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"Roshidere" (JP) is a term for a character who only acts deredere towards their love interest when they are speaking Russian in order to hide their true feelings of affection. When they are speaking a shared language they will act indifferent towards their love interest, but when they are speaking Russian they will act all sweet and lovey-dovey. They will do things like call their love interest a cutie or beg them to pay attention to them in Russian while acting lovestruck and fawning over them.
Etymology
Meaning of the Term
Roshidere (ロシデレ) is a combination of "Roshia-go" (ロシア語), meaning "Russian language", and "deredere" (デレデレ), a mimetic word for "being lovestruck (overly affectionate, lovey-dovey, not hiding one's romantic feelings)".
Origin
The term originates from the 2021 light novel series Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (JP), which is officially abbreviated as Roshidere.[1][2]
The main protagonist Alisa Kujou would speak in Russian whenever she was feeling affectionate to hide her true feelings from her Japanese classmates. However, unbeknownst to her, her love interest Masachika Kuze could understand Russian all along and just played along with it.
Personality
Roshidere is a term for a character who is only lovey-dovey when they are speaking Russian in order to hide their true feelings.
While speaking Japanese (or any other shared language), roshidere will act indifferent towards their love interest. They will pretend they have no interest in them romantically while secretly wanting to be in a relationship with them. So they don't have to hold their feelings in, while at the same time not wanting to let them be known, they will simply say them out loud in Russian instead so that nobody can understand what they are saying. They will stare at their love interest and call them a cutie in Russian, or compliment something they did in Russian.
Differences From Other Archetypes
Roshidere are similar to tsundere in that they both try to hide their true feelings, but the difference is that tsundere will hide their feelings through a cold and stuck-up attitude, while roshidere disguise their true feelings by speaking another language.
Similar Archetypes
- Tsundere: A term for characters who can't be honest with their feelings of love towards their love interest so they act distant, standoffish, and stuck-up to conceal them.
List of Characters
Gallery
 Alisa Kujou from Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san  Alisa Kujou with Masachika Kuze from Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san  Alisa Kujou from Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san  Alisa Kujou from Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san  Snegurochka from Ayakashi Triangle |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san. Roshidere Official Website (2024/07/03). Archived on 2025/07/02.
- ↑ Roshidere. Sneaker Bunko (2021/02/27). Archived on 2025/07/02. “Alya: "Nothing? I just said, 'This guy is really stupid.'" Masachika: "Can you stop speaking in Russian?!" The silver-haired bishoujo sitting next to me, Alya-san, suddenly smiled triumphantly. ...But the truth is different. When she spoke Russian just now, she was saying, "Pay attention to me!" In fact, I, Masachika Kuze, have native-level Russian listening skills. Unaware of all this, Alya-san is acting all sweet and deredere in Russian today too, and I can't stop grinning! A youthful love comedy about a super high-spec Russian high school girl who is the object of admiration for all the students!”