If I were to assign a purpose to this show it would be a grim reminder of how far gone some of mankind can be. Why do people seek romantic relationships so much and get so discouraged when they cant find someone? Its simple. Each person has their inner narcissist boiling inside them. Everyone wants to be loved for people to look at them positively to be noticed. How do people try to solve this problem? They seek cheap thrills instead of improving themselves. Ones youth has many paths but some just search endlessly for relationships instead of doing much more healthy things. Kazuya is a great example of this type of person someone that no one should aspire to be. Alright enough life talk lets get to this anime Welcome back you degenerates I cant believe so many of you are back to enjoy the trashiness that is RentaGirlfriend The worst thing is we know its trash and still we come back for more. Are we starting to become as degenerate as Kazuya? Oh no I cant believe I have to say this but I wish Mami showed up more this season. The reason that Season 1 was mildly enjoyable was because of all the drama and the hate that the fandom had towards her. Her character felt quite watered down this season and mild which was unfortunate. Without all that drama this season just felt like a generic romcom built on misunderstandings and was kind of boring to be honest. Well there are some good points as well cough cough Sumi and it oddly feels like the inevitable next season might inspire just a teensy bit of hope. My grading criteria: Story: /25 Art: /10 Music: /10 Characters: /20 Enjoyment /15 Thematic Execution /20 STORY: 2.8/25 The story is a mess and we expected this. Misunderstandings just arent a good formula to tell a story and watching Kazuya trying to diffuse them was just cringey. Its hard to understand why the girls even put up with him but thats just how it is. Kazuya you really dont need to explain everything you do to everyone unless its Ruka I dont think any of them care that much about your activities. It really could have been much better if more of Chizurus ambitions towards her acting career were shown more and if the emotional moments with her grandma were handled with more care. ART: 7.5/10 Its not fantastic but vibrant enough to look good. No complaints about the animation overall. MUSIC: 7.6/10 Its hard to the top The Peggies but the OP this season did somewhat grow on me as the season went along. The ED was rather tame compared to the hilarious one in Season 1. CHARACTERS: 3.7/20 The terrible character writing basically makes me want every character to lose in their lives except for Sumi. Ill talk about my thoughts about each character briefly. Chizuru was rather boring to watch this season to be honest. We knew from Season 1 that she wanted to pursue a career in acting and we didnt see a whole lot of that this season. She has her moments as well since her grandma was in the hospital which showed her vulnerability. Why does Ruka even want to be with Kazuya? She was literally thrown to the wayside but she still clings and made bold moves this season. Id feel bad for her but apart from her love for Kazuya theres not much that makes her character stand out. There wasnt enough drama this season because Mami wasnt prevalent. I know most hate her but she was the source of entertainment creating division and discussion. Hope she shows up more. Sumis my favourite character in this show because shes what makes the plot advance. Shes a genuinely good companion and when Kazuyas around her Kazuya has to be more responsible and I believe that Sumi brings out the best qualities of Kazuya. Its a shame shes not the main character though. Kazuya? Hes still trash most of the time. Sumi save him please. ENJOYMENT: 2.2/15 Its not funny its not trashy enough and its cringe. When Sumis on the screen though its awesome. THEMATIC EXECUTION: 2.8/20 I firmly believe that this show could have been so much better if the themes were executed better. If you want to be trashy do it to the max. If you want to be emotional do it to the max. Instead they throw in jokes when Chizurus grandma was ill and whenever there could be a sign of plot progression it just never happens. OVERALL: 27/100 I didnt expect this to be good but I expected more from this season. It had the potential to be decent if Chizurus acting career took centre stage and if Kazuya cleared some misunderstandings. Instead we just got a generic trashy romcom that was hard to sit through. I do think though to be a bit more optimistic that next season which has been announced might be better because the last few episodes really had Kazuya reflecting about his life a bit and that could be interesting.