{"rewrite":{"id":"r_26f376078fdcf128c00b7e2d","clusterId":"c_6e39ec8842a403a6d80df029","slug":"alya-sometimes-hides-her-feelings-in-russian-season-2-teaser-debuts-delayed-to-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Season 2 Teaser Debuts, Delayed to 2027","summary":"Kadokawa showed a new teaser video at KyoMAF on Sunday for the second season of Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian. The season was previously slated to debut this year but was delayed to 2027 to improve quality. Hiroshi Haraguchi directs at Doga Kobo, replacing Ryota Itoh, with Yuka Yamada on series scripts. The novels have 5.5 million copies in circulation worldwide.","whyItMatters":"The season keeps its announced creative team and moves to 2027, and Kadokawa pairs the teaser with a 5.5 million copy circulation figure for the novels, the scale the adaptation is now carrying.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe season was previously slated to debut this year, and the delay to 2027 is tied to quality, with the staff framed as the reason. Hiroshi Haraguchi, who directed episode 4 of the first season, moves up to director at Doga Kobo, replacing Ryota Itoh. Yuka Yamada, who wrote episode 6, takes over series scripts, also replacing Itoh. Yuhei Murota returns as character designer and Seong Min Kim is assistant director.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second season continues from the light novel\u0026#39;s fourth volume. The first season ran 12 episodes after a July 2024 debut, and the books sit at 5.5 million copies worldwide including digital.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Season 2 loses Ryota Itoh as director. Hiroshi Haraguchi inherits a sequel that Kadokawa pushed to 2027 for quality, not schedule.","twitterPost":"Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Season 2 swaps directors. Hiroshi Haraguchi replaces Ryota Itoh at Doga Kobo.","threadsPost":"Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Season 2 changes directors as it slips to 2027. Hiroshi Haraguchi replaces Ryota Itoh at Doga Kobo, with Yuka Yamada on scripts. Kadokawa frames the delay as quality, which is the kind of move a sequel makes before a production rebuild, not after one.","newsletterBlurb":"Kadokawa showed a teaser at KyoMAF for the second season of Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian and confirmed it lands in 2027, pushed from this year for quality. Hiroshi Haraguchi takes over as director at Doga Kobo and Yuka Yamada handles series scripts, both replacing Ryota Itoh. The novels are at 5.5 million copies in circulation worldwide including digital.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-19/alya-sometimes-hides-her-feelings-in-russian-tv-anime-2nd-season-reveals-teaser-video/.242003\",\"title\":\"Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian TV Anime's 2nd Season Reveals Teaser Video\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4600,"outputTokens":678,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789877664,"createdAt":"2026-09-20T04:08:52.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-20T04:13:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T04:13:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6e39ec8842a403a6d80df029","canonicalTitle":"News\nAlya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian TV Anime's 2nd Season Reveals Teaser Video","representativeArticleId":"a_9c52db406752f5cbfa90b903","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-20T03:20:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-20T03:20:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T04:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-19/alya-sometimes-hides-her-feelings-in-russian-tv-anime-2nd-season-reveals-teaser-video/.242003","title":"News\nAlya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian TV Anime's 2nd Season Reveals Teaser Video"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}