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In one of our most popular episodes, David Dastmalchian (Oppenheimer, Late Night with the Devil) joins Leah and LeAlec to dish on his favorite anime and how the genre impacts his work. First, Leah and LeAlec talk about the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End escape room, the Look Back trailer, latest Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki accomplishments, and more.
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Merry Christmas Eve! Leah and LeAlec are deciding which anime characters Santa should include on his naughty and nice lists—and they are not holding back! You might think Baby Bananya deserves candy in his stocking, but is there more lurking behind his eyes? Listen and give your thoughts on characters from DAN DA DAN, Delicious in Dungeon, and more.
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Leah and LeAlec got to speak with Kenji Kamiyama and Philippa Boyens, the director and story creator of the brand new film The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, about why anime was the perfect medium for telling this story, how live-action films inspired the film, and more "behind the scenes" details you won't hear elsewhere. Then, hosts share the anime and films they’ll be watching over the holidays and have a quick debate about if a certain Gundam film is a Christmas movie.
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We're breaking down anime headlines for the last time this year, but we won’t be leaving your feeds! On Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, you’ll get special drops from us you won’t want to miss. But TODAY, Leah and LeAlec are discussing the new Pokémon project, if all the titles included in the Isekai∞Isekai game truly fit, Godzilla’s upcoming fight, and more.
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The Winter 2025 Anime Season has FINALLY been revealed, and we’re building our watchlists together. Leah and Alex break down the new and continuing shows of the winter season and reveal the release dates we know. Then, we’re recommending our most anticipated shows and sharing what anime we’d like to see redone.
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Crunchyroll Winter 2025 Anime Season Lineup Announced!
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Leah and Alex are breaking down the latest anime headlines, including starting the hype train for the Anime Awards 2025, the new award Solo Leveling just earned, the latest on the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, the new Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX series, and more.
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Solo Leveling Named Best Anime Series at The Astra Awards 2024
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle First Movie Premieres in 2025
Dragon Ball DAIMA English Dub Premieres on Crunchyroll Starting January 10
New Gundam Anime Series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Announced from Studio Khara and Sunrise
NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience Starts United States, Canada Tour in February 2025
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We know what we’re watching this weekend, and now you do too! Leah and LeAlec spoke with Echo Wu, the creator and director of brand new animated show Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld. Echo shared how she vision-boarded the show to music and teased the countless anime references she snuck into the show. Then, keep listening to hear our musical anime recommendations and what sports we think deserve their own anime.
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We are back from the holiday break, and LeAlec and Alex are sharing YOUR additions to our anime Friendsgiving table. Then, we have new anime music to discuss, more shows announced for January, a new Lupin the 3rd project, and more!
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Solo Leveling Season 2 Reveals LiSA Opening Song, Teaser Trailer
Creepy Nuts' MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES Opening Theme Tops Japan's 2024 Anime Song Karaoke Ranking
My Happy Marriage Season 2 Anime Premieres on January 6, 2025
Babanbabanban Vampire TV Anime Premieres on January 11
New Lupin the 3rd Anime Film Announced for 2025 Release
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Naoyuki Itō, the director of the Overlord TV anime series and Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom, and Kentarô Hashimoto, the film’s producer, shared their thoughts on the film with LeAlec Murray and Lena Lemon. Hear about their experience adapting this story for the silver screen and which characters are their favorites. Then, get LeAlec and Leah’s OVA recommendations and learn which anime they’d like to see get a slice-of-life crossover.
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Leah and LeAlec are bringing you a special episode this holiday week. They’re building their ideal Friendsgiving table using some delicious and some unlikely anime-inspired foods. Would you attend their Friendsgiving meal? Let us know in the comments or on our question form!
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Leah and Haley are talking with Emmy-nominated screenwriter and showrunner of animated series Harley Quinn, Kite Man: Hell Yeah!, and Creature Commandos, Dean Lorey. He shares the biggest surprises he faced when entering the animation industry and his hope for more Harley Quinn universe projects. Then, LeAlec joins Leah to answer your latest questions.
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LeAlec is BACK from Japan, and he joins Leah to talk about Solo Leveling -ReAwakening- and Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! coming to theaters, the upcoming Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE and Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun seasons, new anime coming soon, and more!
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Solo Leveling -ReAwakening- Anime Movie Tickets Now on Sale
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 4 Anime Officially Announced
Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE Reveals New Trailer, Cast, CCXP World Premiere
I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Students Reach the Dungeon Depths Anime Premieres on January 11, 2025
The Catcher in the Ballpark! Anime Adaptation Announced for 2025
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! Anime Compilation Film Reveals Main Trailer, Visual
Super Nintendo World Goes Bananas With Donkey Kong Country Opening at USJ in December
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Leah and Alex talk with Doc and Olu of EARTHGANG about how intense they thought Speed Racer was as kids, their affinity for Super Saiyan hair, their experience creating "Swing" for Marvel's Spider Man 2, and more! Then, Leah and Alex break down the best anime from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and 2000’s.
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Leah is joined by guest hosts Alex Lebl and Haley Whisennand to break down this week’s headlines! They’re sharing the latest on the BEASTARS and Oblivion Battery anime, Nintendo’s interesting way of announcing the successor to the Switch, Crunchyroll’s collab with Newtype Magazine, and more.
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BEASTARS Final Season Part 1 Anime Reveals New Trailer, Release Date
Oblivion Battery TV Anime Season 2 Announced
Nintendo Reveals Switch Successor to Be Backward Compatible
Crunchyroll News and Newtype's Special NYCC Magazine is Now Available Digitally!
Lycoris Recoil, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War and More Anime Artist Music Videos Now Available on Crunchyroll
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Leah, LeAlec, and guest host Lena Lemon talk with Amy Reeder, the co-creator of Disney animated show Moon Girl, creator of the comics Amethyst, Rocket Girl, and more, at New York Comic Con. Amy shares her experience watching her comic become an animated show, the responses to Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur she sees from kids and adults alike, and more. Then, Leah and guest host Alex Lebl share their favorite vampire anime and which story they’d most likely be summoned into. Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here.
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Guest host Alex Lebl joins Leah to discuss the latest anime and video game news, like a potential Godzilla Minus One sequel, a new Death Note video game, the latest on the live-action Gundam film, and more.
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We sit down with Baldur's Gate 3 actors Neil Newbon and Devora Wilde to discuss the fan response to their amazing characters, the depth of the game's storytelling, and the inclusive world the game has built. Plus, musician and friend of the pod d4vd comes back to get into your questions and we share some recommendations.
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LeAlec, Leah and special guest d4vd discuss the latest and greatest news coming out of Crunchyroll HQ, including season two trailer of Apothecary Diaries, Skechers SPY x FAMILY collaboration, and Gundam Breaker 4. Plus, something fun coming from "Chainsaw Man" creator Tatsuki Fujimoto.
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Anania, aka @anania00 and host of @gaydar.show on TikTok, joins the show to share their anime favorites, how they connect to it as a queer person, and we hear about them watching Naruto as a kid during church service.
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Nick, LeAlec and Leah get into news out of New York Comic Con, from favorite moments to exciting anime announcements (including from Crunchyroll). Plus, Leah tells us about their experience seeing “Attack on Titan: The Musical."
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