Crunchyroll’s ‘The Anime Effect’ Nominated for The Signal Awards

Culver City, California and Dallas, Texas (October 3, 2024) – Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect has been nominated in two categories for The Signal Awards! In collaboration with Sony Music, the podcast crew has been hard at work creating the premiere podcast exploring pop culture with an anime lens.

The show has received a nod in the Best New Podcast category alongside other incredible shows from the likes of CNN, Trevor Noah, and MarketWatch. Additionally, The Anime Effect co-hosts Nicholas Friedman, Leah President, and LeAlec Murray have earned a nomination for Best Co-Host Team (Pop Culture) alongside great hosting teams such as Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, and Lauren Lapkus and Nicole Byer.

As a premiere podcast award ceremony, The Signal Awards set out to recognize the podcasts that define our culture, having previously honored amazing podcasts like Digital Folklore in the Best Co-Host Team (Pop Culture Category). While this is the third year of The Signal Awards, this is the first year Best new Podcast has been a category.

Listeners can place their vote for Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect for Best New Podcast here, and Best Co-Host Team (Pop Culture) here.

Launched on February 16, the inaugural episode of The Anime Effect podcast reached the #1 slot in the Manga and Animation Category on Apple Podcasts in the U.S., Mexico, Ireland, and Belgium and remains trending in 39 countries.

Crunchyroll Presents: The Anime Effect is available worldwide in English on all major podcast platforms. New video episodes launch every Friday at 4 p.m. PT on YouTube and Crunchyroll!

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