The Anime Effect
Sure, you like anime. But do you KNOW what's happening in the anime world? Go beyond your current watchlist and discover all there is to enjoy with your friends at Crunchyroll. Each week, we’ll dig into the latest anime headlines, examine our favorite shows, chat with guest stars, and explore how anime affects everything. The Anime Effect is brought to you by Crunchyroll and Sony Music Entertainment. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com.
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WNBA All-Star Diamond DeShields is on The Anime Effect to share how anime helped her heal after a spinal surgery almost permanently immobilized her, and she drafts her own anime basketball team and translates WNBA headlines into anime terms. You do not want to miss it!
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April 30, 2025 • 41 mins
Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray and Leah President are discussing all the anime and manga news this week, like DAN DA DAN’s news season 2 trailer featuring the new villain EVIL EYE, Look Back’s recent award recognition, the upcoming Neon Genesis Evangelion Concert, and manga collabs from Converse and UNIQLO, featuring Doraemon and Nana. THEN, we’re recommending our favorite anime that only needed one season and sharing your ...
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April 25, 2025 • 50 mins
The world's most resilient VTuber Matara Kan joins hosts LeAlec Murray, Leah President, and Haley Whisennand to discuss how they define anime fandom and their journeys from being hardcore to casual anime fans and what it means to re-embrace anime today.
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April 23, 2025 • 50 mins
Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray and Leah President OUT themselves on this episode of The Anime Effect. They reveal the manga and anime they delayed finishing because they REFUSE to say goodbye. But first, they have to discuss Mugen Train returning to theaters, All Might’s new look in My Hero Academia season 8, the Star Wars: Visions expansion, and more.
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April 18, 2025 • 37 mins
Singer-songwriter, gamer, and anime fan mxmtoon, aka Maia, is on The Anime Effect to share which anime characters she thinks would love her music, why she loves Isekai anime, her dream Fortnite collab, and so much more.
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April 16, 2025 • 47 mins
So many amazing stories are returning to us, and hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President are here to talk about them all! From the newest installment of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: STEEL BALL RUN to THE GHOST IN THE SHELL’s new TV anime, and My Happy Marriage’s new anime, we have all the latest anime and gaming news right here. Then, hosts recommend anime that’s worth the slow start and share countless updates from...
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April 11, 2025 • 46 mins
Troy Baker is Joel in The Last of Us video game, James in HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation, and he’s on The Anime Effect! Troy shares how being a father has shaped his view of Joel’s character, his possible involvement with The Last of Us season 2, how Chris Sabat literally drove Troy to the world of anime English dubbing, and he teases his upcoming projects.
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April 9, 2025 • 51 mins
Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray and Leah President FINALLY share their thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct, DAN DA DAN season 2, Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!, and more in the News. THEN, hosts attempt to convince each other–in 60 seconds or less–to watch anime they wouldn’t normally go for, and we discuss original vs. adapted anime in the Mailbag.
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April 4, 2025 • 33 mins
It’s that time of year! The 2025 Anime Awards season starts NOW. Hosts react to the just released nominee list and reveal the category they’re anticipating the most.
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April 2, 2025 • 45 mins
Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray and Leah President are talking the latest from Nintendo, Re:ZERO, KONOSUBA, and Major League Baseball? Then, they recommend anime that go against the norm, read your fanmail, and talk for way too long about Five Nights at Freddy's.
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March 28, 2025 • 29 mins
Crunchyroll’s Spring 2025 Anime Season Lineup is here! It’s time to finish your current watchlist and start a new one because anime like Fire Force, The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc-, One Piece, The Beginning After the End, The Apothecary Diaries, Wind Breaker are releasing new seasons this spring, and we have all the details.
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March 26, 2025 • 49 mins
AnimeJapan 2025 announced that some of our favorite titles are coming back, so we’re dedicating (most) of our episode to sharing about these (Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT, My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON & CITY THE ANIMATION). Then, hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray and Leah President reveal their favorite anime assassins–as well as yours–and which The Anime Effect episodes new listeners s...
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March 21, 2025 • 36 mins
Comic legends Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti join us to drop the first ever Kimba the White Lion reference and share how they revolutionized Harley Quinn at DC Comics.
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March 19, 2025 • 42 mins
The anime headlines are NOT missing! This week, hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President are talking about the upcoming Gachiakuta anime, Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon film coming to theaters, the long-awaited All You Need Is Kill anime adaptation, a KONOSUBA's Misadventures sequel, and the manga that fans want to see adapted into anime the most. THEN, we’re recommending anime card games and discussing the universal ...
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March 14, 2025 • 30 mins
The Anime Effect is joined this week by two alien visitors–but don’t worry, they (basically) come in peace! Grodius Maximus and Sawborg Destructo of the rock band GWAR stop by Crunchyroll HQ to reveal the anime that makes them proud of their human creations (us), how anime inspires their music, and more. PLUS, global superstar J Balvin shares a special message.
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March 12, 2025 • 51 mins
In what is probably the episode with the most exciting group of headlines yet, hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray and Leah President share the latest on Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 2, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle, Monster Hunter Wilds, and even the Little Shark's Day Out anime movie. Then, hosts recommend their favorite short-form anime and share which classics they hope ...
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March 7, 2025 • 29 mins
We’re revealing another anime fan from within the NFL: The New York Giants’ offensive tackle Jermaine Eluemunor. He’s sharing his intense ranking system for anime (his watchlist is endless!), the anime he refuses to pause, and how he’s training to be a demon slayer? Hear the stories Jermaine isn’t sharing anywhere else, right here on The Anime Effect.
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March 5, 2025 • 44 mins
It’s the first week of our longer news episode format, and what a way to start: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has blessed us with Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 updates! PLUS, hosts Nicholas Friedman, Leah President, and Haley Whisennand break down the news out of Pokémon Day, the latest on Haikyu!!, the Cowboy Bebop Fortnite collab, and more. Then, we’re sharing YOUR to...
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February 28, 2025 • 56 mins
Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President celebrate one year of The Anime Effect! The three reminisce on their favorite guests and explain some of their long-running inside jokes. Plus, they share some if their favorite anime shows of all time.
Pokémon Day Presentation Confirmed for February 27
The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All Anime Adaptation Announced
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February 25, 2025 • 33 mins
Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President are predicting what could be announced on Pokémon Day—will they be right? They also had to discuss The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All anime adaptation, the latest One Piece collab, a new anime studio from director Masaaki Yuasa, and the incredible Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy cards. Hear it all here first!
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