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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Puts on a cheerful act, but she is really a toxic girl who does ''not'' like it when her rating percentage goes down. Downplayed in that in spite of the coldness and belligerence of her real personality, she still is a good person at heart, just stuck with some significant emotional baggage.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Puts on a sweet and cheerful act, but her real personality is pretty much the exact opposite temperament-wise, and she is really a toxic girl who does ''not'' like it when her rating percentage goes down. Downplayed in that in spite of the coldness and belligerence of her real personality, she still is a good person at heart, just stuck with some significant emotional baggage.
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* LongGame: When her attempts to tell Kazuya's family the truth fails, and realizes just how important Chizuru is to Kazuya's family, she decides that this is how she plans to win them all over.

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* LongGame: When her attempts to tell Kazuya's family the truth fails, and she realizes just how important Chizuru is to Kazuya's family, she decides that this is how she plans to win them all over.
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* PsychoExGirlfriend: It's clear that she's gone completely off the rails after she sees Kazuya "dating" Chizuru, and whether she visits him at his workplace, his apartment, or at school, her motives are anything but pure and is only around to cause problems for them.

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* PsychoExGirlfriend: It's clear that she's gone completely off the rails after she sees Kazuya "dating" Chizuru, and whether she visits him at his workplace, his apartment, or at school, her motives are anything but pure and she is only around to cause problems for them.

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* InsecureLoveInterest: While there are hints that he genuinely likes Mizuhara, his inability to get over Mami and his life being a NoRespectGuy in the eyes of even ''his own family'' has put him under the impression that she's out of his league, causing him to keep pining for Mami.

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* {{Determinator}}: When he decides to help Chizuru make a movie, he stops at absolutely nothing to see it through. When he later discusses how a crowdfunding campaign might work, he goes into tremendous detail about what kind of budget they would need and how they would spend it, surprising and impressing Chizuru. He does everything he can to get the ball rolling, nearly kills himself to help out, and when he's tasked with completing the final shot, the team has enough confidence in him to pull it off.
* InsecureLoveInterest: While there are hints that he genuinely likes Mizuhara, his inability to get over Mami and his life being a NoRespectGuy in the eyes of even ''his own family'' has put him under the impression that she's out of his league, causing him to keep pining for Mami. When he really does start falling for her once he realizes just how determined she is as an actress, he still thinks that she's too good for him.


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* InnerMonologue: The spin-off shows that she engages in these, and contrary to her appearance in this series, she's actually quite the chatterbox.

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* BornDuringAStorm: Chizuru's grandmother tells her that she was born during a rain storm, telling her in her own way to brighten up and not be so cold and distant towards everyone around her.



* {{Deconstruction}}: Of TheStoic. On the surface, Chizuru comes across to the others as a strong but distant girl who carries such a cool air around her, even under intense situations. Whether it's her career struggles, her grandmother's condition, or how Kazuya feels for Mami and Ruka, she doesn't seem to let it bother her, but it becomes clear that it's a defense mechanism that she adopts that hides how she really feels. It reaches a boiling point when her grandmother's condition worsens and she's nowhere close to achieving her dream, revealing that she's far more vulnerable, delicate, and emotionally broken than she lets off.



** Whenever Kazuya apologizes for being a nuisance or gets too down on himself, she tends to berate him for confusing his more positive and noble qualities as an inconvenience. She even slapped him for it once.
** She's on the receiving end of this after being rejected by a famous director. After hearing her say it was because she lacked talent, thinking she's not too different from him, Kazuya really gives it to her and tells her how talented she really is, saying that she's on a completely different level than him.

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** Whenever Kazuya apologizes for being a nuisance or gets too down on himself, she tends to berate him for overdoing it, and confusing his more positive and noble qualities as an inconvenience. She She's even slapped hit him for it once.
a few times because of it.
** She's on the receiving end of this after being rejected by a famous director. director despite her near flawless performance. After hearing her say she tells Kazuya it was because she lacked talent, thinking she's not too different from him, Kazuya really gives it to her and tells her how talented she really is, saying that she's on a completely different level than him.



* LivingADoubleLife: Chizuru doesn't want anyone to find out about her job as a rental girlfriend, adopts a completely different appearance and personality as a civilian, and even avoids dates around where she lives and attends school to avoid being discovered.
* MsFanservice: She is regarded as a bombshell by Kazuya's friends to the point that they warn him that having sex with her would destroy his sex life.

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* LivingADoubleLife: Chizuru doesn't want anyone to find out about her job as a rental girlfriend, adopts a completely different appearance and personality as a civilian, and even avoids dates around where she lives and where she attends school to avoid being discovered.
* MsFanservice: She is regarded as a bombshell by Kazuya's friends to the point that they warn him that having sex with her would destroy his sex life. The reader is regularly treated to Kazuya's perspective whenever he checks her out, and he often fantasizes about her wearing revealing clothes.



* RaisedByGrandparents: Chizuru's dad left her when she was very young, and her mom passed away shortly after they moved in with her grandparents. Her grandfather was killed in a traffic accident before she entered high school, leaving her grandmother as her only remaining family. Even though she tries to prepare herself for when the time comes due to her condition, she's absolutely terrified of losing what's left of her family.



* {{Hypocrite}}: After finding out the truth about Chizuru, she calls her out for deceiving everyone and particularly putting on a fake, lying smile that everyone falls for, when she's more guilty of this than anyone else.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: After finding out the truth about Chizuru, she calls her out for deceiving everyone everyone, and is particularly putting on a bothered by her fake, lying smile that everyone falls for, when for. She says this while doing the exact same thing to Chizuru, and she's more guilty of this than anyone else.
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* BreakoutCharacter: She's the star of her own spin-off manga, ''Kanojo, Hitomishirimasu'', which is set in the early days of her being a rental girlfriend before she met Kazuya.
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* HateSink: There is not a single sympathetic quality to her character, for neither the audience nor the cast. Every time a situation arises that makes it ''seem'' like she has or is developing redeeming qualities, she does yet another thing that shows she's a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk and TheSociopath.
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* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Verbal example. While most of Kazuya's friends enjoy poking fun at him, Mami takes it to borderline sadistic levels, stringing him along for a month only to break up with him and trying to humiliate him in front of Chizuru. She also expects Kazuya to not fight back and even demands that he ''apologizes'' on her behalf when Chizuru finally calls her out on it.

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* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Verbal example. While most of Kazuya's friends enjoy poking fun at him, Mami takes it to borderline sadistic levels, stringing him along for a month only to break up with him and trying to humiliate him in front of Chizuru. She also expects Kazuya to not fight back and even demands that he ''apologizes'' on her behalf when Chizuru finally calls her out on it. It is subverted in that Chizuru clearly finds her behavior disgusting and calls her out on it. Even Kazuya's other friends are visibly uncomfortable with how badly Mami verbally lashed him.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Puts on a cheerful act, but she is really a toxic girl who does ''not'' like it when her rating percentage goes down. Downplayed in that in spite of the coldness and belligerence of her real personality, she still is a good person at heart stuck with some significant emotional baggage.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Puts on a cheerful act, but she is really a toxic girl who does ''not'' like it when her rating percentage goes down. Downplayed in that in spite of the coldness and belligerence of her real personality, she still is a good person at heart heart, just stuck with some significant emotional baggage.



* JerkassHasAPoint: She isn't exactly wrong to call out Kazuya's self-pitying ExtremeDoormat behavior and tendency to lie to his friends and family. He also did cause her rating to go down for very petty and irrational reason, something he acknowledges when she calls him out on it.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: She isn't exactly wrong to call out Kazuya's self-pitying ExtremeDoormat behavior and tendency to lie to his friends and family. He also did cause her rating to go down for a very petty and irrational reason, something he acknowledges when she calls him out on it.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Puts on a cheerful act, but she is really a toxic girl who does ''not'' like it when her rating percentage goes down.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Puts on a cheerful act, but she is really a toxic girl who does ''not'' like it when her rating percentage goes down. Downplayed in that in spite of the coldness and belligerence of her real personality, she still is a good person at heart stuck with some significant emotional baggage.


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* JerkassHasAPoint: She isn't exactly wrong to call out Kazuya's self-pitying ExtremeDoormat behavior and tendency to lie to his friends and family. He also did cause her rating to go down for very petty and irrational reason, something he acknowledges when she calls him out on it.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Underneath her sweet and kind demeanor is her cruel, manipulative, and spiteful personality.
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* ConsummateLiar: Since he and Chizuru usually end up bumping into his friends and family when they're together and Kazuya tends to bump into her when he's with his friends, he tends to make up multiple lies and cover stories to explain things to them. Chizuru is often quick to call him out on this.
* {{Deconstruction}}: Of the NoRespectGuy. Basically everyone in Kazuya's life up to that point, including ''his family'', always enjoyed poking fun at him and making him the butt of numerous jokes, namely his inability to get a girlfriend. This results in a guy with ''very'' poor self-esteem who's prone to [[HeroicSelfDeprecation putting himself down over various things]], such as calling himself scum over the fact that he decided to use Rent-A-Girlfriend to help him cope with his break-up, and it's hinted that part of the reason he's still interested in [[BitchInSheepsClothing Mami]] is because he thinks [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Chizuru]] is too good for him.
* InsecureLoveInterest: While there are hints that he genuinely likes Mizuhara, his inability to get over Mami and his life being a NoRespectGuy in the eyes of even ''his own family'' has put him under the impression that she's out of his league, causing him to keep pining for Mami.


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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Outside of her girlfriend persona, she's incredibly belligerent towards Kazuya due to his tendency to lie to his friends and family about their relationship and how much of much of an ExtremeDoormat he is. That being said, she's also willing to keep up the charade to keep his grandmother happy and she's quick to defend him when Mami takes her verbal abuse of him too far.


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* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale: Verbal example. While most of Kazuya's friends enjoy poking fun at him, Mami takes it to borderline sadistic levels, stringing him along for a month only to break up with him and trying to humiliate him in front of Chizuru. She also expects Kazuya to not fight back and even demands that he ''apologizes'' on her behalf when Chizuru finally calls her out on it.
* EvilIsPetty: Abruptly breaking up with Kazuya after a month with no good reason is bad enough, but she then tries to actively ruin his relationship with Chizuru, [[LockedOutOfTheLoop not aware that she's actually a Rental Girlfriend]], just because she dislikes how he apparently got over her so quickly.
* {{Foil}}: To Chizuru. Both are girls who Kazuya has dated[[note]] with Chizuru though, it's a technicality due to her being a rental girlfriend[[/note]] and has interests in and constantly finds himself interacting with due to various circumstances. However, while Chizuru, at least outside of her girlfriend persona, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold is very belligerent and snappy at Kazuya over his]] ExtremeDoormat tendencies and [[ConsummateLiar constant lying]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold yet regardless is willing to stand up for him and help him keep up the charade to keep his grandmother happy]], Mami [[BitchInSheepsClothing puts up a sweet front but is actually a]] [[EvilIsPetty petty]], ManipulativeBitch who's trying to ruin Kazuya's relationships out of spite of the fact that he started dating again so soon after their break-up.

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Mami visits Kazuya at the bar, not only does Ruka get jealous, but once she realizes that she's his evil ex, Ruka absolutely rips into her about visiting him with impure motives, and tells her that she's never getting him back.* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Another reason she's determined to be Kazuya's sweetheart is because she had seen everything he was willing to do for his rental girlfriend, and could only imagine what he'd do for a real one.

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Mami visits Kazuya at the bar, not only does Ruka get jealous, but once she realizes that she's his evil ex, Ruka absolutely rips into her about visiting him with impure motives, and tells her that she's never getting him back.back.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Another reason she's determined to be Kazuya's sweetheart is because she had seen everything he was willing to do for his rental girlfriend, and could only imagine what he'd do for a real one.



* HighPressureEmotion: She's very prone to having her entire face turn red whenever she feels nervous or pressured.



* RoseHairedSweetie: In the manga, she's by far the more pure and sweetest girl in the cast.

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* RoseHairedSweetie: In the manga, she's by far the more most pure and sweetest girl in the cast.

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* ProperlyParanoid: At the end of the crowdfunding campaign, they receive help from one of Chizuru's friends under the condition that he take her to the theater. Kazuya assumes he's after her heart (or body), but Chizuru insists it's nothing but two friends hanging out. [[spoiler: Umi does declare his love for Chizuru and insists on treating her to dinner, but still helps them after being turned down]].



* ConsummateProfessional: She takes whatever job she's handed very seriously, and knows almost exactly what to say and do in a bad situation, all while keeping her cool. Which, thanks to Kazuya, is a lot.



* LivingADoubleLife: Chizuru doesn't want anyone to find out about her job as a rental girlfriend, and adopts a completely different appearance and personality as a civilian.

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* LivingADoubleLife: Chizuru doesn't want anyone to find out about her job as a rental girlfriend, and adopts a completely different appearance and personality as a civilian.civilian, and even avoids dates around where she lives and attends school to avoid being discovered.



* LivingLieDetector: Although Kazuya is able to fool his family and friends about Chizuru, once she finds out the truth, Mami is able to see past every single lie thrown her way.



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->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RieTakahashi

An [[ShrinkingViolet incredibly shy]] newcomer to Chizuru's company, and a first-year college student.

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[[folder:Sumi Sakurasawa]]
[[folder:Ruka Sarashina]]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RieTakahashi

An [[ShrinkingViolet incredibly shy]] newcomer to
Creator/NaoTouyama
A high school student who quickly discovers
Chizuru's company, and identity as a first-year college student.rental girlfriend, before revealing to be one herself. She keeps it a secret under the condition that she becomes Kazuya's trial girlfriend.



* AdaptationDyeJob: In the manga, her hair is pink, while in the anime it has a more orange sheen to it.
* TheDeterminator: She is very determined to continue working in spite of her social anxiety.
* NiceGirl: Easily the kindest-hearted character in the series.
* ShrinkingViolet: Talking to others is ''incredibly'' difficult for her, and whenever she tries to, it's usually quiet or in very broken tones.

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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the manga, her hair is pink, AllLoveIsUnrequited: She does everything she possibly can to get Kazuya to fall for her, and while he acknowledges that anyone else would be the luckiest guy in the anime world for it, he doesn't know why he won't let himself fall for her, and nearly makes their relationship official solely out of guilt.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: No matter how hard she tries, she just can't top Chizuru and
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no end.
* TheDeterminator: She is BerserkButton: The sight of Kazuya being around another girl, and Chizuru. The mere mention of her makes her upset, she can't stand the idea that there's something between her and Kazuya, or the thought that neither one of them are being honest about each other.
* {{Blackmail}}: In exchange for keeping Chiruzu's job a secret, she becomes Kazuya's trial girlfriend. Even Chizuru notes that using threats isn't how a good relationship starts.
* ClingyJealousGirl: And how. She's extremely clingy towards Kazuya and becomes extremely jealous of the girls that surround him. When they first start dating, she's
very controlling and barely gives Kazuya any time to himself, a fault she eventually recognizes.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Chapter 28 explores her background and condition, which explains why she's so desperate to have Kazuya fall for her.
* EntitledToHaveYou: She believes that because she's willing to become a real girlfriend to Kazuya, and because Chizuru constantly rejects his advances, that he should have his eyes on her and only her.
* FirstNameBasis: Despite making Kazuya suspicious of what she really wants for her birthday, it's allowing her to call him by his first name. He agrees, not realizing that she intends to rub it into Chizuru's face.
* ForcefulKiss: She does this to Kazuya twice when she visits his family for his birthday in hopes to get his mind off Chizuru.
* GirlishPigtails: Had twintails as a child.
* GreenEyedMonster: She's incredibly jealous of how Kazuya feels about Chizuru when he's got a girl like her, and uses any opportunity she can to upstage Chizuru and rub it in her face to make her jealous.
* HairDecorations: Wears a bow on her head, which can turn into devil horns if she gets angry.
* {{Hypocrite}}: She hates the fact that everyone's being deceived by Kazuya and Chizuru, and tries numerous times to put an end to it by doing what they couldn't and tell the truth. However, she also tends to lie about how far she's gone with Kazuya to make Chizuru and Mami jealous. She also considers Chizuru a thorn in her relationship with Kazuya when it's clearly the other way around.
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Despite her motives and methods, all she desperately wants is to be the girl that Kazuya geniunely loves.
* IllGirl: She suffers from having a low heartbeat rate that's affected her through her entire life, and despite having dates with others, it's only when she's around Kazuya that it raises to the level she desires.
* ItsAllAboutMe: She can be incredibly selfish, and whenever she's in the picture, tends to make everything about herself. When she offers her help for the crowdfunding movie, she tries to use it to her advantage and even wants to be in the lead role.
* LongGame: When her attempts to tell Kazuya's family the truth fails, and realizes just how important Chizuru is to Kazuya's family, she decides that this is how she plans to win them all over.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Mami visits Kazuya at the bar, not only does Ruka get jealous, but once she realizes that she's his evil ex, Ruka absolutely rips into her about visiting him with impure motives, and tells her that she's never getting him back.* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Another reason she's
determined to continue working in spite of her social anxiety.
* NiceGirl: Easily the kindest-hearted character in the series.
* ShrinkingViolet: Talking
be Kazuya's sweetheart is because she had seen everything he was willing to others is ''incredibly'' difficult do for her, his rental girlfriend, and could only imagine what he'd do for a real one.
* StalkerWithACrush: She'll follow Kazuya wherever he goes
whenever she tries to, it's usually quiet or in very broken tones.
wants. She even joins the same Karaoke Bar he works at just to be near him.
* ThirdOptionLoveInterest: At first, she ranks behind Chizuru and Mami when it comes to Kazuya's love interests. When Mami appears to fade out of the picture, she becomes Chizuru's primary rival.
* WhatTheHellHero: Aside from not treating her like a real girlfriend, she calls Kazuya out for lying repeatedly to his friends and family about Chizuru. She later chews out Chizuru for stepping outside her bounds as a rental girlfriend and lying as well.


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[[folder:Sumi Sakurasawa]]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RieTakahashi

An [[ShrinkingViolet incredibly shy]] newcomer to Chizuru's company, and a first-year college student.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the manga, her hair is pink, while in the anime it has a more orange sheen to it.
* CrazyPrepared: On a practice date with Kazuya, she is extremely meticulous with planning out the entire date. If it weren't for a couple of unexpected hiccups here and there, she would have executed it to complete perfection. The reason for all of this? Kazuya's birthday.
* DaddysGirl: She appears in Chapter 120 to have lunch with her dad, but when she notices that Kazuya's in a tight spot, she decides to help him instead (She did apologize to her dad, though).
* ADayInTheLimelight: Chapter 54 is dedicated to her life outside of being a rental girlfriend.
* TheDeterminator: She is very determined to continue working in spite of her social anxiety.
* FistPump: Does this after Kazuya praises her after the birthday date.
* HiddenDepths: She practices calligraphy, but it ends up in the trash every time.
* NiceGirl: Easily the kindest-hearted character in the series.
* TheQuietOne: The poor girl is so shy that she barely speaks at all, and mostly communicates by typing messages out on her phone.
* RoseHairedSweetie: In the manga, she's by far the more pure and sweetest girl in the cast.
* ShrinkingViolet: Talking to others is ''incredibly'' difficult for her, and whenever she tries to, it's usually quiet or in very broken tones.
* TalkingWithSigns: In the form of her smartphone. Whenever she can't say something out loud, she'll type out something on it and show it to whoever she's talking to.
* YouAreNotAlone: After hearing out Kazuya out at the end of her second practice date, she assures him that she's also there for him.
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[[folder:Mini Yaemori]]

A first year college student that becomes Kazuya's neighbor in Volume 13, and is also a cosplayer and a streamer.
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* AllWomenAreLustful: She tells Kazuya that every girl gets frisky at least once a month, and Chizuru is no exception no matter how well she hides it. And he'd better take his chance while he can.
* AmbiguouslyLesbian: She's not interested in having a romantic relationship with Kazuya, and also mentions that she has several waifus that change often. When she enters Chizuru's apartment looking for items to give away as backer rewards, she nearly goes into a trance wanting to see some panties.
* AnimalEaredHeadband: Shown wearing one with cat ears when she drags Kazuya into her apartment.
* BrutalHonesty: She calls Kazuya gutless for not recognizing what she believes are Chizuru's hidden feelings for him after knowing each other for a year.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: She might seem like a goofball who cosplays and takes selfies, but when she offers to help out Kazuya's crowdfunding campaign when it starts to stall, she comes up with a very solid strategy to revive interest and more or less takes over the crowdfunding plan altogether.
* {{Cosplay}}: She streams cosplay online.
* CuteLittleFangs: Often depicted with one.
* DopeSlap: On the receiving end of one by Kazuya when she suggests that Chizuru spend more time with a friend that Kazuya is extremely suspicious about.
* {{Fangirl}}: Quickly becomes one for Kazuya when he tells her the truth about his relationship with Chizuru, where she insists on calling him "Master".
* TheNotLoveInterest: The only cute girl who doesn't harbor feelings toward Kazuya. Once she learns about his feelings for Chizuru, she's hell-bent on making them a couple.
* SelfieFiend: She takes selfies all the time. She also takes pictures of everything else around her.
* ShipperOnDeck: After Kazuya tells her about Chizuru, she's absolutely determined to see that they end up together, and later manipulates events to get them alone in hopes that they get it on.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has two streaks of blue hair.
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* ClassicalAntiHero: Kazuya is absolutely plagued by self-doubt and always sees himself as a hindrance to everyone around him, even though they all think that deep down behind his many faults and flaws, he's a good guy at heart.


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* HeroicSacrifice: A non-lethal version. When Chizuru's friends play a drinking game that could risk exposing her, he repeatedly loses on purpose and gets extremely drunk so she wouldn't.


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* DefrostingIceQueen: It takes her a very long time to start warming up to Kazuya, but she eventually recognizes him as a good guy at heart, and later starts showing a more playful side to him, especially when she finds herself impressed by his commitment to make her movie a reality.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan:
** Whenever Kazuya apologizes for being a nuisance or gets too down on himself, she tends to berate him for confusing his more positive and noble qualities as an inconvenience. She even slapped him for it once.
** She's on the receiving end of this after being rejected by a famous director. After hearing her say it was because she lacked talent, thinking she's not too different from him, Kazuya really gives it to her and tells her how talented she really is, saying that she's on a completely different level than him.
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* PetTheDog: Despite her cold attitude toward Kazuya, she doesn't hesitate to help him home when he gets completely drunk on her birthday, and cooks for him when he's starving after spending the entire day researching the budget needed for their movie.
* {{Tsundere}}: Off the clock, she acts very coldly towards Kazuya and dismisses his feelings for her. But despite insisting there's nothing between them and repeatedly telling him not to get the wrong idea, she does help him when he's in a pinch, tries to give him some heartfelt advice when he's down, and tends to call him stupid whenever she's touched by his actions. And while she does try to put up a tough front, she's actually very vulnerable and does become jealous of Ruka.


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* {{Hypocrite}}: After finding out the truth about Chizuru, she calls her out for deceiving everyone and particularly putting on a fake, lying smile that everyone falls for, when she's more guilty of this than anyone else.


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* PsychoExGirlfriend: It's clear that she's gone completely off the rails after she sees Kazuya "dating" Chizuru, and whether she visits him at his workplace, his apartment, or at school, her motives are anything but pure and is only around to cause problems for them.


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* StepfordSmiler: She's often shining bright with a cute smile, which hides the rotten maliciousness inside of her. Even when she's interrogating Chizuru after discovering her secret and calling her out, she doesn't drop the happy act until the end.
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* MsFanservice: She is regarded as a bombshell by Kazuya's friends to the point that they warn him that having sex with her would destroy his sex life.


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* BigBad: Conspires against Kazuya and Chizuru in hopes of splitting them up.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Puts on a cheerful act, but she is really a toxic girl who does not like it when her rating percentage goes down.

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* TheSociopath: She is manipulative and plays on Kazuya's emotions. She wants to sabotage his budding relationship with Chizuru not because she truly loved him, but because she is possessively jealous and spiteful of him seemingly moving on after she dumped him.
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[[folder:Sumi Sakurasawa]]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RieTakahashi

An [[ShrinkingViolet incredibly shy]] newcomer to Chizuru's company, and a first-year college student.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: In the manga, her hair is pink, while in the anime it has a more orange sheen to it.
* TheDeterminator: She is very determined to continue working in spite of her social anxiety.
* NiceGirl: Easily the kindest-hearted character in the series.
* ShrinkingViolet: Talking to others is ''incredibly'' difficult for her, and whenever she tries to, it's usually quiet or in very broken tones.

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* NotInMyContract: Reminds Kazuya from time to time that the things he's asking her for is beyond what her job as a rental girlfriend is, such as meeting his grandmother at his apartment. However, she does allow him to alter the contract slightly, such as letting him rent her for an hour every Wednesday when he visits his grandmother to keep up the charade.
* WhatTheHellHero: Does this to Kazuya from time to time, such as when he pleaded with her to pretend to be his girlfriend in front of his grandmother, and later with Mami at the karaoke bar and the beach. Even though she has absolutely no obligation to do these things, Chizuru ends up saving him and continuing her girlfriend act.



* ACupAngst: When Mami first spots Chizuru in a bikini, she stares at her breasts momentarily. She then immediately jumps and zips her jacket up at the same time to hide her smaller breasts.



* ForcefulKiss: Does one to Kazuya when she pulls him away from the group to help her search for her missing bracelet at the beach.



* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: When Mami first runs into Kazuya with Chizuru, she suddenly decides to butt back into his life. While he's trying to move on, she seems determined to destroy his social life by constantly badmouthing him.

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* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: She keeps sending mixed signals to Kazuya as to whether or not to date him again. She generally seems to be just teasing him, but during moments when Chizuru is around, she seems to want to get back with him.
* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: When Mami first runs into Kazuya with Chizuru, she suddenly decides to butt back into his life. While he's trying to move on, she seems determined to destroy his social life by constantly badmouthing him.break him and Chizuru up.
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* NoRespectGuy: His ex, his friends, ''his own family''. All of them freely talk about how lame he is while he just takes it.

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* NoRespectGuy: His ex, his friends, ''his own family''. All of them freely talk about how lame he is while he just takes it. Pretty much the only person who doesn't disrespect him in some way is [[ShrinkingViolet Sumi]].
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* {{Jerkass}}: She insulted and laughed off all of Kazuya's attempts at intimacy when they were together, casually dumped him a month later, then proceeds to go great lengths to sabotage his budding relationship with Chizuru just because she can't handle the thought of him moving on with another girl. It doesn't take too long to see that she's definitely this.
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* ExtremeDoormat: The guy has cripplingly low self-esteem. He can't even bring himself to ever call out Mami when she speaks badly about him right in front of his friends. According to Mami, it's practically just a routine to insult him directly because he'll always just take it.
* NoRespectGuy: His ex, his friends, ''his own family''. All of them freely criticize him while he just takes it.

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* ExtremeDoormat: The guy has cripplingly low self-esteem. He can't even bring himself to ever call out Mami when she speaks badly about him right in front of his friends. According to Mami, it's insulting him is practically just a routine to insult him directly because he'll always just take it.
* NoRespectGuy: His ex, his friends, ''his own family''. All of them freely criticize him talk about how lame he is while he just takes it.

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* ExtremeDoormat: The guy has cripplingly low self-esteem. He can't even bring himself to ever call out Mami when she speaks badly about him right in front of his friends.

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* ExtremeDoormat: The guy has cripplingly low self-esteem. He can't even bring himself to ever call out Mami when she speaks badly about him right in front of his friends. According to Mami, it's practically just a routine to insult him directly because he'll always just take it.
* NoRespectGuy: His ex, his friends, ''his own family''. All of them freely criticize him while he just takes it.
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* DontYouDarePityMe: What sparked his unwarranted outburst towards Chizuru that got the plot rolling in the first place. In his depression, he found Chizuru acting like an ideal girlfriend ([[InsaneTrollLogicwhose specific routine was directly advertised to him]]) to just be an insincere form of pity. Chizuru angrily reminding him that she was just doing her job makes him realize how unreasonable his assessment was.

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* DontYouDarePityMe: What sparked his unwarranted outburst towards Chizuru that got the plot rolling in the first place. In his depression, he found Chizuru acting like an ideal girlfriend ([[InsaneTrollLogicwhose ([[InsaneTrollLogic whose specific routine was directly advertised to him]]) to just be an insincere form of pity. Chizuru angrily reminding him that she was just doing her job makes him realize how unreasonable his assessment was.
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* DontYouDarePityMe: What sparked his unwarranted outburst towards Chizuru that got the plot rolling in the first place. In his depression, he found Chizuru acting like an ideal girlfriend [[InsaneTrollLogic(whose specific routine was directly advertised to him)]] to just be an insincere form of pity. Chizuru angrily reminding him that she was just doing her job makes him realize how unreasonable his assessment was.

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* DontYouDarePityMe: What sparked his unwarranted outburst towards Chizuru that got the plot rolling in the first place. In his depression, he found Chizuru acting like an ideal girlfriend [[InsaneTrollLogic(whose ([[InsaneTrollLogicwhose specific routine was directly advertised to him)]] him]]) to just be an insincere form of pity. Chizuru angrily reminding him that she was just doing her job makes him realize how unreasonable his assessment was.
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* DontYouDarePityMe: What sparked his unwarranted outburst towards Chizuru that got the plot rolling in the first place. In his depression, he found Chizuru acting like an ideal girlfriend [[InsaneTrollLogic(whose specific routine was directly advertised to him)]] to just be an insincere form of pity. Chizuru angrily reminding him that she was just doing her job makes him realize how unreasonable his assessment was.
* ExtremeDoormat: The guy has cripplingly low self-esteem. He can't even bring himself to ever call out Mami when she speaks badly about him right in front of his friends.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: She puts up a pleasant front, but it doesn't take too long to find out that she's very petty and manipulative underneath.
* GreenEyedMonster: Despite being the one who broke up with him, Mami immediately becomes incredibly jealous when she sees that Kazuya seemingly got over the break up quickly and started seeing another girl.
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* OperationJealousy: While completely unintended on his part, Mami becomes upset at how quickly he got over her after seeing him bring Chizuru to a mixer thrown by his friends.


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* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo: When Mami first runs into Kazuya with Chizuru, she suddenly decides to butt back into his life. While he's trying to move on, she seems determined to destroy his social life by constantly badmouthing him.
* WhamLine: Immediately breaks up with Kazuya at the beginning of the story after having dated for just a month, claiming she fell in love with someone else. He doesn't take it very well, and ends up renting out Chizuru as his new girlfriend.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: After Chizuru gives her a tongue lashing for berating Kazuya in front of his friends, Mami immediately turns to him and begs him to apologize for Chizuru's harsh yet truthful words.
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Characters in the series.
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! Main characters
[[folder:Kazuya Kinoshita]]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JunFukushima (2017 commercial), Creator/HarukiIshiya (2018 commercial), Creator/ShunHorie (anime)

The male protagonist. A college student down on his luck after being dumped by his girlfriend Mami. Using the "Diamond Rental Girlfriend" app he meets Chizuru Mizuhara hoping to forget about his ex.
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[[folder:Chizuru Mizuhara]]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/SoraAmamiya (2017 commercial & anime), Creator/AoiYuuki (2018 commercial)

A college student who works as a rental girlfriend for the Diamond company. She wishes to be an actress.
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[[folder:Mami Nanami]]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/AoiYuuki (2018 commercial & anime)

Kazuya's ex-girlfriend whom he dated for 1 month until she broke up with him.
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! Family Members


!School characters

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