Hosts Nicholas Friedman, Leah President, and Alex Lebl are discussing all the news out of New York Comic Con like That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime coming to theaters, Witch Hat Atelier winning the Harvey Award for best manga, and the latest on the TRIGUN STARGAZE anime. PLUS, hosts discuss the new Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc trailer, the latest on the ONE PIECE English dub, and more.  Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Crunchyroll to Bring That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea to Theaters TRIGUN STARGAZE Anime Takes Aim with New Trailer, Visual, January 2026 Premiere Witch Hat Atelier Wins Harvey Award for Best Manga Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Unveils Explosive New Trailer ONE PIECE English Dub Episodes 1134-1143 Stream on Crunchyroll This November Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Evan Call, the composer of soundtracks for iconic anime series including Violet Evergarden, APPARE-RANMAN!, and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, is on The Anime Effect sharing how he creates his emotional and award-winning music for some of our favorite anime. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President are talking about all the new anime adaptation announcements like Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land, MARRIAGETOXIN, and Kindergarten Wars, as well as the Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved movie coming to theaters, the return of Hell’s Paradise, and more. Then, we’re sharing the anime that makes YOU cry in Fan Service. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

K-Pop star KANGDANIEL is HERE dreaming up magical abilities for his cats, revealing why he loves performing for Western audiences, and choosing the anime worlds he would most want to be a part of. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, Leah President and Aly Luskey are talking all about Crunchyroll Manga and what’s going on their reading lists, the Minecraft Dragon Ball Z DLC, the upcoming Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 2 and Star Wars: Visions Volume 3, and more. Then, hosts reveal the anime moments that brought them to tears and share your “edu-tainment” anime recommendations.  Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Vote for The Anime Effect in the Signal Awards Crunchyroll Manga Sets October 9 Launch with Multiple Major Publishing Partners Minecraft Dragon Ball Z DLC Teased, Super Saiyan Hair Hits Marketplace Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Passes $600 Million Worldwide Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 Anime Premieres on January 16 Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 Anime Previews Cast in New Trailer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The global pop star and Brazilian drag artist Pabllo Vittar is joining us from their studio to talk all about their new song “MEXE” featuring K-Pop group NMIXX! Pabllo also reveals the magical girls and other anime characters who have inspired their music and fashion throughout the years, and they tease what very special album they’re releasing next! Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com.Unwrap a huge discount on NordVPN by heading to nordvpn.com/animeeffect. Plus, with our link, you’ll get an extra 4 months free on the 2-year plan and it’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President are talking about the New York Comic Con panels they cannot wait to attend, Creepy Nuts’s upcoming Coachella performance, what we’re hoping to see in the live-action ONE PIECE season 2, and more. THEN, we’re sharing our favorite “Isekai” methods and recommending “edu-tainment” anime in Fan Service.  Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Creepy Nuts to Perform at Coachella in 2026 Crunchyroll Heads to New York Comic Con 2025 with TRIGUN STARGAZE, DAN DA DAN and More Panels DAN DA DAN Anime Announces Season 3 Japan Box Office: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle First Movie Remains No.1 in 9th Weekend Live-Action ONE PIECE Season 2 Sneak Peek Trailer Debuts Crunchyroll Collabs with Noah Lyles, Adidas for Anime-Inspired Capsule Collection Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hina Suguta and Shoya Ishige, who play Kitagawa Marin and Gojo Wakana in My Dress-Up Darling, are on the show sharing about creating cosplay and romance in My Dress-Up Darling season 2! Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Unwrap a huge discount on NordVPN by heading to ⁠nordvpn.com/animeeffect⁠. Plus, with our link, you’ll get an extra 4 months free on the 2-year plan and it’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President share all we know about SPY x FAMILY and Oshi no Ko’s third seasons, a new high-end anime collab, and what we’re most excited about from the recent Nintendo Direct. THEN, we discuss whether not being able to return to the real world is an Isekai requirement, and we share your initial reactions to Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba: Infinity Castle in Fan Service. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. SPY x FAMILY Season 3 Releases New Trailer, Will Also Stream on Crunchyroll Oshi no Ko Season 3 Anime Digs Deep with New Teaser Visual, Cast, January 2026 Premiere Production I.G and Naoki Urasawa Collab with Cartier for "Panthère"-Inspired Anime Nintendo Unveils The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Among Other 40th Anniversary Fun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle release week, so we’re talking with the English voices of Tanjiro Kamado, Nezuko Kamado, Inosuke Hashibira, and Giyu Tomioka about their favorite battles and moments from the film. But don’t worry–no spoilers here! Hear from Zach Aguilar, Abby Trott, Bryce Papenbrook, and Johnny Yong Bosch only on The Anime Effect. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Unwrap a huge discount on NordVPN by heading to nordvpn.com/animeeffect. Plus, with our link, you’ll get an extra 4 months free on the 2-year plan and it’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosts LeAlec Murray, Leah President, and Alex Lebl are discussing our FINAL Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle preview before we all see it on the big screen, plus new and continuing anime announcements from Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider, One-Punch Man, and Assassination Classroom, and the new Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo spin-off manga and the EVANGELION: Δ CROSS REFLECTIONS game. THEN, we continue our never-ending Isekai debate with submissions from listeners in Fan Service. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Releases Electrifying Visual of Zenitsu Versus Kaigaku Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider Anime Debuts on October 4 One-Punch Man Season 3 Anime Suits Up on October 5 New Assassination Classroom Anime Film Announced for March 20, 2026 Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Spin-Off Manga Launches in Shonen Jump  EVANGELION: Δ CROSS REFLECTIONS Game Project Announced Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ND Stevenson, the artist, author, and showrunner who brought us Nimona, Lumberjanes, and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, is revealing the anime he and the entire She-Ra team were watching during production, the anime character he most aspires to be like, and he gives us the inside scoop on his brand new book Scarlet Morning. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Unwrap a huge discount on NordVPN by heading to nordvpn.com/animeeffect. Plus, with our link, you’ll get an extra 4 months free on the 2-year plan and it’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosts Nicholas Friedman and Leah President are talking about the latest continuing anime announcements (SPY x FAMILY, Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill, and JUJUTSU KAISEN fans: listen up!), plus the new anime we’re getting from Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto, the Naruto x How to Train Your Dragon collab we never saw coming, and the latest Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle box office record. Then, we’re debating another “international Isekai” submission and sharing the anime and manga we wish we could experience again for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Iconic cosplayer Snitchery is here sharing all her cosplayer tips, revealing what attracts her to certain character looks (hint: it’s mostly baldness), and she’s playing our Ultimate Anime Cosplay Bracket: UNHINGED Edition to select her next cosplay. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Demon Slayer Rewatch Schedule September 5: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc S5 Eps 1-8 Unwrap a huge discount on NordVPN by heading to nordvpn.com/animeeffect. Plus, with our link, you’ll get an extra 4 months free on the 2-year plan and it’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosts Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President are REUNITED to talk about all the announcements out of Anime NYC, the new character visuals for DIGIMON BEATBREAK, the new “Sekiro: No Defeat” anime, the One-Punch Man season 3 OP by JAM Project and BABYMETAL, and so much more. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest, A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai and More Anime to Stream on Crunchyroll Delicious in Dungeon and Ryoko Kui Exhibition Heads to New York This October One-Punch Man Season 3 Anime Releases Theme Song Announcement Video DIGIMON BEATBREAK Anime Releases Visuals of Seven Lead Characters Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Anime Adaptation Announced, Will Stream on Crunchyroll in 2026 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Becomes 3rd Highest-Grossing Film of All-Time in Japan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Demon Slayer Rewatch Schedule August 29: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc S4 Eps 1-11 September 5: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc S5 Eps 1-8 Unwrap a huge discount on NordVPN by heading to nordvpn.com/animeeffect. Plus, with our link, you’ll get an extra 4 months free on the 2-year plan and it’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosts LeAlec Murray, Leah President, and Alex Lebl are back today to share how fans can see Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle in theaters 3 days early, the music you’ll hear in Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc and My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON, a Yu-Gi-Oh! X Nike collab we CANNOT believe is happening, and the manga nominated in the 2025 Harvey Awards. THEN, we’re sharing your magical girl retirement plan proposals and discussing American Isekai films in Fan Service. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle First Movie Hosts Special United States Screenings on September 9 for Mega, Ultimate Fan Subscribers Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Takes 4th Place in Japan All-Time Box Office Chart in One Month Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Announces Kenshi Yonezu, Hikaru Utada to Perform the Ending Theme Song WIND BREAKER, Witch Hat Atelier and More Manga Nominated for 2025 Harvey Awards My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON Releases New Trailer, Announces Porno Graffitti Opening Theme Song Nike and Yu-Gi-Oh! Team Up for Joey Wheeler Sneakers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Julio Rodríguez, center fielder for the Seattle Mariners, is on The Anime Effect to talk about his favorite anime (of course One Piece is on that list), to build his chaotic but powerful anime dream team, and reveal the anime he makes his teammates watch. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Demon Slayer Rewatch Schedule August 22: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc S3 Eps 1-11 August 29: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc S4 Eps 1-11 September 5: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc S5 Eps 1-8 Unwrap a huge discount on NordVPN by heading to nordvpn.com/animeeffect. Plus, with our link, you’ll get an extra 4 months free on the 2-year plan and it’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hosts LeAlec Murray, Leah President, and Alex Lebl are barely containing their excitement this week, because we now know the English dub cast for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle movie, that some of our favorite ONE PIECE characters are showing up in the live-action series for season 2, and that a ONE PIECE Heroines anime is underway! PLUS, we’re celebrating 10 years of Black Clover and getting ready for the new Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans short film and to play Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME. THEN, we’re talking the impact of manhwa and manhua and speculating on magical girl retirement plans in Fan Service. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle First Movie Announces English Dub Cast, with Channing Tatum, Rebecca Wang to Join Live-Action ONE PIECE Shares Season 2 Trailer, Season 3 Announced ONE PIECE Heroines Anime Announced New Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blooded Orphans Short Film to Screen with Urðr-Hunt Anime Black Clover Gets Manga 10th Anniversary Art From One Piece, Naruto, Bleach Creators Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME Release Date Announced Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Creator of the Let’s Play webcomic Leeanne Krecic, aka Mongie, talks behind-of-scenes of the Let’s Play anime, including what did and didn’t make it through the adaptation process, her inspiration behind this story, and her reaction to watching the anime for the first time. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here. To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com. Demon Slayer Rewatch Schedule August 15: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc S2 Eps 1-7 August 22: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc S3 Eps 1-11 August 29: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc S4 Eps 1-11 September 5: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc S5 Eps 1-8 Unwrap a huge discount on NordVPN by heading to nordvpn.com/animeeffect. Plus, with our link, you’ll get an extra 4 months free on the 2-year plan and it’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices