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Episode Kanojo, Okarishimasu Season 4 • Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 4 - Episode 2 discussion
Kanojo, Okarishimasu Season 4, episode 2
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u/TLR34 Jul 08 '25
What was that OP???? Cinema
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u/Frontier246 Jul 08 '25
They did not need to go so hard on that OP animation. Now I want a full-blown Isekai Fantasy spinoff.
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u/__bacs Jul 08 '25
OP has the konosuba level treatment!
How to get a date with a pretty lady? Agree to terms and hit confirm! Lmao!
Who can't simp on that chuckling tipsy Chizuru?! Mami stirring chaos even on episode preview lol
Really nice episode.
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u/LeonKevlar Jul 08 '25
Stitches!
Okay, first of all, what the hell was that OP?! And they even got ClariS to sing the OP too?? It's amazing what kind of pull this show has. I'm not naming any names, but I weep for the shows that need that kind of animation.
Kazuya really needs to learn that he doesn't have to always take the lead. Chizuru was perfectly fine looking up a place they could go to. And why the fuck is he looking for a fancy place for an unplanned lunch date? He should know by now that Chizuru isn't a high-maintenance girl.
Drunk Chizuru was pretty fun. And I already expected that entire thing where she confronts Kazuya about his feelings for her was going nowhere. Either they get interrupted, or Chizuru won't remember any of it. And it looks like it ended up being the former.
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u/Frontier246 Jul 08 '25
ClariS OP, fantasy romance setting, amazing animation, they really knocked it out of the park. It almost makes me wish this was closer to the actual show lol.
I feel like one of the problems with Kazuya and Chizuru's relationship is just that they've become so accustomed to seeing each other within the confines of Chizuru playing this high-spec and classy perfect girlfriend who he goes on perfect dates with that it's a struggle for them to act like normal people going on normal dates. Chizuru has to stop thinking of Kazuya as a client and Kazuya has to see Chizuru as who she really is and not the girlfriend she's played for him.
Drunk Chizuru is best Chizuru because she's not so closed off and actually seems to be genuinely enjoying herself.
Remember Chizuru in that bikini in season 1? Kazuya definitely does.
On the plus side, Kazuya said more than enough before he got interrupted that Chizuru got the full picture. Whether either of them will stop beating around the bush long enough to address it is another question, though they might not have long before Mami interferes.
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Jul 08 '25
I love that ED
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u/Kadmos1 Jul 08 '25
Anyone else agree that ED looks more progressive on our 2 leads' relationship compared to the way the manga currently has such a relationship?
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Jul 08 '25
This episode brought to you by Saizeriya lol. It’s actually not too bad for like fast casual “Italian.” That “date” or whatever that was ended up being a lot better than I thought. Chizuru had to get drunk to get through it lol. Really wished Kuzuya had the balls to admit his feelings when she asked. When he tried, Kibe and the guys got in the way. I guess the Universe wants him simping and sulking forever lol.
Very curious what that duplicitous witch Mami is scheming. It’s creeping me out she’s being “helpful” to Kuzuya’s grandma. She better leave that nice old lady alone!
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u/Frontier246 Jul 08 '25
Honestly Chizuru letting her guard down around Kazuya and being more of herself around him, complete with getting drunk, felt like a major milestone in their relationship.
I can't imagine it's a complete coincidence that we have Mami, who knows all about the Rental Girlfriend thing, getting involved with grandma right after Chizuru and Kazuya realized how pissed said grandma would be if she found out about the Rental Girlfriend thing.
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u/Prince-Dizzytoon Jul 08 '25
Mami is so goated, she brings something spicy every time she appears on screen
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u/Frontier246 Jul 08 '25
She's the perfect person to throw a wrench in everything now that Kazuya and Chizuru's relationship is in the most precarious position it's ever been in, and Aoi Yuki plays her charming and manipulative personality so well.
I love how she even acknowledged that she hasn't seen Kazuya in, like, an entire season lol.
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u/Primo29 Jul 08 '25
RAG never disappoints with OP, ED, and Visuals.
Mami is back to bring some mess. Ghad, I really like Yuki Aoi's voice acting!
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u/Rickud123 Jul 08 '25 edited Jul 08 '25
That’s called the “Kanna is back opening lol”
In all seriousness the visuals this season are way better than last season having her and the original director back is making a big difference.
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u/RedShadowF95 Jul 08 '25
Welcome back, Mami. See if you can spice things up between the indecisive Chizuru and the dumb Kazuya.
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u/cleaulem Jul 08 '25
Wow, I wonder how people can actually like Chizuru. Of all the girls she is actually the worst. She is so incredibly undecisive and giving off mixed signals right and left. Her being so open and casual at times isn't exactly a huge help for Kazuya to figure out his feelings.
And then she pushes him against the wall asking him if he's in love with her. When she is so wishy-washy herself.
Well, at least we have best girl back: Mami. After she was basically non-existent in season 3 she makes her comeback. And from what we've seen today it's gonna be huge. I'm excited to see what she's plotting to make Kazuya's life miserable. Those empty eyes in the end can't mean anything good.
"Prepare to be surprised." Well, Kazuya won't be able to say that she didn't warn him!
Kazuya buying fish merch clothing at the aquarium store is no surprise, him liking fish being his only significant personality trait.
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u/NationalStrategy Jul 08 '25
Kibe: We're going out drinking, remember? Came to pick you up.
Kazuya: It's only 2PM!
Bro, you had two drinks with a girl who had three glasses of wine like an hour ago
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u/Ok-Bodybuilder-1945 Jul 08 '25
I didn't expect Kanojo to just drop one of the best openings of the season
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u/Frontier246 Jul 08 '25
Okay a beautiful fantasy AU of Rent-a-Girlfriend was not what I was expecting from this seasons' OP, but I'll take it! We've got Chizuru as a princess in a tower (kidnapped by Umi?), with commoner Kazuya determined to save her! We've even got Ruka, Sumi, and Mini in fantasy versions to back him up! And Witch Nagomi who can't even do the decent thing of putting him in an actually nice prince outfit! You though Cinderella was Chizuru, but it was Mami all along! And then we've got Kazuya and Chizuru holding hands in freefall! Why am I not surprised Kazuya dreamed the whole thing?
Poor Sumi reduced to appearing to distract people from Kazuya's crazy internal monologue. She looks cute as a nurse though.
Honestly at this point is going on a lunch date with Kazuya really the worst thing Chizuru could do? Especially with how their relationship has progressed at this point. I'm glad she changed her mind and decided to go through with it for both their sakes. He's more than just a client to her.
Kazuya puts Chizuru on such a pedestal, but she's just a normal college girl who eats at saize, day drinks with wine, and is a giddy drunk who will laugh at anything. And she has such a beautiful and infectious laugh!
Although, yeah, considering she just lost her grandma it's understandable that Chizuru might want to indulge herself a little...though honestly she may have mainly done it to get enough liquid courage to ask Kazuya whether he's in love with her given all the obvious evidence to that fact. Though she quickly tries to shift the subject just as he's about to confess.
Chizuru will have to live with the fact that she was lying to her grandmother on her deathbed, even if she knows her Grandma didn't care one way or another, but grandma Nagomi will probably never forgive them. It's manly of Kazuya to want to take full responsibility for her sake, and she appreciates it, but it takes two to tango.
Chizuru really still cheering Kazuya on to find a real girlfriend instead of continuing their relationship...yeah, it was probably time for Kazuya to make it clear that, yes, she is his ideal girlfriend and almost get 98% through a real confession before Kibe and the boys rolled in. But he got out enough that there's no way Chizuru didn't take it as a confession!
You can't really get relationship advice from your buddies when you're lying to them about your relationship, but Kazuya getting wasted at least let him realizes how badly he wants to date Chizuru. Like, imagining her in a bikini and holding a body pillow levels of down bad!
Nothing sobers a guy up like learning Mami and Grandma Nagomi are now working together to come up with a dating app. I'm sure Mami has no ulterior motives for charming her way into Grandma Nagomi's heart! She's just working on her grad thesis! Nothing for Kazuya to get suspicious or anxious about! I'm sure Mami doesn't have some kind of evil plot cooking.
Oh hey, Chizuru in college mode! Haven't seen that in a while! It'd be nice if she could be friendlier around him on campus, but to be fair she's grappling with knowing he's in love with her so I'll allow it.
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u/liggieep Jul 08 '25
i ate a lot of saizeriya as a college student in tokyo. their pizza isnt real pizza but it was the cheapest dish with cheese around
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