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- 🇺🇸US · Animation & Manga#1115K to 30K
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3K to 20K🎙 Weekly cadence·75 episodes·Last published 2mo ago - Monthly Reach
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2.4K to 16K
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75th Episode!
Mar 26, 2026
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First Episode of 2026...Winter Anime, Fighting Game Future, and so much more!
Feb 3, 2026
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Everything is burning, but we are still here.
Dec 7, 2025
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Summer to Fall Anime picks, Anime USA coverage, and gaming news!
Oct 16, 2025
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Post Otakon episode--Life, conventions and more.
Aug 19, 2025
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 3/26/26 | ![]() 75th Episode! | Zenkaikon, Resident Evil: Requiem, Umamusume: Pretty Derby, and Romero is a Deadman along with reflections of past and present times in fandom, and much more! Don't miss our podcast celebration! Thank you for being awesome, folks! We have notes of course:*Examu and French Bread are two different game developers*Leon is representing the DSO * Magrathea was the panelist of the Yuri on Ice: 10 year retrospective panel at Zenkaikon | — | ||||||
| 2/3/26 | ![]() First Episode of 2026...Winter Anime, Fighting Game Future, and so much more! | Foundersfoundry (Chris) brings us into 2026 with a new episode to catch up on all things fun! Winter season impressions, the future and present of fighting games, and a lot more! Don't miss this one, folks!Shoutout to the one and only G.Silentmusic for our intro! | — | ||||||
| 12/7/25 | ![]() Everything is burning, but we are still here. | Hi, everyone!ARS has been gone for a bit, and a lot has happened. Our founder Chris takes us through some of the latest in fandom, anime, and geeky news.0:00 - 20:00Intro, Catch up, Ninja Senshi Tobikage impression, 20:00 - 40:00Tomonobu Itagaki, Cary Hiroyuki-Tagawa40:00 - 50:00 Netflix/Warner talk50:00 - 1:00:00Video Game Award Commentary, Expedition 33 thoughts, and GTA VI61:00:00 - 1:15:00 Marvel Rivals and its first-year anniversary celebration, Marvel Tokon Beta, Marvel Cosmic Invasion, Silent Mobius X Marvel, 1:15:00 -1:22:00Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle records and anime releases and commentary1:22:00 -1:40:00 Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl impression1:40:00 - 1:43:00Possibly the best Anime of the Fall Season 1:43:00 -1:50:00Rebecca HeinemanAshley Paxton (Squidkid1111) | — | ||||||
| 10/16/25 | ![]() Summer to Fall Anime picks, Anime USA coverage, and gaming news! | Summer Anime Scorecards, Fall anime picks, and gaming, gaming, gaming. Chris is back in a bridge of an episode to cross into the fall season. All this and Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle!Don't miss it! | — | ||||||
| 8/19/25 | ![]() Post Otakon episode--Life, conventions and more. | Hey, folks! Anime Rest Stop is back again with a brand-new episode! Post Otakon, old FoundersFoundry talks about his personal experience at Otakon 2025, talks anime's latest and greatest, and even makes a little time for gaming! Don't want to miss this one!Find articles of our topics at the following sites:Anime News NetworkAnime CornerCBR | — | ||||||
| 7/7/25 | ![]() The Big Catch up with all things Anime, Gaming, and Life | FoundersFoundry catches up with a few status updates on ARS and future plans, goes over the latest and greatest in anime, covers the spring season grading, highlights the summer picks of the season, and spotlights some anime expo and gaming news. Don't miss out, everyone! | — | ||||||
| 2/24/25 | ![]() We have Arrived in 2025! | Chris hosts the first episode of 2025. ARS Check in, real life news, anime villains, Discotek highlights, Gundam news, and Macross updates are here. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii , Fatal Fury: City of Wolves Beta, Stories from Sol, and snapshot reviews of Black Lagoon's latest volumes, The Bat-Man: First Knight, and Captain America: Brave New World. Check it out, like, subscribe, and tell a friend! | — | ||||||
| 12/29/24 | ![]() Happy New Year, everyone! | Chris sends us out of 2024 with a look back and glimpse forward into 2025: ARS Style! Happy New Year, everyone! See you in 2025! | — | ||||||
| 11/4/24 | ![]() Catching up w/ Watchlist fun, Godzilla, Crunchyroll news, and Gaming! | FoundersFoundry hosts this episode going over his watchlist that includes some of the latest of the season like Uzumaki and DanDaDan, covers some recent news involving Crunchyroll, talks about holiday happenings that include Godzilla, and talks gaming happenings with a quick review of Dragon Ball Sparking Zero. Don't miss this one, folks! | — | ||||||
| 10/9/24 | ![]() Hot Take Time! | FoundersFoundry and the Old Otaku of the Mountain dish some hot takes on anime and some of your favorites. This one might make you angry. Click if you dare! | — | ||||||
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| 10/1/24 | ![]() Top 10 Anime Composer rundown! | The Founding Father and The Old Otaku of the Mountain give you a jam-packed two hours of musical fun! Don't miss out! Enjoy! Complete list of mentioned music (support via Spotify and other outlets): Yoko Kanno-- Cowboy Bebop: Space Lion You make me cool Mushroom Hunting Cowboy Bebop: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door: Gotta a Knock a Little Harder GITS: SAC: Stamina Rose Cyberbird Ride on Technology Macross Plus: Voices Idol Talk Welcome to Sparefish Wolf's Rain: Requiem Coracao Selvagem SilverRiver Darker Than Black: Go Dark Scat Cat Guy Turn A Gundam: Black History Modern Life Gunka No Kioku Macross Frontier: Vital Force Private Army Big Boys Susumu Hirasawa-- Berserk: Forces GutsBehelit Paranoia Agent:Confrontational Paranoia Millennium Actress:Run Detenator Orgun:Kumi Jefferson Paprika:ChaserLoungeThe Girl in Byakkoya Hiroyuki Sawano-- Attack on Titan: Attack on Titan DOA Barricades Gundam Unicorn: Unicorn UC 0096 Seek-Self Destroy Kill la KillBefore my Body is DryKiryu G@ Ki Ll Promare:InfernoAshes Kenji Kawai---Ranma 1/2: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China: Gundam 00: Setsuna Fight Patlabor the movie II: Unnatural City I Blue Seed: Syuto wa Moeteiruka Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit:Balsa Hashiru Mob Psycho 100:Uso to Makoto Ooku: the Inner Chambers:Misuzu corridor Taku Iwasaki--Jormungand:Jormungand Poached Egg Memories of Full Moon Irregular at Magic High School Animoe Insurance Track Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and BetrayalIn the rain Gurren LagannWith your Drill, Pierce the HeavensRap is a Man's Soul (Row Row Fight the Power) CopcraftCop Radio The Pillows--FLCL:Come DownStalkerLast Dinosaur FLCL AlternativeThank you my twilight Shiro Sagisu---Nadia Secret of Blue Water:Light of BabelAlmighty Nu NautilusDaybreak Neon Genesis Evangelion: MisatoHedgehog's Dilemma Decisive Battle Borderline CaseThe Beast II Rebuild of Evangelion:Fate Final Decision we all must takeSin from GenesisParis Bleach:On the Precipice of DefeatHere to StayFiesta De Guerra Megazone 23 Part ISentimental behind my backRock Cafe Tomorrow Blues SSSS.Gridman: 1144 C Type 1144_united_full Kimagure Orange Road Madoka's Theme Questions and Secrets Bayside Dancer Naoki Sato-- Blood-C: Destiny Rewarding the Victor, Punishing the Defeated Café Guimauve X/1999 TV Destiny Strength Eureka Seven: Long Journey Cruel World Eureka Aerial Combat Nirvash Type 0 Get it by your hands Storywriter-Supercar Michiru Oshima---Patriotism Le Chevalier DeonGargoyle Star Wars: VisionThe TwinsAnthem of the Imperial Skankfunk/ Hideki Naganuma-- Air Gear:Sky GrinderLove SensationSnappedDawn of Da BassmentSomebody Funk Hayato Matsuo Hellsing Ultimate: Gradus Vita Magic Knight Rayearth: Debonair* (*Rakuen – Tousou to Konran is the incorrectly featured.) Saint Tail: Suiri JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood Destinies brought together Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Battle TendencyAwaken (Pillarmen) Yuki Kajiura--Noir: Snow Canta per me Solitude by the window Salva nos El Cazador de la bruja: Maxwell's wish Desert sunset Ballad of a Bounty Hunter Mitsuo HagitaGiant Gorg:New YorkMystery zoneGorg no Ikari Gundam 0083: Stardust MemoryAssault WavesNina PurpletonDendrobium Record of Lodoss War:PrologueFatal StruggleFairy of the Wind Satoru KosakiApothecary Diaries Fox Capture PlanRascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai Ko OtaniOutlaw StarDesireSuzukaFreedom You're Under Arrest:Miyuki vs NatsumiKen-chan to the rescueBokuto PD Musashi Project Naruto: Heavy Violence Orochimaru: Fight Jiraiya Sexiness Tsuneo Imori--- Trigun H.T. Permanent vacation Knives Sound Life (Rem) Evan call--- Freiren Toshihiko Sahashi--- FMP Tuatha De Danaan FMP 2nd raid: Shissou FMP Invisible Victory Plan 1056 Fatal Fury the Motion Picture: Andy Laurence Sulia | — | ||||||
| 9/1/24 | ![]() Saxing it up: Review of Blue Giant | After a long hiatus and coming off the heels of Otakon 2024, The Anime Rest Stop Podcast returns with Old Otaku of the Mountain and FoundersFoundry (Chris) reviewing the anime film Blue Giant. You want to really keep your ears open for this one, folks! | — | ||||||
| 2/23/24 | ![]() New Year, New Struggles: Conventions, Localization drama, gaming success, and more! | Chris kicks us off for the new year with talks of conventions emerging and conventions falling, drama over localization of anime title Lovely Complex, the anime landscape in 2024, and a quick look at the latest gaming news and more! Don't miss it, folks! | — | ||||||
| 12/11/23 | ![]() Blazing Hearts w/Chris, Changing Times, and Live Action anime adaptations | Chris returns to the Podcast to catch up on all things Shonen (some Seinen stuff too). Fall season picks including Pluto, MF Ghost, Kingdoms of Ruin, and more! Don't miss it! Happy Holidays, everybody! | — | ||||||
| 8/28/23 | ![]() Summertime Reflections | Foundersfoundry returns with a recap of Otakon 2023 from his perspective, gaming news and highlights, an overview of the summer season with a few anime series, and a personal tribute to key figures who recently passed away. | — | ||||||
| 6/2/23 | ![]() Episode 60 | FoundersFoundry (Chris) gives an announcement about the future of the podcast, catches up with anime Spring and Summer seasons (ARS Style), reviews Shin Kamen Rider (non-spoiler), and provides some insight into some recent game news like Street Fighter 6 and Front Mission 2nd remake's delay. Don't miss out, folks! | — | ||||||
| 3/29/23 | ![]() The Sea of Emotion | This previously recorded episode plays catch up, travels the sea of stars in a tribute to a legendary manga creator, addresses cyber-bullying, and talks about the athletic appearance of a certain character in Street Fighter 6. Don't miss this one! | — | ||||||
| 1/23/23 | ![]() Bye-Bye 2022, Hello 2023! 2022 Highlights, Anime Awards, Nier Automata anime, FFXVI, Last of Us, and More! | FoundersFoundry comes in with an episode that wraps up 2022, talks about upcoming stuff this year, and sends a special message. Be sure to check it out! | — | ||||||
| 11/20/22 | ![]() Anime Rest Stop Podcast special: Diversity: You're doing it wrong | FoundersFoundry and Fudgzilla00 talk about diversity by tackling the trend hitting voice acting circles lately as well as a Tik Tok video that stirred controversy and conversation. A spoiler free review of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and a special look at a person who represented inclusion of diversity very well through his respected career. | — | ||||||
| 11/6/22 | ![]() ARS Rewind: Blood: The Last Vampire | Adam and Chris take a trip down memory lane in this spooky retro of the 2000 anime film, Blood: The Last Vampire. Does it hold up? Is it still cool? Take a listen and find out! | — | ||||||
| 10/5/22 | ![]() Fall Season 2022 is here...What now? | Hi, folks! ARS Podcast is back with another episode after a long break! Tons of stuff happened and we're talking about it. Reflection on the summer and what it brought us as well as some updates from our home front before going into some of the fall anime standouts, some serious controversy, Toshimichi Mori's departure from Arc Systems, Overwatch 2, and more! Don't miss it! If you like what you see...Please subscribe and tell a friend about it! | — | ||||||
| 6/4/22 | ![]() ARS 45 - Catching up with old Otaku of the Mountain | The Old Otaku of the Mountain returns to ARS 45 to co-host with Founding Father about the latest and greatest in anime, manga, games, and all things geeky! Macross Frontier theatrical run, Seven Seas news, State of Play, and more! Don't miss the reunion! | — | ||||||
| 5/9/22 | ![]() ARS 45 - No Time Like the Present | Catching up with anime news, Mother's Day, Free Comic Book Day, Square Enix, and more! Don't miss it! | — | ||||||
| 4/11/22 | ![]() ARS 45 Podcast - Spring Time Fun | Founding Father catches up with a few updates across the geek spectrum! Be sure to check out the ARS crew at Sakura-Con! Don't miss out! | — | ||||||
| 3/28/22 | ![]() Crunchyroll, Guilty Gear, and Marvel--Oh my! | Founding Father (Chris) goes over some of the latest and greatest news, shares some of his opinions on a few things! Don't miss out! | — | ||||||
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2 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.

