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
How Music, Memes and Myths Inspired Echo Wu's Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld | The Anime Effect Episode #43
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 s…
00:52:02 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
Solo Leveling Is Getting a LiSA OP?! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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 …
00:20:11 |
Tue 03 Dec 2024
The Unusual Technique Used to Make OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom | The Anime Effect Episode #42
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 L…
00:31:12 |
Fri 29 Nov 2024
Anime-Inspired Foods We Want on Our Friendsgiving Table | The Anime Effect NEWS
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 th…
00:22:52 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
How Creature Commandos Showrunner Brought His Live-Action Chops to Animation | The Anime Effect Episode #41
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 h…
00:45:13 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Dr. STONE and Demon School! Are Coming Back for Season 4 | The Anime Effect NEWS
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 S…
00:19:46 |
Tue 19 Nov 2024
EARTHGANG Loves Super Overpowered Anime Main Characters | The Anime Effect Episode #40
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 Ma…
00:41:04 |
Fri 15 Nov 2024
BEASTARS and Oblivion Battery Are Coming Back! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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 …
00:21:08 |
Tue 12 Nov 2024
Moon Girl is Going to Change the World (ft. Amy Reeder) | The Anime Effect Episode #39
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 share…
00:42:40 |
Fri 08 Nov 2024
Choose Your Side in New Death Note: Killer Within Video Game | The Anime Effect NEWS
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, an…
00:19:50 |
Tue 05 Nov 2024
How Astarion and Lae’zel Would Sound in Anime (ft. Neil Newbon, Devora Wilde) | The Anime Effect #38
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 ha…
00:42:44 |
Fri 01 Nov 2024
We are READY for Season 2 of The Apothecary Diaries (ft. d4vd) | The Anime Effect Episode #38
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 Gun…
00:19:33 |
Tue 29 Oct 2024
How Anime Helped Anania Find Their Voice | The Anime Effect #37
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 duri…
00:54:37 |
Fri 25 Oct 2024
NYCC 2024: LAZARUS Anime from Cowboy Bebop Creator Coming Soon?! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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 “A…
00:24:58 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
How Anime Inspired The Book of Life (ft. Jorge R. Gutierrez) | The Anime Effect Episode #36
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 …
00:40:41 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
The SK8 the Infinity OVA HAS A DATE!! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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, …
00:38:53 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
SUBARU's Voice Actor Meets the ISEKAI BUTTON! (ft. Yūsuke Kobayashi) | The Anime Effect Episode #35
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 C…
00:23:49 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
UNPOPULAR Anime Opinions | The Anime Effect NEWS
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 …
00:45:17 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
The FALL ANIME 2024 LINEUP is STACKED | The Anime Effect Episode #34
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…
00:28:02 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is COMING BACK! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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 sh…
00:30:27 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
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