The official website for the Let’s Play anime series announced a short web manga adaptation by Kei Kumoi and GEEK WONDERS. This manga will be posted on the anime’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, and kakao’s Piccoma platform will be publishing the Japanese version of the original Let’s Play webcomic that same day.
Let’s Play premieres on October 1 on Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, India, and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime will air on Fuji TV’s +Ultra programming block.
The opening theme song “1, 2, Play” and ending theme song “Left & Right” will both be performed by musical artist Toshinobu Kubota. 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. Lastly, here’s a synopsis of the series, courtesy of 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.
