The author of the manga Kanojo Okarishimasu ( Rent-a-Girlfriend ), Reiji Miyajima , shared on his official Twitter account one of his first drawings.
In the post, Miyajima compares the old drawing to one of his more recent ones of the character Chizuru Mizuhara and adds the hashtag #独学でここまで成長したからお前も頑張れ (I grew up alone a lot, so you can too). Artists use this hashtag as a form of support for aspiring artists, showing "how bad they used to be too."
In the post he wrote, " Not exactly self-taught! Thanks to the teachings of many teachers who cared for me and the influence of many works, I can draw! "
Reiji Miyajima's Kanojo Okarishimasu manga has been published by Kodansha in Weekly Shonen Magazine since July 2017, with 27 volumes to date. The manga also received a spinoff last year, titled Kanojo Hitoshirimasu , focusing on the character Sumi Sakurasawa.
Synopsis
In Japan, the lonely have a new way out… Online services for renting parents, children, and even girlfriends! When Kazuya's true love rejects him, he's desperate enough to give it a try, and he's shocked by how sweet and caring his rental girlfriend is. But she wants to keep their "relationship" a secret, and there's a complication… she goes to the same university as him… and their grandmothers are neighbors?! Kazuya discovers that she's not at all friendly in "real life."
Finally, the first season of the anime aired in 2020 by the studio TMS Entertainment directed by Kazuomi Koga, the second season is still being released.
Staff
Kazuomi Koga is directing the anime at TMS Entertainment, with Mitsutaka Hirota overseeing the script, and Minoru Akiba serving as art director. Kanna Hirayama is designing the characters, and HYADAIN is composing the anime's music. Singer halca performs the ending theme song. Both The Peggies and halca created original songs specifically for the anime.
Source: Reiji Miyajima Twitter
