Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
Original Title	時々ボソッとロシア語でデレる隣のアーリャさん (Tokidoki Bosotto Roshiago de Dereru Tonari no Ārya-san)
Original Language	Japanese
Dubbing Studio	Crunchyroll
Voice Director 1	Shawn Gann
Voice Director 2	Aaron Campbell (Assistant ADR Director)
Translation & Adaptation	Matthew Greenbaum
ADR Production	Jose Sandoval (Engineer) Matt Grounds (Mix Engineer) Erin Nicole Lundquist (Dialect Coach) Sarah Natochenny (Dialect Coach)
Recorded	2024
Dub Country	United States
Original Country	Japan
Episodes	12
Year	2024-present

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, also abbreviated as Roshidere (ロシデレ), is a 2024 anime series based a Japanese light novel series with the same name written by SunSunSun and illustrated by Momoco. It was originally published online as two short stories on the novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō from May 6 to May 27, 2020, respectively. It was then acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, who have published the series since February 2021 under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Saho Tenamachi began serialization online in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app and website in October 2022.

The anime series was announced on March 17, 2023. It was animated by Doga Kobo, directed by Ryota Itoh, and it premiered in Japan on July 3, 2024. The second season of the anime was announced on September 18, 2024.

Crunchyroll licensed and produced an English Dub of the series, which premiered on its streaming service onm July 24, 2024.

Synopsis Alya is a transfer student enjoying popularity at her new high school, often sporting a cold shoulder while earning high marks in class. She ignores her nerdy classmate, Kuze Masachika, except for when she blurts out a flirtatious line to him in Russian. Little does she know, Kuze understands Russian, though he pretends not to. Let’s see where this wacky love story takes them!

Cast

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Main Characters
	Masachika Kuze (Suou)	Kōhei Amasaki	Aaron Dismuke
		Mayuko Kazama (young)	Erin Nicole Lundquist
	Alisa "Alya" Mikhailovna Kujou	Sumire Uesaka	Sarah Natochenny
Secondary Characters
	Yuki Suou	Wakana Maruoka	Reshel Mae
	Mariya "Masha" Mikhailovna Kujou	Yukiyo Fujii	Jill Harris
	Takeshi Maruyama	Kōdai Sakai	Corey Wilder
	Hikaru Kiyomiya	Taichi Ichikawa	Joshua Waters
	Ayano Kimishima	Saya Aizawa	Rebecca Danae
	Sayaka Taniyama	Ikumi Hasegawa	Izzi Raine
	Chisaki Sarashina	Maki Kawase	Mikaela Krantz
Recurring Characters
	Nonoa Miyamae	Yoshino Aoyama	Sarah Wiedenheft
	Touya Kenzaki	Kaito Ishikawa	Aaron Campbell
	Yumi Suou	Shizuka Itō	Naya Moreno
	Gensei Suou	Hiroki Tōchi	Max Hartman

Episodic Characters

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Ep(s).
	Andou	Tomohiro Ōno	Nick Huber	1
	Kyōtarō Kuze	Hirofumi Nojima	Charles Nguyen	3
	Tomohisa Kuze	Shinpachi Tsuji	Kent Williams	10
	Akemi Kujō	Kikuko Inoue	Erin Nicole Lundquist

Additional Voices

Season One

Zareen Afzaal Van Barr Jr. Drew Breedlove Aiden Call Kamen Casey Lexa Childress Ethan Gallardo Jim Jorgensen Mikaela Krantz Abi Kumar Rudy Lopez

Maganda Marie James Marler Stephen E. Moellering Erica Muse Ryan Negrón Madeleine Norton Katie Otten Brianna Roberts Molly Searcy Kiba Walker Katie Wetch

Multimedia

Cast Reveal

Clips

Based Little Sister - Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian

Whole Episode

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Ep. 1 English Dub

Note

• Sarah Natochenny is proficient in Russian, which has allowed her to deliver a more authentic and native-sounding pronunciation for the Russian dialogues of the character Alisa "Alya" Mikhailovna Kujō.

Transmission via Streaming

Company	Date	Category	Format	Classification	Content		Country
	July 24, 2024 - October 2, 2024	Anime	Digital		Season 1	12 Eps.	United States

External Links

• Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian at the Internet Movie Database.
• Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.