Let's Play is a Japanese animation comedy television series that premiered on Fuji TV on October 2, 2025. It was created by Gavin Free, Geoff Ramsey. It stars Kana Hanazawa, Shimba Tsuchiya, Yuichi Nakamura and Tomokazu Sugita.
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.
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Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 11 seasons with 508 episodes.
Season
Episodes
First aired
Last aired
Season 1 12
October 2, 2025
December 18, 2025
Season 2 52
January 4, 2013
December 27, 2013
Season 3 53
January 3, 2014
December 26, 2014
Season 4 52
January 2, 2015
December 25, 2015
Season 5 53
January 1, 2016
December 30, 2016
Season 6 53
January 6, 2017
December 29, 2017
Season 7 52
January 5, 2018
December 28, 2018
Season 8 57
January 4, 2019
December 27, 2019
Season 9 51
January 3, 2020
December 25, 2020
Season 10 52
December 25, 2020
December 31, 2021
Season 11 21
January 7, 2022
December 12, 2022
Season 1 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Life is S-Rank Sam is an ordinary young woman whose passion is video games and everything that surrounds them.
October 2, 2025
2
I am N00b Sam's indie game is review bombed after a streamer releases a negative review.
October 9, 2025
3
Unity of the Guild Sam goes to Marshall's apartment to tell him she made Ruminate, but a gorgeous woman greets her at the door.
October 16, 2025
Season 2 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 32 - Wool Collecting Part 2
January 4, 2013
2
Episode 33 - Achievement Raceway
January 11, 2013
3
Episode 34 - Pig Olympics
January 18, 2013
Season 3 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 84 - Capture the Tower X
January 3, 2014
2
Episode 85 - Geoff's House Part 3
January 10, 2014
3
Episode 86 - The Twelve Towers
January 17, 2014
Season 4 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 136 - Mega Dig Part 2
January 2, 2015
2
Episode 137 - Bingo
January 9, 2015
3
Episode 138 - I Spy 2
January 16, 2015
Season 5 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 188 - Flower Picking
January 1, 2016
2
Episode 189 - Clean House
January 8, 2016
3
Episode 190 - Tower of Gav
January 15, 2016
Season 6 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 241 - Pixelmon Part 5: I'm a Computer!
January 6, 2017
2
Episode 242 - Dark Monopoly Part 3
January 13, 2017
3
Episode 243 – Ender City
January 20, 2017
Season 7 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 293 - Sky Factory Part 33
January 5, 2018
2
Episode 294 - Sky Factory Part 34
January 12, 2018
3
Episode 295 - Text-to-Speech
January 19, 2018
Season 8 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 345 - THE NEW KING (Christmas King Part 2)
January 4, 2019
2
Episode 346 - MY FIRST MISSILE (Galacticraft Part 17)
January 11, 2019
3
Episode 347 - KIDS NO MORE (Galacticraft Part 18)
January 18, 2019
Season 9 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 402 - Mega Evolutions & Legendaries! (Pixelmon Part 4)
January 3, 2020
2
Episode 403 - Rivals Revealed! (Pixelmon Part 5)
January 10, 2020
3
Episode 404 - Pokemon Catching Challenge (Pixelmon Part 6)
January 17, 2020
Season 10 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 453 - We Put an End to 2020 - (Stoneblock 2 Part 11)
December 25, 2020
2
Episode 454 - Fishing Rodeo and Jamboree IX - (Stoneblock 2)
January 8, 2021
3
Episode 455 - Fighting the Ender Chicken! - (Stoneblock 2 Part 12)
January 15, 2021
Season 11 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Episode 505 - We Make Charged Creepers - No Petting Zoo 3
January 7, 2022
2
Episode 506 - We Made Minecraft Platforming WAY Harder Than It Needed to Be!
January 14, 2022
3
Episode 507 - Slime Ball Hockey
January 21, 2022
Release
Original network/platform
Fuji TV
First aired
October 2, 2025
Last aired
December 18, 2025
Status
continue
Schedule
Wednesday at 00:45:00