Currently, there are five heroines appearing in the 14th volume of "Rent-a-Girlfriend." Among them, the main heroine who has appeared since the first episode is Mizuhara Chizuru, who we will introduce today. She is generally characterized by a tsundere and cool personality, but as a rental girlfriend, she is a pure and devoted girlfriend who is devoted to her boyfriend. What's more, she is so beautiful and has an incredible figure that she causes a stir when she stands on the street. In this article, we will introduce the charms of Mizuhara Chizuru.
Chizuru in Sales Mode as a Rental Girlfriend
Chizuru is serious about everything, and even in her job as a "rental girlfriend," she gives it her all. Not only is she perfect in appearance, but she's also perfect in personality. From the second date onwards, she studies her partner's hobbies and treats them like the ideal girlfriend. This results in customer satisfaction ratings of 5 stars, and she's the most popular among the new recruits at Diamond (the company that runs the rental girlfriend service). She takes pride in her work as a rental girlfriend.
What's Chizuru like when she's not in sales mode?
A kind, pure, and gentle girlfriend who respects her boyfriend. That's Chizuru in "Rental Girlfriend." However, in reality, her personality is cool and strict. While she's a tsundere, she's overwhelmingly tsun, and when Kazuya is in trouble or feeling down, she encourages and gives him advice, albeit without the kindest words. Therefore, in the beginning of the story, Kazuya, who is unreliable, relies heavily on Chizuru, making her a big sister-type character. When Kazuya asks for help, she can't help but help him, and when she can't bear to watch, she lends him a helping hand. She's a reliable presence for Kazuya.
Is her only family member her grandmother? Chizuru's Fondness for Grandma
Chizuru's family situation is quite complicated. First, her father ran away from home and went missing. Then her mother passed away. With no family to call her own, Chizuru was raised by her grandparents. However, her grandfather, a taxi driver, was killed in a traffic accident when a truck ran a red light. Chizuru cherishes her grandmother, her only remaining family member, but she is also hospitalized. (As the story progresses, it becomes clear that she doesn't have much time left to live.) Chizuru's only remaining family member is her grandmother, so she tends to be lenient when it comes to her grandmother. Not wanting to disappoint Kazuya's grandmother, she pretends to be his girlfriend and helps him.
A big difference from now? Chizuru was a spoiled child.
It's hard to imagine from Chizuru's current appearance, but Chizuru was apparently quite spoiled as a child. She had a lonely side, like sneaking into her grandmother's futon when it was time to sleep because she felt lonely. However, her grandmother's story doesn't say she was "bullied," but rather that she was "made to cry by older students in the neighborhood," so she may have been strong-willed and even attacked older people.
Chizuru at school is "Ichinose Chizuru"
Mizuhara Chizuru in Ren Kano is a gorgeous and stunning beauty. Although she attracts attention just by standing there, Ichinose Chizuru (real name) is a plain, inconspicuous woman at university. She has braided hair and wears glasses to make her eyes look smaller, and her clothing choices are far more subdued than when she was in Ren Kano (though they can't hide her great figure...). Although she is a beautiful woman who normally attracts men's attention, with this disguise she comes across as "the type that doesn't stand out" to men, to the point that they have difficulty remembering her name. Later, when she takes off her glasses at a drinking party, people make a fuss about how beautiful she is, so perhaps the glasses have a big influence.
Why Chizuru is a Rental Girlfriend
Chizuru is a fundamentally earnest person, and it was strange to see her working as a "rental girlfriend," but the reason was that she was doing it for another job. Chizuru is an actress, but she's not yet at the stage where she can be called a star, so she was working as a rental girlfriend to earn money for lessons. But that's not the only reason. She also thought that playing the role of her ideal girlfriend would serve as a form of acting practice. Of course, the high salary of a rental girlfriend seems to be another reason.
What inspired Chizuru to become an actress?
Chizuru decided to pursue a career as an actress when she was in her third year of junior high school. She didn't know this until then, but her grandmother was a hugely popular actress, even winning the Japan Academy Award for Best Newcomer. After seeing her grandmother in the film "Senbazuru," she became captivated by her acting. She also learned that her name, Chizuru, was taken from the film she starred in. One day, in front of her grandparents, she blurted out, "I want to be an actress." Her grandfather cheered her on as she shared her dream. After her grandfather's death, Chizuru desperately took acting lessons, hoping to impress her grandmother with the image of herself acting on the silver screen.
What is Chizuru's relationship with the other heroines?
Chizuru is only dating Kazuya as a "rental girlfriend," but her relationships with the other heroines are...well, complicated. The only two she has a smooth relationship with are Sumi-chan and Yaemori. Sumi-chan is a junior member of the rental girlfriend club, and Yaemori is a fellow resident of Royal Hills Nerima who gives her advice during crowdfunding campaigns. The problem lies with the remaining two. Ruka, who claims to be Kazuya's official girlfriend, often picks on him whenever he's with her, and his ex-girlfriend Asami keeps trying to get to know him and harasses him in various ways, leading to a strained relationship.
Who is the voice actor for Mizuhara Chizuru?
Amamiya Sora plays the main heroine in "Rent-A-Girlfriend." Like the other heroines, she's a popular voice actress who needs no introduction... To name a few, she's played a wide range of roles, from silly characters like Aqua in "KonoSuba" to innocent characters like Elizabeth in "The Seven Deadly Sins." It's exciting to see what kind of performance she'll deliver as Chizuru in this work.
Summary of the Main Heroine, Chizuru Mizuhara
So far, what do you think of our main heroine, Chizuru? While she may seem a bit harsh, she's a strong-willed, dependable older sister character. Which Chizuru do you like best: the serious type at school, the pure and devoted type when she's a rental girlfriend, or the natural type who says exactly what she wants to say?
