The special livestream “Sneaker Bunko 35th Anniversary Festival!” revealed teaser images, main staff and many other actors for the anime series by author Sunsunsun and artist Momoco, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings her senses in Russian (Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san) on Sunday.
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The anime production staff also revealed Alya’s 3D model:
✨3Dアーリャ バージョン2.0始動✨
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Ryota Itoh (My Senpai Is Annoying, Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie) is directing the anime at Doga Kobo and is also in charge of the series’ scripts. Yūhei Murota (Love Live! School Idol Project) is designing the characters and serving as animation director. Ryō Kobayashi is the series’ producer.
The newly announced cast of the anime is:
Wakana Maruoka as Yuki Suō
© Sunsunsun,Momoco/KADOKAWA/Alya-san Partners
Yukiyo Fujii as Marsha
© Sunsunsun,Momoco/KADOKAWA/Alya-san Partner
Saya Aizawa as Ayano Kimishima
© Sunsunsun,Momoco/KADOKAWA/Alya-san Partners
© Sunsunsun,Momoco/KADOKAWA/Alya-san Partners
The anime will star Sumire Uesaka as Alisa Mihairovuna Kujō and Kōhei Amasaki as Masachika Kuse. Both reprized their roles from previous drama CDs.
Yen Press is releasing the novel in English and describes the story:
Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou is the “lonely princess” of Seiren Private Academy.” She was a half-Russian beauty with silver hair, top of her class, the student council accountant, and…completely unapproachable. For some reason, she was also responsible for reprimanding the lazy boy sitting next to her in class. Masachika Kuze often frustrates her by oversleeping, forgetting textbooks, and just being an exemplary student. Or at least, that’s how it looks from the outside. She may act tough but she doesn’t mind Masachika as much as others think. She even let him call her by her nickname Alya. Anyone who heard the comments she muttered in Russian could tell how she really felt, but since no one in the class understood the language, she was free to say whatever she wanted. whatever you like! Except…there was one person who knew what she was talking about. Masachika eavesdrops on her embarrassing revelations, feigning ignorance, all the while wondering what her flirtations really mean!
Kadokawa publishes the novels under the Sneaker Bunko imprint and will publish the sixth volume on April 1. Saho Tenamachi (Shōsetsu no Kami-sama; Itsuka, Nemuri ni Tsuku Hi) launches a manga adaptation in October 2022 on Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket app.
Update: Fixed typo. Thanks, FilthyCasual.
Source: Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko 35th Anniversary Festival live stream, Alya Sometimes hides her emotions in account of the Russian franchise, press release
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