The official website of the anime adaptation of the novel ‘Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian‘ (Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san) by Sunsunsun and Momoco has announced new additions to the cast and staff.
Scheduled to premiere in April 2024, the animation is produced by Doga Kobo studio (Oshi no Ko, New Game!, Ikebukuro West Gate Park), directed and written by Ryota Itoh (My Senpai Is Annoying, Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie), with character design by Yūhei Murota (Love Live! School idol project).
Additional credits include:
- Art Direction: Risa Wakabayashi
- Main Color Artist: Yuka Itō
- Director of Photography Composition: Seiichi Sugiura
- Editing: Yoshiko Kimura (MADBOX)
- Sound Direction: Takeshi Takadera
- Music: Hiroaki Tsutsumi
The cast includes:
- Sumire Uesaka as Alisa Mihairovuna Kujō
- Kōhei Amasaki as Masachika Kuse
- Wakana Maruoka as Yuki Suō
- Yukiyo Fujii as Marsha
- Saya Aizawa as Ayano Kimishima
- Maki Kawase as Chisaki Sarashina
- Kaito Ishikawa as Touya Kenzaki
- Ikumi Hasegawa as Sayaka Taniyama
- Yoshino Aoyama as Nonoa Miyamae
- Kōdai Sakai as Takeshi Maruyama
- Taichi Ichikawa as Hikaru Kiyomiya
The 7th volume of the novel ‘Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian‘ was released on September 1, and a manga adaptation by Saho Tenamachi (Shōsetsu no Kami-sama; Itsuka, Nemuri ni Tsuku Hi) began serialization in October 2022.
Synopsis of ‘Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian‘:
Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou is the “lonely princess” of Seiren Private Academy. She is a half-Russian beauty with gray hair, the top student in class, and the student council accountant—completely unapproachable. For some reason, she has also taken on the responsibility of reprimanding the lazy boy who sits next to her in class. Masachika Kuze constantly frustrates her by falling asleep, forgetting his textbooks, and being anything but an exemplary student. Or at least, that’s how it seems on the outside.
She may pretend to be tough, but she doesn’t mind Masachika as much as others think. She even lets him call her by the nickname, Alya. Anyone who hears the comments she murmurs in Russian quietly can understand how she really feels, but since none of her classmates understand the language, she is free to say whatever she wants! Except… there is one person who knows what she’s saying. Masachika listens to her embarrassing revelations, pretending not to be aware, and wondering what her flirtatious comments really mean!
