Kanojo, Okarishimasu

This series starts off very strong with a heartbroken MC trying to get over his first love’s heartbreak using unconventional therapy, renting a girlfriend. For the first 200 or so chapters, it’s a real emotional rollercoaster where the leads overcome misunderstandings from family, friends and other coworkers to resolve their mutual problem.

After a certain arc, the pacing becomes painful where most of the chapters feel like pointless filler to appeal to the fan service who actually pay for the content than actual reading. If you are going to read this series, binge read it. Do not read it as it updates unless you are a patient reader or you really have nothing else to read.

I estimate this series would run 400 or so chapters, but after seeing the last 50 chapters, it’s possible this author may be trying to go for the 500 chapter mark. In other words, for those who want this story to end, it’s going to be another 2-4 years minimum (likely longer since the author may need to take a break for health reasons as is the norm with the industry).