The Anime Effect
by Crunchyroll
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Studio TRIGGER Reveals What’s Next for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | 134
Studio TRIGGER Reveals What’s Next for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | 134
About this podcast
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.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 234 episodes
- Studio TRIGGER Reveals What’s Next for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners | 134 · 1 h 7 min · Episode 137Studio 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…
- Rico Nasty’s Anime Taste Goes WAY Deeper Than Cyberpunk | 133 · 1 h 2 min · Episode 136Rico 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…
- Can You Survive the World's Worst Tournament Arc? | 132 · 43 min · Episode 135The 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…
- We Try Creating a NEW Hit Anime in 60 Seconds | 131 · 39 minVote for us! https://got.cr/TAE-Shorty-26 This week, The Anime Effect moves into its new studio while the Fall anime season kicks our watchlists into high gear. PLUS, we break…
- Behind the Voices of You and I Are Polar Opposites with The Anime Effect | NEWS · 22 min · Episode 133You and I Are Polar Opposites: actors Sayumi Suzushiro and Shogo Sakata join The Anime Effect in this Anime Expo special to talk about awkward young love and why opposites really…
- Obsession's Megan Lawless Is Ready for Her Anime Era | 130 · 57 min · Episode 132LEGO Dragon Ball is officially happening! The Anime Effect breaks down Goku’s first brick kit featuring Shenron! PLUS, actress Megan Lawless joins the show to talk about…
- Our Worst Anime Takes Aged TERRIBLY, We Admit It | 129 · 51 min · Episode 131Crunchyroll’s Fall 2026 anime lineup is officially here! We’re breaking down the biggest new and returning anime of the season, including Black Clover Season 2, The Apothecary…
- Spider-Man's Jacob Batalon Has Better Anime Taste Than You | 128 · 46 min · Episode 130Jacob Batalon joins The Anime Effect this week to talk Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Solo Leveling, Naruto, isekai dreams, and the pop culture that prepared him to play Ned Leeds in…
- How Kenny Omega Became All Might IRL | 127 · 1 h 13 min · Episode 129Kenny Omega joins The Anime Effect to talk anime, wrestling, and the Japanese pop culture that shaped his career. From Astro Boy to Hajime no Ippo and My Hero Academia, the AEW…
- Meet the Anime & Comics Shaping Marvel’s Iman Vellani | 126 · 54 min · Episode 128Iman Vellani joins The Anime Effect to talk Ms. Marvel, Attack on Titan, comics, and the anime fandoms that fuel her and her new Image Comics series, Chachu. Plus, we break down…
- The Real Anime Story Behind Scott Pilgrim w/ Bryan Lee O’Malley | 125 · 1 h 1 min · Episode 127Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley joins The Anime Effect to unpack the anime and manga roots behind his hit series, his history with SCIENCE SARU, and his return to Scott…
- Kingdom Hearts Anime Is Finally Happening, Don’t Panic | NEWS · 49 min · Episode 125Kingdom Hearts is finally getting an anime, and yes, we are so serious about it. The Anime Effect is breaking down the Kingdom Hearts anime for Disney+ and Disney Channel, why…
- How Anime Is Changing American Superheroes w/ Kyle Higgins | 124 · 60 min · Episode 125Kyle Higgins joins The Anime Effect to explore how anime and tokusatsu are reshaping American superheroes. The writer of Radiant Black, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Ultraman…
- Hatsune Miku’s New Magic: The Gathering Deck Is Pure Anime Joy | 123 · 1 h 9 min · Episode 124Hatsune Miku is officially entering Magic: The Gathering with a new Secret Lair Commander deck, and MTG designer Carmen Klomparens joins The Anime Effect to reveal how it came…
- Spider-Man, Gundam & Akira Toriyama Make Anime History | NEWS · 48 min · Episode 123Spider-Man is swinging out with a new manga! The Anime Effect breaks down Marvel’s next big partnership, Akira Toriyama’s Eisner Award honor, SDCC 2026 highlights, Mobile Suit…
- We Ask Leon Kennedy What Resident Evil Fans Need to Know | 122 · 1 h 7 min · Episode 122Nick Apostolides joins The Anime Effect this week to talk Ghost in the Shell, his first major anime role, and the legacy of Resident Evil’s Leon Kennedy. Plus, we dive into…
- Naruto Is Officially Casting Hollywood's Team 7 & We Have Thoughts | 121 · 42 min · Episode 121Live-action anime is heating up Hollywood! The Anime Effect breaks down Naruto’s Team 7 casting search & My Hero Academia’s movie update! PLUS, big Anime Expo news continues with…
- AKIRA Returns, Star Wars Goes Anime, and Anime Expo Is Bigger Than Ever | 120 · 37 min · Episode 120The Anime Effect is live from Anime Expo 2026! The hosts unite IRL to explore why anime conventions are bigger than ever, AKIRA’s theatrical return, Star Wars' new anime, The…
- What’s Your Anime IQ? Plus, Cyberpunk Edgerunners & One Piece | 119 · 43 minThis week, The Anime Effect prepares for Anime Expo 2026 this week with an unhinged episode that puts our hosts’ IQs to the test. From Cyberpunk’s TV return to the Joker’s anime…
- Takanashi Kiara Talks Hololive Streams, Anime Faves, and Her Next Big Arc | 118 · 1 h 3 min · Episode 118Hololive’s Takanashi Kiara joins The Anime Effect this week to talk gateway anime, VTuber stardom, KFP, and niche anime faves. PLUS, the hosts break down Pokémon’s adorable…
