The Anime Effect

Black Clover is BACK, and Asta's voice actor is ready to surpass his limits. Japanese voice actor Gakuto Kajiwara joins The Anime Effect in this special interview to talk about Asta’s long-awaited return, protecting his voice from all that screaming, and what fans should prepare for when Black Clover returns to the screen

What’s your biggest wish for Asta and Black Clover’s comeback? Send us your anime questions, hot takes, and recommendations: https://got.cr/AnimeEffectQuestions

EPISODE CHAPTERS:

00:00 Intro

00:51 Gakuto Kajiwara Interview

10:58 Outro

The Anime Effect is Crunchyroll’s weekly anime podcast hosted by Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President. Each week, the crew dives into the biggest anime news, interviews creators and guests, shares recommendations, debates fandom hot topics, and answers listeners' questions.

HOSTS: Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, Leah President

SHOWRUNNER: Megan Peters

V/A DIRECTOR: Shaun Michael Colon

MARKETING PRODUCER: Carla Solorzano

From The Anime Effect podcast to video essays, interviews, and deep dives on your favorite anime, Crunchyroll Presents takes you closer to the world of anime.
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Studio TRIGGER and CD PROJEKT RED take The Anime Effect to Night City this week Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2. Director Kai Ikarashi, TRIGGER CEO Masahiko Otsuka, and showrunner Bartosz Sztybor break down season two and what’s next for Cyberpunk.

PLUS, we reveal how Eiichiro Oda helped One Piece beat the live-action anime curse and talk: Delicious in Dungeon season 2, The Apothecary Diaries movie, and Firefly Wedding's English dub. For more headlines, check out Crunchyroll News here: https://got.cr/CRNews

Are you ready to return to Night City? Send us your anime questions, hot takes, and recommendations: https://got.cr/AnimeEffectQuestions

00:00 Intro
08:49 TAE Story of the Week
16:23 What We’re Watching
26:06 News
33:27 Main Segment
57:56 Fan Service
1:03:10 Outro

The Anime Effect is Crunchyroll’s weekly anime podcast hosted by Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President. Each week, the crew dives into the biggest anime news, interviews creators and guests, shares recommendations, debates fandom hot topics, and answers listeners' questions.

HOSTS: Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, Leah President
SHOWRUNNER: Megan Peters
V/A DIRECTOR: Shaun Michael Colon
MARKETING PRODUCER: Carla Solorzano

From The Anime Effect podcast to video essays, interviews, and deep dives on your favorite anime, Crunchyroll Presents takes you closer to the world of anime.
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Rico Nasty joins The Anime Effect to talk Cyberpunk, her anime obsessions, and her latest Gunpla build. Plus, Critical Role meets hololive, NBA and NFL pros enter anime with Sentinel 6, and Inde Navarrette reveals what anime taught her about film.

Which manga deserved an anime adaptation WAY sooner? Send us your anime questions, hot takes, and recommendations: https://got.cr/AnimeEffectQuestions

The Anime Effect is Crunchyroll’s weekly anime podcast hosted by Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President. Each week, the crew dives into the biggest anime news, interviews creators and guests, shares recommendations, debates fandom hot topics, and answers listeners' questions.

HOSTS: Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, Leah President

SHOWRUNNER: Megan Peters

V/A DIRECTOR: Shaun Michael Colon

MARKETING PRODUCER: Carla Solorzano

From The Anime Effect podcast to video essays, interviews, and deep dives on your favorite anime, Crunchyroll Presents takes you closer to the world of anime.

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The Anime Effect is live from NYCC as Tom Cruise enters his anime era. Plus, we dive into The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All, The Boxer anime, Dr. STONE TERRAFORMING, and build the world’s worst tournament arc because we can.Would you survive our unhinged tournament arc? Send us your anime questions, hot takes, and recommendations: https://got.cr/AnimeEffectQuestionsThe Anime Effect is Crunchyroll’s weekly anime podcast hosted by Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President. Each week, the crew dives into the biggest anime news, interviews creators and guests, shares recommendations, debates fandom hot topics, and answers listeners' questions.HOSTS: Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, Leah PresidentSHOWRUNNER: Megan PetersV/A DIRECTOR: Shaun Michael ColonMARKETING PRODUCER: Carla SolorzanoFrom The Anime Effect podcast to video essays, interviews, and deep dives on your favorite anime, Crunchyroll Presents takes you closer to the world of anime.
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This week, The Anime Effect moves into its new studio while the Fall anime season kicks our watchlists into high gear. PLUS, we break down an $8.4 million Pikachu sale, Dragon Ball Super: Beerus coming to Crunchyroll, and “Pitch, Please!,” a cursed game where anime prompts get way out of hand.

This week on The Anime Effect:

⭐ Toshio Furukawa on Piccolo's legacy

⭐ Fall 2026 anime premieres

⭐ A $8.4M Pokémon card

⭐ Dragon Ball Super: Beerus on Crunchyroll

Are you already watching the Fall 2026 season? Send us your anime questions, hot takes, and recommendations: [https://got.cr/AnimeEffectQuestions]

The Anime Effect is Crunchyroll’s weekly anime podcast hosted by Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President. Each week, the crew dives into the biggest anime news, interviews creators and guests, shares recommendations, debates fandom hot topics, and answers listeners' questions.

HOSTS: Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, Leah President

SHOWRUNNER: Megan Peters

V/A DIRECTOR: Shaun Michael Colon

MARKETING PRODUCER: Carla Solorzano

From The Anime Effect podcast to video essays, interviews, and deep dives on your favorite anime, Crunchyroll Presents takes you closer to the world of anime.
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