Welcome to The Anime Effect, the weekly podcast hosted by Crunchyroll’s own in-house, resident anime experts – Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President. The show is a lively mixture of roundtable news and discussion with Crunchyroll hosts and special guests as they debate hot topics, provide recommendations, and tackle fan questions.
Bri Lawrence joins Nick, LeAlec, and Leah to talk about her book The Essential Manga Guide: 50 Series Every Manga Fan Should Know and more. First, the group covers the SPY x FAMILY season 3 announcement, panels and premieres coming to Anime Expo 2024, and more.
Have a question for The Anime Effect? Ask it here: https://got.cr/ae-ask
00:00 Welcome
3:34 Famous Animals Debate
6:40 News
7:00 SPY x FAMILY Returning
9:06 Anime Expo Panels & Premieres
12:17 BOCCHI THE ROCK! Recap Films
12:54 Seven Series Coming to Crunchyroll
17:18 BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI-
19:07 Sailor Moon Cosmos Films
20:43 “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” Tops Charts
23:40 Bri’s Gateway Anime & Manga
26:46 Our First Manga Experiences
27:39 Bri’s Author Journey
30:03 How Bri Chose 50 Essential Mangas
38:09 Essential Magical Girl Stories
41:33 “Well, Are They?” Queer Review Blog
45:01 What are your favorite anime with an LGBT+ theme?
47:12 We Recommend…
47:50 The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You
50:30 My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness
51:53 I Want to Be a Wall
53:45 The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic
55:00 I’m in Love with the Villainess
55:14 Ascendance of a Bookworm & So I’m a Spider, So What?
56:18 Mailbag
56:30 If your life was the basis for an anime, what type of anime would it be?
59:42 Bye!
SPY x FAMILY Season 3 Announced: https://got.cr/ae18-1
Crunchyroll Anime Expo Panels + Premieres: https://got.cr/ae18-2
Crunchyroll to Bring BOCCHI THE ROCK! Recap Movies to North American Theaters: https://got.cr/ae18-3
Seven New Series Coming to Crunchyroll Starting this Summer: https://got.cr/ae18-4
BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI- Anime Movie North America Tickets Now on Sale: https://got.cr/ae18-5
Sailor Moon Cosmos Anime Films Reveals Global Streaming Date: https://got.cr/ae18-6
MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES Anime 2nd Opening Song Tops Billboard Japan’s Overall Song Charts for First Half of 2024: https://got.cr/ae18-7
Speaking of OPs, the results are in for your favorite spring OPs!: https://got.cr/ae18-8
The Essential Manga Guide: 50 Series Every Manga Fan Should Know: https://got.cr/ae18-9
In Search of Superpowers: A Fantasy Pin World Adventure: https://got.cr/ae18-10
Gamer Girls: Retro Rhythms: https://got.cr/ae18-11
Queer Review Blog: https://got.cr/ae18-12
Crunchyroll brings you the latest clips, openings, full episodes, and more from your favorite anime!
To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com.
FREE 7-DAY CRUNCHYROLL TRIAL 🌟 https://got.cr/cc-7days
#AnimeEffect #Anime #Crunchyroll
