The Anime Effect

WWE Superstar Zelina Vega (or is that Shoto Todoroki?) joins The Anime Effect to gush over her favorite anime characters, share how she selects her next in-the-ring cosplay, and even tell the wild story of how she met the English voice actor behind her anime “zaddy” Kyōjurō Rengoku. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The gang’s back together again to bring you the latest anime and manga news. Nicholas Friedman, Leah President and LeAlec Murray discuss the upcoming Art of Manga exhibition, IDOLiSH7 season 4, Go! Go! Loser Ranger! season 2, Komi Can't Communicate, MF GHOST, and the 2025 Tokyo Anime Award Festival results. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Art of Manga Exhibition Brings Original Drawings and More to San Francisco IDOLiSH7 Season 4 TV Anime Announced Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2 Anime Reveals Premiere Date, Main Visual Komi Can't Communicate Manga Ends After 9-Year Serialization MF GHOST Manga Ending Date Announced Look Back, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Win Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2025 Anime Of The Year Awards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leah President and LeAlec Murray welcome comic artist Joe Eisma to talk about how manga and anime inspire his work and why he’s currently loving DAN DA DAN. Then, Alex Lebl joins hosts to share their updated anime starter packs for new fans and what types of representation they’d like to see next in anime. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LeAlec Murray and Alex Lebl are talking all about their hopes for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection this week on The Anime Effect. PLUS, they share the latest on Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, the live-action Solo Leveling adaptation, new Fortnite collabs, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, the One Piece season 15 Voyage 2 English dub, and more. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Trailer Introduces All 14 Games Yu-Gi-Oh! Gets the Sanrio Treatment in Cute New Collab Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- Gets North America Theatrical Release Date Live-Action Solo Leveling Adaptation in the Works Fortnite x Kaiju No. 8 Collab Goes Live with Cosmetics Bundle Hatsune Miku is the Fortnite Festival Season 7 Icon My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Anime Reveals Premiere Date, Cast in New Trailer One Piece Season 15 Voyage 2 English Dub Coming to Crunchyroll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dutch footballer and anime fan Jeremie Frimpong is sharing how Naruto and other shonen protagonists inspire him the field, drafting his dream anime soccer team, and sharing all about his love for anime only on The Anime Effect. Then, hosts Leah President, LeAlec Murray, and Alex Lebl reveal the latest shocking discovery from the Bananya universe and answer your questions. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosts Leah President and LeAlec Murray are talking anime and gaming headlines, starting of course with the news of the Switch 2. Then, they break down the One Piece live action casting updates, the Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid anime film, and the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live show coming to North America. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Nintendo Officially Reveals Nintendo Switch 2 One Piece Live-Action Series Reveals Dragon Actor and More for Season 2 One Piece Live-Action Drums up 3 New Cast Members Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Anime Film Reveals Release Date, Cast and Staff in New Trailer Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live North American Tour Dates Announced Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TurtleMe joins LeAlec Murray and Haley Whisennand to share about The Beginning After the End’s journey to becoming the FIRST anime adaptation of an American web comic. Then, LeAlec, Haley, and Leah President share their favorite anime crossovers and YOUR additions to our anime naughty/nice lists and anime New Year’s resolutions. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leah, LeAlec, and Haley are breaking down this week’s headlines, like the upcoming My Melody & Kuromi stop-motion animated show, the My Deer Friend Nokotan x DEEEER Simulator collab, and so much more. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Crunchyroll to Launch New Manga App in 2025 My Melody & Kuromi Stop-Motion Animation Series Streams in July 2025 My Deer Friend Nokotan Anime Collabs with DEEEER Simulator for Viral Dance DLC Dead by Daylight Launches Junji Ito Collab, Ito Reacts to Outfits Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Anime Series Officially Announced, Premieres in 2027 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're returning this New Year with not one, but TWO anime English voice actors we know you’ve heard: Adam McArthur and Ryan Colt Levy. Known for their roles Yuji Itadori of Jujutsu Kaisen and Denji of Chainsaw Man, Leah President and Lena Lemon find out how Adam ended up on a Megan Thee Stallion song, how prep for an acting role is sometimes impossible, and their boba tea knowledge. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New year, new anime headlines. LeAlec and Haley are breaking down what happened over the holidays, including the announcements from DAN DA DAN, My Hero Academia, GUNDAM, and more! Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. DAN DA DAN Season 2 Premieres in July 2025, Will Stream on Crunchyroll My Hero Academia Final Season Anime Premieres Autumn 2025 Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 Anime Reveals July 2025 Release, Teaser Visual Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK Omnibus Movie International Theatrical Release Dates Announced GUNDAM ASSEMBLE Tabletop Game Rolls the Dice with Gundam Miniatures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In another fan-favorite episode, J-Pop global sensation LiSA is here! Before her latest film premiere and headlining her first concert in America in 10 years, LiSA is joining The Anime Effect to share about her music journey. LiSA reveals behind-the-scenes details of her concert film LiVE is SMiLE ALWAYS -LANDER-, which premieres August 19, gets help from Nick and LeAlec to design her July 26 San Diego Comic-Con concert set list, and of course gushes over why she loves the Minions so much. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy New Year’s Eve! Are you setting your resolutions? Leah, LeAlec, and Haley certainly are, but not just for themselves. Listen in as they assign New Year’s resolutions for anime characters from Re:ZERO, Dragon Ball DAIMA, and more. Let us know the resolutions you want certain anime characters to adopt in the comments! Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In one of our most popular episodes, David Dastmalchian (Oppenheimer, Late Night with the Devil) joins Leah and LeAlec to dish on his favorite anime and how the genre impacts his work. First, Leah and LeAlec talk about the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End escape room, the Look Back trailer, latest Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki accomplishments, and more. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Merry Christmas Eve! Leah and LeAlec are deciding which anime characters Santa should include on his naughty and nice lists—and they are not holding back! You might think Baby Bananya deserves candy in his stocking, but is there more lurking behind his eyes? Listen and give your thoughts on characters from DAN DA DAN, Delicious in Dungeon, and more. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leah and LeAlec got to speak with Kenji Kamiyama and Philippa Boyens, the director and story creator of the brand new film The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, about why anime was the perfect medium for telling this story, how live-action films inspired the film, and more "behind the scenes" details you won't hear elsewhere. Then, hosts share the anime and films they’ll be watching over the holidays and have a quick debate about if a certain Gundam film is a Christmas movie. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're breaking down anime headlines for the last time this year, but we won’t be leaving your feeds! On Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, you’ll get special drops from us you won’t want to miss. But TODAY, Leah and LeAlec are discussing the new Pokémon project, if all the titles included in the Isekai∞Isekai game truly fit, Godzilla’s upcoming fight, and more. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Winter 2025 Anime Season has FINALLY been revealed, and we’re building our watchlists together. Leah and Alex break down the new and continuing shows of the winter season and reveal the release dates we know. Then, we’re recommending our most anticipated shows and sharing what anime we’d like to see redone. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Crunchyroll Winter 2025 Anime Season Lineup Announced! Download RAID and get your legendary hero and 2 epic heroes TODAY: https://bit.ly/TheAnimeEffect Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leah and Alex are breaking down the latest anime headlines, including starting the hype train for the Anime Awards 2025, the new award Solo Leveling just earned, the latest on the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, the new Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX series, and more. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Solo Leveling Named Best Anime Series at The Astra Awards 2024 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle First Movie Premieres in 2025 Dragon Ball DAIMA English Dub Premieres on Crunchyroll Starting January 10 New Gundam Anime Series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Announced from Studio Khara and Sunrise NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience Starts United States, Canada Tour in February 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We know what we’re watching this weekend, and now you do too! Leah and LeAlec spoke with Echo Wu, the creator and director of brand new animated show Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld. Echo shared how she vision-boarded the show to music and teased the countless anime references she snuck into the show. Then, keep listening to hear our musical anime recommendations and what sports we think deserve their own anime. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are back from the holiday break, and LeAlec and Alex are sharing YOUR additions to our anime Friendsgiving table. Then, we have new anime music to discuss, more shows announced for January, a new Lupin the 3rd project, and more! Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Solo Leveling Season 2 Reveals LiSA Opening Song, Teaser Trailer Creepy Nuts' MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES Opening Theme Tops Japan's 2024 Anime Song Karaoke Ranking My Happy Marriage Season 2 Anime Premieres on January 6, 2025 Babanbabanban Vampire TV Anime Premieres on January 11 New Lupin the 3rd Anime Film Announced for 2025 Release Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Naoyuki Itō, the director of the Overlord TV anime series and Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom, and Kentarô Hashimoto, the film’s producer, shared their thoughts on the film with LeAlec Murray and Lena Lemon. Hear about their experience adapting this story for the silver screen and which characters are their favorites. Then, get LeAlec and Leah’s OVA recommendations and learn which anime they’d like to see get a slice-of-life crossover. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leah and LeAlec are bringing you a special episode this holiday week. They’re building their ideal Friendsgiving table using some delicious and some unlikely anime-inspired foods. Would you attend their Friendsgiving meal? Let us know in the comments or on our question form! Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Leah and Haley are talking with Emmy-nominated screenwriter and showrunner of animated series Harley Quinn, Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, and Creature Commandos, Dean Lorey. He shares the biggest surprises he faced when entering the animation industry and his hope for more Harley Quinn universe projects. Then, LeAlec joins Leah to answer your latest questions. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

LeAlec is BACK from Japan, and he joins Leah to talk about Solo Leveling -ReAwakening- and Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! coming to theaters, the upcoming Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE and Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun seasons, new anime coming soon, and more! Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Solo Leveling -ReAwakening- Anime Movie Tickets Now on Sale Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 4 Anime Officially Announced Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE Reveals New Trailer, Cast, CCXP World Premiere I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Students Reach the Dungeon Depths Anime Premieres on January 11, 2025 The Catcher in the Ballpark! Anime Adaptation Announced for 2025 Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Anime Compilation Film Reveals Main Trailer, Visual Super Nintendo World Goes Bananas With Donkey Kong Country Opening at USJ in December Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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

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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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

We’ve opened the Anime Expo vault to finally share our conversation with director of the Apothecary Diaries, Norihiro Naganuma. Leah and guest host Kristine Don chatted with Naganuma-san about their favorite moments from Season 1 and what we can expect to see in Season 2. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More Bananya and Dragon Ball are on their way, and Nick, LeAlec, Leah, and guest host Kristine Don are giving you ALL the details! The next season of Bananya is coming this October, and so is the new Dragon Ball Daima. PLUS, we’re sharing our webtoon recommendations and the quotes you think we missed on our anime quotes bracket. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Dragon Ball Daima TV Anime Starts October 11 With Extended 1st Episode Bananya Around the World Anime Premieres October 2024, Will Stream on Crunchyroll Attack on Titan Launches Next Collab Ride at Fuji-Q Highland Theme Park Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Movie Takes Us to Tokyo in First Full Trailer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shing02 and SPIN MASTER A-1 are in the studio to reveal the real-life experiences that led to the iconic song Battlecry, the OP of Samurai Champloo. PLUS, they discuss their current Luv(sic) Hexalogy Tour with LeAlec and Leah and share their hip-hop inspirations. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick, LeAlec, and guest host Lena Lemon are BACK with their final conversations from EVO 2024. Jaidlyn, Damascus & Rynge share their dream anime fighting games, characters, and D&D campaigns–and dunk on Nick REPEATEDLY. Listen only on The Anime Effect. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick, LeAlec, and Leah are sharing the latest casting updates from the live-action One Piece series, some exciting and not-so-exciting news from Nintendo, and two new anime films coming to theaters. And then, we’re recommending our favorite overpowered anime, and hosts choose which anime character they think each other is most like. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. One Piece Live-Action Casting Roundup Nintendo Museum Opens Its Playful Doors in Japan on October 2 Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Mobile Game Ends on November 28 KENSHI YONEZU 2023 TOUR / FANTASY Concert Film One-Day Theatrical Release Date Announced Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick, LeAlec, Leah and Lynzee are choosing their top anime quote of all time, battling it out bracket-style until just one epic quote remains. With quotes from favorite characters like Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece), Kamina (Gurren Lagann), Mikasa Ackerman (Attack on Titan), and others–who will take the crown? Find out, and let us know who would’ve won YOUR bracket. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick, LeAlec, and Leah are back to mourn the ending of the JUJUTSU KAISEN manga, get excited for the brand new Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! adaptation, and discuss Attack on Titan The Movie: THE LAST ATTACK. PLUS, they debate which anime tournament arc is the best and which anime opening themes are underrated. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Crunchyroll and Spotify Team Up to Spotlight Dedicated Anime Hub Attack on Titan Caps Off Saga With Colossal THE FINAL CHAPTERS Compilation Anime Film JUJUTSU KAISEN Manga Ends in 5 Chapters Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! Manga Announces TV Anime Adaptation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Daiki Yamashita and Kenta Miyake, the voices of My Hero Academia’s Deku and All Might, are on The Anime Effect! They reveal which quirk they would choose to have in real life (you will NEVER guess their answers) and what they hope fans take away from My Hero Academia season 7. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices