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. 

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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

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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!

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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. 

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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

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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!

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Demon Slayer Rewatch Schedule

September 5: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc S5 Eps 1-8

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