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The Anime Effect

Big Sean Talks Dragon Ball, His Best Bars, and the Anime That Made Him a Rapper

5/29/20261 hr 9 min

Brace yourselves, The Anime Effect has a special double episode! This week, the hosts gather to talk ALL things Anime Awards as they unpack the celebration’s big winners and biggest surprises! THEN, we cut to the show’s hottest interview yet as Big Sean joins the chat to talk bars, beats, and the anime that made him a rapper. 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...

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Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 10:00

    [upbeat music] All new drinks are now at McDonald's. With refreshers like the strawberry watermelon refresher, and the mango pineapple refresher with popping boba, to crafted sodas, like the Sprite berry blast with berry flavors and cold foam. Who knew ice cold drinks could be so fire? Try them all now at McDonald's.

  2. LeAlec Murray· Host0:24

    Refreshers contain caffeine. Copyright 2026 the Coca-Cola Company. Sprite is a registered trademark of the Coca-Cola Company.

  3. Leah President· Host0:29

    [upbeat music] A Dr. Pepper machine?

  4. Nick Friedman· Host0:35

    [laughs] There's not a lot of Dr. Pepper in Japan, but there is a Dr. Pepper specific vending machine.

  5. LeAlec Murray· Host0:39

    Yeah.

  6. Leah President· Host0:39

    Can you imagine if, like, tourists from Japan came over and they were taking f- photos of, like, the generic, like, vending machine that has, like, 7 Up written on it?

  7. Nick Friedman· Host0:48

    I feel like that happens.

  8. LeAlec Murray· Host0:49

    I'm sure, I'm sure it happens.

  9. Leah President· Host0:49

    Like, I feel like that's the equivalent.

  10. LeAlec Murray· Host0:51

    I'm sure it happens.

  11. Nick Friedman· Host0:51

    [upbeat music] Coming to you from Crunchyroll HQ, this is the Anime Effect, where each week we bring you the latest news and views from the shows you love. It's pop culture with an anime lens.

  12. Leah President· Host1:11

    As always, we are here to bring you the best anime has to offer. You are in the right place. If you're new to the show, we break down anime's biggest impacts of the week. Before we unpack all of the top-notch series that we're watching, maybe you'll find a good rec.

  13. LeAlec Murray· Host1:27

    We will then bring you the biggest anime news

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