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.
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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 148
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Hazbin Hotel's Kimiko Glenn Grew Up With Top-Shelf Anime | The Anime Effect Episode #51
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 Sha…
00:53:26 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
Live-Action Gundam is STILL Happening! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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-act…
00:25:36 |
Tue 11 Feb 2025
Zelina Vega Channels Anime in the Ring | The Anime Effect Episode #50
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 st…
00:50:41 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
Saying FAREWELL to Komi Can't Communicate | The Anime Effect NEWS
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! G…
00:28:49 |
Tue 04 Feb 2025
Manga and Comic Fans, UNITE! (ft. Joe Eisma) | The Anime Effect Episode #49
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…
00:47:25 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
Solo Leveling Is Getting a Live-Action Adaptation?! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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 -Begin…
00:23:32 |
Tue 28 Jan 2025
How Naruto Inspires Professional Footballer Jeremie Frimpong on the Field | The Anime Effect Episode #48
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 ani…
00:54:38 |
Fri 24 Jan 2025
Sailor Moon Is Coming to You LIVE | The Anime Effect NEWS
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 M…
00:21:28 |
Tue 21 Jan 2025
How The Beginning After the End Is Making Anime History | The Anime Effect Episode #47
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 P…
00:47:33 |
Fri 17 Jan 2025
Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Is Getting an Anime?! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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…
00:25:16 |
Tue 14 Jan 2025
Feeling the Anime LOVE with Adam McArthur & Ryan Colt Levy | The Anime Effect Episode #46
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 o…
00:54:33 |
Fri 10 Jan 2025
The New GUNDAM Tabletop Game Is Actually EVERYTHING | The Anime Effect NEWS
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 fo…
00:23:15 |
Tue 07 Jan 2025
The VOICE Behind Your Favorite Anime OPs is HERE (ft. LiSA) | [Re-release]
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 shar…
00:29:33 |
Fri 03 Jan 2025
New Year’s Resolutions for Certain Anime Characters | The Anime Effect NEWS
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 R…
00:23:43 |
Tue 31 Dec 2024
ONE PIECE is a GENERATIONAL Anime Series (ft. David Dastmalchian) | [Re-release]
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 an…
00:59:44 |
Fri 27 Dec 2024
Our Anime Naughty and Nice List | The Anime Effect NEWS
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 …
00:28:53 |
Tue 24 Dec 2024
War of Rohirrim Creators Explain Why They Brought LOTR to Anime | The Anime Effect Episode #45
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 perf…
00:38:58 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
What’s Your Crunchyroll Arc? | The Anime Effect NEWS
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 …
00:21:53 |
Tue 17 Dec 2024
Build Your 2025 Winter Season Anime Watchlist With Us! | The Anime Effect Episode #44
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 d…
00:40:07 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
A New Gundam Anime Series Is on the Way! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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: Kimet…
00:19:19 |
Tue 10 Dec 2024
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