Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect

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! 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

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 recent responses in the Mailbag. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. DAN DA DAN Season 2 Anime Debuts New Trailer Look Back Anime Film Wins Best Animation Award at Japan Movie Critics Awards Neon Genesis Evangelion Concert Featuring Yoko Takahashi Heads to North America Giant Evangelion Statue Unveiled in Real-Life Village-3 Doraemon and Converse Team up for Trio of Anniversary Sneakers Ai Yazawa x UNIQLO T-Shirt Collab Features Fresh New Nana Manga Art  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Vote for us in the Shorty 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

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. Vote for us in the Shorty Awards! Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train North America Re-Release Announced Starting May 14 My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON Anime Suits Up in Armored All Might Visual My Hero Academia: You're Next Anime Movie Now Available on Crunchyroll Kenji Kamiyama's Star Wars: Visions Short the Ninth Jedi Expands to Limited Series Kingdom Season 6 Anime Announced for October 2025 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Vote for us in the Shorty 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

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 fans in the Mailbag. Vote for us in the Shorty Awards! Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. STEEL BALL RUN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime Announced THE GHOST IN THE SHELL TV Anime Reveals New Trailer, Visual Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN Deluxe Edition Manga Announced for Fall 2025 Lycoris Recoil -Friends are thieves of time.- Short Anime Streams on Crunchyroll Starting April 16 My Happy Marriage Renews Its Vows with New Anime Announcement Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. 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

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. Vote in the 2025 Anime Awards now! Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Nintendo Switch 2 Launch Date, Pricing and Games Revealed DAN DA DAN Season 2 Release Date, Visual, Evil Eye Cast Revealed DAN DA DAN Manga Passes 10 Million Copies in Print Gundam Wing 30th Anniversary Project Launches with Website and New Art Book Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime TV Specials Now Available Exclusively on Crunchyroll Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! Season 2 Anime Announced Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Vote in the 2025 Anime Awards 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

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. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Nintendo Reveals New Tomodachi Life, Rhythm Heaven Games in Latest Direct The Legend of Zelda Live-Action Movie Release Date Revealed MLB Announces Heroes of the Game Anime Project with Director Hiroshi Shimizu Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 Anime Announced KONOSUBA -God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 -BONUS STAGE- and More Anime to Stream on Crunchyroll Shangri-La Frontier Season 3 Anime Announced Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Crunchyroll Spring 2025 Anime Season Lineup Announced! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 should absolutely scroll back to watch. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. DIGIMON BEATBREAK Anime Announced for October 2025 TRIGUN STARGAZE Anime Premieres in 2026, Super Teaser Visual Released Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Anime Film Premieres in Japan on September 19 New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT Anime Reveals July 2025 Premiere in New Trailer My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON Anime Premieres in October 2025, Will Stream on Crunchyroll CITY THE ANIMATION Anime Paints the Town Red in 1st Trailer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. 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 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 trauma inflicted by the “It's Tough to be a Bug!” ride at Disney. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. Want to enter our Assassin's Creed giveaway? Answer the question, "Who is the best anime assassin?" using our question form. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Gachiakuta Anime Premieres in July 2025, Will Stream on Crunchyroll Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon Anime Movie North America Release Dates Announced Award-Winning All You Need Is Kill Light Novel Gets Anime Film Tokyo Ghoul Dead by Daylight Crossover Introduces Ken Kaneki as New Killer Nue's Exorcist Tops AnimeJapan's 'Manga We Want To See Animated Ranking' Poll for 2025 KONOSUBA's Misadventures Will Continue in New Anime Sequel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. 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

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 get dubs. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 Anime Reveals New Visual, January 2026 Release My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Anime Releases New Main Trailer, Will Stream on Crunchyroll Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle First Movie International Release Dates Announced MLB x Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Collaboration Revealed with New ufotable Short Monster Hunter Wilds Sells 8 Million in 3 Days, Breaking Capcom Record Little Shark's Day Out Anime Movie Reveals 2nd Key Visual, New Characters Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider Anime Adaptation Announced Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. 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

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 top ten anime lists and our thoughts on the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Pokémon Day Comes to a Close With New Pokémon Legends: Z-A Trailer Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle First Movie Premieres July 18 in Japan Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Release Date Revealed Haikyu!! 2nd Anime Film Reveals First Teaser Trailer and Art Cowboy Bebop Fortnite Collab Delivers Themed Outfits, Quests Lazarus TV Anime Debuts on April 5 on Adult Swim Luffy Dunks On Marines in One Piece x LA Lakers Anime Short Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  One   Piece Returns to Fenway Park for Another Boston Red Sox Collab     Inu-Oh   Director Masaaki Yuasa Opens New Anime Studio     Magic:   The Gathering Final Fantasy Cards Showcase Art from Entire Series  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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! Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Pokémon Day Presentation Confirmed for February 27 The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All Anime Adaptation Announced One Piece Returns to Fenway Park for Another Boston Red Sox Collab Inu-Oh Director Masaaki Yuasa Opens New Anime Studio Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy Cards Showcase Art from Entire Series Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The creator of Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima, is on The Anime Effect! He's sharing who his favorite Fairy Tail characters are, how FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUEST came to be, and so much more! Then, hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray and Leah President reveal their favorite magical girl anime of the past decade and their favorite ways an anime love interest has been introduced. 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

Who else is excited for BOCCHI THE ROCK! season 2?! Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray and Alex Lebl are here with the latest on Bocchi, the new Digimon RPG, and Dragon Ball DAIMA. They're also talking about LiSA's North American tour and a helpful guide for keeping up with the characters of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. BOCCHI THE ROCK! Season 2 Announced New Digimon Story RPG and More Revealed in Latest PlayStation Showcase Dragon Ball DAIMA Final Episode to Air on February 28 LiSA Announces North America Tour “Another Great Day” (UPDATED) The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Character Guide Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kimiko Glenn of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Hazbin Hotel and so much more joins The Anime Effect to bless us with her angelic voice and reveal how Baby Shark inspired her Nifty voice, how secretive the Spider-Verse production was and more stories you won't hear anywhere else. 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

Were you expecting us to cover the new Anne Shirley anime? Neither were the hosts, but they're sharing the latest on that as well as the new Dragonite and the Postman anime from Pokémon, the live-action Gundam film, and the My Hero Academia x Captain America: Brave New World collab. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. CoMix Wave Films to Deliver New Pokémon Anime About Dragonite Anne Shirley TV Anime Reveals Premiere Date, Key Visual, Teaser Trailer Gundam Live-Action Film Gets Co-Financed by Bandai Namco Filmworks, Legendary My Hero Academia Anime Assembles Collab with Captain America: Brave New World Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 and Lena 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Crunchyroll Winter 2025 Anime Season Lineup Announced! 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. 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 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