Daft Punk

This week on The Anime Effect: We recommend vampire animes for bloodthirsty fans, answer a tough question from the mailbag and share our chat with comic book artist Amy Reeder from New York Comic Con. Plus, creator Lena Lemon returns to the podcast as a co-host!In our audio-only episode we fill you in on the latest news in the anime world including a Death Note video game being release, new anime OPs dropping, a remastered Daft Punk movie coming next month and more!Episode 39 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.

Back in 2003, Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem saw electronic duo Daft Punk teaming up with late manga and anime legend Leiji Matsumoto (Galaxy Express 999, Captain Harlock) for an anime visual album like no other. Now the feature—which had Kazuhisa Takenouchi directing and Toei Animation producing—is coming back to cinemas around the world in a 4K remaster.A curated selection of Daft Punk music videos—from the likes of directors Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry, Seb Janiak, Roman Coppola and Warren Fu—will play after the film.Check out the poster and screening details:Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystemScreening Date: December 12, 2024Tickets for the global showing from Trafalgar Releasing will be available starting November 13 at the official website.  Description:Interstella 5555 tells the story of the abduction of an alien music band by an evil human character who has dark plans.