relaxed posture, slightly leaning forward while wearing black-rimmed glasses and a red hoodie. Speech bubbles containing handwritten-style messages read, "Kanokari Anime," "Season 6 Production Confirmed!", and "Thank you so much!!"

The anime Rent-A-Girlfriend is a romantic comedy based on the manga of the same name by Reiji Miyajima, currently serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine. The story follows Kazuya Kinoshita (voiced by Shun Horie), a hopeless college student who meets Chizuru, an elegant and lovely ideal girlfriend working for a rental girlfriend service. After a series of events leads him to lie to his family and friends, their complicated relationship begins. The series has garnered widespread popularity for its depiction of Kazuya's relationships with various charming heroines.

In response to the post, fans showered Chizuru with praise for her look, which contrasts sharply with her usual pristine image, leaving comments like "Hoodie Chizuru is so cute!" and "She’s a princess with major cozy home vibes." Supporters also flooded the post with congratulatory messages, such as "Congratulations on Season 6!" and "Thank you for always providing such wonderful illustrations!"

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