Rick and Morty: The Anime is a Japanese adult animated science fiction sitcom series, directed by Takashi Sano, produced by Sola Entertainment and animated by Telecom Animation Film for Adult Swim. The third series in the franchise, set between the fifth and sixth seasons of the main series, stars Yōhei Tadano as Rick Sanchez and Keisuke Chiba as Morty Smith. The English dub premiered on Adult Swim on August 15, 2024, alongside the Japanese sub version on Toonami and Max the following day. The series received mixed reviews from critics.
In this article, we’re diving into everything you need to know about the Rick and Morty anime, from epic sci-fi twists to anime-style madness!
Rick and Morty Anime - Plot
Rick and Morty Anime - Characters
Main Characters
- Rick Sanchez / Mullet Rick
- Japanese Voice: Yōhei Tadano
- English Voice: Joe Daniels
- Morty Smith / President Morty / Space Morty
- Japanese Voice: Keisuke Chiba
- English Voice: Gabriel Regojo
- Elle
- Japanese Voice: Hitomi Sasaki
- English Voice: Luci Christian
- Jerry Smith / Jerry Prime
- Japanese Voice: Manabu Muraji
- English Voice: Joe Daniels
- Summer Smith
- Japanese Voice: Akiha Matsui
- English Voice: Donna Bella Litton
- Beth Smith / Space Beth
- Japanese Voice: Takako Fuji
- English Voice: Patricia Duran
- Frank
- Japanese Voice: Toshinari Fukamachi
- English Voice: Ty Mahany
Guest Characters
AI Driver / Hologram Transvestite
- Japanese Voice: Manabu Muraji
Hologram Girl
- Japanese Voice: Yuki Minami
Future Beings
- Japanese Voices: Hinata Tadokoro, Daiki Kobayashi, Hodaka Mieno, Nanami Yamashita, Kazuya Saji
Jessica
- Japanese Voice: Misa Ishii
Cyborg Tammy Gueterman / Phoenixwoman
- Japanese Voice: Arisa Sakuraba
Birdperson (Rick’s best friend)
- Japanese Voice: Masashi Hashimoto
- English Voice: Andrew Love
Andre Curtis / The President (U.S. President)
- Japanese Voice: Fuminori Komatsu
- English Voice: Shawn Hamilton
Mr. Nimbus (Rick’s nemesis)
- Japanese Voice: Fuminori Komatsu
- English Voice: Brandon Hearnsberger
Birddaughter (Child of Birdperson and Tammy)
- Japanese Voice: Natsumi Wakasa
Mr. Goldenfold (Morty’s teacher)
- Japanese Voice: Takeshi Hayakawa
- English Voice: Shawn Hamilton
Dr. Ellen Wong
- Japanese Voice: Kaori Nakamura
- English Voice: Annie Mai
Story Lord
- Japanese Voice: Takeshi Hayakawa
- English Voice: Andrew Love
Maria Smith (Daughter of Morty and Elle)
- Japanese Voice: Saki Kobari
- English Voice: Brittney Karbowski
Rick and Morty Anime - Seasons
Rick and Morty is an American animated science fiction sitcom that follows Rick Sanchez, an alcoholic mad scientist, and his grandson Morty Smith as they travel to parallel dimensions and exotic planets with extraterrestrials. The show premiered on Adult Swim in December 2013 and was renewed for an additional two seasons in 2024. The eighth season premiered on May 25, 2025, and as of June 1, 2025, 73 episodes have aired, currently in its eighth season.Season 1
Episode 1: "Pilot"
- Directed by: Justin Roiland
- Written by: Dan Harmon & Justin Roiland
- Originally aired: December 2, 2013
- Production code: RAM-000
- Viewership: 1.10 million
Episode 2: "Lawnmower Dog"
- Directed by: John Rice
- Written by: Ryan Ridley
- Originally aired: December 9, 2013
- Production code: RAM-101
- Viewership: 1.51 million
Episode 3: "Anatomy Park"
- Directed by: John Rice
- Written by: Eric Acosta & Wade Randolph
- Originally aired: December 16, 2013
- Production code: RAM-102
- Viewership: 1.30 million
Episode 4: "M. Night Shaym-Aliens!"
- Directed by: Jeff Myers
- Written by: Tom Kauffman
- Originally aired: January 13, 2014
- Production code: RAM-103
- Viewership: 1.32 million
Episode 5: "Meeseeks and Destroy"
- Directed by: Bryan Newton
- Written by: Ryan Ridley
- Originally aired: January 20, 2014
- Production code: RAM-104
- Viewership: 1.61 million
Episode 6: "Rick Potion #9"
- Directed by: Stephen Sandoval
- Written by: Justin Roiland
- Originally aired: January 27, 2014
- Production code: RAM-105
- Viewership: 1.75 million
Episode 7: "Raising Gazorpazorp"
- Directed by: Jeff Myers
- Written by: Eric Acosta & Wade Randolph
- Originally aired: March 10, 2014
- Production code: RAM-106
- Viewership: 1.76 million
Episode 8: "Rixty Minutes"
- Directed by: Bryan Newton
- Written by: Tom Kauffman & Justin Roiland
- Originally aired: March 17, 2014
- Production code: RAM-107
- Viewership: 1.48 million
Episode 9: "Something Ricked This Way Comes"
- Directed by: John Rice
- Written by: Mike McMahan
- Originally aired: March 24, 2014
- Production code: RAM-108
- Viewership: 1.54 million
Episode 10: "Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind"
- Directed by: Stephen Sandoval
- Written by: Ryan Ridley
- Originally aired: April 7, 2014
- Production code: RAM-109
- Viewership: 1.75 million
Episode 11: "Ricksy Business"
- Directed by: Stephen Sandoval
- Written by: Ryan Ridley & Tom Kauffman
- Originally aired: April 14, 2014
- Production code: RAM-110
- Viewership: 2.13 million
Season 2
Episode 1: "A Rickle in Time"
- Directed by: Wes Archer
- Written by: Matt Roller
- Originally aired: July 26, 2015
- Production code: RAM-201
- Viewership: 2.12 million
Episode 2: "Mortynight Run"
- Directed by: Dominic Polcino
- Written by: David Phillips
- Originally aired: August 2, 2015
- Production code: RAM-202
- Viewership: 2.19 million
Episode 3: "Auto Erotic Assimilation"
- Directed by: Bryan Newton
- Written by: Ryan Ridley
- Originally aired: August 9, 2015
- Production code: RAM-203
- Viewership: 1.94 million
Episode 4: "Total Rickall"
- Directed by: Juan Meza-León
- Written by: Mike McMahan
- Originally aired: August 16, 2015
- Production code: RAM-204
- Viewership: 1.96 million
Episode 5: "Get Schwifty"
- Directed by: Wes Archer
- Written by: Tom Kauffman
- Originally aired: August 23, 2015
- Production code: RAM-205
- Viewership: 2.12 million
Episode 6: "The Ricks Must Be Crazy"
- Directed by: Dominic Polcino
- Written by: Dan Guterman
- Originally aired: August 30, 2015
- Production code: RAM-206
- Viewership: 1.91 million
Episode 7: "Big Trouble in Little Sanchez"
- Directed by: Bryan Newton
- Written by: Alex Rubens
- Originally aired: September 13, 2015
- Production code: RAM-207
- Viewership: 1.97 million
Episode 8: "Interdimensional Cable 2: Tempting Fate"
- Directed by: Juan Meza-León
- Written by: Dan Guterman, Ryan Ridley & Justin Roiland
- Originally aired: September 20, 2015
- Production code: RAM-208
- Viewership: 1.79 million
Episode 9: "Look Who's Purging Now"
- Directed by: Dominic Polcino
- Written by: Dan Harmon, Ryan Ridley & Justin Roiland
- Originally aired: September 27, 2015
- Production code: RAM-210
- Viewership: 1.89 million
Episode 10: "The Wedding Squanchers"
- Directed by: Wes Archer
- Written by: Tom Kauffman
- Originally aired: October 4, 2015
- Production code: RAM-209
- Viewership: 1.84 million
Season 3
Episode 1: "The Rickshank Rickdemption"
- Directed by: Juan Meza-León
- Written by: Mike McMahan
- Originally aired: April 1, 2017 (as a surprise release)
- Production code: RAM-301
- Viewership: 0.68 million
Episode 2: "Rickmancing the Stone"
- Directed by: Dominic Polcino
- Written by: Jane Becker
- Originally aired: July 30, 2017
- Production code: RAM-302
- Viewership: 2.86 million
Episode 3: "Pickle Rick"
- Directed by: Anthony Chun
- Written by: Jessica Gao
- Originally aired: August 6, 2017
- Production code: RAM-303
- Viewership: 2.31 million
Episode 4: "Vindicators 3: The Return of Worldender"
- Directed by: Bryan Newton
- Written by: Sarah Carbiener & Erica Rosbe
- Originally aired: August 13, 2017
- Production code: RAM-304
- Viewership: 2.66 million
Episode 5: "The Whirly Dirly Conspiracy"
- Directed by: Juan Meza-León
- Written by: Ryan Ridley
- Originally aired: August 20, 2017
- Production code: RAM-305
- Viewership: 2.29 million
Episode 6: "Rest and Ricklaxation"
- Directed by: Anthony Chun
- Written by: Tom Kauffman
- Originally aired: August 27, 2017
- Production code: RAM-306
- Viewership: 2.47 million
Episode 7: "The Ricklantis Mixup" (also known as "Tales from the Citadel")
- Directed by: Dominic Polcino
- Written by: Dan Guterman & Ryan Ridley
- Originally aired: September 10, 2017
- Production code: RAM-307
- Viewership: 2.38 million
Episode 8: "Morty's Mind Blowers"
- Directed by: Bryan Newton
- Written by: Mike McMahan, James Siciliano, Ryan Ridley, Dan Guterman, Justin Roiland & Dan Harmon
- Originally aired: September 17, 2017
- Production code: RAM-309
- Viewership: 2.51 million
Episode 9: "The ABC's of Beth"
- Directed by: Juan Meza-León
- Written by: Mike McMahan
- Originally aired: September 24, 2017
- Production code: RAM-308
- Viewership: 2.49 million
Episode 10: "The Rickchurian Mortydate"
- Directed by: Anthony Chun
- Written by: Dan Harmon
- Originally aired: October 1, 2017
- Production code: RAM-310
- Viewership: 2.60 million
Season 4
Episode 1 – "Edge of Tomorty: Rick Die Rickpeat"
- Directed by: Erica Hayes
- Written by: Mike McMahan
- Original Air Date: November 10, 2019
- Production Code: RAM-404
- Viewers: 2.33 million
Episode 2 – "The Old Man and the Seat"
- Directed by: Jacob Hair
- Written by: Michael Waldron
- Original Air Date: November 17, 2019
- Production Code: RAM-402
- Viewers: 1.67 million
Episode 3 – "One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty"
- Directed by: Bryan Newton
- Written by: Caitie Delaney
- Original Air Date: November 24, 2019
- Production Code: RAM-403
- Viewers: 1.61 million
Episode 4 – "Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim's Morty"
- Directed by: Anthony Chun
- Written by: Jeff Loveness
- Original Air Date: December 8, 2019
- Production Code: RAM-401
- Viewers: 1.63 million
Episode 5 – "Rattlestar Ricklactica"
- Directed by: Jacob Hair
- Written by: James Siciliano
- Original Air Date: December 15, 2019
- Production Code: RAM-405
- Viewers: 1.32 million
Episode 6 – "Never Ricking Morty"
- Directed by: Erica Hayes
- Written by: Jeff Loveness
- Original Air Date: May 3, 2020
- Production Code: RAM-407
- Viewers: 1.55 million
Episode 7 – "Promortyus"
- Directed by: Bryan Newton
- Written by: Jeff Loveness
- Original Air Date: May 10, 2020
- Production Code: RAM-406
- Viewers: 1.34 million
Episode 8 – "The Vat of Acid Episode"
- Directed by: Jacob Hair
- Written by: Jeff Loveness & Albro Lundy
- Original Air Date: May 17, 2020
- Production Code: RAM-408
- Viewers: 1.26 million
Episode 9 – "Childrick of Mort"
- Directed by: Kyounghee Lim
- Written by: James Siciliano
- Original Air Date: May 24, 2020
- Production Code: RAM-409
- Viewers: 1.22 million
Episode 10 – "Star Mort Rickturn of the Jerri"
- Directed by: Erica Hayes
- Written by: Anne Lane
- Original Air Date: May 31, 2020
- Production Code: RAM-410
- Viewers: 1.30 million
Season 5
Episode 1 – "Mort Dinner Rick Andre"
- Directed by: Jacob Hair
- Written by: Jeff Loveness
- Air Date: June 20, 2021
- Prod. Code: RAM-501
- Viewers: 1.30 million
Episode 2 – "Mortyplicity"
- Directed by: Lucas Gray
- Written by: Albro Lundy
- Air Date: June 27, 2021
- Prod. Code: RAM-502
- Viewers: 1.16 million
Episode 3 – "A Rickconvenient Mort"
- Directed by: Juan Meza-Léon
- Written by: Rob Schrab
- Air Date: July 4, 2021
- Prod. Code: RAM-503
- Viewers: 1.01 million
45. Episode 4 – "Rickdependence Spray"
- Directed by: Erica Hayes
- Written by: Nick Rutherford
- Air Date: July 11, 2021
- Prod. Code: RAM-505
- Viewers: 0.96 million
Episode 5 – "Amortycan Grickfitti"
- Directed by: Kyounghee Lim
- Written by: Anne Lane
- Air Date: July 18, 2021
- Prod. Code: RAM-506
- Viewers: 0.78 million
Episode 6 – "Rick & Morty's Thanksploitation Spectacular"
- Directed by: Douglas Olsen
- Written by: James Siciliano
- Air Date: July 25, 2021
- Prod. Code: RAM-507
- Viewers: 0.93 million
Episode 7 – "Gotron Jerrysis Rickvangelion"
- Directed by: Jacob Hair
- Written by: John Harris
- Air Date: August 1, 2021
- Prod. Code: RAM-504
- Viewers: 0.82 million
Episode 8 – "Rickternal Friendshine of the Spotless Mort"
- Directed by: Erica Hayes
- Written by: Albro Lundy
- Air Date: August 8, 2021
- Prod. Code: RAM-508
- Viewers: 0.83 million
Episode 9 – "Forgetting Sarick Mortshall"
- Directed by: Kyounghee Lim
- Written by: Siobhan Thompson
- Air Date: September 5, 2021
- Prod. Code: RAM-509
- Viewers: 0.91 million
Episode 10 – "Rickmurai Jack"
- Directed by: Jacob Hair
- Written by: Jeff Loveness & Scott Marder
- Air Date: September 5, 2021
- Prod. Code: RAM-510
- Viewers: 0.94 million
Season 6
Episode 1 – "Solaricks"
- Directed by: Jacob Hair
- Written by: Albro Lundy
- Air Date: September 4, 2022
- Prod. Code: RAM-601
- Viewers: 0.66 million
Episode 2 – "Rick: A Mort Well Lived"
- Directed by: Kyounghee Lim
- Written by: Alex Rubens
- Air Date: September 11, 2022
- Prod. Code: RAM-602
- Viewers: 0.60 million
Episode 3 – "Bethic Twinstinct"
- Directed by: Douglas Einar Olsen
- Written by: Anne Lane
- Air Date: September 18, 2022
- Prod. Code: RAM-603
- Viewers: 0.55 million
Episode 4 – "Night Family"
- Directed by: Jacob Hair
- Written by: Rob Schrab
- Air Date: September 25, 2022
- Prod. Code: RAM-605
- Viewers: 0.60 million
Episode 5 – "Final DeSmithation"
- Directed by: Douglas Einar Olsen
- Written by: Heather Anne Campbell
- Air Date: October 2, 2022
- Prod. Code: RAM-607
- Viewers: 0.58 million
Episode 6 – "Juricksic Mort"
- Directed by: Kyounghee Lim
- Written by: Nick Rutherford
- Air Date: October 9, 2022
- Prod. Code: RAM-606
- Viewers: 0.54 million
Episode 7 – "Full Meta Jackrick"
- Directed by: Lucas Gray
- Written by: Alex Rubens
- Air Date: November 20, 2022
- Prod. Code: RAM-608
- Viewers: 0.51 million
Episode 8 – "Analyze Piss"
- Directed by: Fill Marc Sagadraca
- Written by: James Siciliano
- Air Date: November 27, 2022
- Prod. Code: RAM-604
- Viewers: 0.53 million
Episode 9 – "A Rick in King Mortur's Mort"
- Directed by: Jacob Hair
- Written by: Anne Lane
- Air Date: December 4, 2022
- Prod. Code: RAM-609
- Viewers: 0.53 million
Episode 10 – "Ricktional Mortpoon's Rickmas Mortcation"
- Directed by: Kyounghee Lim
- Written by: Scott Marder
- Air Date: December 11, 2022
- Prod. Code: RAM-610
- Viewers: 0.49 million
Season 7
Episode 1 – "How Poopy Got His Poop Back"
- Directed by: Lucas Gray
- Written by: Nick Rutherford
- Air Date: October 15, 2023
- Prod. Code: RAM-701
- Viewers: 0.42 million
Episode 2 – "The Jerrick Trap"
- Directed by: Kyounghee Lim
- Written by: Albro Lundy & James Siciliano
- Air Date: October 22, 2023
- Prod. Code: RAM-702
- Viewers: 0.47 million
Episode 3 – "Air Force Wong"
- Directed by: Jacob Hair
- Written by: Alex Rubens
- Air Date: October 29, 2023
- Prod. Code: RAM-703
- Viewers: 0.36 million
Episode 4 – "That's Amorte"
- Directed by: Lucas Gray
- Written by: Heather Anne Campbell
- Air Date: November 5, 2023
- Prod. Code: RAM-704
- Viewers: 0.44 million
Episode 5 – "Unmortricken"
- Directed by: Jacob Hair
- Written by: Albro Lundy & James Siciliano
- Air Date: November 12, 2023
- Prod. Code: RAM-705
- Viewers: 0.46 million
Episode 6 – "Rickfending Your Mort"
- Directed by: Jacob Hair
- Written by: Cody Ziglar
- Air Date: November 19, 2023
- Prod. Code: RAM-709
- Viewers: 0.40 million
Episode 7 – "Wet Kuat Amortican Summer"
- Directed by: Kyounghee Lim
- Written by: Alex Song-Xia
- Air Date: November 26, 2023
- Prod. Code: RAM-708
- Viewers: 0.49 million
Episode 8 – "Rise of the Numbericons: The Movie"
- Directed by: Lucas Gray
- Written by: Rob Schrab
- Air Date: December 3, 2023
- Prod. Code: RAM-707
- Viewers: 0.38 million
Episode 9 – "Mort: Ragnarick"
- Directed by: Kyounghee Lim
- Written by: Jeremy Gilfor & Scott Marder
- Air Date: December 10, 2023
- Prod. Code: RAM-706
- Viewers: 0.29 million
Episode 10 – "Fear No Mort"
- Directed by: Eugene Huang
- Written by: Heather Anne Campbell
- Air Date: December 17, 2023
- Prod. Code: RAM-710
- Viewers: 0.45 million
Season 8
Episode 1 – "Summer of All Fears"
- Directed by: Fill Marc Sagadraca
- Written by: Jess Lacher
- Air Date: May 25, 2025
- Prod. Code: TBA
- Viewers: 0.30 million
Episode 2 – "Valkyrick"
- Directed by: Jacob Hair
- Written by: Scott Marder
- Air Date: June 1, 2025
- Prod. Code: TBA
- Viewers: TBD
Episode 3 – "The Rick, The Mort & The Ugly"
- Directed by: TBA
- Written by: Albro Lundy, James Siciliano & Michael Kellner
- Air Date: June 8, 2025
- Prod. Code: TBA
- Viewers: TBD
Episode 4 – "The Last Temptation of Jerry"
- Directed by: TBA
- Written by: Beth Stelling
- Air Date: June 15, 2025
- Prod. Code: TBA
- Viewers: TBD
Episode 5 – "Cryo Mort a Rickver"
- Directed by: Fill Marc Sagadraca
- Written by: Heather Anne Campbell
- Air Date: June 22, 2025
- Prod. Code: TBA
- Viewers: TBD
Episode 6 – "The Curicksous Case of Bethjamin Button"
- Directed by: TBA
- Written by: Nick Rutherford
- Air Date: June 29, 2025
- Prod. Code: TBA
- Viewers: TBD
Episode 7 – "Ricker than Fiction"
- Directed by: TBA
- Written by: TBA
- Air Date: July 6, 2025
- Prod. Code: TBA
- Viewers: TBD
Episode 8 – "Nomortland"
- Directed by: Fill Marc Sagadraca
- Written by: Albro Lundy & James Siciliano
- Air Date: July 13, 2025
- Prod. Code: TBA
- Viewers: TBD
Episode 9 – "Morty Daddy"
- Directed by: TBA
- Written by: Scott Marder
- Air Date: July 20, 2025
- Prod. Code: TBA
- Viewers: TBD
Episode 10 – "Hot Rick"
- Directed by: TBA
- Written by: Albro Lundy & James Siciliano
- Air Date: July 27, 2025
- Prod. Code: TBA
- Viewers: TBD
FAQs
1. What is Rick and Morty: The Anime?
Rick and Morty: The Anime is a standalone Japanese anime adaptation of the hit American animated series Rick and Morty. It features original stories, anime-inspired animation, and a distinctly Japanese storytelling style while retaining the core themes of the original series.
2. Is Rick and Morty: The Anime connected to the main Rick and Morty series?
Not directly. While it features the same characters and multiverse themes, Rick and Morty: The Anime is considered a spin-off and exists independently from the main show’s canon. It draws on the universe and characters but explores new interpretations and storytelling techniques.
3. Who is producing Rick and Morty: The Anime?
The anime is produced by Telecom Animation Film, known for their work on Lupin the Third and Tower of God. It is directed by Takashi Sano, who previously directed anime shorts like Rick and Morty vs. Genocider and Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil).
4. What is the release date of Rick and Morty: The Anime?
As of now, Rick and Morty: The Anime is scheduled to premiere in 2024 on Adult Swim and HBO Max in the United States. An exact release date may vary by region.
5. How many episodes will the anime have?
The first season will consist of 10 episodes, each offering a unique story with a mix of action, science fiction, and dark comedy—styled through the lens of Japanese anime.
6. Is the anime dubbed in English?
Yes, Rick and Morty: The Anime will be available in both Japanese (with subtitles) and English dub. The English voice cast may include returning actors, although that hasn’t been officially confirmed for all roles yet.
7. Do I need to watch the original show to enjoy the anime?
No. While fans of the original series will appreciate the references and familiar characters, the anime is designed to be accessible to newcomers. Each episode is more self-contained and leans into anime conventions.
8. Is the tone the same as the original Rick and Morty?
The anime maintains the dark humour and existential themes of Rick and Morty but infuses them with a dramatic and sometimes more emotional storytelling approach, typical of anime. Expect more stylized action and surreal visuals.
9. Will there be more anime adaptations or seasons?
There’s no official announcement yet about additional seasons. The reception of Season 1 will likely determine whether Adult Swim and the creators pursue more anime instalments.
10. Where can I watch Rick and Morty: The Anime?
The series will stream on Adult Swim and HBO Max in the U.S. International release platforms may include services like Crunchyroll or regional HBO affiliates, depending on licensing agreements.
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