WATCH/LISTEN: Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti Discuss Their Retro Anime and Manga Inspirations

This week on The Anime Effect: LeAlec and Leah chat with husband and wife Harley Quinn comic duo Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti about their '60s to '80s anime roots, what Margot Robbie is really like, and more!In our audio-exclusive episode, we fill you in on the latest news in the anime world, including Gachiakuta coming to Crunchyroll, a KONOSUBA sequel announcement, and more!Episode 56 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.

This week on The Anime Effect: LeAlec and Leah chat with husband and wife Harley Quinn comic duo Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti about their ’60s to ’80s anime roots, what Margot Robbie is really like, and more!

In our audio-exclusive episode, we fill you in on the latest news in the anime world, including Gachiakuta coming to Crunchyroll, a KONOSUBA sequel announcement, and more!

Episode 56 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 56 Summary

In this week’s news episode, Leah, Nick and LeAlec discuss the All You Need Is Kill light novel getting an anime adaptation and Tokyo Ghoul collaborating with Dead by Deadlight, among other updates.

Plus, we talk to comic greats Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti about the changes they made to Harley Quinn’s design, seeing AKIRA in theaters, and an obsession with Kimba the White Lion. All that and more on The Anime Effect!

Topics Discussed in This Week’s Video Episode

  • Amanda Conner

  • Jimmy Palmiotti

  • Kimba the White Lion

  • AKIRA

  • Harley Quinn

  • Suicide Squad

  • Margot Robbie

  • Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

  • Judge Judy

  • Chuck Jones

  • Mai, the Psychic Girl

  • Power Girl

  • Jonah Hex

  • Batwing

  • Deadly Tales Of The Gunslinger

Topics Discussed in This Week’s Audio-Exclusive Episode

  • Assassin’s Creed Shadows

  • Gachiakuta

  • Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon

  • One Republic

  • All You Need Is Kill

  • Edge of Tomorrow

  • Ponyo

  • Dead by Daylight

  • Tokyo Ghoul

  • Kagurabachi

  • Nue’s Exorcist

  • The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All

  • Sweat and Soap

  • Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You

  • Ichi the Witch

  • The Reincarnated King of Fists

  • KONOSUBA -God’s blessing on this wonderful world!

  • Spy X Family: Mission for Peanuts

  • Gwent: The Witcher Card Game

  • ONE PIECE CARD GAME

  • DRAGON BALL SUPER CARD GAME

  • Pokémon Trading Card Game

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME

  • It’s Tough to be a Bug!

  • Dungeon People

  • Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!

  • Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash

  • Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma

  • Attack on Titan: Junior High

Hosts & Special Guests in This Week’s Episode

  • Amanda Conner, Comic artist

  • Jimmy Palmiotti, Comic book writer and inker

  • LeAlec Murray, Host

  • Nicholas Friedman, Host

  • Leah President, Host

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