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The Anime Effect

110: We’re Going to ANIME COURT to Defend Evangelion!

5/1/202656 min

Y'all the anime news this week is CRAZY! We're breaking down what you can see this ANI-MAY, the awesome titles announced at CCXP Mexico and Kagurabachi is getting an anime! PLUS, Nick and Alex face off in the ANIME COURTROOM! 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

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  2. Nick Friedman· Host0:29

    [upbeat music] I wish old phones came back.

  3. Alex· Panelist0:34

    Flippies?

  4. Nick Friedman· Host0:35

    I wish they did old flippies, bar phones.

  5. LeAlec Murray· Host0:37

    Yeah, ay, ay, bro. Give me a s- ... Ay, if they can find a way to bring the Sidekick back, I'd get a Sidekick in a [censored] heartbeat.

  6. Nick Friedman· Host0:43

    I want a Nex- Hello? I want the one with the walkie-talkie feature.

  7. LeAlec Murray· Host0:46

    Y- brr.

  8. Nick Friedman· Host0:47

    Hear that Nextel chirp. [upbeat music] Coming to you from Crunchyroll HQ, this is The Anime Effect. Each week we bring you the latest news- What's up? ... and views from the shows you love. It's pop culture with an anime lens.

  9. Alex· Panelist1:05

    Today we are bringing you anime news this week, like what you can look forward to this anime.

  10. Nick Friedman· Host1:11

    Anime.

  11. LeAlec Murray· Host1:12

    Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo.

  12. Alex· Panelist1:12

    A couple of specials coming to Crunchyroll this week, the coolest news from CCXP, and more.

  13. Nick Friedman· Host1:18

    And more.

  14. LeAlec Murray· Host1:19

    Wait, there's more.

  15. Nick Friedman· Host1:21

    I am your illustrious host, Nick Friedman, back from the dead.

  16. LeAlec Murray· Host1:25

    [snorts] He, he was on death's bed, y'all. No, I'm kidding, he was not. Uh, back from assignment,

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