Rick & Morty: The Anime is an animated science fiction sitcom series created and developed by Takashi Sano and produced by Studio Deen, Sola Entertainment and Telecom Animation Film for Adult Swim. The third series in the franchise, based on the animated series of the same name by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon, it stars Yōhei Tadano as Rick Sanchez and Keisuke Chiba as Morty Smith, reprising their roles from the Japanese dub of the original series, although none of the cast of the English version of the original series reprise their roles.
It premiered on Adult Swim on Thursday August 15, 2024, then a day later on Max in English. The subbed version later premiered on Adult Swim's Toonami block on Saturday August 17, 2024.
Synopsis
Rick and Morty anime spin-off adapting themes and events of the main series while also standing on its own as an original work.
Rick and Morty- The Anime - Official Trailer - Adult Swim Europe
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Unlike the original series, which had its voice acting recorded with talent from Burbank, California at Bang Zoom! Entertainment, the dubbing for this anime iteration was recorded with talent from Houston, Texas at Sentai Studios. This change was made because, globally, there was a recast for all international dubs for this version.
Its unclear why this was the case, though chances are this was to differentiate it from the original series to some extent.
Consequently, the recast makes this the first and so-far only piece of Rick & Morty media to use non-union voice acting, unlike the original series which was unionized.
