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The Anime Effect

109: To All The Gundam We Loved Before

4/24/202652 min

The anime news does NOT STOP! We've got updates on the live-action Gundam adaptation, where you can catch My Hero Academia music live and much more. PLUS we're blind ranking 2026 anime titles! 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. Talk to us! https://got.cr/AnimeEffectQuestions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 10:00

    [upbeat music] It's time to refresh your yard during Spring Backyard Days at The Home Depot. Get low prices guaranteed on propane grills, starting at $179, like the Nexgrill three-burner gas grill. Or get $50 off a select Weber Spirit grill and bring big flavor to your backyard. Then set the scene with Hampton Bay string lights that bring it all together. Shop Spring Backyard Days for seven days at The Home Depot, now through May 6th. Exclusions apply. See homedepot.com/pricematch for details.

  2. Ali Lusky· Host0:29

    [upbeat music] [laughs] Please do not Detroit smash in the middle of the concert hall. You will be thrown out- [laughs] ... and we are not held liable.

  3. Alex Lebl· Host0:39

    Yeah. This pit is not one where you can mosh.

  4. Ali Lusky· Host0:42

    I was like- This is an orchestra pit ... I [laughs] They're busy working in there. They're busy.

  5. Alex Lebl· Host0:46

    There's different places, different pits to do that in.

  6. Haley Whisennand· Host0:48

    [laughs] [upbeat music] Coming to you from Crunchyroll HQ, this is the Anime Effect. Each week we bring you the latest news and views from the shows you love. It's pop culture with an anime lens, and all of us have glasses.

  7. Alex Lebl· Host1:05

    Yeah.

  8. Ali Lusky· Host1:05

    Let's go.

  9. Alex Lebl· Host1:06

    Intentional planning.

  10. Ali Lusky· Host1:07

    Yay.

  11. Alex Lebl· Host1:08

    [laughs] Been planning this for years, making my eyes worse to do that. [laughs] Today we're bringing you anime news this week, like a new Dragon Ball Super Beerus trailer drop.

  12. Ali Lusky· Host1:17

    Ooh, ooh.

  13. Alex Lebl· Host1:18

    More Gundam live action movie news.

  14. Ali Lusky· Host1:20

    [gasps] Ooh.

  15. Alex Lebl· Host1:20

    And when you can catch the Marriage Toxin dub.

  16. Ali Lusky· Host1:23

    Yeah.

  17. Haley Whisennand· Host1:23

    I am one of your three guest hosts. Oops, all hosts. I'm your host, Haley Whisnant.

  18. Ali Lusky· Host1:29

    I'm Ali Lusky.

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