Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
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| Advance screening event. https://twitter.com/roshidere/status/1802148716704669858 After being delayed a season back, a completely unique romcom is finally here. Know why it's unique? She speaks something other than Japanese... RUSSIAN. Been meaning to read this one for a while, just because of its, while yes I made fun of it in the beginning admittedly, kinda unique premise of Masachika knowing how to speak Russian as well. I mean, this girl is legit making moves on this dude, thinking he doesn't understand. It's all fun and games until they reply back fluently, though this guy doesn't have the balls to do it... because we need to progress the story somehow lol. Also am glad that they stick to the whole she speaks Russian thing and actually use Russian. I do find the way he learned Russian kind of dumb but it's whatever. Did find this premiere kinda funny for some reason, didn't expect for this to be a major comedy, but I'll take it. Also didn't expect this show to be so horny, or I guess, leaning towards fetishes... I mean not only did we have that close up shot of Yuuki slurping her ramen, but also the crazier scene with the whole sock thing.... lmaooooo. And yes, the animation looks stellar. As per usual Doga Koba standards. Though that is, for now... This seems to be this season's big romcom, and I'm all here for it. Though this being by Doga Kobo does worry me, considering they just finished with Yorukura and are now animating ONK this season... we'll just see how it plays out tho. |
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| Well it’s been a great few years of having Alya and roshidere be somewhat lowkey. Now everyone gonna be on my waifu π .. gatekeeping aside this was a great introduction to the language gimmick and Alya and Kuze’s relationship. Doga Kobo have us eating amazing with this and Oshi no Ko on Wednesdays! Two of the best OPs so far this season too. Sumipe as expected has knocked the role of Alya out of the park. I’m loving how good her Russian sounds and how well she sells the switch between Alya’s inner thoughts and the facade she projects to everyone. Seeing her go from cooking Kuze and setting him up to get embarrassed in front of the class, to praising him and getting jealous over rolling for girls in a gacha game is so cute. Speaking of which, Kuze staying up 2 hours after an episode aired to discuss it with his buddy is so real π. As someone who reviews and writes about anime on the daily, I can totally empathise with watching a 25 min ep and then spending hours analysing all the good stuff in it just like I’m doing rn with this ep. Obviously the highlight of the episode was Alya thighs. The socks scene was my fave part of the first half of volume 1 and they absolutely did it justice π, Kuze you lucky mf.. getting to see the promised land lmao. They did not have to snap like that on the animation but I’m thankful. Show looks gorgeous, character designs on point, fanservice on point, Russian gimmick working well, really no complaints. Doga Kobo are one of my fave studios and I trust them. This and no losing heroines should be the best two romcoms this season! |
Marinate1016Jul 3, 3:27 PM
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| Novelist SunSunSun's RoshiDere HAS FINALLY ARRIVED, and as a LN and manga reader, I'm stoked to see how the anime would turn out. Sumire Uesaka's OP and ED are rather aplenty fine (love the ED more than the OP), and because she also studies Russian, she's the perfect character for Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou a.k.a Alya. And Kuze Masachika is the absolute chad whom she'll only give the way of her attention...and because he's the ONLY one who understands her Russian. The silver-haired ice princess of Alisa Mikhailovna Kujo, she easily is the queen of the school for her coldness...and yet, she gives her only attention to the stereotypical otaku of Kuze Masachika, speaking her low-tones of Russian to him...which he UNDERSTANDS, and hides his secret to the very end. Masachika clearly showing his Otaku side which Alya has jealousy of, and the true queens of the school: Alya, her older sister Mariya a.ka Masha, and Suou Yuki, whom the last is rather quite close to him as a childhood friend, while sharing meals together with Alya and his other classmates. The part about being in the student council as a former vice-president for Masachika, Yuki sure likes to burn bridges early on. Masachika's own experience learning Russian from a girl he's close to in his childhood days, and that is only a distant memory. Other than that, both Masachika and Alya on day duty in the class, he already done a good job before her arrival, which she got drenched on one side of her leg. And that served as the basis of her teasing Masachika onto putting the sock on her leg, clearly knowing that he loves the sight of her thighs. And that poses a challenge for Masachika to do the duty for her, and THANK GOD there's no censorship on Alya showing her panties...and Masachika being pure shameless about it, I love it. Even the teasing of an indirect kiss, Masachika just doesn't get enough. Doga Kobo is COOKING this Summer season, once from Oshi no Ko, and now this show. This Russian rom-com is one to watch, and believe me, you're not ready for that ride to come, despite the anime going at a break-neck speed of its adaptation. |
KANLen09Jul 3, 9:44 AM
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| Well yeah, we’ve seen something like this before… many many times at that. Prettiest girl in the town somehow giving the time of her day to a gloomy, “he who hangs out with loser friends”, not-so-handsome, not-so-intelligent, not-so-remarkable run of a mill guy you could find any school centric anime out there… sigh. Though yeah, this series sells itself as something “different” from the breed I just described… because someone is speaking a language we normally don’t see people speak in this medium. I’d say the studio did try to make the character designs look as cute as they could have, but yeah that’s just expected of them. More girls giving the main guy the time of day aside, it’s pretty obvious from the first episode itself that the main girl has something for him. That aside, the overabundance of russian speaking this episode has kind of made me wonder something.. is the accent the characters speaking with actually good or is it along the same lines when they speak english lol. By the way, would’ve preferred bare feet( Ν‘° ΝΚ Ν‘°) Not sure what this series has going for itself, maybe guy knowing russian, but a decent enough start I guess. |
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| Been reading the manga version of this and it's as it advertised. Main guy understands Alya's russian but pretends not to. The way she breaks out her russian language is pretty much a running gag of the show, but amusing. Alya is pretty much the model student at her school but also "cold" considering she turns down confessions. Some other characters are introduced including student council members but Alya and Kuze definitely carries this anime so far with their chemistry. I'm impressed by the art style of it. It feels higher quality production compared to some of the other recent rom-coms. Alya has her graceful look and so far, the quality looks sharp. Hope they can keep it up. |
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| I think I'm gonna enjoy this one! 1st episode be like: Characters' cute Comedy works Romance's romance and Tsundere... |
| The main couple are super entertaining to follow. It's going to be cool. Can't wait to see what happens next. |
| I know LN version from a long time ago and I'm glad I haven't read the LN so I can enjoy this anime to the fullest. Love episode 1 π₯°, it's so fun and wholesome |
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| There's a lot of comedy to be had in the first episode, and oh we can't forget about that pantsu scene as well. Great start for this highly anticipated romcom! I hope Doga Kobo can handle both this show and Oshi no Ko well for our enjoyment. |
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| Another Dogo kobo series which also looks like waifu bait anime. Hope atleast it doesn't disappoint like Shikimori. |
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| Normally it's the male character who is dense but in this case it's also the female character who is dense since the male character clearly gives of signs he understands her. It was funny to see those reactions tho. Anyway so far this seems ok but it's hard to judge how this will continue. The combination between languages is interesting. |
| What a fun introduction! main characters dynamic establishing right off the gate and the relationship circles neatly presented. Can’t wait for more!  |
| Great start this first episode was hilarious. |
| I like that he understands what she's saying, but just playing dumb. Leg part best part of course. Decent first episode and think this will stay on my watch list, have faith in Doga Kobo that they will make a good adaptation out of it. |
| Saying that I was super looking forward to this would be an understatement. Alya is so pretty. Our half russian waifu's here and Uesaka Sumire voicing her is even more lovely. That was such a fun first episode. Love the interactions between Alya and Masachika. It's really amusing that he understands what she says yet just pretends to not know. Those leg stuff man, legit peak. Already going into the fetish stuff. He even got a glimpse into the promised lands lol and my guy's a gentleman thanking her for the treat. MC used to play with a russian girl, wonder who could it be. Really enjoyed the episode, can see myself rewatching this multiple times already. Doga Kobo did great adapting it and OP/ED were both nice. |
MegamiRemJul 3, 9:19 AM
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| what did the sister meant with "BAPS" when they were texting? |
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| New waifu alert! Well, this one was pretty fun, with Masachika being quite the fun MC, so glad he's not dense or anything, rather they flipped the tables around a bit on this one. It's less one-note than I expected, which was good, and Doga Kobo's animation continues to be very solid as of late, with this and Oshi no Ko airing in the same season. The Russian's a bit awkward to listen to, but no real problem there either. The big romcom of the season looks to be a lot of fun, and that's all I can really ask for. |
| No idea if she's even pronouncing all that Russian correctly but what I do know for a fact is that it's extremely cute Also, half-expected MC and black-haired girl's connection to be that they're cousins or something. |
| Nice start. Very satisfied. |
Reply to FarCritical
No idea if she's even pronouncing all that Russian correctly but what I do know for a fact is that it's extremely cute
Also, half-expected MC and black-haired girl's connection to be that they're cousins or something.
Also, half-expected MC and black-haired girl's connection to be that they're cousins or something.
FarCritical said: it doesn't really matter unless you're russianNo idea if she's even pronouncing all that Russian correctly but what I do know for a fact is that it's extremely cute |
| This got pretty old for me quick. Pretty straightforward light novel high school rom-com series, this time with a Russian flair to Alya's gimmick. The pronunciations don't sound the smoothest to me but given its difficulty and the fact that the person speaking this is someone who's passionate for Russian studies in real life, it's a solid effort at least. I know that if I had to say anything that isn't in English, it would be an atrocity. Everything about the plot and characters felt too gimmicky and stale for me, Alya's got a decent design but feels very flat as a character so far with some tsundere tendencies that feel like it came from the late 00s/early 10s. The plot is also looking to build to the MC and the Student Council given Alya and Yuki are already there and he's been questioned multiple times to join so even that doesn't sound incredibly appealing as a key subplot. So yeah, the actual characters and story to watch in this first episode were underwhelming. After the Angel Next Door anime and a few others I've seen recently, I'm a bit tired of the princess/angel perfect characters to the school but has differences shown to the main character. Trope got really boring quick and this anime doesn't really differ from that enough for me. Pacing was a bit fast but given its a light novel adaptation, it is what it is. Not that big of a deal unless its absolutely butchered or terrible to actually watch through. Doga Kobo had a good looking opening in Oshi no Ko, and this one looks good too. Songs for both are much weaker than the visuals for both. Going to be really intriguing seeing if Doga Kobo can deliver top-drawer visual stuff for both throughout given their solid reputation beforehand. This show doesn't look like Doga Kobo's best whatsoever with the premiere but it looks solid still and the designs look decent, reflects the books well enough. |
| What am I looking at here? How many Russian girls are there supposed to be in your area? The guy has no brain lol. Ofc it is the same girl. Edit: Okay i think i'm wrong. Sorry. |
SenpaiTMJul 3, 9:41 AM
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| Gonna be honest I had no hype watching this, until I remembered the plot. The idea that the mc knows all the embarrassing things she’s saying in Russian about him is really funny af. Both the main guy and girl are a lot of fun. Which is good because a lot of the times they have plain af mc’s. The animation is also really good. Alya has gorgeous eyes Of course there’s gotta be the childhood friend which looses, I guess even this show can’t escape that trope. Ngl I thought she was her sister for a second they look very alike. This shows really good so far. I guess they used to know eachother as kids so in a way Alya is a childhood friend too. The 2 mc’s remind me a little of Lily and Akutsu from foolish angel dances with the devil. Only those 2 were unhinged af. |
Phantom_373Jul 3, 9:22 AM
| Solid start :) Ordering things like this, it may seem a little weird why the ice queen has been warming towards the nerd already, but this will be resolved in ep2 with the current high speed (episode 1 animated 8 manga chapters!) I hope that they don't remove too much of Yuki's teasing of Alya - that's what I'm watching the show for the most. |
| the only dogakobo show this szn the only one XD |
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Reply to SenpaiTM
What am I looking at here? How many Russian girls are there supposed to be in your area? The guy has no brain lol. Ofc it is the same girl.
Edit: Okay i think i'm wrong. Sorry.
Edit: Okay i think i'm wrong. Sorry.
SenpaiTM said: There's her big sister too.What am I looking at here? How many Russian girls are there supposed to be in your area? The guy has no brain lol. Ofc it is the same girl. |
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| Panty shots = peak, I hope there will be more scenes like this later on... The adaptation so far seems pretty decent, and I like how they didn't immediately reveal that Masachika understands Russian. |
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| I wonder who the young Russian girl is, lol. MC pretending not to speak Russian but, in reality, picking up everything sneakily makes for an interesting premise. Man got to view a peak of paradise too and got the leg feels, damn. I'm definitely on board with this, looking forward to more! |
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Reply to _MushiRock11_
I wonder who the young Russian girl is, lol. MC pretending not to speak Russian but, in reality, picking up everything sneakily makes for an interesting premise. Man got to view a peak of paradise too and got the leg feels, damn.
I'm definitely on board with this, looking forward to more!
I'm definitely on board with this, looking forward to more!
_MushiRock11_ said: Truly one of the mysteries of alltime.I wonder who the young Russian girl is, lol. |
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Reply to aurora_yuuki
@Phantom_373 You're in for a surprise, then. Look forward to the next episode.
As an LN reader, I know what's coming up.
As an LN reader, I know what's coming up.
| @aurora_yuuki I'm excited af, This show has potential to be a favourite of mine if it keeps this energy up |
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