What if the protagonist of your favorite manga would literally think the same as you? That’s exactly what he revealed Reiji Miyajima, the creator of rent-a-girlfriend (d)Kanojo, Okarishimasu), in an interview that is turning on social networks. His answer not only confirmed something that the fandom always suspected, it also revived one of the most persistent memes about the series.
The question that uncovered everything
In an interview with the specialized portal Anime Corner, they asked Reiji Miyajima Which of the characters in his work looked more like him as a person. The answer, far from being diplomatic or evasive, was surprisingly direct: according to Mangaka himself, the protagonist Kazuya Kinoshita It is practically a double of their way of thinking, to the point that both share essentially the same perspective on the situations they are going through.
The meme that the fandom will not let die
This statement arrives at the perfect moment, or the worst possible moment, as seen, to rekindle one of the most repeated jokes within the community of rent-a-girlfriend: The theory, half joking half seriously, that ‘Kazuya He became Reiji to stay with Chizuru‘The idea behind the meme plays with the closeness between the author and his protagonist, suggesting that Miyajima He wrote the story from such a personal place that he ended up projecting himself completely in Kazuya.
With this new public statement, that meme went from being a funny speculation of the fandom to something that the author himself practically confirmed with his words.
Why this gives a new layer to the series
rent-a-girlfriend He built much of his popularity in the emotional indecision of Kazuya, his constant doubts and his particular way of processing relationships with the girls around him, traits that, according to this interview, could be closer to the personal experience of Miyajima than any reader would have imagined.
For fans who have been following the series for years, to know that the creator and his protagonist share such a similar way of thinking changes the way we read every decision, and every doubt, of Kazuya throughout history.
