Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san

Seirei Academy is a prestigious school attended by the very best students in Japan. Alisa Mikhailovna "Alya" Kujou, the half-Russian and half-Japanese treasurer of the school's student council, is known for her intelligence, stunning looks, and rigid personality. Contrasting her near-flawless persona, Alya's unmotivated classmate Masachika Kuze slacks off during lessons and seems to show no interest in her.

Initially irritated, Alya gradually becomes more intrigued by Masachika and starts expressing her affection for him in Russian. However, she is oblivious to his secret—he understands the language fluently! Due to a childhood friend who was temporarily staying in Japan, Masachika has been studying Russian in hopes of reuniting with her.

As the two spend more time together, the playful and eccentric relationship between them quickly deepens. In the meantime, both must learn to navigate their new growing feelings for one another.

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Kujou, Alisa Mikhailovna Main

Uesaka, Sumire Japanese

Kuze, Masachika Main

Amasaki, Kouhei Japanese

Suou, Yuki Supporting

Maruoka, Wakana Japanese

Kujou, Maria Mikhailovna Supporting

Fujii, Yukiyo Japanese

Kimishima, Ayano Supporting

Aizawa, Saya Japanese

Miyamae, Nonoa Supporting

Aoyama, Yoshino Japanese

Sarashina, Chisaki Supporting

Kawase, Maki Japanese

Taniyama, Sayaka Supporting

Hasegawa, Ikumi Japanese

Kujou, Akemi Supporting

Inoue, Kikuko Japanese

Kenzaki, Touya Supporting

Ishikawa, Kaito Japanese

Kobayashi, Ryou Producer

Kamata, Hajime Producer

Hasegawa, Shunsuke Producer

Arai, Kousuke Producer

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Apr 22, 2025

AboAhmed130

Recommended

There are no spoilers in this comment—just my personal opinion about the show (in general).

Honestly, I’ll admit I’m biased because I *love* this kind of anime. So if you're approaching this from a neutral point of view, feel free to disregard my thoughts.

Let’s get straight to it... Why do I recommend this anime? Simply put, I *loved* the dialogues between the characters! They’re genuinely hilarious. I don’t remember the last time I focused this much on dialogues—sometimes I’d rewind 5 seconds just to read a line more carefully.

Also, let’s be real—this show is primarily fanservice. But did it fail at that? Not at all! In ... fact, it's *one of the most enjoyable* fanservice-heavy shows I’ve ever seen, and I’m not exaggerating.

I won’t go into detail about the animation or sound because I am not the best person to take advice on this aspect. But if you’re a fan of anime like *Kaguya-sama*, I *strongly* recommend watching this without hesitation.

Now the negatives: the story itself doesn’t quite reach its full potential—at least not in this season. Hopefully, future seasons will dig deeper and expand the plot meaningfully.

Another downside is that if you don’t click with the characters or the setting by the first or second episode, then I wouldn’t recommend continuing. The show leans heavily on how much you like the characters, not the story or visuals. Like I mentioned earlier, the focus is mainly on fanservice.

Still, I’d give it a 10/10. I genuinely enjoyed most episodes, laughed a lot, and honestly, in the Arab fandom this anime is treated more like a *meme* than something to be taken seriously—and that’s fine by me. It totally nailed what it set out to do.

I’m *really* excited for season two! And I honestly hope we get a third, fourth, and even fifth season—I wouldn’t get tired of this show at all.

Enjoy watching!

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Apr 13, 2025

Gwyn223

Mixed Feelings

Tokidoki Bosotto, a new romantic comedy from Doga Kobo, follows Alya, a half-Russian teenager who slips in her honest romantic feelings in Russian, not knowing her classmate Kuze understands. It is a fun, fresh premise on high school romance with a linguistic twist, but it is not always successful. The main distinction for the show is Alya's bilingual charm, her Russian asides provide a softer side from her tsundere exterior. The humor only really pops during Alya and Kuze's banter; the two characters share chemistry and it is able to carry the show.

Animation from Doga Kobo is crisp; Alya's cute character design makes it easy ... for the story to be visually engaging. The voice acting, particularly Sumire Uesaka's Alya, capitalizes on the mix between confident and flustered. However, the show falters. The Russian gag gets old quickly and the show leans too much into classic rom-com plot elements.. school festivals, love rivalries, etc. rather than leaning into the uniqueness of the original premise. Pacing is also an issue for the plot; the story was bogged down by side plots, such as student council drama, and forgot the main romance plot. Supporting characters have their hits and misses; some add spice, others felt like filler.

If you are one that likes light rom-coms with witty leads, you would probably enjoy this. However, if you are looking for a more nuanced story, you would be left empty. It is charming, but not engaging.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Feb 18, 2025

blackbunshin

Not Recommended

I'll try to be nice here: This is bad. Really, really bad. It was supposed to be a fun romcom about a high schooler who only expresses her real feelings in Russian, but this focuses mostly on the student council eletion, which is as boring as it sounds. The anime tries to make it seem like it's a big deal, but fails to convince. I don't know how those elections go in Japan, but I don't think it matters cause the work doesn't answer the question "why does this character need to have this so much?". Without understanding Alya's motivation, it's hard to identify, connect ... with and cheer for her. Actually, the antagonist showed better reasons, despite the fact that she was super annoying.

This is another aspect that was badly written: the characters most of the time look like they are making a whole drama over nothing, as if they're running for a chair in the Senate when in fact there's really nothing at stake but more work to do and their egos maybe? It kinda makes them seem ridiculous.

Overall, the only thing I enjoyed was Alya's seiyuu's impressive language skills.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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