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| That hallway chase was straight out of KareKano * . * But, I seem to remember the MC learing Russian from the movies his grandpa was watching, but could not speak it. Or did they add the childhood friend in the LN/manga later, just brought her in early in the anime? |
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| Ah, the classic LN high school rom-com adaptation. Lots of manzai conversations, a sarcastic self-insert protagonist and a fishing fleet-level waifu-bait. Also, it’s unusual for our age that they kept all (?) fan service. I have to admit, Sumipe, as usual, speaks excellent Russian despite her peculiar accent. It will be interesting to see how far her vocabulary will go further, although I will definitely watch this not only because of the Russian representation, but also the nostalgia for LN rom-coms in general. |
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| not the most original premise but still so far so good. the way the girl speaks Russian is just too cute |
| FEEETTT and Sumippe are too perfect to be Alya's VA, love her cute voice. The beginning was cute but the fact about Kuze knowing Russian made me laugh several times and cringe at the same time, this anime is just like another average romance with a cute waifu and other heroines but, hope this has a good development and a good romance that makes me like their relationship even more. Doga Kobo wow they can make an anime with beautiful visuals in the same season and at the same broadcast time, the OP song has very beautiful visuals and the ED with Alya dance is perfect.  |
| Its okay, pretty watchable although I feel its a bit too literal, I wonder if the "hiding my feelings in Russian" gimmick is going to start feeling old as the eps go by, anyway W for one less Russian model off the streets trana scam me. |
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| The roundness of her heel, the smoothness and depths of her sole, perfect length of her toes, spacing between them and brilliantly polished toenails. Mmmmm... 😋 I think we have AOTS, bois!  |
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Softhenic03 said: 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. It's the same.😁 |
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Reply to L0ken
RobertBobert said:
although I will definitely watch this not only because of the Russian representation
although I will definitely watch this not only because of the Russian representation
I'm not sure this exact reason would live up to your expectation since source material isn't bothering with exploring said representation, it could be replaced with any other language and culture, there won't do anything done with the gimmick anyway besides using language to say the lines.
| @L0ken Believe me, I don't expect literal representation from this show. It's just nice to see a Russian character in the spotlight. I also like typecasting of Sumipe. |
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| Not really sure how to feel about it, as a romance i don't think i'll like it though. I like Alya, but not a big fan of Kuze. Can't really see myself liking their romance if I don't like one of them. Also kinda bored of the trope "super pretty popular girl that everyone in the school loves for some reason gives time to the loser nerd and they fall in love", seems way too overdone. Where are the loser girls??? Need a romance with a female protag like Bocchi, only one I can think of is kimi ni todoke. I did like the opening and ending though, can't deny they both sound great. I'm gonna keep watching to see if I change my mind, but so far alls it really has for me is that I like Alya, the animation, and the op & ending. edit: checked the vas, no wonder I recognised their voices- Alya's va also did Chisato & Hahari, and Kuze's va did Neito from my hero. Kinda cool to see two va's I recognise as the main cast, doesn't really change my opinion though |
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| Doga kobo never dissapointed me in quality animation. Well, it's fun story starting on. Let's see how it turns out. :) |
| I need somebody who can love me at my worst No, I'm not perfect, but I hope you see my worth 'Cause it's only you, nobody new, I put you first And for you, girl, I swear I'll do the worst If you stay forever, let me hold your hand I can fill those places in your heart no else can Let me show you love, oh, I don't pretend, yeah I'll be right here, baby, you know I'll sink or swim |
| man this is great its even better cause she is a tsundere too |
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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: 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 As a native speaker, I'd say her pronunciation is pretty much understandable, yet her intonation and articulation are all over the place. But it is indeed very cute. |
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Reply to M1kasaYu1
I can't believe this light novel finally got an anime adaptation! I just hope this is received well, I fear some people will try to cancel this show since the main heroine is Russian...
| @M1kasaYu1 Yeah, that's what's called being a racist asshole. Loved the first episode. :) |
| The wait’s finally over!!! |
Reply to Amphi0n92
Just watched the first episode. Everything was fine until Alya started using Russian phrases. I'm a native Russian speaker. To be honest, the voiceover in Russian is very mediocre, the pronunciation seemed more or less normal to me, but the intonation was just terrible. Intonation was like when you voice the text in Google Translator. I really respect the authors and the voice actress, but for a Russian-speaking viewer the transition from Japanese to Russian is very rough and not natural. So I will continue to watch the anime not in the original, but in Russian dubbing) I would like to ask those who do not speak Russian how do you like the Russian language of the main character? Do you find it cute? Or strange?
| @Amphi0n92 I had three years of Russian education in high school and it doesn't sound like any Russian that any Russian would speak. :) |
| The visuals and animation are amazing. Obviously the target audience of this show is for guys, and Alya is indeed very pretty, but I still wish they would at least give a less generic design to the male MC as well. Well, at least he's not a total loser. Anyways, it was a surprisingly decent start although I remember dropping the manga after a few chapters. I'll probably continue watching solely for the visuals since I doubt it'd have an actual good storyline. I just hope this hiding-her-feelings-in-Russian gimmick doesn't last the entire season and it doesn't turn into some kind of harem show. |
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Reply to Amphi0n92
Just watched the first episode. Everything was fine until Alya started using Russian phrases. I'm a native Russian speaker. To be honest, the voiceover in Russian is very mediocre, the pronunciation seemed more or less normal to me, but the intonation was just terrible. Intonation was like when you voice the text in Google Translator. I really respect the authors and the voice actress, but for a Russian-speaking viewer the transition from Japanese to Russian is very rough and not natural. So I will continue to watch the anime not in the original, but in Russian dubbing) I would like to ask those who do not speak Russian how do you like the Russian language of the main character? Do you find it cute? Or strange?
| @Amphi0n92 Native here. She does not sound natural, her phrasing and word choices seems more like the kind of speech I've seen the some older Russian novels, and as you said, intonation is all over the place. But I think it is okay. She lives in Japan and probably only speaks Russian with her family at home, so it's only natural her Russian sounds so different from the language you'd hear from someone who lives in the country where it is native. That said, I think her Russian is pretty cute. Uesaka Sumire is very passionate about this language, so I believe she'll give her best in this role. |
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| Besides the gimmick with the russian, I think the show seems a little generic. I'll stick around for a bit and see where it goes, though. |
Reply to Ricky16
Bro totally deserved that leg kick 😂😂.
"Milashka" Became my favorite word.
Alya San is too cute when she talks in Russian.
"Milashka" Became my favorite word.
Alya San is too cute when she talks in Russian.
| @Ricky16 It may be cute, but as a native speaker I can say that for me personally, her accent is a little hard on the ears, although it is still quite cute. |
| enjoyable first ep ^_^ |
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| this is ecchi done right actual masterpiece of a first episode |
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| After the end of the "Urusei Yatsura" reboot, I'm very happy that at least Lum's voice will be preserved in the summer season. And Uesaka Sumire does such a good job. She just sounds too cute. As a non-Russian speaker, I can't say whether the intonation is right or not, but as @George_Summers says, you can tell how much the language is close to her heart. I think she's a very good choice for Alya. In the scene where she's chased through school, you could also hear a little bit of Lum in her voice😅 CannedTea said: guess its time to learn russian now Thought so too, but my aim is also to try learn Japanese first .. But at least, we'll now catch up a few words Russian every Wednesday from now on 😅 Amphi0n92 said: Before the tragic events of 2022, our language was indeed a second language in many post-Soviet countries. But now the situation is different and many countries are abandoning the Russian language, which on the one hand is good (they have their own languages), but on the other hand the common linguistic environment is lost. Here in Germany, Russian was/is also the second foreign language in many East German schools for a while, as Russia was the liberating force there after World War II. At the school I went to (West Germany), Russian was also offered as a foreign language, but as fewer and fewer students were interested in it, it was eventually discontinued before my time and only French and Latin were offered. So we had a lots of Russian-teachers in my school, who couldn't teach the language they studied anymore. ( If it had still been around in my time, I would definitely have chosen it). Alya herself also grew on me straight away. After the synopsis, I thought she was some kind of ice-cold princess, but the way she always whispers in Russian and thus releases her feelings as an outlet and also the thing with the panty flash simply make her more approachable. MC also relatable. Until the dolls anime watch and then discuss the work afterwards in the middle of the night - you know how it is.^^ I'm already looking forward to the next Wednesdays with Alya! Big things are coming our way. |
lumjulianJul 3, 3:51 PM
| mmmm... sexy feet and pantsu what about Oshi no Ko? |
EcchiGodMamsterJul 3, 3:44 PM
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| Never heard of this one before I heard about it coming out this summer, and seeing that it’s very hyped up and I love romcoms, I couldn’t miss it, and I’m happy to be here because this was quite the banger of a first episode. OP and ED both by Alya’s VA Sumire Uesaka are fun and great jams. And I wasn’t sure if the Russian is great or not since I don’t speak it and don’t really ever hear it, but seeing that Sumire Uesaka has a lot of interest in Russia I imagine she’s doing a great job, and I’ve heard her voice acting so much yet never knew that about her because I just now read her bio on MAL lol, and that was because the running scene reminded me of the Urusei Yatsura remake’s Lum voice, and what do you know lol, might be about time I’ve added her to my favorites. And the episode itself was a lot of fun, really enjoyed the moments between Kuze and Alya, I can see the dynamic that he knows what Alya is saying in Russian making for some great bits, it already did in this first episode, also i heavily relate to staying on calls talking about anime that Kuze mentioned, something I do with a buddy at least once a week, also these anime posts I can’t stop doing lol. Tho one thing that’s universal and has no language barrier is the socks scene, that was an entire feast, Kuze certainly witnessed the promised land and it’s not California this time. And because of that Kuze apparently developed a legs fetish, I can’t blame the guy honestly, also the choice of “baps” in the subs was great lol, I use that often but this is the first time I’ve seen it used. And there’s also Suou, she’s cute like Alya but a different kind of cute, and speaking of cute Doga Kobo made sure that these girls look as cute as possible, the show looks great in general. And there’s also the mystery of who the girl Kuze met as a kid is, she had blonde hair but it’s gotta be Alya right lol, perhaps it ain’t quite that obvious tho, that would be nice. But with that I’m excited to see the rest of this show during the Doga Kobo wombo combo Wednesdays this season, hope they can juggle both of these shows. |
TheColonel76Jul 3, 3:56 PM
| I think I will start learning Russian... That accent is so funny lol I like the character design. It's made by Doga Kobo studio, so it is expected from them. So we have three characters that speaks and understand Russian! And one of them is the sister of Alisa! I want to know her more! And I hope Kuze joins student council... I can see some dynamic type of mindgames like Kaguya-sama... Looking forward for next episode... I was waiting for good romcoms these past seasons! See you next week! |
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