Reiji Miyajima confirms that Kazuya from Rent-a-Girlfriend is his double in an interview

What if the protagonist of your favorite manga literally thought the same as you? That's exactly what he revealed Reiji Miyajimathe creator of Rent-a-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu), in an interview that is making the rounds on social networks. His response not only confirmed something the fandom had always suspected, it also reignited one of the most persistent memes about the series.

The question that revealed everything

In an interview with the specialized portal Anime Cornerthey asked Reiji Miyajima Which of the characters in his work was most like him as a person. The answer, far from being diplomatic or evasive, was surprisingly direct: according to the mangaka himself, the protagonist Kazuya Kinoshita he is practically a double of their way of thinking, to the point that they both share essentially the same perspective on the situations they go through.

The meme that the fandom is not going to let die

This statement comes at the perfect time, or the worst possible time, depending on how you see it, to revive one of the most repeated jokes within the community of Rent-a-Girlfriend: the theory, half joking and half serious, that “Kazuya became Reiji to stay with Chizuru“The idea behind the meme plays with the closeness between the author and his protagonist, suggesting that Miyajima wrote the story from such a personal place that it ended up projecting itself completely onto Kazuya.

With this new public statement, that meme went from being a fun fandom speculation to something that the author himself practically confirmed with his words.

Why this gives a new layer to the series

Rent-a-Girlfriend built much of his popularity on the emotional indecision of Kazuyahis 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 followed the series for years, knowing that the creator and its protagonist share such a similar way of thinking changes the way they read each decision, and each doubt, of Kazuya throughout history.