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Chizuru Ichinose is the main heroine of Reiji Miyajima's manga and anime series Rental Girlfriend, also known as Kanokari for short. She is a university student who works at the Diamond rental girlfriend agency under the alias name Chizuru Mizuhara, and is a top-rated rental girlfriend due to her extremely attractive appearance, kind personality, and dedication to her work. To avoid revealing her secret in university, she wears long braids and glasses. It is later revealed that her ambition is to become a famous actress; her job as a rental girlfriend has enabled her to hone her acting skills while simultaneously providing the money she needs to study on an acting workshop.

Chizuru serves as the primary love interest of main protagonist Kazuya Kinoshita, who initially rented her after he was dumped by his ex-girlfriend. However, a series of events and coincidences, including them discovering that they're next-door neighbours, has led Kazuya to keep renting Chizuru in order to maintain the appearance of him having a girlfriend to his family. This fake relationship slowly becomes real as both parties realise their feelings for each other. But like a typical rom-com, whether they end up confessing their love to each other won't be easy and will take a very long time, as their personality flaws and the presence of other rival heroines will provide major challenges towards achieving this endgame.

Debuting in the Summer 2020 anime season, Chizuru was the only girl from that year to win both seasonals in r/anime and ISML as a result of Kanokari's popularity borne from the manga's highly appealing art style and waifu fans. She will be eligible for Best Girl 9.


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ISML record[]

ISML Profile Flavor Text
(written by Momento10)


"Ichinose Chizuru is the best girlfriend anyone can hope for. She is kind, compassionate, and attentive. She carefully listens to my concerns and worries and knows exactly what to say in any given situation. When I am around her, I feel like I can forget about all of my life's troubles and finally enjoy my time after a stressful day at work. Highly recommended." - ★★★★★

"Ichinose Chizuru is so sweet and caring. She really knows her stuff. No wonder she's the most highly sought out rental girlfriend in the business. She is very professional about her work as a girlfriend and it shows. Why can't actual girls be modelled after her? She's perfect!" - ★★★★★

"Ichinose Chizuru is the kind of girl you wish you can spend your entire lives with. It's hard to find anyone as sincere and comforting as her. She analyzes my body language and words carefully and reacts accordingly to provide the best result possible. She helped talked me through my concerns and give me a new lease in life. I am forever in debt to her." - ★★★★★

"Don't be fooled by all these 5-star ratings! Ichinose Chizuru is actually stubborn, arrogant, and hates to admit defeat. There are times she would lash out if things don't go her way or gets angry when she questions what was wrong with her service. Worse, she knows nothing about fish, the only creatures who would never look down on you or say nasty things about you behind your back. If you guys knew who the real Ichinose Chizuru is, you'd give her a bad rating, too." - ☆☆☆☆☆

"Okay, maybe I was a bit harsh. Mizuhara Chizuru is clearly working as a girlfriend for a good reason. She wants to show her grandmother that she is able to live on her own and hopefully be able to pay off all her medical bills. Behind both the studios and callous side of her is a girl questioning whether or not she can keep living her life like this behind her grandmother's back. Maybe she's more fragile than I thought. Maybe there is more to her that meets the eye if people actually took the time to learn about her personal life. Maybe she wants to live a life she can be proud of and call her own. It may not be now, but I wish her all the best, and I will continue to support her from the sidelines, even if she may not want my help." - ? ? ? ? ?

Seasonal & Exhibition[]

Seasonal Diadem: 2020 Summer

ISML 2020 Couples / Ships - seed 5 (w/ Kazuya kino Kazuya Kinoshita)

  • T32 plate (28) Himura ef Yuuko ef Himura x Yuuko (Ef) 3604 - 2290 (Ruby Gem)
  • T16 plate (21) Haruki panc Sakura panc Haruki x Sakura (Pancreas) 3480 - 2535 (Dia 2)
  • Qf plate (13) Heiji Kazuha Heiji x Kazuha (Conan) 3251 - 4127 (Dia 4)


Main Tournament[]

  • Overall record: 9W - 11L
ISML 2021
Directly qualified (2020 summer diadem)
Preliminary R1 (Approval): 1653 votes (7th / 41st)
Preliminary R2 (Limited to 3 max.): 1577 votes (2nd / 10th)
Rank:
18th (ARP: 15.0)
Stage Rd Opponent Score W-L?
Split 1
Group G
1st (4W 1L)
Aqua 1 Uiharu Kazari Uiharu 1608 - 1420 W
Aqua 2 Tamako Tamako Kitashirakawa 1792 - 1474 W
Aqua 3 Shinobu kny Shinobu Kochou 2541 - 2026 W
Aqua 4 Takagi Takagi 2283 - 2091 W
Aqua 5 Asuna Asuna 1569 - 2638 L
Split 2
Group B
10th (5W 10L)
3-way tie for 10th-12th
SCVPD: -2.201
Tpz 1 Misaki 2.5 Misaki Shokuhou 1285 - 1763 L
Tpz 2 Kaede bgs Kaede Azusagawa 1123 - 1059 W
Tpz 3 Mikoto Mikoto Misaka 750 - 1451 L
Tpz 4 Suzune Suzune Horikita 1398 - 1274 W
Tpz 5 Origami Origami Tobiichi 1366 - 1300 W
Amet 1 Schwi Schwi Dola 1137 - 1315 L
Amet 2 Shiro1 Shiro 907 - 1154 L
Amet 3 Rikka chuuni Rikka Takanashi 1140 - 1581 L
Amet 4 Taiga Taiga Aisaka 1567 - 1677 L
Amet 5 Rio Rio Futaba 2100 - 1619 W
Sapp 1 Sora kasugano Sora Kasugano 1425 - 1315 W
Sapp 2 Shouko Shouko Nishimiya 1755 - 1846 L
Sapp 3 Mashiro Mashiro Shiina 1164 - 2025 L
Sapp 4 Kurisu Kurisu Makise 1631 - 1819 L
Sapp 5 Takagi Takagi (x2) 1766 - 1815 L
Wildcards (Approval, Max 8): 2438 votes (18th / 20th, Out)
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CONSOLATION ROUNDS
Split 3
Ruby 4 4 players (Range, Split 2 WC 9-12) 652 (3rd) N/A
Final position: 43rd

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r/anime Record[]

Seasonal & Majors[]

Seasonal Salt: Summer 2020 - seed 2 (Winner!)

  • T64 plate (63) Watashi (Love and Producer) 526 - 55
  • T32 plate (34) Rakko Rakko Yumiya 524 - 113
  • T16 plate (18) Dolly (Raildex) 537 - 164
  • Qf plate (7) Minerva (Re:Zero) 424 - 201
  • Sf plate (3) Satella Satella (Re:Zero) 426 - 257
  • Final plate (1) Echidna Echidna (Re:Zero) 728 - 579

Best Girl of 2020 - seed 6

  • T32 plate (27) Kotoko Kotoko Iwanaga 669 - 343
  • T16 plate (11) Minerva (Re:Zero) 552 - 350
  • Qf plate (3) Miko Miko Iino 727 - 758



Honours[]

Contest Wins (4)

  1. ISML 2020 Summer Diadem (Seasonal)
  2. Seasonal Salt 2020 - Best Girl of Summer
  3. FB @No Anime No Life Waifu Tournament Pt.1 (2020) [1]
  4. Miss Sexy Anime 2021 - La Finalissima [2]


Non-contest honours[]

In the anime popularity charting website Anime Trending, Chizuru won the "Girl of the Year" title in the 7th edition of the annual AT Awards (contested between 2020 anime), placing 1st in overall votes. Elaina was the runner-up.


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ISML Seasonal Diadem Winners
2012 Ririchiyo RirichiyoKyh KuroyukihimeAsuna AsunaRikka chuuni Rikka
2013 Kurousagi Black RabbitKurumi KurumiKyouko k KirigiriMirai Mirai
2014 Chitoge ChitogeShiro1 ShiroChiyo s ChiyoIsuzu Isuzu
2015 Megumi k Megumi K.Isla1 IslaNao NaoMitsuki MitsukiND, SEQ
2016 Megumin MeguminRem RemAoba AobaChitose Chitose
2017 Kanna KannaChtholly ChthollySuzune SuzuneNayuta Nayuta
2018 Violet VioletOchako UrarakaND, SEQPlatelet PlateletMaisan Mai-san
2019 Kaguya KaguyaFumino FuminoGray GrayIshtar Ishtar
2020 Kotoko KotokoKei s Kei S.SEQChizuru i ChizuruElaina Elaina
2021 Female Miku MikuND, SEQMiko IinoND, SEQKeke ll Keke DCRan RanND, SEQ
Male Tanjiro TanjiroSEQ, DCTakashi NatsumeSEQKimihiko ln KimihikoLugh Lugh
2022
ND - NOT a DEBUTANT; appeared in a seasonal contest beforehand
SEQ - Appeared in a SEQUEL installment
DC - Won inter-seasonal playoffs (Divine Circlet / Crown)
DCX - Won inter-seasonal playoffs but not a seasonal (listed last)
r/anime's Seasonal Salt Winners
Bold Underlined names indicate Best Girl of (the Year) winner. Girls who won best girl of the year but not its seasonal are listed separately.
2017 (Summer & Fall only): Yuki m Yuki M.Moriko Moriko
2018 02 Zero Two • Anzu1 Anzu • Chisa Chisa • Maisan Mai-san
2019 Kaguya KaguyaBocchi BocchiShinobu kny Shinobu KRistarte Ristarte
2020 Maple MapleMiko IinoChizuru i ChizuruNobara Nobara • Tsukasa tsu Tsukasa
2021 Kyouko h HoriVivy Vivy • Saki saki Saki Saki • Mieruko Miko YLena Lena
2022 Marin MarinYor Yor • Summer • Fall
2023
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