We’re welcoming our first ever figure skater, Amber Glenn! She’s a world champion, a 2026 Olympic hopeful, and a major anime fan. She’s sharing her favorite titles and pitching her own figure skating anime plot, only on The Anime Effect.
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Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Alex Lebl are BACK to discuss all the exciting news out of Jump Festa 2026, the INSANE anime winter season lineup, Gachiakuta season 2, the Kaguya-sama: Love Is War "Final Chapter" film, and more.
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Jump Festa 2026: All the Big News from the Event!
Crunchyroll Winter 2026 Anime Season Lineup Announced!
Sentenced to Be a Hero English Dub Reveals Same-Day Release, Cast & Crew
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 English Dub Reveals Same-Day Release, Cast & Crew
Hana-Kimi English Dub Reveals Same-Day Release, Cast & Crew
Gachiakuta Season 2 Anime Announced
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Anime Confirms "Final Chapter" Film in Production
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The Solo Leveling Animation Producer Atsushi Kaneko and Action Director Yoshihiro Kanno are answering OUR questions today on The Anime Effect. They share how they navigated the adaptation process, what the fan response has meant to them, and their hopes for the future of Solo Leveling.
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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. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected].
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Kei Urana and Hideyoshi Andou, mangaka and graffiti designer of Gachiakuta, are revealing their real-life inspirations for this story, how they teamed up to bring Gachiakuta to life, and so much more.
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Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, Alex Lebl, and Haley Whisennand are coming at you with a special holiday episode, breaking down the most memorable anime of 2025 with their 2025 Anime Superlatives! PLUS, everyone reveals their favorite anime of the year.
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The lead voice actors of Solo Camping for Two, Daiki Hamano and Mizuki Niizaki, join us to talk about the real-life camping and cooking that prepared them for these roles.
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Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President are sharing highlights from their Crunchyroll Arcs and talking about the upcoming Kaguya-sama: Love Is War anime special, the new Sentenced to Be a Hero anime, and the upcoming PSYREN anime adaptation.
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Crunchyroll Arc Returns for 2025: Discover Your Anime Year in Review
New Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Anime Special Reveals December 31 Broadcast in New Trailer
PSYREN TV Anime Announced for 2026
Sentenced to Be a Hero Anime Reveals Premiere Date, SPYAIR Opening Song in Main Trailer
Mega Man: Dual Override Brings Blue Bomber Back in 2027
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Mori Calliope, your favorite deadbeat dad and the vocalist behind the Gachiakuta Cour 2 opening theme “LET’S JUST CRASH” is BACK on The Anime Effect to reveal why she loves Rudo, Amo and the world of Gachiakuta and how she would react to a few wild in-world scenarios.
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Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, Alex Lebl and Haley Whisennand are of course geeking out over Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle’s Golden Globes nomination! They also had to discuss the new series from the Code Geass franchise, the latest about TRIGUN STARGAZE, the Dallas Mavericks’s Solo Leveling anime night, and who their anime crush of 2025 is! PLUS, hosts recommend the must-see anime of the 90’s in Fan Service.
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Earns Golden Globe Nomination
Code Geass: Hoshi Oi no Aspal Anime Announced
TRIGUN STARGAZE Anime Reveals January 10, 2026 Premiere, Theme Songs in New Trailer
VOTE: Who Is Your Anime Crush of 2025?
Dallas Mavericks to Host Solo Leveling Anime Night with Themed Jerseys
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The members of SPYAIR and yama talk with hosts Nicholas Friedman and LeAlec Murray about their most iconic anime songs. PLUS yama reveals they love Hamtaro?! Don’t miss this double interview and the exclusive Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Complete Blu-ray box set unboxing.
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