Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
	First light novel volume cover, featuring Alya
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)
Genre	Romantic comedy
Novel series
Written by	SunSunSun
Published by	Shōsetsuka ni Narō (self-published)
Original run	May 6, 2020 – May 27, 2020
Light novel
Written by	SunSunSun
Illustrated by	Momoco
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA: Yen Press;
Imprint	Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko
Original run	February 27, 2021 – present
Volumes	11
Manga
Written by	SunSunSun
Illustrated by	Saho Tenamachi
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Yen Press;
Magazine	Magazine Pocket
Original run	October 29, 2022 – present
Volumes	8
Anime television series
Directed by	Ryota Itoh (S1); Hiroshi Haraguchi (S2);
Produced by	Ryō Kobayashi
Written by	Ryota Itoh (S1); Yuka Yamada (S2);
Music by	Hiroaki Tsutsumi
Studio	Doga Kobo
Licensed by	Crunchyroll; SA/SEA: Medialink; ;
Original network	Tokyo MX, BS NTV, SUN, KBS Kyoto, Mētele, HTB, RKB, TSS, Miyatere, TV Shizuoka, BSN, UTY, TUF, itv, NBC, IBC, TUT, MRO, FTB, TUY, RBC, KKB, AT-X
Original run	July 3, 2024 – present
Episodes	12

Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian is a Japanese light novel series written by SunSunSun and illustrated by Momoco. It was originally published online as two short stories on the novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō on May 6 and 27, 2020, respectively, before being acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, who have published the series since February 2021 under their Sneaker Bunko imprint.

The story follows a beautiful and talented young Russo-Japanese female named Alisa Kujou who is a transfer student at her new high school in Japan. The story also follow a brilliant, yet lazy male student named Masachika Kuze.

A manga adaptation by Saho Tenamachi began serialization online in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app and website in October 2022.

An anime television series adaptation produced by Doga Kobo aired from July to September 2024. A second season is set to premiere in 2027.

By August 2024, the light novel series had over five million copies in circulation.