WATCH/LISTEN: The Anime Effect Reacts to 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Nominees

This week on The Anime Effect: LeAlec, Leah and Nick give a rundown of some of the nominees for the Anime Awards! They share their reactions, reveal the categories they wish existed, and more.

You can see the full list of nominees right here on Crunchyroll News.

In our audio-exclusive episode, we fill you in on the latest news in the anime world, including the MLB partnering to create an anime, Shangri-La Frontier getting another season and more!

Episode 58 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 58 Summary

In this week’s news episode, Leah, Nick and LeAlec discuss some of the latest announcements from Nintendo, the MLB anime project, among other updates.

Plus, we go through the list of anime that will have a chance of winning the top prizes at the Anime Awards. All that and more on The Anime Effect!

Topics Discussed in This Week’s Video Episode

• Anime Awards

• DAN DA DAN

• Delicious in Dungeon

• Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End

• Kaiju No. 8

• Solo Leveling

• The Apothecary Diaries

• BUCCHIGIRI?!

• GIRLS BAND CRY

• Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night

• Metallic Rouge

• Ninja Kamui

• Train to the End of the World

• KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!

• Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

• Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

• Shangri-La Frontier

• Suicide Squad ISEKAI

• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

• MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES

• My Deer Friend Nokotan

• Ranma 1/2

• SPY x FAMILY

• “Abyss” by Yungblud

• “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born” by Creepy Nuts

• Daft Punk

• “Fatal” by GEMN

• “LEveL” by SawanoHiroyuki[nZK]: TOMORROW X TOGETHER

• “Otonoke” by Creepy Nuts

• UUUUUS! By Hiroshi Kitadani

• AJ Beckles

• Aleks Le

• Jessie James Grelle

• Mallorie Rodak

• Sarah Natochenny

• SungWon Cho

• The Dangers in My Heart

• Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!

Topics Discussed in This Week’s Audio-Exclusive Episode

• Nintendo Direct

• Assassin’s Creed Shadows

• Monster Hunter

• Fallout 3

• Tomodachi Life

• Miitomo

• Rhythm Heaven Groove

• Pokémon Legends: Z-A

• The Eras Tour

• Nintendo Today

• Animal Crossing

• The Legend of Zelda

• Major League Baseball

• Heroes of the Game

• Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

• The Marvels

• KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!

• Solo Camping for Two

• Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole

• Shangri-La Frontier

• DECA-DENCE

• MEGALOBOX

• The Great Pretender

• Catch Me If You Can

• Banana Fish

• Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo

• Log Horizon

• Laughing Under the Clouds

• Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest

• Candy and Cigarettes

• Five Nights at Freddys

News Featured in Episode 58 – Audio Only

• Nintendo Reveals New Tomodachi Life, Rhythm Heaven Games in Latest Direct

• The Legend of Zelda Live-Action Movie Release Date Revealed

• MLB Announces Heroes of the Game Anime Project with Director Hiroshi Shimizu

• Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 Anime Announced

• KONOSUBA -God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! 3 -BONUS STAGE- and More Anime to Stream on Crunchyroll

• Shangri-La Frontier Season 3 Anime Announced

Hosts & Special Guests in This Week’s Episode

• LeAlec Murray, Host

• Nicholas Friedman, Host

• Leah President, Host

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