The Anime Effect
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Episodes: 148
Description
Sure, you like anime. But do you KNOW what's happening in the anime world? Go beyond your current watchlist and discover all there is to enjoy with your friends at Crunchyroll. Each week, we’ll dig into the latest anime headlines, examine our favorite shows, chat with guest stars, and explore how anime affects everything.
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The Anime Inspiring (and Terrorizing) Nimona Creator ND Stevenson | The Anime Effect #79
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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You Get ONE Anime to Watch for the First Time Again | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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What UNHINGED Anime Cosplay Should Snitchery Slay Next? | The Anime Effect #78
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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What's THE BEST Romance Subplot in Anime?? | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Gachiakuta Creators Kei Urana & Hideyoshi Andou Talk Out the Trash | The Anime Effect Episode #77
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Is Space Jam an Isekai? | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Julio Rodríguez on Anime in the MLB and What He Makes the Mariners Watch | The Anime Effect #76
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Can Magical Girls Retire? | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Let's Play Webtoon Creator Mongie Reveals What You WON’T Be Seeing in the Anime | The Anime Effect #75
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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What Anime Are YOU Procrastinating? | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Paloma Mami Is A Real Life Anime Doll | The Anime Effect #74
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle SLASHES Box Office Records | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Trivium's Matt Heafy REALLY Loves Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid | The Anime Effect Episode #74
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Could YOU Survive Nyaight of the Living Cat? | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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J-Pop Star Ado Started With a 3DS and a Dream | [Re-release]
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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What’s Your Anime Transportation of Choice? | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Kafka’s English Voice is BACK to Talk Kaiju No. 8 Season 2! | The Anime Effect Episode #72
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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The TOP Stories From Anime Expo 2025 | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Let's Enter the Abyss...Together! | The Gachiakuta After Show #1
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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The BIGGEST Anime of the Summer 2025 Season is HERE | The Anime Effect Episode #71
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Get Ready for FAN SERVICE | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Introducing...The Gachiakuta After Show!
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Kiera Please Has a Favorite JoJo, Do YOU?! | The Anime Effect #70
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Are YOU Ready For Our Gachiakuta Podcast?! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Behind the Action of Solo Leveling Season 2 (from CCXP Mexico '25) | The Anime Effect #69
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Do You Keep Some Anime A Secret? | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Is the FIRST Anime Adaptation Always the Best? (ft. Purity Ring) | The Anime Effect #68
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Yapping About Digimon and Our Very First MERCH?! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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David Dastmalchian is READY to Be Mr. 3 in One Piece | The Anime Effect Episode #67
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Oops, All Boys Pt. 2: Nick and Alex Fight Over Tony Tony Chopper | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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The BIGGEST Winners and Moments of Anime Awards 2025 | The Anime Effect Episode #66
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May 30, 2025 |
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JUJUTSU KAISEN Baseball Episode IRL?! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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May 28, 2025 |
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Mori Calliope of hololive Wants YOUR Soul! And to Share Her Anime Faves | The Anime Effect Episode #65
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May 23, 2025 |
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We NEED More Cute Boys Doing Cute Things…Anime | The Anime Effect NEWS
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May 21, 2025 |
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J-Pop Star Ado Started With a 3DS and a Dream | The Anime Effect Episode #64
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May 16, 2025 |
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Our Favorite Anime Openings and Endings of Spring 2025 | The Anime Effect NEWS
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May 14, 2025 |
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The Critical Role Anime Plays in Matthew Mercer’s Life | The Anime Effect Episode #63
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May 09, 2025 |
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What’s the FUNNIEST Anime?? (No Tragic Backstories Allowed) | The Anime Effect NEWS
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May 07, 2025 |
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How Anime’s Healing Power Helped WNBA All-Star Diamond DeShields | The Anime Effect #62
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May 02, 2025 |
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What's the Best Anime With Only ONE Season?! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Coming Back to Anime with VTuber Matara Kan | The Anime Effect Episode #61
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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The Manga and Anime We NEVER Wanted to End | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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In Another World with ISEKAI Stan mxmtoon | The Anime Effect #60
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is COMING BACK! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Troy Baker on The Last of Us, Never Playing A Villain and ‘90s Anime Dubs | The Anime Effect #59
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Can We Convince YOU to Watch These Anime Recs? | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Hosts REACT to the Anime Awards 2025 Nominees | The Anime Effect Episode #58
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Five Minutes At Freddy’s | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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The Anime EVERYONE Will Be Watching This Spring Season 2025 | The Anime Effect Episode #57
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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The AnimeJapan 2025 Announcements You CANNOT Miss | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Do YOU Remember Kimba the White Lion? | The Anime Effect #56
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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We’re SO Excited for This “Trash” Anime! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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The Anime Inspiring the Alien Members of GWAR | The Anime Effect #55
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Do NOT Sing the Small Shark Song | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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NFL’s Jermaine Eluemunor ONLY Watches Anime?! | The Anime Effect Episode #54
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle has a RELEASE DATE!! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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What Are Your Top 10 Anime of All Time? | The Anime Effect #53
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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What Do YOU Think Will Happen on Pokémon Day?? | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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Fairy Tail’s Creator FINALLY Reveals His Favorite Characters (ft. Hiro Mashima) | The Anime Effect Episode #52
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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BREAKING: Bocchi is Back For Season 2! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Hazbin Hotel's Kimiko Glenn Grew Up With Top-Shelf Anime | The Anime Effect Episode #51
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Live-Action Gundam is STILL Happening! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Zelina Vega Channels Anime in the Ring | The Anime Effect Episode #50
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Saying FAREWELL to Komi Can't Communicate | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Manga and Comic Fans, UNITE! (ft. Joe Eisma) | The Anime Effect Episode #49
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Solo Leveling Is Getting a Live-Action Adaptation?! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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How Naruto Inspires Professional Footballer Jeremie Frimpong on the Field | The Anime Effect Episode #48
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Sailor Moon Is Coming to You LIVE | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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How The Beginning After the End Is Making Anime History | The Anime Effect Episode #47
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Is Getting an Anime?! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Feeling the Anime LOVE with Adam McArthur & Ryan Colt Levy | The Anime Effect Episode #46
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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The New GUNDAM Tabletop Game Is Actually EVERYTHING | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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The VOICE Behind Your Favorite Anime OPs is HERE (ft. LiSA) | [Re-release]
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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New Year’s Resolutions for Certain Anime Characters | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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ONE PIECE is a GENERATIONAL Anime Series (ft. David Dastmalchian) | [Re-release]
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Our Anime Naughty and Nice List | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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War of Rohirrim Creators Explain Why They Brought LOTR to Anime | The Anime Effect Episode #45
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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What’s Your Crunchyroll Arc? | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Build Your 2025 Winter Season Anime Watchlist With Us! | The Anime Effect Episode #44
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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A New Gundam Anime Series Is on the Way! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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How Music, Memes and Myths Inspired Echo Wu's Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld | The Anime Effect Episode #43
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Solo Leveling Is Getting a LiSA OP?! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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The Unusual Technique Used to Make OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom | The Anime Effect Episode #42
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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Anime-Inspired Foods We Want on Our Friendsgiving Table | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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How Creature Commandos Showrunner Brought His Live-Action Chops to Animation | The Anime Effect Episode #41
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Dr. STONE and Demon School! Are Coming Back for Season 4 | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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EARTHGANG Loves Super Overpowered Anime Main Characters | The Anime Effect Episode #40
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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BEASTARS and Oblivion Battery Are Coming Back! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Moon Girl is Going to Change the World (ft. Amy Reeder) | The Anime Effect Episode #39
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Choose Your Side in New Death Note: Killer Within Video Game | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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How Astarion and Lae’zel Would Sound in Anime (ft. Neil Newbon, Devora Wilde) | The Anime Effect #38
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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We are READY for Season 2 of The Apothecary Diaries (ft. d4vd) | The Anime Effect Episode #38
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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How Anime Helped Anania Find Their Voice | The Anime Effect #37
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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NYCC 2024: LAZARUS Anime from Cowboy Bebop Creator Coming Soon?! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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How Anime Inspired The Book of Life (ft. Jorge R. Gutierrez) | The Anime Effect Episode #36
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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The SK8 the Infinity OVA HAS A DATE!! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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SUBARU's Voice Actor Meets the ISEKAI BUTTON! (ft. Yūsuke Kobayashi) | The Anime Effect Episode #35
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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UNPOPULAR Anime Opinions | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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The FALL ANIME 2024 LINEUP is STACKED | The Anime Effect Episode #34
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is COMING BACK! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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d4vd Told Us Romantic Homicide's Anime Lore (ft. d4vd) | The Anime Effect Episode #33
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Devil May Cry Isn’t ANIME But We’re Still Hyped | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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OMA Needs Your Anime Recs! (ft. OMA & Shing02) | The Anime Effect Episode #32
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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BOCCHI THE ROCK! Is Coming to Theaters?! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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The Band Behind Naruto & Dragon Ball Z OPs Celebrates 20 Years! (ft. FLOW) | The Anime Effect Episode #31
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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STRAY KIDS Return for Tower of God Season 2! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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The SECRETS of The Apothecary Diaries (ft. Norihiro Naganuma) | The Anime Effect Episode #30
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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We Are SO Ready for More BANANYA | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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The REAL Story Behind Battlecry (ft. Shing02 & SPIN MASTER A-1) | The Anime Effect Episode #29
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Our DREAM Anime Fighting Games (ft. Jaidlyn, Damascus & Rynge) | The Anime Effect BONUS
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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One Piece Live-Action Cast HEATS UP | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Is This the Best Anime Quote of All Time?! | The Anime Effect Episode #28
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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JUJUTSU KAISEN Manga is Ending?! | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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The Voices of ALL MIGHT and DEKU Are HERE! (ft. Daiki Yamashita and Kenta Miyake) | The Anime Effect Episode #27
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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ONE PIECE REMAKE Gets an UPDATE! (ft. Lynzee Loveridge) | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Watching Anime You Were NOT Supposed To (ft. Denzel Curry) | The Anime Effect Episode #26
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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The Most DELICIOUS Cooking Anime | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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The One Piece Effect: Celebrating 25 Years of Villains, Victories and...Vegapunk?! | The Anime Effect Episode #25
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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The Isekai Debate HEATS UP | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Anime and EVO are Best Friends (ft. Justin Wong, Lena Lemon, Yipes & Tyrant) | The Anime Effect Episode #24
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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You Haven’t Watched Naruto?! (ft. Lena Lemon) | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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From Anime OPs to WORLD TOUR (ft. Jean-Ken Johnny of MAN WITH A MISSION) | The Anime Effect Episode #23
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Jul 19, 2024 |
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Frieren and Solo Leveling Up for AWARDS | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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The VOICE Behind Your Favorite Anime OPs is HERE (ft. LiSA) | The Anime Effect Episode #22
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Our TOP 5 Anime Expo 2024 Announcements | The Anime Effect NEWS
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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A Demon Slayer Movie TRILOGY! | The Anime Effect Episode #21
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Your FIRST ANIME was WHAT?! (ft. Labrinth) | The Anime Effect Episode #20
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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Working on BLACK BUTLER (ft. Brina Palencia & J. Michael Tatum) | The Anime Effect Episode #19
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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The 50 ESSENTIAL Manga Series (ft. Bri Lawrence) | The Anime Effect Episode #18
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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HAIKYU!! in the OLYMPICS!! (ft. Sarah Pavan) | The Anime Effect Episode #17
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Working on KAIJU NO. 8 (ft. Abigail Blythe, Adam McArthur & Nazeeh Tarsha) | The Anime Effect Episode #16
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May 31, 2024 |
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There’s ANIME in My X-Men ’97!!! (ft. Lenore Zann) | The Anime Effect Episode #15
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May 24, 2024 |
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Finding Your Anime MOOD (ft. 24kGoldn) | The Anime Effect Episode #14
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May 17, 2024 |
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Perfecting the Anime SCREAM (ft. Bryce Papenbrook) | The Anime Effect Episode #13
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May 10, 2024 |
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REPPING Anime in the NFL as a Cat Dad (ft. Jamaal Williams) | The Anime Effect Episode #12
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May 03, 2024 |
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ONE PIECE is a GENERATIONAL Anime Series (ft. David Dastmalchian) | The Anime Effect Episode #11
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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JUJUTSU KAISEN Sets a Guinness World Record!? | The Anime Effect Episode #10
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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The MOST EMOTIONAL Anime Backstories | The Anime Effect Episode #9
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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The PERFECT Cozy Anime Recs (ft. Kelly Knox) | The Anime Effect Episode #8
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Why EVERYONE Should Watch Nichijou (ft. Yaeji) | The Anime Effect Episode #7
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Let’s BREAK DOWN the Spring 2024 Anime Season | The Anime Effect Episode #6
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Godzilla Minus One WON an Oscar | The Anime Effect Episode #5
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Introducing the ROM-COM Anime Corner | The Anime Effect Episode #4
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Our TOP 5 Anime Awards Moments | The Anime Effect Bonus #1
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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The End of Evangelion’s IMPACT on Culture (ft. Chris Plante) | The Anime Effect Episode #3
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Working on SOLO LEVELING (ft. Caitlin Glass & Aleks Le) | The Anime Effect Episode #2
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Anime Origin Stories | The Anime Effect Episode #1
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect
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Jan 13, 2024 |