This week on The Anime Effect: To celebrate 10 years of The Book of Life, filmmaker Jorge R. Gutierrez joins the show to talk about his love for anime, including how Spirited Away inspired his celebrated film and the surprising place he first watched AKIRA.
Plus, the latest news on One Piece, SK8 the Infinity and much, much more, including recommendations from our resident anime experts!
Episode 36 of The Anime Effect is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and anywhere else you listen to your podcasts! If you’re waiting to watch the video episode, it’ll be live on Crunchyroll and YouTube at 7 p.m. ET.
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Episode 36 Summary
In this week’s episode, LeAlec, Nick, and returning guest host Josellie Rios chat about their Fall 2024 anime watchlist so far, a new Goku balloon gets ready to debut in New York City, and we chat about My Hero Academia announcing its final season.
Then, The Book of Life director Jorge R. Gutierrez joins the podcast and tells the story of how he gave his hero Guillermo del Toro a tequila-soaked script to get his movie made, how he passed on working with Lin-Manuel Miranda (they’re friends, don’t worry!) and his deep love of anime, from discovering AKIRA to watching Ranking of Kings with his son.
Topics Discussed in Episode 36
One Piece At A Time
DAN DA DAN
Dragon Ball DAIMA
Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms
BLUE LOCK
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
You are Ms. Servant
After-school Hanako-kun
Demon Lord 2099
My Hero Academia
One Piece
WIND BREAKER
SK8 the Infinity
Oshi no Ko
Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
Dragon Ball Z
Ultraman
Pochita
The Quintessential Quintuplets
Jorge R. Gutierrez
AKIRA
Ranking of Kings
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
Hayao Miyazaki
Ninja Scroll
Maya and the Three
Street Fighter
El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
Spirited Away
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Book of Life
Condorman
Seven Samurai
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
A Clockwork Orange
MEGALOBOX
Lucha libre
Carlito
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Guillermo del Toro
The Simpsons
SSSS.GRIDMAN
SSSS.Dynazenon
Code Geass
DARLING in the FRANXX
The Big O
Cyborg 009
The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid (1975)
Vampire Hunter D
Ghost in the Shell
Fushigi Yugi
Ah! My Goddess
MySpace
News Featured in Episode 36
My Hero Academia Anime Final Season Officially Announced for 2025
One Piece Anime Announces Hiatus, Newly-Edited Fish-Man Island Arc
WIND BREAKER Season 2 Anime Premieres in April 2025
SK8 the Infinity Anime OVA Reveals New Visual, Release Date
Oshi no Ko Manga Ending Date Announced
Goku Balloon Returns to the Skies for 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Hosts & Special Guests in This Week’s Episode
Jorge R. Guiterrez, Director and animator (The Book of Life, Maya and the Three, El Tigre)
Nicholas Friedman, Host
LeAlec Murray, Host
Josellie Rios, Guest host
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