While Season 8 ofRick and Mortyis still in production, we finally know what the anime spin-off,Rick and Morty: The Animewill be about. Fans already got glimpses of what this series will be as anofficial trailer was released back in early 2024and a first look teaser was dropped last week. While it only shared what the first episode is going to be about, it creates a much clearer picture of what to expect in the upcoming spin-off. According toComicBook.com,Rick and Morty: The Anime’s plot was revealed during the Warner Bros. Discovery’s upfront presentation. The series synopsis reads:
“InRick and Morty: The Anime, a new series from the world of “Rick and Morty,” Rick relaxes in a pseudo-world between multiverses, Summer helps Space Beth fight the evil Galactic Federation, and Morty falls in love with a mysterious girl who happens to be an atemporal being.”
Unfortunately, not much else was revealed, but it does tease that the Smith family could be separated from each other, doing their own thing as the series begins. At the same time, Summer will be getting some screen time in this show, something that’s different from the main show.
Rick and Morty: The Animehas been confirmed as its own unique project, and it doesn’t connect with the events from the main show. According to Adult Swim, the spin-off will be the only Rick and Morty project released in 2024 and the main series has been delayed for 2025. During San Diego Comic-Con 2023, the spin-off’s directorTakashi Sano, shared his excitement for the showand said that he’s honored to work on this newRick and Mortystory.
What do we know about ‘Rick and Morty: The Anime’?
Rick and Morty: The Animewas first greenlit by Adult Swim back in 2022. The spin-off will feature 10 episodes that are dubbed in Japanese and will have a different set of voice actors. It was revealed thatYōhei TadanoandKeisuke Chibawill be playing Rick and Morty respectively, reprising their roles from theRick and Mortyanime shorts.Directing the spin-off will beTower of God’s Takashi Sano, who directed the twoRick and Mortyanime shorts, “Rick and Morty vs. Genocider” and “Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil).” Meanwhile, 2017’sGhost in the Shell’sMaki Terashima-Furutawill be the show’s executive producer.
Rick and Morty: The Animeis scheduled to premiere on Adult Swim and Max sometime in 2024.
Rick and Morty
The fractured domestic lives of a nihilistic mad scientist and his anxious grandson are further complicated by their inter-dimensional misadventures.
