Rent-a-Girlfriend
Director(s)Shinya Une
Production year2022
Genre(s)Animation
Approx. running minutes24m
CastMasayuki Akasaka, Sora Amamiya, Lisette Monique Diaz, Lizzie Freeman, Shun Horie, Gakuto Kajiwara, Minami Kurisaka, Rin Kusumi, Aleks Le, Sean Letourneau, Reiji Miyajima
Rent-a-Girlfriend
RENT-A-GIRLFRIEND is a Japanese comedy anime series; in this episode, Kazuya visits a local theatre to watch Chizuru's p ...
RENT-A-GIRLFRIEND is a Japanese comedy anime series; in this episode, Kazuya visits a local theatre to watch Chizuru's performance.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There is occasional sexualised focus on the physical attributes of female characters, including brief upskirt shots. There is also an oblique verbal reference to pornography when a man suggestively asks an actress if she "landed that other role".
additional issues
Mild bad language ('ass') is accompanied by verbal references to 'hell' and 'moron'. There is passing reference to a Class A drug when a man comically mispronounces the term ‘heron’; however, another character quickly corrects him.
strong sex references
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
A male character fantasises about being in bed with a young woman; both are naked but their nudity is obscured from sight. There are strong verbal sex references. There is close-up sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters and verbal references to characters finding one another sexually attractive. A young woman mentions being 'rented out' as a man's girlfriend.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('crap', 'bastard') along with milder terms which include 'damn'. A brief flashback sequence shows a young girl crying, with bullies jeering at her.
sexual harassment
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man ogles a woman's clothed bottom and there are close up images of him grabbing and groping it to stop her falling from a balcony. She complains and he grabs her waist instead; he falls on top of her, pressing his body against hers until he tells him to get off; throughout are close-up shots of their two clothed bodies in close physical contact.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('crap', 'ass') as well as references to a young woman being 'rented out' as a girlfriend. There is close-up sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters and verbal references to characters finding one another sexually attractive. Characters kiss and there is sight of a pack of condoms.
strong sex references, sexual threat
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
A man has a fantasy in which he gropes the breasts of woman as they lie in bed together, naked; nudity is hidden from sight. There are several verbal references to his desire to grab her breasts. There is close-up sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters and verbal references to characters finding one another sexually attractive. There are verbal references to masturbation.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man pins a clothed woman down, first with his hand over her mouth and then later by her wrists; he does so first to keep her quiet and then to ask her not to let him have sex with her. There are close-up shots of his body pressed against hers and these sequences are prolonged.
additional issues
There is moderate bad language ('dick'), along with milder terms which include 'ass', 'crap', 'jerk', 'moron', 'Jesus' and 'hell'.
moderate sex references, sexual harassment
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There is close-up sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters and verbal references to characters finding one another sexually attractive. A brief flashback sequence shows a clothed man lying on top of a clothed woman and there are shots of a woman in a shower, her nudity obscure by steam or a towel. There are references to young women being hired out as a girlfriend for male customers.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Two boys ogle a girl, commenting on her attractiveness.
additional issues
Characters on stage dress as superpowered characters and enact mildly violent fight routines. There is also very mild bad language ('hell', 'damn').
moderate sex references, language, brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Bad language includes ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’, ‘bastard’, ‘crap’, ‘screw’, ‘damn’ and ‘hell’.
sex
A man makes a crude comment about the physical attributes of his favourite ‘pornstar’. Further verbal sex references include comic references to genitals, masturbation and virginity.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman makes alarmed protests when her drunk male companion suddenly moves into her personal space and leans his body against hers, but she relaxes when she realises he has merely passed out. In another scene a woman drunkenly jiggles her female friend’s clothed breasts to show off her appearance to their companions; the friend seems annoyed and embarrassed but not distressed by the unwanted touching.
additional issues
Young adults play drinking games and get drunk at a bar, leading to a scene of vomiting.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Occasional references to people hiring ‘girlfriends’ through an online agency include a brief image of a text message exchange between a client and his ‘rental girlfriend’ in which the client suggestively asks the 'girlfriend' to describe what she's wearing. Further sex references include comic ones to a couple supposedly spending a ‘passionate night together’ and ‘going all the way’.
additional issues
Two men catcall a woman in the street, asking if she’s by herself and whether they can carry her belongings, but she tells them to ‘buzz off’ and walks away. Bad language includes ‘shit’, ‘crap’, ‘nutcase’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Two college age characters go on a date dressed in high school uniforms, with the situation giving rise to moderate comic sex references which include comments about men “liking girls in school uniforms”, “schoolgirl fetishes” and ‘sugar daddies”. The male character becomes over-excited during the date as he stares at the woman’s leg and bottom in a short skirt, makes a remark to himself about her chest, and at one point loses his balance and falls on her with his hand accidentally touching her breast over her sweater. There is also a passing, undetailed reference to pornography.
additional issues
There is mild bad language (‘ass’, ‘crap’), as well as very mild terms such as ‘damn’, ‘God’ and ‘hell’.
mild sex references, language
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of mild bad language ('hsit', 'crap', 'pisssed') and milder terms ('damn').
sex
There are references to a man renting a girlfriend, and mild sexualised images of cleavage.
additional issues
Very mild comic violence occurs.
mild sex references
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
A person gifts a crush condoms, and two characters passionately kiss in a hallway.
additional issues
There is partial natural nudity during a shower scene. Very mild upsetting scenes include references a woman being taken to hospital and being diagnosed with a terminal illness. There is use of very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell').
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are sexaulised images of a character's cleavage, a male character watches a female bend over in a skirt, and there are references to a male character being a 'pervert' who likes girls in school uniforms, which he denies. There are also references to a young woman escorting others as their girlfriend.
additional issues
There is use of mild bad language ('crap') and milder terms ('hell', 'damn').
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are sexualised images of a partially naked woman in the shower. There are references to a young woman escorting others as their girlfriend.
additional issues
Mild threat includes an impressionistic car accident, which results in a driver being hospitalised. There are also mild upsetting scenes when concerned family members gather around a critical patient in hospital.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are verbal references to pornography, and a scene in which a male student ogles the breasts of a female friend.
additional issues
There is use of mild bad language ('shit', 'crap', 'ass') and very mild terms such as 'screw', 'freaking' and 'jerk'.
strong sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Verbal sex references are moderate but there are sequences which contain sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
additional issues
There is use of moderate bad language ('whore') and milder terms such as 'crap', 'screw' and 'God'.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are moderate verbal sex references and sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('ass') and very mild terms such as 'jerk'. During a comic scene, a character bleeds from the mouth.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are moderate verbal sex references and sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
additional issues
There is use of mild bad language ('piss') and very mild terms such as 'butt' and 'hell'.
moderate bad language, sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is moderate bad language ('bitch') and milder terms such as 'piss', 'crap', 'shit', 'jerk' and 'hell'.
sex
There are moderate verbal sex references and sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
moderate sex references, language
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is moderate bad language ('whore') and milder terms such as 'crap', 'fricking', 'jerk' and 'hell'.
sex
There are moderate sex references and sequences which contain sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
strong sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are strong visual sex references and sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters. It is implied a teenager becomes aroused while rubbing sun cream on his girlfriend's body.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('asshole', 'fricking') and very mild terms such as 'damn' and 'jerk'.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are moderate verbal sex references and innuendo.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('crap', 'screw') and very mild terms such as 'hell'.
mild bad language
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is mild bad language ('piss').
additional issues
An elderly woman dies peacefully following a period of illness; friends and family attend her funeral. There is brief comic very mild violence.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are moderate sex references and sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('fricking') and very mild terms such as 'damn'.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are moderate sex references and sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('crap') and very mild terms such as 'damn'.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
general
There are moderate sex references and sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('crap', 'fricking').
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Crunchyroll Limited
Classified date21/06/2024
LanguageEnglish
sex
There is occasional sexualised focus on the physical attributes of female characters, including brief upskirt shots. There is also an oblique verbal reference to pornography when a man suggestively asks an actress if she "landed that other role".
additional issues
Mild bad language ('ass') is accompanied by verbal references to 'hell' and 'moron'. There is passing reference to a Class A drug when a man comically mispronounces the term ‘heron’; however, another character quickly corrects him.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are sexualised images of a partially naked woman in the shower. There are references to a young woman escorting others as their girlfriend.
additional issues
Mild threat includes an impressionistic car accident, which results in a driver being hospitalised. There are also mild upsetting scenes when concerned family members gather around a critical patient in hospital.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are sexaulised images of a character's cleavage, a male character watches a female bend over in a skirt, and there are references to a male character being a 'pervert' who likes girls in school uniforms, which he denies. There are also references to a young woman escorting others as their girlfriend.
additional issues
There is use of mild bad language ('crap') and milder terms ('hell', 'damn').
mild sex references
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
A person gifts a crush condoms, and two characters passionately kiss in a hallway.
additional issues
There is partial natural nudity during a shower scene. Very mild upsetting scenes include references a woman being taken to hospital and being diagnosed with a terminal illness. There is use of very mild bad language ('damn', 'hell').
mild sex references, language
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of mild bad language ('hsit', 'crap', 'pisssed') and milder terms ('damn').
sex
There are references to a man renting a girlfriend, and mild sexualised images of cleavage.
additional issues
Very mild comic violence occurs.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Two college age characters go on a date dressed in high school uniforms, with the situation giving rise to moderate comic sex references which include comments about men “liking girls in school uniforms”, “schoolgirl fetishes” and ‘sugar daddies”. The male character becomes over-excited during the date as he stares at the woman’s leg and bottom in a short skirt, makes a remark to himself about her chest, and at one point loses his balance and falls on her with his hand accidentally touching her breast over her sweater. There is also a passing, undetailed reference to pornography.
additional issues
There is mild bad language (‘ass’, ‘crap’), as well as very mild terms such as ‘damn’, ‘God’ and ‘hell’.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Occasional references to people hiring ‘girlfriends’ through an online agency include a brief image of a text message exchange between a client and his ‘rental girlfriend’ in which the client suggestively asks the 'girlfriend' to describe what she's wearing. Further sex references include comic ones to a couple supposedly spending a ‘passionate night together’ and ‘going all the way’.
additional issues
Two men catcall a woman in the street, asking if she’s by herself and whether they can carry her belongings, but she tells them to ‘buzz off’ and walks away. Bad language includes ‘shit’, ‘crap’, ‘nutcase’, ‘hell’ and ‘God’.
moderate sex references, language, brief sexual threat
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Bad language includes ‘dick’, ‘shit’, ‘ass’, ‘bastard’, ‘crap’, ‘screw’, ‘damn’ and ‘hell’.
sex
A man makes a crude comment about the physical attributes of his favourite ‘pornstar’. Further verbal sex references include comic references to genitals, masturbation and virginity.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman makes alarmed protests when her drunk male companion suddenly moves into her personal space and leans his body against hers, but she relaxes when she realises he has merely passed out. In another scene a woman drunkenly jiggles her female friend’s clothed breasts to show off her appearance to their companions; the friend seems annoyed and embarrassed but not distressed by the unwanted touching.
additional issues
Young adults play drinking games and get drunk at a bar, leading to a scene of vomiting.
moderate sex references, sexual harassment
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There is close-up sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters and verbal references to characters finding one another sexually attractive. A brief flashback sequence shows a clothed man lying on top of a clothed woman and there are shots of a woman in a shower, her nudity obscure by steam or a towel. There are references to young women being hired out as a girlfriend for male customers.
sexual violence and sexual threat
Two boys ogle a girl, commenting on her attractiveness.
additional issues
Characters on stage dress as superpowered characters and enact mildly violent fight routines. There is also very mild bad language ('hell', 'damn').
strong sex references, sexual threat
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
A man has a fantasy in which he gropes the breasts of woman as they lie in bed together, naked; nudity is hidden from sight. There are several verbal references to his desire to grab her breasts. There is close-up sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters and verbal references to characters finding one another sexually attractive. There are verbal references to masturbation.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man pins a clothed woman down, first with his hand over her mouth and then later by her wrists; he does so first to keep her quiet and then to ask her not to let him have sex with her. There are close-up shots of his body pressed against hers and these sequences are prolonged.
additional issues
There is moderate bad language ('dick'), along with milder terms which include 'ass', 'crap', 'jerk', 'moron', 'Jesus' and 'hell'.
sexual harassment
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
A man ogles a woman's clothed bottom and there are close up images of him grabbing and groping it to stop her falling from a balcony. She complains and he grabs her waist instead; he falls on top of her, pressing his body against hers until he tells him to get off; throughout are close-up shots of their two clothed bodies in close physical contact.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('crap', 'ass') as well as references to a young woman being 'rented out' as a girlfriend. There is close-up sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters and verbal references to characters finding one another sexually attractive. Characters kiss and there is sight of a pack of condoms.
strong sex references
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
A male character fantasises about being in bed with a young woman; both are naked but their nudity is obscured from sight. There are strong verbal sex references. There is close-up sexualised focus on the bodies of female characters and verbal references to characters finding one another sexually attractive. A young woman mentions being 'rented out' as a man's girlfriend.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('crap', 'bastard') along with milder terms which include 'damn'. A brief flashback sequence shows a young girl crying, with bullies jeering at her.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There is occasional sexualised focus on the physical attributes of female characters, including brief upskirt shots. There is also an oblique verbal reference to pornography when a man suggestively asks an actress if she "landed that other role".
additional issues
Mild bad language ('ass') is accompanied by verbal references to 'hell' and 'moron'. There is passing reference to a Class A drug when a man comically mispronounces the term ‘heron’; however, another character quickly corrects him.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
general
There are moderate sex references and sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('crap', 'fricking').
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are moderate sex references and sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('crap') and very mild terms such as 'damn'.
mild bad language
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is mild bad language ('piss').
additional issues
An elderly woman dies peacefully following a period of illness; friends and family attend her funeral. There is brief comic very mild violence.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are moderate sex references and sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('fricking') and very mild terms such as 'damn'.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are moderate verbal sex references and innuendo.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('crap', 'screw') and very mild terms such as 'hell'.
strong sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are strong visual sex references and sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters. It is implied a teenager becomes aroused while rubbing sun cream on his girlfriend's body.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('asshole', 'fricking') and very mild terms such as 'damn' and 'jerk'.
moderate sex references, language
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is moderate bad language ('whore') and milder terms such as 'crap', 'fricking', 'jerk' and 'hell'.
sex
There are moderate sex references and sequences which contain sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
moderate bad language, sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is moderate bad language ('bitch') and milder terms such as 'piss', 'crap', 'shit', 'jerk' and 'hell'.
sex
There are moderate verbal sex references and sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are moderate verbal sex references and sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
additional issues
There is use of mild bad language ('piss') and very mild terms such as 'butt' and 'hell'.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are moderate verbal sex references and sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('ass') and very mild terms such as 'jerk'. During a comic scene, a character bleeds from the mouth.
strong sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
Verbal sex references are moderate but there are sequences which contain sexualised images, emphasising the physical characteristics (breasts, buttocks, thighs) of female characters.
additional issues
There is use of moderate bad language ('whore') and milder terms such as 'crap', 'screw' and 'God'.
moderate sex references
Classified Date:
01/07/2024
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sex
There are verbal references to pornography, and a scene in which a male student ogles the breasts of a female friend.
additional issues
There is use of mild bad language ('shit', 'crap', 'ass') and very mild terms such as 'screw', 'freaking' and 'jerk'.
Director(s)Shinya Une
Production year2022
Genre(s)Animation
Approx. running minutes24m
CastMasayuki Akasaka, Sora Amamiya, Lisette Monique Diaz, Lizzie Freeman, Shun Horie, Gakuto Kajiwara, Minami Kurisaka, Rin Kusumi, Aleks Le, Sean Letourneau, Reiji Miyajima
Classified Date:
21/06/2024
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Crunchyroll Limited
Classified date21/06/2024
LanguageEnglish
