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  • The Anime Effect

    We FINALLY Settle Anime’s Biggest Isekai Debate | 135

    2026-11-06 | 40 mins.
    One Piece is officially in Fortnite, and The Anime Effect is breaking down the massive anime crossover! Plus, BOCCHI THE ROCK! is getting a prequel anime, Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding anime drops its first trailer, and Anime Court returns to settle one of isekai’s biggest debates!Is Sword Art Online really an isekai? Send us your anime questions, hot takes, and recommendations: https://got.cr/AnimeEffectQuestionsEPISODE CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro06:29 TAE Story of the Week10:38 What We’re Watching16:54 News21:33 Main Segment33:08 Fan Service36:18 OutroThe Anime Effect is Crunchyroll’s weekly anime podcast hosted by Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President. Each week, the crew dives into the biggest anime news, interviews creators and guests, shares recommendations, debates fandom hot topics, and answers listeners' questions.HOSTS: Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, Leah PresidentSHOWRUNNER: Megan PetersV/A DIRECTOR: Shaun Michael ColonMARKETING PRODUCER: Carla SolorzanoFrom The Anime Effect podcast to video essays, interviews, and deep dives on your favorite anime, Crunchyroll Presents takes you closer to the world of anime.
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    Black Clover Is BACK! Asta’s VA on His Long-Awaited Return | NEWS

    2026-11-02 | 12 mins.
    Black Clover is BACK, and Asta's voice actor is ready to surpass his limits. Japanese voice actor Gakuto Kajiwara joins The Anime Effect in this special interview to talk about Asta’s long-awaited return, protecting his voice from all that screaming, and what fans should prepare for when Black Clover returns to the screen

    What’s your biggest wish for Asta and Black Clover’s comeback? Send us your anime questions, hot takes, and recommendations: https://got.cr/AnimeEffectQuestions

    EPISODE CHAPTERS:

    00:00 Intro

    00:51 Gakuto Kajiwara Interview

    10:58 Outro

    The Anime Effect is Crunchyroll’s weekly anime podcast hosted by Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President. Each week, the crew dives into the biggest anime news, interviews creators and guests, shares recommendations, debates fandom hot topics, and answers listeners' questions.

    HOSTS: Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, Leah President

    SHOWRUNNER: Megan Peters

    V/A DIRECTOR: Shaun Michael Colon

    MARKETING PRODUCER: Carla Solorzano

    From The Anime Effect podcast to video essays, interviews, and deep dives on your favorite anime, Crunchyroll Presents takes you closer to the world of anime.
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  • The Anime Effect

    Studio TRIGGER Reveals What’s Next for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | 134

    2026-10-30 | 1h 7 mins.
    Studio TRIGGER and CD PROJEKT RED take The Anime Effect to Night City this week Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2. Director Kai Ikarashi, TRIGGER CEO Masahiko Otsuka, and showrunner Bartosz Sztybor break down season two and what’s next for Cyberpunk.

    PLUS, we reveal how Eiichiro Oda helped One Piece beat the live-action anime curse and talk: Delicious in Dungeon season 2, The Apothecary Diaries movie, and Firefly Wedding's English dub. For more headlines, check out Crunchyroll News here: https://got.cr/CRNews

    Are you ready to return to Night City? Send us your anime questions, hot takes, and recommendations: https://got.cr/AnimeEffectQuestions

    00:00 Intro
    08:49 TAE Story of the Week
    16:23 What We’re Watching
    26:06 News
    33:27 Main Segment
    57:56 Fan Service
    1:03:10 Outro

    The Anime Effect is Crunchyroll’s weekly anime podcast hosted by Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President. Each week, the crew dives into the biggest anime news, interviews creators and guests, shares recommendations, debates fandom hot topics, and answers listeners' questions.

    HOSTS: Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, Leah President
    SHOWRUNNER: Megan Peters
    V/A DIRECTOR: Shaun Michael Colon
    MARKETING PRODUCER: Carla Solorzano

    From The Anime Effect podcast to video essays, interviews, and deep dives on your favorite anime, Crunchyroll Presents takes you closer to the world of anime.
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
  • The Anime Effect

    Rico Nasty’s Anime Taste Goes WAY Deeper Than Cyberpunk | 133

    2026-10-23 | 1h 2 mins.
    Rico Nasty joins The Anime Effect to talk Cyberpunk, her anime obsessions, and her latest Gunpla build. Plus, Critical Role meets hololive, NBA and NFL pros enter anime with Sentinel 6, and Inde Navarrette reveals what anime taught her about film.

    Which manga deserved an anime adaptation WAY sooner? Send us your anime questions, hot takes, and recommendations: https://got.cr/AnimeEffectQuestions

    The Anime Effect is Crunchyroll’s weekly anime podcast hosted by Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President. Each week, the crew dives into the biggest anime news, interviews creators and guests, shares recommendations, debates fandom hot topics, and answers listeners' questions.

    HOSTS: Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, Leah President

    SHOWRUNNER: Megan Peters

    V/A DIRECTOR: Shaun Michael Colon

    MARKETING PRODUCER: Carla Solorzano

    From The Anime Effect podcast to video essays, interviews, and deep dives on your favorite anime, Crunchyroll Presents takes you closer to the world of anime.

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
  • The Anime Effect

    Can You Survive the World's Worst Tournament Arc? | 132

    2026-10-16 | 42 mins.
    The Anime Effect is live from NYCC as Tom Cruise enters his anime era. Plus, we dive into The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All, The Boxer anime, Dr. STONE TERRAFORMING, and build the world’s worst tournament arc because we can.Would you survive our unhinged tournament arc? Send us your anime questions, hot takes, and recommendations: https://got.cr/AnimeEffectQuestionsThe Anime Effect is Crunchyroll’s weekly anime podcast hosted by Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President. Each week, the crew dives into the biggest anime news, interviews creators and guests, shares recommendations, debates fandom hot topics, and answers listeners' questions.HOSTS: Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, Leah PresidentSHOWRUNNER: Megan PetersV/A DIRECTOR: Shaun Michael ColonMARKETING PRODUCER: Carla SolorzanoFrom The Anime Effect podcast to video essays, interviews, and deep dives on your favorite anime, Crunchyroll Presents takes you closer to the world of anime.
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About The Anime Effect
The Anime Effect is Crunchyroll’s award-winning anime podcast, hosted by Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President. Tune in weekly for the biggest anime news, watchlist recommendations, and deep dives into anime’s growing influence across pop culture.
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