During Anime Expo 2025, Crunchyroll announced the Let’s Play anime series will premiere in October 2025 on the streaming service. In Japan, the anime will air on Fuji TV’s +Ultra programming block.
Daiki Tomiyasu will direct the Let’s Play anime series at studio OLM. Aya Matsui is handling the series composition, and Ebimo handles the character design concept. Saki Ebisawa is the character designer, and Cornish is the music composer.
The cast of the anime includes:
- Kana Hanazawa as Sam Young
- Shimba Tsuchiya as Marshall Law
- Yuichi Nakamura as Charles Jones
- Tomokazu Sugita as Link Hudson
The web comic by Leeanne M. Krecic (Mongie) began in 2016 with three seasons released on WEBTOON. Crunchyroll will also stream the anime when it premieres in Japan. On Crunchyroll, the anime will be available in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, India, and Southeast Asia.
Lastly, here’s a synopsis of the series, via Crunchyroll:
Samara “Sam” Young is a developer in Los Angeles who’s about to achieve her dreams with her first video game, Ruminate. That is, until a popular streamer gives the game a scathing review. Even worse, Sam finds out the troublesome critic is now her new neighbor! Get lost in a comedic, romantic, and all-too-real story about gaming, memes, and social anxiety. Come for the plot, stay for the doggo.
