Sep 21, 1:25 AM
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Review
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Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san
Stellar finale, ending ceremony finally around and shit was tense but great to watch. Masachika and Yuki's showdown before the ceremony was great, both sides showing their fangs and some of Masachika words to Yuki were fucking crazy. Likewise it was also really nice to see Yuki's inner monologue when she's properly locked in and running through all possibilities.
Eh personally from a surface level, i still thought Yuki had a tad bit more of stronger speech with her aim's and goals for me, and probably would've gotten my vote, but that's me. I guess the value of Taniyama and Miyamae joining as officer's to Alya if she won holds a lot more importance then i've given credit for.
I did also really like Masachika's idea for Alya to start her speech in Russian to recapture the crowd, an his speech in general. Bro really is just wired differently when it comes to social techniques and unmatched charisma i swear, i can't help but respect him.
Student ceremony arc in general i thought was ok, the premise was meh but the character building and development's it introduced were really great and well executed imo. Shit like Masachika and Alya relationship being closer as ending ceremony got closer, some of Masachika backstory getting revealed, Yuki's slyness and ruthlessness to opposing parties were all enticing, and as the closing act for the season.
If i had to name 4 things that really stuck with me too the end of the show that i enjoyed, i'd probably have to name the Characters, visuals, endings and Yuki.
Character's in this show i thought were well done and fun, honestly the author i thought nailed the formular to making unique personalities and traits for each character thus making them so rememberable.
For the main cast themselves, Masachika's first impression for me seemed generic but quickly turned into respect after it felt like they washed his character out, moments like his initial 1 to 1 confession to wanting to help Alya win student council presidency or the flashback scene of him grabbing her hand for a dance kinda showed to me what highlighted him out more from other male SOL romance protagonists. Dive deeper and you see he's smart, can read a room, break a situation down for negotiations, handle a crowd and shows good situational awareness thus he quickly turns into a respectable character for me.
Alya likewise quickly turned into an enjoyable character from how expressive she could be although being labelled as an "ice queen", she has her goofy moments of romance and awkwardness like any other human, but also has her times of weakness that the show highlights really well as time goes on.
Like i mean, even side characters that got hardly any screen time compared to the main cast e.g., Taniyama, Miyamae, Touya or Sarashina felt some what rememberable because of an exclusive feature that they had, Taniyama being revealed to be a super simp for Masachika and Yuki behind the act of an upstanding student while also being friends with someone that can be argued to be the complete opposite of themselves, Miyamae, who has this gal gyaru type character too her and the added backstory can show how she can be self destructive to herself, and harbouring her own self conflicts a lot.
Idk i really feel like the way this show did it's characters, from the main cast to side characters, was noteworthy and definitely a strong point for this show.
Visuals were amazing for a SOL romance imo. Quality felt consistent and high with the level of details in characters and backgrounds, Animation felt fluid, various character expressions added so much soul to the show, and even the multiple different ending themes that were equally high in visual quality made me wonder what their budget was.
Speaking of ending themes, 100% another point that'll stick with me about this show. I know multiple ED's aren't that crazy, but i feel like because the show was able to keep consistent high quality of so many fronts, the fact they also have the budget and planning for multiple EDs as well, i can't help but be shocked with the overall production quality.
Speaking of ending themes, 100% another point that'll stick with me about this show. I know multiple ED's aren't usually that crazy, but i feel like, because the show was able to keep this consistent quality of so many fronts, the fact they also have the budget and planning for multiple EDs as well can't help but just shock me with the overall production quality.
While were here, the opening likewise was a banger, very catchy, animation was fucking great, all round amazing production quality on the Ops and EDs.
Finally, yeah i originally started the show because of the Yuki propaganda on my feed and sure as hell was it worth stick around. Yuki is probably the funniest and goofiest little gremlin this show could produce as both a pure being of chaos in the shows plot, and having some of the funniest gags and bits possible.
Like the author really cooked so fucking well with her and gave her one of the most compelling personalities in the show that i can't help but thank them for doing the Lord's work with it. I also find it hilarious how the author has to "nerf" her position in the MC love triangle by making her Masachika actual blood related sibling (not like that seems to do much).
So to end it off, "Came for Yuki, stayed for Yuki (and a bit of the plot)."
Story wise it was good. The main plot of each arc was pretty straight forward, very SOL and school drama esc, very basic stuff, i didn't really expect any "Your Lie in April" levels of twist so yeah. It's only when you get deeper into character backstories that link to their beliefs and actions does it start to get interesting, and speaking of that, they also managed to sprinkle in a good amount of foreshadowing and hinting throughout the entire show for various character's dramatic backstories that made me feel contempt but also wanting more in a later season, so props to them.
The Romance was also very good imo, a lot of cheesy but actually quite sweet moments between Masachika and Alya, or even Masachika and other characters. The romance also felt like it was developing throughout the show, the characters get bolder and more familiar with one another which makes it feel like an actual relationship is building up. I really like how bold the characters are as well, maybe i don't step into enough SOL romance shows, but i remember more throughout the show Masachika and Alya making more bolder moves to flirt with one another and it kinda clocked to me how more natural and human it felt then other SOL romances where they sometimes just stumble on the situations they're in or don't follow completely through.
The comedy was fantastic, besides Yuki being the driver of the clown car, i feel like the show was able to do very well in the comedy department in general, like a lot of the humour really reminded me of how "Kaguya-Sama's Love is War" did their humour, not entirely overused bits, a bit brainrotted sometimes but all in all just the right amount of randomness that it felt funny to me anyway.
and oh yeah, the very occasional fanservice as well was a plus as well.
The unique premise of the show, Alya occasionally flirting or expressing herself in Russian, i also thought was unique and catchy enough on a first read. Imo early on the show uses this hook a lot and to good effect and it didn't feel overused at all, mid way through i want to say it kinda sizzled down a bit, but in return i felt like we had Masachika and Alya being actually more direct to each other now about their feelings instead of shying away from them which is good character development that i could accept.
All in all, i'd give it an 8/10. Roshidere was a genuinely enjoyable and nice watch for a romance and comedy, and if you want a tad bit of SOL and school drama sprinkled in, it has it. There were also a ton of memorable moments and things about this show that i already mentioned before, but yeah, the production quality of this show amazed the shit out of me and i can't wait for what they've got for season 2.
edit: Overall ranking
Story: 7/10
Characters / development: 8/10
Visuals / Animation: 8/10
SFX / OST: 7/10
Overall: 8/10
Eh personally from a surface level, i still thought Yuki had a tad bit more of stronger speech with her aim's and goals for me, and probably would've gotten my vote, but that's me. I guess the value of Taniyama and Miyamae joining as officer's to Alya if she won holds a lot more importance then i've given credit for.
I did also really like Masachika's idea for Alya to start her speech in Russian to recapture the crowd, an his speech in general. Bro really is just wired differently when it comes to social techniques and unmatched charisma i swear, i can't help but respect him.
Student ceremony arc in general i thought was ok, the premise was meh but the character building and development's it introduced were really great and well executed imo. Shit like Masachika and Alya relationship being closer as ending ceremony got closer, some of Masachika backstory getting revealed, Yuki's slyness and ruthlessness to opposing parties were all enticing, and as the closing act for the season.
If i had to name 4 things that really stuck with me too the end of the show that i enjoyed, i'd probably have to name the Characters, visuals, endings and Yuki.
Character's in this show i thought were well done and fun, honestly the author i thought nailed the formular to making unique personalities and traits for each character thus making them so rememberable.
For the main cast themselves, Masachika's first impression for me seemed generic but quickly turned into respect after it felt like they washed his character out, moments like his initial 1 to 1 confession to wanting to help Alya win student council presidency or the flashback scene of him grabbing her hand for a dance kinda showed to me what highlighted him out more from other male SOL romance protagonists. Dive deeper and you see he's smart, can read a room, break a situation down for negotiations, handle a crowd and shows good situational awareness thus he quickly turns into a respectable character for me.
Alya likewise quickly turned into an enjoyable character from how expressive she could be although being labelled as an "ice queen", she has her goofy moments of romance and awkwardness like any other human, but also has her times of weakness that the show highlights really well as time goes on.
Like i mean, even side characters that got hardly any screen time compared to the main cast e.g., Taniyama, Miyamae, Touya or Sarashina felt some what rememberable because of an exclusive feature that they had, Taniyama being revealed to be a super simp for Masachika and Yuki behind the act of an upstanding student while also being friends with someone that can be argued to be the complete opposite of themselves, Miyamae, who has this gal gyaru type character too her and the added backstory can show how she can be self destructive to herself, and harbouring her own self conflicts a lot.
Idk i really feel like the way this show did it's characters, from the main cast to side characters, was noteworthy and definitely a strong point for this show.
Visuals were amazing for a SOL romance imo. Quality felt consistent and high with the level of details in characters and backgrounds, Animation felt fluid, various character expressions added so much soul to the show, and even the multiple different ending themes that were equally high in visual quality made me wonder what their budget was.
Speaking of ending themes, 100% another point that'll stick with me about this show. I know multiple ED's aren't that crazy, but i feel like because the show was able to keep consistent high quality of so many fronts, the fact they also have the budget and planning for multiple EDs as well, i can't help but be shocked with the overall production quality.
Speaking of ending themes, 100% another point that'll stick with me about this show. I know multiple ED's aren't usually that crazy, but i feel like, because the show was able to keep this consistent quality of so many fronts, the fact they also have the budget and planning for multiple EDs as well can't help but just shock me with the overall production quality.
While were here, the opening likewise was a banger, very catchy, animation was fucking great, all round amazing production quality on the Ops and EDs.
Finally, yeah i originally started the show because of the Yuki propaganda on my feed and sure as hell was it worth stick around. Yuki is probably the funniest and goofiest little gremlin this show could produce as both a pure being of chaos in the shows plot, and having some of the funniest gags and bits possible.
Like the author really cooked so fucking well with her and gave her one of the most compelling personalities in the show that i can't help but thank them for doing the Lord's work with it. I also find it hilarious how the author has to "nerf" her position in the MC love triangle by making her Masachika actual blood related sibling (not like that seems to do much).
So to end it off, "Came for Yuki, stayed for Yuki (and a bit of the plot)."
Story wise it was good. The main plot of each arc was pretty straight forward, very SOL and school drama esc, very basic stuff, i didn't really expect any "Your Lie in April" levels of twist so yeah. It's only when you get deeper into character backstories that link to their beliefs and actions does it start to get interesting, and speaking of that, they also managed to sprinkle in a good amount of foreshadowing and hinting throughout the entire show for various character's dramatic backstories that made me feel contempt but also wanting more in a later season, so props to them.
The Romance was also very good imo, a lot of cheesy but actually quite sweet moments between Masachika and Alya, or even Masachika and other characters. The romance also felt like it was developing throughout the show, the characters get bolder and more familiar with one another which makes it feel like an actual relationship is building up. I really like how bold the characters are as well, maybe i don't step into enough SOL romance shows, but i remember more throughout the show Masachika and Alya making more bolder moves to flirt with one another and it kinda clocked to me how more natural and human it felt then other SOL romances where they sometimes just stumble on the situations they're in or don't follow completely through.
The comedy was fantastic, besides Yuki being the driver of the clown car, i feel like the show was able to do very well in the comedy department in general, like a lot of the humour really reminded me of how "Kaguya-Sama's Love is War" did their humour, not entirely overused bits, a bit brainrotted sometimes but all in all just the right amount of randomness that it felt funny to me anyway.
and oh yeah, the very occasional fanservice as well was a plus as well.
The unique premise of the show, Alya occasionally flirting or expressing herself in Russian, i also thought was unique and catchy enough on a first read. Imo early on the show uses this hook a lot and to good effect and it didn't feel overused at all, mid way through i want to say it kinda sizzled down a bit, but in return i felt like we had Masachika and Alya being actually more direct to each other now about their feelings instead of shying away from them which is good character development that i could accept.
All in all, i'd give it an 8/10. Roshidere was a genuinely enjoyable and nice watch for a romance and comedy, and if you want a tad bit of SOL and school drama sprinkled in, it has it. There were also a ton of memorable moments and things about this show that i already mentioned before, but yeah, the production quality of this show amazed the shit out of me and i can't wait for what they've got for season 2.
edit: Overall ranking
Story: 7/10
Characters / development: 8/10
Visuals / Animation: 8/10
SFX / OST: 7/10
Overall: 8/10
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