Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian is a Japanese anime television series adaptation based on the light novel series of the same name written by SunSunSun and illustrated by Momoco. An anime adaptation, produced by Doga Kobo, was announced in March 2023. It was directed and scripts written by Ryota Itoh, character designs handled by Yūhei Murota who also serves as chief animation director, and music composition by Hiroaki Tsutsumi. Ryō Kobayashi serves as a producer. The anime series was originally scheduled for April 2024, but was later delayed, and eventually aired from July 3 to September 18, 2024, on Tokyo MX and various other networks. The first season covers 12 episodes, mainly centering around Alya's interactions with Masachika. She eventually brings Masachika involved with the Student Council and ultimately has him as her running mate for Student Council President.

The opening theme song is , while each episode features a different ending theme song which are covers of pre-existing Japanese songs, all performed by Sumire Uesaka as her character Alya. Kadokawa Corporation compiled the episodes into three Blu-ray and DVD sets, which were released from September 25 to November 27, 2024.

Crunchyroll streamed the series. The first season was released on Blu-ray on July 22, 2025. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand).

Upon the conclusion of the first-season finale, a second season was announced. Hiroshi Haraguchi will direct the season, with Yuka Yamada serving as the scriptwriter, and Yūhei Murota returning as the character designer. It was originally set to premiere in 2026; however, it was later delayed to 2027 to further improve the quality of the series.

Series overview

Episodes Season 1 (2024)

Home media release Japanese + Kadokawa Corporation (Japan – Region 2/A) Vol. Episodes Cover character(s) Release date 1 1–4 Alisa "Alya" Mikhailovna Kujou September 25, 2024 2 5–8 Yuki Suou October 25, 2024 3 9–12 Maria "Masha" Mikhailovna Kujou November 27, 2024

English + Crunchyroll, LLC (North America – Region 1/A) Vol. Discs Episodes Standard edition release date Limited edition release date Season 1 2 1–12 July 22, 2025

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