Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Novel Series Reaches 5 Million Copies in Print

Japanese publisher Kadokawa announced on August 16 that SunSunSun's romantic comedy light novel series Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian has reached accumulative of five million copies in print.The print edition of the novel series is published from

Japanese publisher Kadokawa announced on August 16 that SunSunSun’s romantic comedy light novel series Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian has reached accumulative of five million copies in print.The print edition of the novel series is published from Kadokawa’s Sneaker Bunko light novel imprint since February 2021, releasing nine volumes (eight volumes of the main series and one short-story collection) to date. This is the first time that a romantic comedy series has printed more than five million copies in the 35-year history of the imprint, which launched in 1989.The novel’s TV anime adaptation premiered in Japan in July 2024. When the release of the anime’s Blu-ray first volume was announced, the total circulation of the series was reportedly 2.6 million copies according to Kadokawa STORE.

Novel Trailer Narrated by Sumire Uesaka (Alya’s voice actor)

The TV anime Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian premiered in Japan on July 3, 2024. Ryota Itoh is currently directing the series at studio Doga Kobo. Crunchyroll streams the anime for members in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS and Indian Subcontinent.Crunchyroll describes the series:

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!