Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect

Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect

Hosted by Leah President and LeAlec Murray and Nicholas Friedman · Crunchyroll

4.7from 452 ratings

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61Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
271
Episodes
247
Transcribed
452
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2024
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About Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect

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.

Publisher
Crunchyroll
Category
leisure · society & culture · tv & film
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
13 Jan 2024
Latest episode
7 Oct 2026
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Latest episodes

247 of 271 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Behind the Voices of You and I Are Polar Opposites with The Anime Effect | NEWS

  2. 2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Obsession's Megan Lawless Is Ready for Her Anime Era | 130

  3. 25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Our Worst Anime Takes Aged TERRIBLY, We Admit It | 129

Inside a recent episode

Behind the Voices of You and I Are Polar Opposites with The Anime Effect | NEWS

Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So I love that you consciously thought of that and how to bring that depth to the character. Especially in Japan, there's a lot of that kind of consideration. For example, when friends order fries, there always seems to be one last fry left on the plate because everyone's waiting to see who will take it. In Japan, we jokingly call that anrio no katamari, the lump of restraint. You and our poor opposites depicts those tiny acts of consideration and the emotions behind them so carefully. Seeing those feelings resonate in America and other countries made me really happy. It showed me that some emotions are universal. […]

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Who has been a guest on Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Sayumi Suzushiro
  • Shogo Sakata
  • Megan Lawless
  • Jacob Batalon
  • Kenny Omega

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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.7 / 5
189 ratings
Spotify
4.7 / 5
263 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

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Engagement
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Who hosts Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect?

Leah President and LeAlec Murray and Nicholas Friedman host the show. Published by Crunchyroll.

How often do new episodes come out?

The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.

Does Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect take guests?

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