105: Spring 2026 Anime Lineup, Chainsaw Man Manga Finale, and Blind Ranking Anime Plot Twists

About this episode

The episode discusses the Spring 2026 anime lineup, the finale of Chainsaw Man, and features a blind ranking of anime plot twists.

This week we’re exploring all of the new and returning anime titles we're excited to watch this Spring 2026, we BLIND RANK anime plot twists and we preview Union Arena's latest anime drop with Solo Leveling voice actor Michelle Rojas! Welcome to The Anime Effect, the weekly podcast hosted by Crunchyroll's own in-house, resident anime experts – Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, and Leah President. The show is a lively mixture of roundtable news and discussion with Crunchyroll hosts and special guests as they debate hot topics, provide recommendations, and tackle fan questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Nicholas Friedman, LeAlec Murray, Leah President

Guest: Michelle Rojas

Topics covered

• anime lineup
• Chainsaw Man finale
• anime plot twists
• Union Arena
• Solo Leveling

Keywords

• anime
• Chainsaw Man
• Solo Leveling
• plot twists
• Spring 2026

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Crunchyroll

Books & works: Chainsaw Man, Solo Leveling

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