A newRick and Mortyshort, ‘vs. Genocider’, from director of theTower of Godanime Takashi Sano, debuted over the weekend. Both Japanese dub actors, Youhei Tadano (Rick) and Keisuke Chiba (Morty) reprise their roles in the short which sees the dimension-hopping duo battling in Japan.
Following the Adult Swim Con panel withco-creator Dan Harmonover Twitch, Adult Swim shared the new 8 minute short on their YouTube channel. Written and directed by Takashi Sano, a massive fan of the show, and animated by Telecom Animation Film. The studio has previously worked on series such asAttack on Titan,Ghost in the Shell AriseandHunter X Hunter.
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At the time of writing, the short has gained gained over 2.5 million views in under 24 hours. It’s a very different take onRick and Mortyin both style and direction. Referencing other classic anime such asDragon Ball ZandAkiraalong the way. Although there’s no canonical link to the main series, it does seem to hint at a possible origin theory. Though given the show constantly undermines its own continuity, viewers probably shouldn’t read too much into it.
This isn’t the first timeRick and Mortyhave gone anime, either.Samurai & Shogunpaid homage to classic manga and live action film seriesLone Wolf and Cubwith a bloody sword battle showing Samurai Rick fighting for his life after being ambushed by a Ninja Rick army. Directed by Kaichi Sato and animated by another well established anime studio, Studio Deen, it even uses some classic themes from the film adaptations.
Rick and Mortycreator Dan Harmon recently confirmed that season 6 is already underway. In an Instagram post referencing a reunion of Community actors doing a table read of the episode ‘Cooperative Polygraphy,’ Harmon wrote, “One more magical thing about today: the script we’re reading, Cooperative Polygraphy, is byCommunityandRick and Mortyalum Alex Rubens, who is BACK at RaM writing on season 6.” Of course, the voice acting for season 5 hasn’t been recorded yet, so it would seem theRick and Mortyteam are just making the best of their quarantine time.
Rick and Mortyseason 4 is currently airing on Adult Swim. Seasons 1-3 can be found on Hulu and HBO Max.
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