Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian[c] 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.