Rick and Morty’s New Anime Will Feature English Subs

After showcasing some fun anime experiments in the last couple of years to celebrate the fourth and fifth seasons, Rick and Morty will be launching its own full anime series with English subtitles! Adult Swim announced during Warner Bros. Discovery’s upfronts presentation that Rick and Morty will be launching a full spin-off series that will be completely diving into anime. Taken on by the same director behind some of the most notable anime shorts for the franchise, Rick and Morty: The Anime has also been confirmed for a full English subtitled release much like the previous shorts were.  

Rick and Morty: The Anime was officially announced to be in the works by Adult Swim ahead of Warner Bros. Discovery’s special upfronts presentation and it was there that it was confirmed to be a new ten episode series directed by Takeshi Sano, the director behind the “Rick and Morty vs. Genocider” and “Rick Meets God (Summer Meets Evil” anime shorts. And like those shorts, it’s been confirmed by the SVP of Action and Anime, at Warnermedia, Jason DeMarco, that this new series will release in Japanese with English subtitles like those previous shorts. 

Takeshi Sano returns from directing those previous shorts for the new ten episode Rick and Morty: The Anime now in the works for a release on Adult Swim and HBO Max. Produced by Telecom Animation Film like those previous shorts as well, this new series will be existing entirely on its own outside of the main canon from the original animated series. Much like the shorts had suggested, this new series will be a part of the massive Rick and Morty multiverse. Unfortunately, there has yet to be any word on a potential release date as of this writing. 

Rick and Morty is also currently scheduled to return for Season 6 later this year, but Adult Swim has yet to reveal a release date or window for the new episodes just yet. That also means there is plenty of time to catch up, and you can find all five seasons of the animated series now streaming with Hulu and HBO Max. As for the special anime shorts, they can now be found streaming with Adult Swim’s YouTube channel and they break down as such: 

• Samurai & Shogun
• Rick and Morty vs. Genocider
• Rick + Morty in the Eternal Nightmare Machine
• Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil) 
• The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara
• Samurai & Shogun Part 2

What do you think? Are you excited to see Rick and Morty’s full anime series? What are you hoping to see in this new take on the franchise? Let us know all of your thoughts about it in the comments! You can even reach out to me directly about all things animated and other cool stuff @Valdezology on Twitter!