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Released in 2024, Rick and Morty: The Anime series made one surprising choice of replacing the original voice cast. Neither Ian Cardoni nor Harry Belden returned as Rick and Morty. Instead, the anime featured Joe Daniels as Rick and Gabriel Regojo as Morty in its English dub.

For many longtime Rick and Morty fans, it made the anime feel like an entirely different entity. This break in continuity was more than jarring. Executive Producer Joseph Chou explained the reasoning behind this decision in a 2024 interview with Bleeding Cool. He said,

It might have been discussed, but the thing is, [the anime] was standing on its own. We were also of the mindset of, ‘Look, let’s do something that stands alone and see if we can do it.’ Also, with the original show and creators, we made sure they were good with it and happy to give us their blessings and do our own thing.

Warner Bros. Discovery announced this week that one of Adult Swim's riskiest anime projects to date is about to land on Blu-ray and DVD for the first time.

Rick and Morty: The Anime will have its first home media release on April 29, 2025, according to Anime News Network, giving physical media access to one of Adult Swim's most ambitious yet divisive adaptations. The anime series premiered on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block and streaming service Max last August, starting with its English dub, followed by the English-subtitled Japanese version shortly after airing on the network's Toonami block. However, the show's fan reception was incredibly mixed, with a current critics' score of 50% and an audience score of just 17%.

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Most notably, Rick and Morty: The Anime kickstarted...

The following review contains spoilers for Rick and Morty: The Anime Episodes 1 and 2.

Rick and Morty: The Anime was always going to be a gamble, but Episode 2, "Fighting Mother," shows that the wild fusion of the source material's interdimensional chaos and director/writer Takashi Sano's hyper-stylized vision has more potential than even the most optimistic fans mightve hoped after debut doubts. Where the premiere felt like a skeptical handshake between two worlds, "Fighting Mother" dives headfirst into the madness with a bit more confidence and a helping of satisfying sci-fi schlock.

Excitingly, Episode 2 offers a clearer picture of what both Sano and the Rick and Morty IP at large might be able to do in this new sandbox. Though Rick and Morty: The Anime certainly still has plenty to prove as a long-term experiment, the highest highs of "Fighting Mother" offer a tantalizing glimpse of what could...

“Rick and Morty: The Anime” is blasting into space and taking on a whole new adventure into Japanese animation.

“Rick and Morty: The Anime” comes from director Takashi Sano, who is best known for the anime “Tower of God.”

The voice acting cast includes Youhei Tadano (speaking Japanese) and Joe Daniels (speaking English) for Rick; Keisuke Chiba and Gabriel Regojo for Morty; Akiha Matsui and Donna Bella Litton for Summer; Manabu Muraji and Daniels for Jerry; and Takako Fuji and Patricia Duran for Beth.

Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch the English language version of “Rick and Morty: The Anime.” However, we’ve also provided details about the Japanese sub version, which releases two days after the English dub.

When does “Rick and Morty: The Anime” come out?

The English language dub version of “Rick and Morty: The Anime” will premiere on Cartoon Network’s...

Over the course of seven seasons of Rick and Morty, the titular duo has visited myriad parallel universes and met numerous alternate versions of themselves. Each jaunt through spacetime has, in turn, rendered the unfathomable cosmos ever vaster—and their own place in it more insignificant. In a multiverse swimming with innumerable Ricks and Mortys, their existence is but one of untold possibilities, the inevitable product of choices made with and without their consideration.

Rick and Morty’s headier themes are familiar territory for writer and director Sano Takashi, who contributed two entries to the anthology of anime shorts based on the series that Adult Swim aired between 2020 and 2021. The blistering “Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil),” for one, is dotted with snappy scenes in which the Smith family philosophizes over meals. “I do what I want and never what I don’t,” Rick says as he forks a leaf of lettuce.

For the last few years, Telecom Animation has been working diligently on Rick and Morty: The Anime -- the franchise's first Japanese-animated television series. Now, it has been revealed when the show's first episodes are scheduled to drop for online streaming.

On X (formerly Twitter), @AnimationOnMax announced that Rick and Morty: The Anime, which respectively stars Joe Daniels (Haikyu!!) and Gabriel Regojo (Call of the Night) as its titular heroes, will begin streaming on Aug. 16, 2024 -- a day after its Aug. 15 premiere on Adult Swim. The highly anticipated adaptation of Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's beloved science-fiction comedy utilizes the series' "multiverse" to present a new take on Rick and Morty's world and characters. This is evident in the anime's latest trailer, seen below, which is a chaotic blend of laugh-out-loud humor, fast-paced action and tease-worthy romance scenes.

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Rick and Morty: The Anime is coming to Adult Swim. The cable network released a trailer for the new animated series, which will find Rick, Morty, and the rest of his family setting off on a new adventure.

Joe Daniels, Gabriel Regojo, Donna Bella Litton, and Patricia Duran will voice the characters for the English version of this anime series.

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Rick and Morty: The Anime premieres on Adult Swim on August 15 with a Japanese version following two days later. Created by director Takashi Sano, the series features a new voice cast and will have 10 episodes available to stream. To celebrate the launch, real-life Rickmobile and Mortymobile will tour America, offering free screenings of the show.

The hotly-anticipated Rick and Morty: The Anime has finally set a release date, and it's right around the corner. Set in an alternate version of the original show's bonkers world, Rick and Morty: The Anime takes the beloved sci-fi duo on a new intergalactic adventure and will premiere on Adult Swim at midnight on August 15. Ahead of the show's release, new information has been revealed about the show, including its official release date, the cast, episode count, and a surprising real-life event that coincides with its premiere.

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The Rick and Morty universe will expand with the debut of an all-new anime from visionary director Takashi Sano (Tower of God) that follows Rick, Morty, and the rest of the Smith family in a new intergalactic adventure, Rick and Morty: The Anime.

The English-language version will premiere on Thursday, August 15, at midnight on Adult Swim, with the subtitled version in Japanese following on August 17 at midnight on Adult Swim’s action/anime programming block, Toonami.

In celebration of Rick and Morty: The Anime, Adult Swim’s Rickmobile and Mortymobile will hit the road for a multi-city Anime-rican tour across the nation, giving fans a chance to watch the first episode before it premieres and to score exclusive merchandise and photo ops.

The cross-country fun kicks off at the San Diego Comic-Con, with more cities to follow, and ends in Adult Swim’s hometown of Atlanta, Ga. All dates and...

Look, Morty! Adult Swim has unveiled the official trailer for “Rick and Morty: The Anime.”

The 10-episode anime series from director Takashi Sano (“Tower of God”) follows Rick, Morty and the rest of the Smith family as they embark on new intergalactic adventures. The official synopsis reads, “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.”

“Rick and Morty: The Anime” is written and directed by Sano and is produced for Adult Swim by Sola Entertainment with Jason Demarco and Joseph Chou serving as executive producers. English voice actors include Joe Daniels as Rick and Jerry, Gabriel Regojo as Morty, Donna Bella Litton as Summer and Patricia Duran as Beth. Japanese voice actors include Youhei Tadano, Keisuke Chiba, Akiha Matsui, Manabu Muraji and Takako Fuji.

“Takashi Sano,...

AMC Networks announced today its lineup at this year’s New York Comic Con, which runs from October 12 to October 15 at the Javits Center, including panels, special screenings and Q&As, along with an exclusive look at some of its most anticipated series in 2024.

A comprehensive schedule is below:

Thursday, October 12 from 4:15pm – 6:15pm; Empire Stage

Nycc attendees will be the first to see The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season finale ahead of its airing on Sunday, October 15 at 9pm Et/8c on AMC and AMC+, followed by a Q&a with Chief Content Officer of the Walking Dead Universe Scott M. Gimple, Showrunner David Zabel and Executive Producer Greg Nicotero and moderated by Entertainment Weekly’s Dalton Ross.

Ahead of the episode screening, attendees will get an exclusive first look at new scenes and teasers from Orphan Black: Echoes, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live and...