The gang’s back together again to bring you the latest anime and manga news. Nicholas Friedman, Leah President and LeAlec Murray discuss the upcoming Art of Manga exhibition, IDOLiSH7 season 4, Go! Go! Loser Ranger! season 2, Komi Can't Communicate, MF GHOST, and the 2025 Tokyo Anime Award Festival results.

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Art of Manga Exhibition Brings Original Drawings and More to San Francisco

IDOLiSH7 Season 4 TV Anime Announced

Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2 Anime Reveals Premiere Date, Main Visual

Komi Can't Communicate Manga Ends After 9-Year Serialization

MF GHOST Manga Ending Date Announced

Look Back, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Win Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2025 Anime Of The Year Awards

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Introducing Gentle Threats with Maggie Munson and Stef Strack from Good Game with Sarah Spain.

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Stef Strack, founder and CEO of VOICEINSPORT, and Maggie Munson, a track and cross country athlete at Wisconsin and the school’s VOICEINSPORT chapter president, join Sarah to talk about the Fair Play For Women Act that they’re re-introducing in Congress tomorrow, the misleading Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, and title IX compliance issues at Wisconsin. Plus, the WNBA could be headed to Philadelphia, a wild free agency stat, and USA Softball honors an active college coaching legend with a big move.

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Leah President and LeAlec Murray welcome comic artist Joe Eisma to talk about how manga and anime inspire his work and why he’s currently loving DAN DA DAN. Then, Alex Lebl joins hosts to share their updated anime starter packs for new fans and what types of representation they’d like to see next in anime.

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LeAlec Murray and Alex Lebl are talking all about their hopes for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection this week on The Anime Effect. PLUS, they share the latest on Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-, the live-action Solo Leveling adaptation, new Fortnite collabs, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, the One Piece season 15 Voyage 2 English dub, and more.

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Trailer Introduces All 14 Games

Yu-Gi-Oh! Gets the Sanrio Treatment in Cute New Collab

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- Gets North America Theatrical Release Date

Live-Action Solo Leveling Adaptation in the Works

Fortnite x Kaiju No. 8 Collab Goes Live with Cosmetics Bundle

Hatsune Miku is the Fortnite Festival Season 7 Icon

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Anime Reveals Premiere Date, Cast in New Trailer

One Piece Season 15 Voyage 2 English Dub Coming to Crunchyroll

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Dutch footballer and anime fan Jeremie Frimpong is sharing how Naruto and other shonen protagonists inspire him the field, drafting his dream anime soccer team, and sharing all about his love for anime only on The Anime Effect. Then, hosts Leah President, LeAlec Murray, and Alex Lebl reveal the latest shocking discovery from the Bananya universe and answer your questions.

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Hosts Leah President and LeAlec Murray are talking anime and gaming headlines, starting of course with the news of the Switch 2. Then, they break down the One Piece live action casting updates, the Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid anime film, and the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live show coming to North America.

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Nintendo Officially Reveals Nintendo Switch 2

One Piece Live-Action Series Reveals Dragon Actor and More for Season 2

One Piece Live-Action Drums up 3 New Cast Members

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Anime Film Reveals Release Date, Cast and Staff in New Trailer

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live North American Tour Dates Announced

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Introducing The Boom Boom Room from Good Game with Sarah Spain.

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Big Citrus reconvenes to talk about the debut of Unrivaled hoops, volleyball star Haleigh Washington’s elite trolling, and our show’s new side, Aurora FC. Plus, two women pop the cork on a new snowboard trick, an underfrog story for the ages, and stop putting things off, people! 

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TurtleMe joins LeAlec Murray and Haley Whisennand to share about The Beginning After the End’s journey to becoming the FIRST anime adaptation of an American web comic. Then, LeAlec, Haley, and Leah President share their favorite anime crossovers and YOUR additions to our anime naughty/nice lists and anime New Year’s resolutions.

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Leah, LeAlec, and Haley are breaking down this week’s headlines, like the upcoming My Melody & Kuromi stop-motion animated show, the My Deer Friend Nokotan x DEEEER Simulator collab, and so much more.

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Crunchyroll to Launch New Manga App in 2025

My Melody & Kuromi Stop-Motion Animation Series Streams in July 2025

My Deer Friend Nokotan Anime Collabs with DEEEER Simulator for Viral Dance DLC

Dead by Daylight Launches Junji Ito Collab, Ito Reacts to Outfits

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Anime Series Officially Announced, Premieres in 2027

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Introducing Coaching Is Not An Autocracy with Muffet McGraw from Good Game with Sarah Spain.

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Basketball analyst and former Notre Dame hoops head coach Muffet McGraw joins Sarah to talk about the incredible job her successor Niele Ivey is doing with the program, Hannah Hidalgo’s case for National Player of the Year, the pushback surrounding a post Hidalgo shared on social media last summer, and why the coaching landscape still doesn’t pass the gender bias test. Plus, Team Canada soccer is shaking things up, the coldest pot of beans you ever saw, and some excellent reading recs.

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• Read Emily Jo Roberts’ essay on investing in women coaches here

• Read Linda Lu and Chantal Hildebrand’s co-leadership essay here

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