# The Anime Effect

A podcast by 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.

Feed: https://rss.pdrl.fm/975a00/feeds.megaphone.fm/crunchyroll

## Latest episodes

- [Rico Nasty’s Anime Taste Goes WAY Deeper Than Cyberpunk | 133](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/579f03dfda26) (2026-10-23, 63 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY1960733369.mp3
- [Can You Survive the World's Worst Tournament Arc? | 132](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/5413ffa0bb04) (2026-10-16, 43 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY8081532823.mp3
- [We Try Creating a NEW Hit Anime in 60 Seconds | 131](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/17bb747e22ce) (2026-10-09, 39 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY6629626048.mp3
- [Behind the Voices of You and I Are Polar Opposites with The Anime Effect | NEWS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/1f99d0603014) (2026-10-07, 22 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY8896612555.mp3
- [Obsession's Megan Lawless Is Ready for Her Anime Era | 130](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/5e19fcd38226) (2026-10-02, 57 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY8986108380.mp3
- [Our Worst Anime Takes Aged TERRIBLY, We Admit It | 129](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/4c0caa2624be) (2026-09-25, 51 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY5880464858.mp3
- [Spider-Man's Jacob Batalon Has Better Anime Taste Than You | 128](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/5078ffc6ef91) (2026-09-18, 46 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY9053626241.mp3
- [How Kenny Omega Became All Might IRL | 127](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/f271499d1641) (2026-09-11, 74 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY1565277927.mp3
- [Meet the Anime & Comics Shaping Marvel’s Iman Vellani | 126](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/4643e6f85e7f) (2026-09-04, 54 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY4627551065.mp3
- [The Real Anime Story Behind Scott Pilgrim w/ Bryan Lee O’Malley | 125](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/93728d821852) (2026-08-28, 62 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY7022807441.mp3
- [Kingdom Hearts Anime Is Finally Happening, Don’t Panic | NEWS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/c9b9bce4c004) (2026-08-21, 49 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY9610713272.mp3
- [How Anime Is Changing American Superheroes w/ Kyle Higgins | 124](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/b6e4711d9653) (2026-08-14, 60 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY2034215664.mp3
- [Hatsune Miku’s New Magic: The Gathering Deck Is Pure Anime Joy | 123](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/65d7a8bc4b59) (2026-08-07, 70 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY4124907850.mp3
- [Spider-Man, Gundam & Akira Toriyama Make Anime History | NEWS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/8141be577029) (2026-07-31, 48 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY2932614105.mp3
- [We Ask Leon Kennedy What Resident Evil Fans Need to Know | 122](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/f63dd15991d1) (2026-07-24, 68 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY2301858526.mp3
- [Naruto Is Officially Casting Hollywood's Team 7 & We Have Thoughts | 121](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/7c3fd78036c3) (2026-07-17, 42 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY6999069565.mp3
- [AKIRA Returns, Star Wars Goes Anime, and Anime Expo Is Bigger Than Ever | 120](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/99e1667b5c2d) (2026-07-10, 37 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY3043727093.mp3
- [What’s Your Anime IQ? Plus, Cyberpunk Edgerunners & One Piece | 119](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/c4d80c4c3c63) (2026-07-03, 44 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY1946365748.mp3
- [Takanashi Kiara Talks Hololive Streams, Anime Faves, and Her Next Big Arc | 118](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/4cc4e75f3e7a) (2026-06-26, 64 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY5735203650.mp3
- [Black Clover Bombshells, Marvel Manga Returns and Dr. STONE in Fortnite?! | 117](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/92d66e4e91be) (2026-06-19, 49 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY6218778438.mp3
- [These Are the Anime Scenes We Will Never Forget (We Tried) | 116](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/d28432564d11) (2026-06-12, 55 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY6221339198.mp3
- [Pokémon Mania, Dorohedoro Lives & One Piece Conquers Hollywood | NEWS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/9196cbf4fbe2) (2026-06-05, 40 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY4431116092.mp3
- [Big Sean Talks Dragon Ball, His Best Bars, and the Anime That Made Him a Rapper | 114](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/ef845dd6121f) (2026-05-29, 72 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY9871855592.mp3
- [Could YOU Survive These Deadly Isekai Worlds? Plus Big Gundam News | 113](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/468b4546bce6) (2026-05-23, 48 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY8211826996.mp3
- [Goku Day Goes Wild & We Curse Naruto in Our Most Unhinged Game Ever | 112](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/e4c3fe864966) (2026-05-15, 52 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY3359157039.mp3
- [Attack on Titan Returns, Black Clover Ends & Our Anime Remake Debate Starts | 111](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/c13a79bca880) (2026-05-08, 55 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY5411219013.mp3?updated=1778260119
- [We Take Evangelion to ANIME COURT to Kickstart Ani-May | 110](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/c757e889e069) (2026-05-01, 57 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY6772943469.mp3
- [Gundam Goes Big & Our 2026 Anime Rankings Go Rogue | 109](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/c7518ffb0343) (2026-04-24, 52 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY2420032761.mp3?updated=1777048402
- [Popeyes Meets ONE PIECE & the Beach Episode Debate Nobody Saw Coming | 108](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/0c2516d5be6e) (2026-04-17, 52 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY8712076018.mp3?updated=1776439112
- [Can YOU Name These Shonen Anime? Plus, Anime Awards 2026 Is Loaded | 107](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/51a0d7df6ea6) (2026-04-10, 46 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY7091071769.mp3?updated=1775841842
- [Anime Awards 2026 Nominees Make Us Spiral & AnimeJapan Delivers | 106](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/8a249bef0b4f) (2026-04-03, 42 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY7733283803.mp3?updated=1775235116
- [Our ULTIMATE Spring 2026 Anime Guide w/ Solo Leveling's Michelle Rojas | 105](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/bf566d0f3c1a) (2026-03-27, 66 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY6846618410.mp3?updated=1775056991
- [Samurai Champloo Goes Live-Action & We Expose Our Anime Watchlists | 104](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/c5f5d49ee0c4) (2026-03-21, 58 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY4586960229.mp3?updated=1775056979
- [Pokémon’s Veronica Taylor On Becoming Ash Ketchum & Finding Your Voice | 103](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/1804bd945139) (2026-03-13, 46 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY6180405739.mp3?updated=1773620960
- [Evangelion Gets a New Anime, SAO Returns & Crunchyroll Manga Levels Up | NEWS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/f5b97e195589) (2026-03-12, 45 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY2867445001.mp3?updated=1773620890
- [WNBA Star Gabby Williams Takes Over the Show With Her Anime Dream Team | 102](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/55419856ecec) (2026-03-06, 33 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY8726723985.mp3?updated=1773621064
- [Pokémon's New Starters Go Live PLUS Big One Piece Milestones & Chainsaw Man Merch | NEWS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/37ca29e9e7bd) (2026-03-05, 32 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY8779091875.mp3?updated=1773620917
- [Hannah Bahng's Anime Hear-Me-Out-Cake Sounds Totally Delicious | 101](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/9bc5fe70bbd1) (2026-02-27, 31 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY4008394272.mp3?updated=1772142603
- [A New Evangelion Anime Wasn't On Our Bingo Card for 2026, Okay?! | NEWS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/9b2e4379c4ac) (2026-02-25, 41 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY2246459497.mp3?updated=1772061128
- [The Anime Effect Hits Episode 100 With Memories, Tea & Hardcore Trivia | 100](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/65403d248d14) (2026-02-20, 45 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY5913086804.mp3?updated=1771542330
- [Chainsaw Man's BIG Streaming Update + What Makes a Modern Classic? | NEWS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/bcd5ee18a387) (2026-02-18, 32 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY2999808539.mp3?updated=1771453314
- [The Ultimate Anime Battle Royale BEGINS w/ Khleo Thomas & Lena Lemon | 99](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/b107057d58e0) (2026-02-13, 42 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY2808598103.mp3?updated=1770921417
- [ONE PIECE Dominates Our Weekly News With Help From... Digimon?! | NEWS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/28f5c3ab036e) (2026-02-11, 34 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY5673583977.mp3?updated=1770847944
- [BABYMETAL's Origin Story Would Make the Ultimate Anime (ft. BABYMETAL) | 98](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/6c25db32a224) (2026-02-06, 21 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY8118096041.mp3?updated=1770245903
- [Gundam Steals Jujutsu Kaisen's Spotlight w/ Anime's Greatest Needle Drop | NEWS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/298fff8f9a8a) (2026-02-04, 35 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY5056203491.mp3?updated=1770245900
- [Crystal Kay Reveals The Magical Girl Anime That First Made Her Feel Seen | 97](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/ae82a45040d0) (2026-01-30, 32 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY5574992179.mp3?updated=1769656365
- [Dragon Ball’s Huge 40th Anniversary News Hits Us Like a Spirit Bomb | NEWS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/703810cf1ff4) (2026-01-28, 38 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY4669884804.mp3?updated=1769622295
- [Joining the TRIGUN STARGAZE Hype Train with Creator Yasuhiro Nightow | 96](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/1beb0f9053dc) (2026-01-23, 17 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY6399306674.mp3?updated=1768331058
- [It's Official: Anime's Top 10 Crushes Are Finally Live & We're Blushing | NEWS](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/fe1bfa407b1d) (2026-01-21, 40 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY6177393501.mp3?updated=1769035960
- [Why Solo Leveling Will Inspire Radio's Next Pop Hit (ft. hemlocke springs) | 95](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1727203293/917b34709218) (2026-01-16, 31 min): audio https://pdst.fm/e/pdrl.fm/975a00/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/Vjambo9ifGBwbaCTlDBD/mgln.ai/e/143/traffic.megaphone.fm/SONY5163849256.mp3?updated=1768419047

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