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Let's Play Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, Staff, Debut
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Crunchyroll started streaming the English dub for OLM's anime adaptation of Leeanne M. Krecic's (also known as "Mongie") Let's Play webcomic on Wednesday, and it and also revealed the dub cast and staff.
The English dub cast includes:
- Lacey Deline as Sam
- Brandon Acosta as Marshall
- Nick Huber as Charles
- Monty Thompson as Link
- Monica Rial as Angela
- Tristan Bonner as Dallas
- Amber May as Dee
- Larry Brantley as Edgar
- Jordan Colea as Lucy
- John Burgmeier as Samuel
- Dani Chambers as Vikki
Jason Lord is directing the dub, and Susie Nixon is the producer. Macy Anne Johnson is handling the adaptation. James Baker is the mixer, and Jose Sandoval is the engineer.
The anime premiered on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block on October 1 at 24:45 (effectively, October 2 at 12:45 a.m.).
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.
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.
The anime's short web manga adaptation by Kei Kumoi and produced by GEEK WONDERS launched on October 1. kakao's Piccoma platform also began publishing the Japanese version of the original webcomic on October 1.
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.
Source: Crunchyroll (Liam Dempsey)
