Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian

This anime is about a guy named Kuze and a girl named Alya. The whole show is about her flirting with him in Russian while simultaneously unaware he understands Russian. There are many things wrong with this show.

Immodest/Sexual Content

First off, I'll get this out of the way, there is immodesty galore. Not only are the women in miniskirts, but, as the IMDb page states:

"A glimpse of a girl's underwear is shown."

"A character is shown changing in a fitting room. Bra and underwear shown but no nudity."

"Multiple characters are seen in swimsuits during the opening."

"A character accidentally touches a girl's crotch while putting on her socks for her."

"A character brings a magazine to school featuring idols in swimsuits on the cover."¹

As you can see, there is a lot (and the IMDb page has more) of perverted things in this show. There is a scene where Alya and another girl are hypnotized and begin to strip. This is not something that pleases God. We are told by Paul to think on things that are pure and lovely.

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." (Philippians 4:8)

As if that wasn't bad enough, the male protagonist's sister gets "excited" by incest and incestuous things. That is utterly perverted and degenerate.

"Kuze's sister gets excited about incestuous relationships in anime, manga, and real life. She initiates sexual scenarios with Kuze (e.g. straddling him in bed, tricking him into walking in on her naked after the shower)."²

That is disgusting and against the Bible. The Bible says in Leviticus:

"[9] The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover. ... [11] The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness." (Leviticus 18:9, 11)

Mocking the Promises of God

There is a scene where Kuze sees Alya's undergarments. He later thanks her, saying, "I should be thanking you for giving me a peek into the promised land."³ This is mocking the land God promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Israel!

"By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise:" (Hebrews 11:9)

The land of promise (i.e., the promised land) is the land which God promised to give Abraham and his seed after him. To call female undergarments a "peek into the promised land" is to mock the LORD. Even the language, "a peek", could be seen as allegorical of Moses, the servant of God. He was allowed to see the land, but never to enter and help subjugate said land.

"Yet thou shalt see the land before thee; but thou shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of Israel." (Deuteronomy 32:52)

This is great wickedness—to mock God's promise and God's servant, Moses. This is, by far, the worst part of anything found in the show. Note: This is found in the English dub/sub. The Japanese doesn't say "promised land," but it's still perverted.

Bad Language

In addition to this, there is some bad language present in the show.¹ This violates many verses, but here are a couple:

"Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers." (Ephesians 4:29)

"But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth." (Colossians 3:8, underline mine)

We should not be filling our minds with this filth and ungodly language.

Conclusion

I think it is fair to conclude that this show is not one that Christians ought to watch, even if they want to. With it mocking God, the terrible language, and sexual undertones, it is only proper to recognize this as wickedness and sin.

Sources:

1. "Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian: Parents guide." IMDb, imdb.com/title/tt31131295/parentalguide. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

2. "Parents' Guide to Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian." Common Sense Media, commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/alya-sometimes-hides-her-feelings-in-russian. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

3. "14+ FUN Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Quotes." MyLifeAsAnime, 25 Jul. 2024, mylifeasanime.com/alya-san-quotes. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.