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The Anime Effect

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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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Leah and Alex talk with Doc and Olu of EARTHGANG about how intense they thought Speed Racer was as kids, their affinity for Super Saiyan hair, their experience creating "Swing" for Marvel's Spider Man 2, and more! Then, Leah and Alex break down the best anime from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and 2000’s. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Leah is joined by guest hosts Alex Lebl and Haley Whisennand to break down this week’s headlines! They’re sharing the latest on the BEASTARS and Oblivion Battery anime, Nintendo’s interesting way of announcing the successor to the Switch, Crunchyroll’s collab with Newtype Magazine, and more. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. BEASTARS Final Season Part 1 Anime Reveals New Trailer, Release Date Oblivion Battery TV Anime Season 2 Announced Nintendo Reveals Switch Successor to Be Backward Compatible Crunchyroll News and Newtype's Special NYCC Magazine is Now Available Digitally! Lycoris Recoil, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War and More Anime Artist Music Videos Now Available on Crunchyroll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Leah, LeAlec, and guest host Lena Lemon talk with Amy Reeder, the co-creator of Disney animated show Moon Girl, creator of the comics Amethyst, Rocket Girl, and more, at New York Comic Con. Amy shares her experience watching her comic become an animated show, the responses to Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur she sees from kids and adults alike, and more. Then, Leah and guest host Alex Lebl share their favorite vampire anime and which story they’d most likely be summoned into. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Guest host Alex Lebl joins Leah to discuss the latest anime and video game news, like a potential Godzilla Minus One sequel, a new Death Note video game, the latest on the live-action Gundam film, and more. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We sit down with Baldur's Gate 3 actors Neil Newbon and Devora Wilde to discuss the fan response to their amazing characters, the depth of the game's storytelling, and the inclusive world the game has built. Plus, musician and friend of the pod d4vd comes back to get into your questions and we share some recommendations. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
LeAlec, Leah and special guest d4vd discuss the latest and greatest news coming out of Crunchyroll HQ, including season two trailer of Apothecary Diaries, Skechers SPY x FAMILY collaboration, and Gundam Breaker 4. Plus, something fun coming from "Chainsaw Man" creator Tatsuki Fujimoto. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Anania, aka @anania00 and host of @gaydar.show on TikTok, joins the show to share their anime favorites, how they connect to it as a queer person, and we hear about them watching Naruto as a kid during church service. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nick, LeAlec and Leah get into news out of New York Comic Con, from favorite moments to exciting anime announcements (including from Crunchyroll). Plus, Leah tells us about their experience seeing “Attack on Titan: The Musical." Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Emmy and Annie award-winning director Jorge R. Gutierrez joins this week to reveal how his first film The Book of Life came to life, how Spirited Away inspired his work, and the unexpected way Jorge first experienced anime. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We continue to be BLESSED with more anime announcements. Nick, LeAlec, and Josellie are talking all about the latest from My Hero Academia, One Piece, WIND BREAKER, SK8 the Infinity, and more! Then, they’re revealing their favorite mech anime (besides Neon Genesis Evangelion and Gurren Lagann) and sharing your messages. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Vote for The Anime Effect in the Signal Awards! My Hero Academia Anime Final Season Officially Announced for 2025 One Piece Anime Announces Hiatus, Newly-Edited Fish-Man Island Arc WIND BREAKER Season 2 Anime Premieres in April 2025 SK8 the Infinity Anime OVA Reveals New Visual, Release Date Oshi no Ko Manga Ending Date Announced Goku Balloon Returns to the Skies for 98th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The voice actor for Re:ZERO’s Subaru is on The Anime Effect! Yūsuke Kobayashi is sharing how his experience voicing Subaru has impacted his life and what fans can expect for season 3 (airing now on Crunchyroll). Vote for The Anime Effect in the Signal Awards! Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nick, LeAlec and Leah are fighting over their unpopular anime opinions, but first, they’re sharing how One Piece and JUJUTSU KAISEN are celebrating their fans, the latest on Oshi no Ko, the upcoming Fate/Zero musical & more! Then, they’re recommending a very specific type of isekai story and once again debating if Shangri-La Frontier fits into the isekai genre. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Vote for The Anime Effect in the Signal Awards! One Piece Anime Celebrates 25 Years With Special Episode on October 20 JUJUTSU KAISEN Manga Ending Celebrated with Special Art, 100 Million Copies in Circulation One Piece, JUJUTSU KAISEN Join Universal Studios Hollywood Fan Fest Nights Lineup Oshi no Ko Anime Gets 3rd Season The Elusive Samurai Anime Continues with Second Season Captain Falcon Smashes His Way Onto Switch With Two Classic GBA Games Fate/Zero Stage Musical Adaptation Announced Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nick, LeAlec, and Leah are breaking down the fall 2024 anime lineup coming to Crunchyroll. From Dragon Ball DAIMA to DAN DA DAN and so much more, start building your fall anime watchlist NOW. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What do Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Wistoria: Wand and Sword, and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime all have in common? Find out TODAY on The Anime Effect. Nick, LeAlec, and Leah are also sharing about a Sailor Moon shoe collab, how Studio TRIGGER is celebrating the Transformers 40th Anniversary, and more. Then, find out the hosts’ favorite non-rom-com anime with unrequited love stories and what anime has them all in the feels. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Dragon Ball DAIMA English Dub Premiere Heads to U.S. Theaters This November Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Anime Season 2 Confirmed Wistoria: Wand and Sword Anime Gets 2nd Season That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4, New Film Announced Justice ft. Tame Impala Reveals "Neverender" Music Video Directed By Masanobu Hiraoka Sailor Moon Kicks off Second Collab with Jimmy Choo Studio TRIGGER Rolls Out Special Transformers One Film Poster Studio TRIGGER Pays Tribute to Transformers in 40th Anniversary Video Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Singer, songwriter and ANIME FAN d4vd is in the studio to reveal his current watchlist and what anime he wants to create an OP for ASAP. d4vd also shares how anime and manga storytelling inspires his music and reminiscences about how he first discovered anime. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The gang's back together again, and they have anime to discuss! The DAN DA DAN anime is coming this fall, season 2 of Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian is now in production, City manga is getting an anime adaptation, and more! PLUS Devil May Cry might not be an anime, but who isn’t pumped for this animated series?! Then Nick, LeAlec and Leah share about anime that helped them through tough times and their favorite anime scenes of all time. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. One Piece Live-Action Series Finds Their Baroque Works Leaders, Miss All Sunday and Mr. 0 Crunchyroll Fall 2024 Anime Season Lineup Announced! Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Anime Season 2 in Production Kyoto Animation Adapts Keiichi Arawi's City Manga For 2025 Anime Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Anime Film Announced Devil May Cry Animated Series Set for April 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
OMA stopped by Crunchyroll HQ with Shing02, and we learned they are anime baby birds who need YOUR anime recommendations! Drop them in the comments as you listen to OMA and Shing02 share how their Luv(sic) Hexalogy Tour came to be and what collaborations may be in store for them in the future. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Just when you thought we couldn’t possibly share more about Dragon Ball Daima–we have a release date (that it shares with another project from the same franchise)! LeAlec and guest hosts Alex Lebl and Josellie Rios talk all things Dragon Ball, Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Solo Leveling season 2, BOCCHI THE ROCK! recap films, and more. Then, they’re revealing their favorite anime side characters and sharing how anime has changed their lives. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Dragon Ball DAIMA Streams on Crunchyroll Starting October 11 DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO Trailer Throws GT Characters into the Mix Start Your Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Journey in This Overview Trailer Solo Leveling Season 2 Premieres in January 2025 BOCCHI THE ROCK! Recap Part 1 & 2 Anime Movie Worldwide Release Dates Announced Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Kohshi, Keigo, Take, Got's & Iwasaki from Japanese rock band FLOW are revealing why they love anime enough to dedicate an entire tour to it. They stopped by Crunchyroll HQ while on their ANIME SHIBARI world tour to share what 20 years of making music means to them. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nick, LeAlec, and Leah are BACK to break down the latest anime headlines, like SPY x FAMILY CODE: White coming to streaming, MORE Dragon Ball Daima updates, Stray Kids returning to create the OP and ED for Tower of God Season 2, and more! Then, hosts create their anime starter packs for new fans and reveal which anime they tried out with low expectations that ended up blowing them away. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. SPY x FAMILY CODE: White Anime Movie Streams on Crunchyroll Starting September 5 Dragon Ball Daima TV Anime Releases Main Trailer, Announces Opening Theme Song by Zedd, Yukinojo Mori, C&K Stray Kids to Perform New Opening, Ending Theme Song for Tower of God Season 2 Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Adds More Nostalgic Games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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