WATCH/LISTEN: The Last of Us’ Troy Baker Says He’s Never Played a Villain

This week on The Anime Effect: LeAlec, Leah and Nick are joined by prolific actor Troy Baker to discuss dubbing beloved anime, starring roles in The Last of Us, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, what makes a great villain, and more!In our audio-exclusive episode, we fill you in on the latest news in the anime world, including DAN DA DAN Season 2 getting a new key visual and release date, a Mobile Suit Gundam Wing 30th anniversary project being launched, the full reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2, plus other headlines!Episode 59 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, Leah and Nick are joined by prolific actor Troy Baker to discuss dubbing beloved anime, starring roles in The Last of Us, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, what makes a great villain, and more!

In our audio-exclusive episode, we fill you in on the latest news in the anime world, including DAN DA DAN Season 2 getting a new key visual and release date, a Mobile Suit Gundam Wing 30th anniversary project being launched, the full reveal of the Nintendo Switch 2, plus other headlines!

Episode 59 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 59 Summary

In this week’s news episode, Leah, Nick and LeAlec discuss some of the latest announcements from Nintendo about the Switch 2, Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! getting a Season 2, among other updates.

Plus, Troy Baker shares with us how being a father has shaped his view of Joel’s character in The Last of Us and how Christopher R. Sabat literally drove him to his first gig dubbing anime. All that and more on The Anime Effect!