In celebration of Alya’s birthday, Kadokawa revealed new key and character visuals for Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Season 2, which premieres in 2026. The Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Season 2 key visual depicts Alya posing at the beach in her wet school outfit.
The first season of Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian premiered in April 2024 and aired for 12 episodes. Fans can watch the anime in English or Japanese on Crunchyroll. Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Season 2 will pick up and adapt from the light novel’s fourth volume.
Sumire Uesaka, who voiced Alya, performed the opening theme song “Ichiban Kagayaku Hoshi” (“The Brightest Star”). The voice actress also performed different covers of popular songs as the ending theme for each episode.
The anime stars:
- Sumire Uesaka as Alisa “Alya” Mikhailovna Kujō
- Kōhei Amasaki as Masachika Kuse
- Wakana Maruoka as Yuki Suō
- Yukiyo Fujii as Maria “Masha” Mikhailovna Kujō
- Saya Aizawa as Ayano Kimishima
- Maki Kawase as Chisaki Sarashina
Hiroshi Haraguchi, who directed the fourth episode of the first season, replaces Ryota Itoh as director at Dōga Kōbō. Yūhei Murota returns to handle the character design, while Yuka Yamada now handles the series scripts, replacing Itoh.
Lastly, here’s a synopsis of the anime via Crunchyroll:
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!
