Reiji Miyajima the author of the manga Kanojo Okarishimasu ( Rent-a-Girlfriend ) , shared one of his early drawings on his official Twitter account.
In the post, Miyajima compares the old drawing with 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 very lonely, so you can too). Artists use this hashtag as a way to support 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 manga Kanojo Okarishimasu has been published by Kodansha in Weekly Shonen Magazine since July 2017, currently with 27 volumes. Furthermore, the manga received a spinoff last year, titled Kanojo Hitoshirimasu , focusing on the character Sumi Sakurasawa.
Synopsis
In Japan, lonely people have a new outlet… Online services to rent out parents, children, and even girlfriends! When Kazuya's true love rejects him, he becomes desperate enough to try it, and he's shocked by how cute 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?! Thus, Kazuya discovers that she's not at all friendly in "real life.".
Finally, the first season of the anime aired in 2020, produced by TMS Entertainment and directed by Kazuomi Koga. The second season is still being released.
Staff
Kazuomi Koga is directing the anime at TMS Entertainment, with Mitsutaka Hirota supervising the script and Minoru Akiba as art director. Kanna Hirayama is handling character designs, and HYADAIN is composing the anime's music. The singer halca performs the ending theme song. Both The Peggies and halca created original songs specifically for the anime.
Source: Reiji Miyajima Twitter