Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian: Season 1

A Russo-Japanese teenager Alisa "Alya" Kujou is popular at school for her beauty and aloof personality. When around her classmate, Masachika Kuze, she criticizes his slacker personality. Occasionally, she will claim to insult him in Russian, unaware Masachika learnt basic Russian so he could talk to a Russian girl he knew as a child. Masachika knows full well Alya is flirting with him in Russian, assuming he cannot understand her. Masachika has secretly had a crush on Alya since she started atte

Yuki introduces Masachika to council president Touya Kenzaki as part of her plot to get Masachika on the council. Masachika learns Alya plans to be council president next year. At his home, it is revealed Yuki is actually Masachika's younger sister with a different family name. She has no plan on revealing this to Alya or anyone else since she enjoys teasing people. While shopping together, Yuki and Masachika realize Alya is spying on them. Yuki invites Alya to lunch with them at the spiciest ra

Alya returns home where Maria teases her about Masachika. Alya's childhood in Russia is shown where her effort in school caused conflict with her classmates who did the bare minimum to get by. Moving to Japan, she first encountered Masachika, but immediately disliked his laziness until the announcement of a school festival. Alya was surprised when Masachika took a full part in preparing for the festival and even convinced other slacker students to help. With Masachika's effort, the school approv

Masachika tells Touya he is unworthy of joining the council since he joined the council in middle school for a selfish reason. Touya claims it does not matter since he himself only became council president to impress Chisaki. Masachika decides to consider joining, but only to help Alya become president. Alya is sent to mediate a dispute between the soccer and baseball clubs, which does not go well due to her inexperience and she starts to doubt she could ever be a good president, even regrets th

Masachika wrestles with the idea Alya might really like him, but concludes it must have been a plot to get him on the council, pushing aside his own feelings for her. Returning home, he walks in on Yuki naked, but rather than get in trouble, Yuki explains she planned the whole thing as a bizarre apology for forcing him onto the council. Yuki is disappointed Masachika plans to help Alya become president and, believing he did it because Alya has large breasts, declares they are rivals both for Mas

Yuki and Alya are paired up for council work where Yuki tells Alya she loves Masachika and pressures Alya to embrace her own love for him. Alya cannot bring herself to accept her feelings, but still declares she will not let Yuki steal Masachika away from her, much to Yuki's amusement. They return to the council where Alya sits much closer to Masachika, which embarrasses him. Maria jokes about marriage and Masachika notices that while Alya denies it in Russian, it is only because she thinks she

Ayano works for the Suou family and informs Masachika that helping Alya compete against Yuki has angered Masachika and Yuki's grandfather, who exiled Masachika and his father years ago. Not caring about his grandfather’s opinion, Masachika repeats his support for Alya. Later, Masachika accidentally angers Alya, who believes he prefers her beauty over her personality. Yuki is glad Masachika still loves her like a sister. Ayano suggests she too is drawn to Masachika, but purely for sexual reasons

Masachika admits Sayaka likely hates him for supporting Yuki against her for president in middle school. They learn Sayaka's teammate Nonoa has useful connections. Sayaka begins by claiming presidents typically select friends to join the council; therefore teacher screenings would ensure only appropriate students join. Alya counters by claiming this would give teachers inappropriate power over the council, which impresses the audience. However, in support of her best friend, Nonoa uses friends a

Yuki's grandfather warns her she must become president as he will not tolerate her losing to Masachika since he left the family. Alya feels guilty Sayaka was humiliated and people talking bad about her so Masachika agrees to help her clear her name. Alya is touched, but Masachika panics when it looks like a romantic atmosphere is developing and quickly points out Touya and Chisaki hiding nearby, their own romantic moment having been interrupted by Alya and Masachika. Masachika asks Nonoa to spre

As exams are soon done, Alya bets Masachika if he makes it to within the top 30, she will do any one thing he asks. Masachika happens to mention it was his birthday three months previously and Alya is disappointed he did not invite her. After exams are over, Masachika explains that birthdays are not celebrated in his family. As she seems upset by this, he impulsively offers to throw a party just for the two of them. During the party, they discuss the closing ceremony where presidential candidate

Masachika has a nightmare of being unable to impress his mother. He also finds the stress has given him a cold. He is exasperated when Yuki sends Alya to his apartment to nurse him, but still enjoys having her take care of him. Masachika falls asleep until late and awakens to Alya competing with Ayano to nurse him overnight. In the end, Alya has to leave as she has an event the next morning. Masachika does not awaken until the following afternoon and realizes Yuki deliberately gave Alya cold med

Masachika tells Alya a trick to engage the audience. In her speech, Yuki shares her plan to resurrect the student suggestion box and references her past experience as president in middle school. Masachika admits it was a good speech despite containing only empty promises. Ayano gives a speech on becoming Yuki’s vice-president in which she praises Yuki shamelessly. Alya confuses the audience by starting her speech in Russian, and then amuses them by claiming she did it accidentally due to being n