The following contains spoilers for Episode 2 of Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 2, “The Usual Girlfriend” now streaming on Crunchyroll.
Following a strong start to the first episode, Kazuya follows through on his promises to Chizuru. He says he would rent her every day in order to assist her and this episode is proof as it is about him taking her out on the rental date. However, it then follows with something akin to a real date, where the two of them go hang out at a batting cage and then go see Chizuru's grandma. The last episode was great for the progression of their relationship, but there was barely any interaction between the two, but fans are sure to enjoy the shift in this episode.
The last episode’s focus was on developing Chizuru’s character, so fans could see how Kazuya could assist her. So far in the story, Kazuya has only been helped by her, but his newly found resolve to aid her gives the story a new focus. Having shifted from him wanting to get back together with Mami or simply getting over his ex, the story has shifted to him.
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The episode begins with Kazuya engaging with his two guy friends and discussing their plans now that they are back for their second year. After the opening plays we find Kazuya at work asking someone else at his job for advice on getting a girl to like him. He gets some comedic advice but ultimately realizes any advice he gets will be useless. After all, Chizuru is just a rental girlfriend and the relationship they have is a farce. Having accepted this he heads onward to meet Chizuru for their rental date.
Chizuru gives a lot of reasons as to why they should not go out too often with these rental dates and Kazuya does not have
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