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Anime like Rent-a-Girlfriend

Not everyone loves Rent-a-Girlfriend for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Rent-a-Girlfriend

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like a fake couple that slowly stops pretending.

  2. You like secondhand embarrassment as a comic engine.

  3. You want a light rom-com with low stakes.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Toradora!2008

    • a fake couple that slowly stops pretending

    Good for you if you like a love story that grows slowly out of a friendship.

  • Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun2014

    • secondhand embarrassment as a comic engine
    • a light rom-com with low stakes

    Good for you if you like gags about a manga artist who misreads every romantic moment.

  • Tomo-chan Is a Girl!2023

    • a fake couple that slowly stops pretending
    • secondhand embarrassment as a comic engine

    Good for you if you like Tomo hitting Junichiro every time she means to flirt.

  • The Dangers in My Heart2023

    • a fake couple that slowly stops pretending
    • a light rom-com with low stakes

    Good for you if you like a shy first love that grows in small moments.

  • You and I Are Polar Opposites2026

    • a fake couple that slowly stops pretending
    • secondhand embarrassment as a comic engine
    • a light rom-com with low stakes

    Good for you if you like a sweet high school crush between two opposites.

  • Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!2020

    • a fake couple that slowly stops pretending
    • secondhand embarrassment as a comic engine
    • a light rom-com with low stakes

    Good for you if you like one running joke done well, teasing a man who wants peace.

  • Kaguya-sama: Love Is War2019

    • a fake couple that slowly stops pretending
    • secondhand embarrassment as a comic engine

    Good for you if you like a battle of wits that collapses into a joke.

  • My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv9992023

    • a fake couple that slowly stops pretending
    • secondhand embarrassment as a comic engine
    • a light rom-com with low stakes

    Good for you if you like a slow romance with a boy who doesn't notice he's being flirted with.

  • Horimiya2021

    • a fake couple that slowly stops pretending
    • a light rom-com with low stakes

    Good for you if you like a couple who get together early and stay together.

  • Nisekoi2014

    • a fake couple that slowly stops pretending
    • secondhand embarrassment as a comic engine

    Good for you if you like a fake couple bickering to keep two gangs at peace.

  • The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious2022

    • a fake couple that slowly stops pretending
    • secondhand embarrassment as a comic engine
    • a light rom-com with low stakes

    Good for you if you like a shy crush the boy keeps mistaking for magic.

  • Teasing Master Takagi-san2018

    • a fake couple that slowly stops pretending
    • secondhand embarrassment as a comic engine
    • a light rom-com with low stakes

    Good for you if you want gentle, low-stakes episodes.

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