Rent-A-(Really Shy!)-Girlfriend, Vol. 1

The official spinoff manga of Rent-A-Girlfriend, the rom-com turned hit anime, features fan-favorite Sumi, the shy girl longing to come out of her shell. Written and illustrated by original creator Reiji Miyajima! Catch up on the manga before Rent-A-Girlfriend returns for a second anime season, coming soon!STUCK IN HER SHELLSumi Sakurasawa is shy. Even simple things, like ordering a donut or calling out to a stranger that they’ve dropped something, paralyze her with fear. Her plan to fix it? Become a “rent-a-girlfriend” and make some cash while she practices her people skills! But raising the stakes even higher might not be the foolproof solution she thought it was… And even worse, she needs five-star reviews to keep her new gig, and that means no freezing up or freaking out on a date… How is that even possible?!

Reiji Miyajima is the award-winning author of several long-running shonen manga, from Edo samurai stories to comedies set in modern Japan. Rent-A-(Really Shy!) Girlfriend is Miyajima’s spinoff to his own worldwide hit, Rent-A-Girlfriend.

(W) Reiji Miyajima (A) Yuka Kinami