PuyoLive
PuyoLive is a series of Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop community livestreams from SEGA’s official YouTube channel. The livestreams are hosted by SEGA of America’s Community Specialist, Alyssa (also known as gwizofthestars on social media). As of September 2025, the series has not received any new episodes.
Format
Episodes usually consists of three segments, with the last one always being online Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop battles with viewers. The other segments usually consist of overall Puyo Puyo-themed discussions, viewer submissions from social media, and developer interviews. Episodes also include skits between Alyssa and Carbuncle, depending on the theme of the episode.
List of Episodes
- PuyoLive Episode 1 - “A Puyo Puyo Premiere!” (August 14, 2024)
The first episode serves as an introduction to PuyoLive by providing a general overview of what to expect throughout the series.
- Featured Segments
"Meet your new classmate!": An introduction to Alyssa and PuyoLive.
"Producer interview!": An interview with series producer Mizuki Hosoyamada.
"Online play with viewers!": Open lobby Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop battles.
- PuyoLive Episode 2 - “Puyo Puyo Pet Party!” (September 20, 2024)
- Featured Segments
"Dreamcast retrospective": Reminiscing about the SEGA Dreamcast and Puyo Puyo's history on the console.
"Puyo Puyo Pets": Media share of various user submitted pets and fan art, alongside a discussion on whether or not Carbuncle is considered a pet.
"Online Play": Open lobby Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop battles.
- PuyoLive Episode 3 - “Puyo Puyo Halloween!” (October 22, 2024)
The episode concludes with an early preview of a Halloween art piece from Akira Mikame.
- Featured Segments
"2000's & Puyo Puyo 7 retrospective": A discussion about Puyo Puyo 7.
"Puyo Puyo Halloween": Media share of various user submitted fan art themed around Halloween.
"Online Play": Open lobby Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop battles.
- PuyoLive Episode 4 - “A Puyo Puyo Holiday Extravaganza!” (December 16, 2024)
The episode concludes with the reveal of Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop's Version 1.7.0 update.
- Featured Segments
"Puyo Puyo in Big 2024": A lookback on Puyo Puyo in 2024, alongside a media share of various user submitted fan art.
"Interview: Harumasa Nakajima": An interview with Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop's director, Harumasa Nakajima.
"Online Play": Open lobby Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop battles.
Trivia
- Alyssa’s character art is drawn by Akira Mikame.
- Prior to the first PuyoLive episode, Alyssa hosted PuyoRave; a Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop online play livestream, featuring SEGA music and arrangements from five different artists.[1]
External Links
YouTube playlist of all episodes
References
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