Season 5 Premiere Date Announced for Widely Awaited Anime Sensation
Rent-a-Girlfriend fans can finally mark their calendars—Season 5 of the hit romantic comedy anime is officially on the way, with a release date window and fresh details just unveiled.
If you've been waiting to find out when Rent-a-Girlfriend is finally making its comeback, good news: we've got a real answer, not just vague promises from last season's credits. And, yes, the showrunners have tossed a new visual our way, just to stoke the speculation fires even higher.
Mark Your Calendar (For 2026, No Joke)
The official word is out: Season 5 drops in April 2026. That isn't a typo. There's going to be a bit of a wait while you clear out your Crunchyroll queue, but at least we finally have a month and year nailed down. The news came straight from the series' website and their social feeds, so there's no confusion here — unless you're still trying to keep track of all these seasonal release windows. Sorry, 2025. This isn't your year.
What's Up With That Key Visual?
On top of the date announcement, the producers unveiled new promo art hyping up Chizuru Ichinose and Mami Nanami — this time, literally facing off, poolside, in swimsuits. Not exactly subtle. The attached tagline? "Now, the fateful moment has arrived." So, if you thought the drama was simmering last season, the next arc looks poised to go full soap opera, with the love triangle about to get (even more) heated.
"Now, the fateful moment has arrived."
Who's Coming Back (and Who's Making This)?
- Director: Kazuomi Koga (returning; safe hands, as always)
- Series Composition: Mitsutaka Hirota (same as before, so expect the tone to hold steady)
- Studio: TMS Entertainment (still steering the ship)
Season 5 picks up right where the 'Hawaiians Arc' left off. The anime is still adapting Reiji Miyajima's manga — yes, the one that's been running in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine since back in 2017. For anyone collecting the manga in English, Kodansha USA handles those releases too.
Wait, Remind Me: What's This Show About Again?
If you're new, or just like pretending you only started watching for "research," here's the gist: Kazuya Kinoshita, a college student reeling from a breakup, hires rental girlfriend Chizuru Mizuhara for what should be a harmless fake-date setup. Naturally, things spiral: emotions get involved, misunderstandings stack up, and their not-so-simple arrangement turns into the kind of mess anime loves best. So, expect even more complicated feelings, plenty of awkward encounters, and the kind of interpersonal drama that somehow keeps escalating.
So, you've got time to catch up (or rewatch everything) before April 2026. Until then, let the social media theorizing commence.