Arya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
, abbreviated as 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 from May 6 to May 27, 2020, respectively. It was then acquired by Kadokawa Shoten, who have published four volumes since March 2021 under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. The heroine Arya debuted as the first virtual YouTuber in the history of light novels with the release of the second volume. Synopsis. Alisa Mikhailovna Kujo, who attends a private school, Seirei  Gakuen, is a high school girl with silver hair who looks so beautiful that anyone can turn around if she walks. The main character, Masachika Kuze, who sits next to Alisa, is an unmotivated student who just sleeps at school, and she always complains. For some reason, such Alisa sometimes speaks in Russian. However, Alisa did not know that Masachika could understand Russian as well in the native level. Characters. The voice section is the voice actor in charge of the special PV, voice drama version, and voice comic version. Media. Web novel. Before the light novel's publication, two  short stories were published on Shōsetsuka ni Narō on May 6 and May 27, 2020. However, the stories and characters in the web version are completely different from the published novel. Light novel. The light novel series is written by SunSunSun and illustrated by Momoco. It is being published by Kadokawa Shoten under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. The first volume was published on March 1, 2021. At Sakura-Con 2022, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication. Reception. The light novel ranked ninth in Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book "Kono Light Novel ga  Sugoi!" in the "bunkobon" category, and fifth overall among the other new series in 2022. As of April 2022, the series has 500,000 copies in circulation.