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Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 4 Opening Turns the Girls into Fairy Tale Princesses

Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 4 Opening Turns the Girls into Fairy Tale Princesses

If you’re watching Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 4 (despite all the manga drama), you’ve probably noticed that this season brings the most visually striking opening yet.

A Magical Fairy Tale Theme for the Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 4 Opening

The opening sequence transports Kazuya and the girls into a fantasy world where he embarks on a mission to rescue Chizuru from a castle. The animation quality is top-tier, and fans were quick to notice just how much effort was poured into the visuals.

The highlight? Each girl is styled after a famous fairy tale character:

Ruka appears as Snow White

Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 4 Opening Turns the Girls into Fairy Tale Princesses

Mami channels Cinderella

Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 4 Opening Turns the Girls into Fairy Tale Princesses

Sumi takes on the look of Little Red Riding Hood

Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 4 Opening Turns the Girls into Fairy Tale Princesses

Mini resembles Alice (from Alice in Wonderland, most likely)

Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 4 Opening Turns the Girls into Fairy Tale Princesses

And Chizuru shines as Rapunzel

Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 4 Opening Turns the Girls into Fairy Tale Princesses

The anime community has responded with praise and surprise. Few expected such a creative direction for the new OP (opening), and now expectations are sky-high for future seasons.

This gorgeous sequence was directed by Ciao Nekotomi, who also handled the openings for Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian and Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie. Animation direction was led by Kanna Hirayama, and the opening theme song, “Umitsuki”, is performed by the iconic duo ClariS.

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With this level of creativity and polish, Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 4 has raised the bar for anime openings this year. Whether you’re following the anime or just keeping up with the visuals, this fairy tale-themed intro is hard to ignore.

Time to collect those manga volumes—Rent-A-Girlfriend isn’t slowing down anytime soon!