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Let's Play Anime Gets Manga Adaptation
posted on by Anita Tai
The official website for studio OLM's anime adaptation of Leeanne M. Krecic's (also known as "Mongie") Let's Play webcomic announced on Tuesday that the anime is receiving a short web manga adaptation by Kei Kumoi and produced by GEEK WONDERS on Wednesday. The official X (formerly Twitter) account will post the series. The staff also announced that kakao's Piccoma platform will begin publishing the Japanese version of the original webcomic on the same day.
The story follows part of the first episode of the anime.
The staff also revealed a new key visual for the anime:
The anime will premiere on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block on Wednesday at 24:45 (effectively, Thursday at 12:45 a.m.).
The anime stars:
- Kana Hanazawa as Sam Young
- Shimba Tsuchiya as Marshall Law
- Yūichi Nakamura as Charles Jones
- Tomokazu Sugita as Link Hudson
Daiki Tomiyasu (Pokémon Sun & Moon) is directing the anime at OLM with Ayumi Moriyama as assistant director. Saki Ebisawa (key animator for Pokémon Journeys: The Series, Himitsu no AiPri) is designing the characters based on Ebimo's (High Card) designs. Aya Matsui (Marmalade Boy) is handling the series composition. Slow Curve is in charge of planning and production. Conisch is composing the anime's music.
Other staff members include:
- Art Director: Yusuke Ikeda
- Color Design: Ayako Shimagata, Ayano Suzuki
- Director of Photography: Kōji Yamakoshi
- Visual Design: Masashi Itō , Yūsaku Ishimi
- Editing:Yumi Jinguji
- Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
Toshinobu Kubota performs both the opening theme song "1,2, Play" and the ending theme song "Left & Right." DJ Night Tempo is in charge of the main theme for the in-universe game Ruminate.
Rocketship Entertainment is releasing the comic in English, and it released the fifth volume in July. Rocketship Entertainment describes the story:
She's young, single and about to achieve her dream of creating incredible video games. But then life throws her a one-two punch: a popular streamer gives her first game a scathing review.Even worse, she finds out that same troublesome critic is now her new neighbor! A funny, sexy, and all-too-real story about gaming, memes, and social anxiety.
Mongie launched the comic on WEBTOON in 2016. The comic ended its third "season" in September 2022, after which Mongie announced that she will no longer update the comic on WEBTOON due to numerous reasons involving the WEBTOON platform, including claims of lack of marketing on the platform and pay disparities. The comic will return in fall 2025, though Mongie has not yet announced a new platform.
Sources: Let's Play anime's official website, Comic Natalie
