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The Anime Effect

Crunchyroll

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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Episodi

238 episodi

  1. Wait, Were These Anime Villains Actually Right? | 136 32:09
  2. Daemons of the Shadow Realm Actors TEST Their Twin Telepathy | NEWS 24:18
  3. We FINALLY Settle Anime’s Biggest Isekai Debate | 135 40:43
  4. Black Clover Is BACK! Asta’s VA on His Long-Awaited Return | NEWS 12:37
  5. Studio TRIGGER Reveals What’s Next for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | 134 1:07:53
  6. Rico Nasty’s Anime Taste Goes WAY Deeper Than Cyberpunk | 133 1:02:46
  7. Can You Survive the World's Worst Tournament Arc? | 132 42:36
  8. We Try Creating a NEW Hit Anime in 60 Seconds | 131 38:35
  9. Behind the Voices of You and I Are Polar Opposites with The Anime Effect | NEWS 21:56
  10. Obsession's Megan Lawless Is Ready for Her Anime Era | 130 56:56
  11. Our Worst Anime Takes Aged TERRIBLY, We Admit It | 129 50:38
  12. Spider-Man's Jacob Batalon Has Better Anime Taste Than You | 128 45:31
  13. How Kenny Omega Became All Might IRL | 127 1:13:08
  14. Meet the Anime & Comics Shaping Marvel’s Iman Vellani | 126 53:50
  15. The Real Anime Story Behind Scott Pilgrim w/ Bryan Lee O’Malley | 125 1:01:03
  16. Kingdom Hearts Anime Is Finally Happening, Don’t Panic | NEWS 48:39
  17. How Anime Is Changing American Superheroes w/ Kyle Higgins | 124 59:59
  18. Hatsune Miku’s New Magic: The Gathering Deck Is Pure Anime Joy | 123 1:09:55
  19. Spider-Man, Gundam & Akira Toriyama Make Anime History | NEWS 47:44
  20. We Ask Leon Kennedy What Resident Evil Fans Need to Know | 122 1:07:51
  21. Naruto Is Officially Casting Hollywood's Team 7 & We Have Thoughts | 121 41:40
  22. AKIRA Returns, Star Wars Goes Anime, and Anime Expo Is Bigger Than Ever | 120 36:51
  23. What’s Your Anime IQ? Plus, Cyberpunk Edgerunners & One Piece | 119 43:20
  24. Takanashi Kiara Talks Hololive Streams, Anime Faves, and Her Next Big Arc | 118 1:03:07
  25. Black Clover Bombshells, Marvel Manga Returns and Dr. STONE in Fortnite?! | 117 48:34
  26. These Are the Anime Scenes We Will Never Forget (We Tried) | 116 54:16
  27. Pokémon Mania, Dorohedoro Lives & One Piece Conquers Hollywood | NEWS 39:26
  28. Big Sean Talks Dragon Ball, His Best Bars, and the Anime That Made Him a Rapper | 114 1:11:10
  29. Could YOU Survive These Deadly Isekai Worlds? Plus Big Gundam News | 113 47:11
  30. Goku Day Goes Wild & We Curse Naruto in Our Most Unhinged Game Ever | 112 51:18
  31. Attack on Titan Returns, Black Clover Ends & Our Anime Remake Debate Starts | 111 54:49
  32. We Take Evangelion to ANIME COURT to Kickstart Ani-May | 110 56:27
  33. Gundam Goes Big & Our 2026 Anime Rankings Go Rogue | 109 51:31
  34. Popeyes Meets ONE PIECE & the Beach Episode Debate Nobody Saw Coming | 108 51:26
  35. Can YOU Name These Shonen Anime? Plus, Anime Awards 2026 Is Loaded | 107 45:08
  36. Anime Awards 2026 Nominees Make Us Spiral & AnimeJapan Delivers | 106 41:17
  37. Our ULTIMATE Spring 2026 Anime Guide w/ Solo Leveling's Michelle Rojas | 105 1:05:44
  38. Samurai Champloo Goes Live-Action & We Expose Our Anime Watchlists | 104 57:13
  39. Pokémon’s Veronica Taylor On Becoming Ash Ketchum & Finding Your Voice | 103 45:27
  40. Evangelion Gets a New Anime, SAO Returns & Crunchyroll Manga Levels Up | NEWS 44:11
  41. WNBA Star Gabby Williams Takes Over the Show With Her Anime Dream Team | 102 32:29
  42. Pokémon's New Starters Go Live PLUS Big One Piece Milestones & Chainsaw Man Merch | NEWS 31:39
  43. Hannah Bahng's Anime Hear-Me-Out-Cake Sounds Totally Delicious | 101 30:39
  44. A New Evangelion Anime Wasn't On Our Bingo Card for 2026, Okay?! | NEWS 40:45
  45. The Anime Effect Hits Episode 100 With Memories, Tea & Hardcore Trivia | 100 44:36
  46. Chainsaw Man's BIG Streaming Update + What Makes a Modern Classic? | NEWS 31:24
  47. The Ultimate Anime Battle Royale BEGINS w/ Khleo Thomas & Lena Lemon | 99 41:37
  48. ONE PIECE Dominates Our Weekly News With Help From... Digimon?! | NEWS 33:28
  49. BABYMETAL's Origin Story Would Make the Ultimate Anime (ft. BABYMETAL) | 98 20:18
  50. Gundam Steals Jujutsu Kaisen's Spotlight w/ Anime's Greatest Needle Drop | NEWS 34:51