Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Light Novels Reach 5 Million Copies
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The official X (formerly Twitter) account of writer Sunsunsun and artist Momoco's Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san) light novel series revealed on August 13 that the series has exceeded 5 million copies in circulation (including international and digital copies), a first in Kadokawa's Sneaker Bunko imprint's romantic comedy stories' history. Yen Press is releasing the novels in English, and it describes the story: Kadokawa publishes the novels under its Sneaker Bunko imprint, and will publish the seventh volume on August 30. Saho Tenamachi (Shōsetsu no Kami-sama; Itsuka, Nemuri ni Tsuku Hi) launched a manga adaptation in October 2022 on Kodansha;s Magazine Pocket app.The light novel series' anime adaptation debuted on July 3 and airs on 24 channels across Japan. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs, and also streams an English dub. Sources: Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian light novels' X/Twitter account, Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web