Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san Episode 12 Discussion

Wait, it's the last ep????

Okay ending for a really average romcom with great visuals and animation. Alya is possibly one of the worst FMC I've seen in a while, she literally gets carried by the MC and can't do anything without him. 5/10.

@SleepingNinja15 Nah, I'm hers too. You aren't the only one. I definitely wouldn't have been as intrigued (or even any, at all) to read the LN, if it wasn't for her being a Russian cutie.

which volume of the light novel left off after season 1 of this anime?

Seems like Alya figured out that Masachika knows Russian. I thought that it would be more surprising to her because of all the things she said to him. (I'm really looking forward to an announcement of Season 2) OK nvm it's already confirmed 😂

I really liked how Masachika dealt with Yuki in this episode. It was good, he wanted to show her some “discipline” as he called it, but he didn’t go too far or stooped to Yuki’s level. I like that.

I can’t say that I would have Alya say all that during the speech. I mean yes do you want to show how honest and sincere it is, but there was a little bit too much of honesty and sincerity. I mean even with that whole hard-working part, it still doesn’t give me a whole lot of confidence in voting for her. And as some of you said, Masachika had to come in and clean it up and make the case for her. And he did a really good job, and what a class act, by bringing in those two, who challenged them earlier in the season, and saying that they will join the student council, should I get elected. He certainly made the case that they were the more ethical pair, I can tell you that much.

And that scene in the locker room, you could cut the tension with a knife! I mean, I know about the fact that calling someone by their first name is a very big deal in Japan, but it’s like come on! There’s obviously some big-time romantic undertones going on there. But unlike a lot of you, I haven’t gotten up to that part in the light novels yet, so that’s why I might be missing something.

And that last scene with Alya calling out to Masachika in Russian, and him responding to Alya, clearly indicating to her that he did understand what she was saying, that was awesome! And the last little thing she said was awesome too! That’s a great way to end this episode.

Episode: 4/5
Series: 10/10 (seriously, I enjoyed it that much!)

And hooray for the fact that they’ll be a season two! I mean seriously, there’s certainly more than enough source material to do it and since it’s so popular, why the hell not?

@aurora_yuuki not to mention the fact that when Alya spoke to Masachika in Russian, he followed the instructions and turned his head, clearly indicating to her that he can, in fact, understand Russian.

Wait, it's the last ep????

The intense stares between Masachika and Yuki were truly eerie. It was a solid final episode, with Masachika once again solving everything. While Yuki's speech was good, Masachika's advice for Alya's speech made all the difference, leading her to win this round.

Overall, the anime is quite good, though I feel it spends too much time on student council matters rather than focusing on the romance. While Alya's character development was touched upon, I found other characters like Yuki (my favorite) and Masha to be more compelling. The good news is that a second season has been confirmed, as I'm still curious about the relationship between Masachika and his mother. It’s been a sweet and funny anime with well-designed and interesting characters, and the endings were excellent.

There are other ways to introduce tension and raise the stakes into high school settings than student politics. With how politics are constantly at the forefront of the news these days, it would be nice to see less shows depending on them as a plot device. Field trips are also rather overused, but the antics that result from those tend to be better to watch than debates and campaigning. This show is not COTE, but yet I felt they tried to push it too much in that direction.

Many of the character interactions, particularly between Masachika and Alya or Masachika and Yuki, are really fun to watch when they are not focusing on student council issues. More of that please next season. This show has a good cast of characters, play to their strengths instead of dulling everything out.

Not a bad ending, but the season overall didn’t focus on Alya enough in my book. It started out being a fun story about Alya hiding her feelings but about halfway turned into a show about the Student Council, and that was pretty dull IMHO. Hopefully season 2 will focus more on Masachika and Alya and less on political speeches….

Nice character arc for Alya and a decent rom-com minus the weak incest bait.

A really underwhelming show.
I thought about dropping it after episode 5, but somehow I have a thing for continuing to watch shows I don't like.

The plot is mid at best and bad at worst. It doesn't improve on anything for the very common tropes. After that season, I still don't know what makes Kuze like Alya. Also, the plot was all over the place.
The only thing it did well after episode 5 was give more character development to Alya. No other character seems to get that.

Finally, I hate Yuki. One of my least favorite characters ever.

Score 4/10

Alas, thee end of another excellent anime this season, cannot wait for season 2! (in the mean time, i will rolling on the floor crying over this image)

It might have been a bit mediocre of a ending scene but I thoroughly enjoyed the show. Also feels like I'm the only Alya fan.. kinda sad but oh well.

Dang no "knowing Russian" confession from Masachika? Welp, if we get another season or something, it's bound to happen and I really wanna see that moment. I need moar from this series!

I enjoyed this more than I should have. It wasn't a home-run ending, but the very last scene was super cute

Beautiful artwork spent on a whole lot of... nothing. No progress in their relationship, no change in any of the characters. Kinda felt like a waste of time.

Eh tbh, pretty disappointed with this show. I enjoyed the first three episodes when it was more lighthearted, but once the storyline focused more on the student council, things went downhill. A lot of dumb turns, but mainly cause of Alya. One of the most incompetent female characters I've seen in a while. This whole season, she keeps claiming that she'll prove her worth to run for president, but she has yet to do a single thing for herself. Kuze always has to come save the day. Her speech was very barebones. Literally anyone can say that they're the "hardest worker", and from the way Kuze described her as "honest" for believing in his words and trusting in him when he told her to begin her speech in Russian...from an audience member's standpoint, I'd view her more as gullible and compliant, someone who can't think much for herself and mindlessly follows someone else's commands. Definitely not someone I'd vote for president.
Well I know I'm being too harsh, but bottom line is, I really don't like Alya's character at all. Hope I will bite my words and she will actually prove more of her worth in the sequel. But either way, I find Yuki much more entertaining. She carried the show for me; I probably would've dropped this show a while ago if she wasn't in it.

no more Yuki Alya Wednesday. We'll be back for season 2!
one down from my romcom trio this season (MakeIne-GijiHarem-Roshidere)
really enjoyed this one, would want to read the LN too