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English Dub Review: Rent-a-Girlfriend “Family Trip and Girlfriend”

By Ben Schmidt

August 26, 2025

 

Overview:

It’s time for the Kinoshita tradition- a two-night, three-day trip to Spa Resort Hawaiians!

Our Take:

I swear to god this is the worst show I’ve ever watched, including everything, not just anime. There’s only one character in this show that isn’t an insufferable, selfish piece of shit, and she’s barely in it. Not only that, but we’re going into one of the worst arcs of the series that I can remember. Who enjoys this show and manga? There has to be someone who does; otherwise, it wouldn’t have four seasons and over three hundred chapters.

Everyone is along for the trip to the spa resort, and that includes a couple of people who could blow up everything if they so wished. One of whom is Shun, whom we haven’t seen in a while, but he was the one that Ruka was going out with as a rental girlfriend at one point in time. Mami also happens to be invited along on this trip. If you love misunderstandings, miscommunication, and a whole bunch of dumb hijinks, then this arc will be great for you. I don’t know many people that do love that, but this was where I stopped reading for a reason, and I don’t foresee the anime making it better.