With the clock ticking ever closer to the global premiere of TV anime Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (Aka. 時々ボソッとロシア語でデレる隣のアーリャさ) in July 2024, Kadokawa has shared a new preview trailer and information on the adaptation of the light novel written by SunSunSun and illustrated by Momoco.
The new minute-and-a-half long preview trailer, available above, shares a look at new voiced clips from the show, and also provides us with our first look at the opening theme, titled “The Brightest Star”. This song is performed by Sumire Uesaka, the Japanese voice actor for Alya. The song features Lyrics, Composition and Arrangement by Yusuke Shirato.
Kadokawa has also shared information about the ending theme song for Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, in that there will not be just one. Instead, it appears that each episode will feature a different famous song performed by Sumire Uesaka. It is something that is not unheard of in TV anime, popular series such as Heaven’s Lost Property immediately comes to mind, but is always a nice decision when audiences are given a reason to watch the ending and acknowledge the creative team behind each episode.
Alya-san, who sits next to Masachika Kuze, always gives him the cold shoulder.
However, she sometimes blurts out a few flirtatious words to him in Russian.
Masachika never misses a word of it. That’s because Masachika has native-level Russian listening skills!
Alya-san, who thinks he doesn’t understand and sometimes blurts out words of affection.
Masachika, who understands the meaning but pretends not to.
Where will their love story which keeps you grinning take them!?
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian is being directed by Ryota Ito, with Yuhei Murota as Chief Animation Director, Risa Wakabayashi as Art Director, Sound Direction by Takeshi Takadera, Music by Hiroaki Tsutsumi, and animation by the studio Doga Kobo, whose previous works include Oshi no Ko, The Helpful Fox Senko-san and New Game! among many, many others.
