Rick and Morty are taking their interdimensional adventures into a brand new area. Grownup Swim has greenlit an anime sequence that includes the duo, WarnerMedia mentioned Wednesday.
Titled Rick and Morty: The Anime, the display is being directed through Tower of God director Takashi Sano. Sano’s earlier credit additionally come with Lupin the 3rd and two Rick and Morty animated shorts. Whilst no plot has been printed, the display will encompass 10 episodes and can air on each Grownup Swim and HBO Max.
Consistent with the media liberate, the anime will glean from major sequence however is a standalone venture. “The multiverse-straddling exploits of Rick and the group pose demanding situations to the circle of relatives bond, however they all the time upward push to the instance,” Sano mentioned in a remark.
Rick and Morty made its debut in 2013, introducing audience to its mad scientist grandpa, his sidekick grandson and the Smith circle of relatives. Since then, the display’s racked up two Emmy awards and wrapped its 5th season in 2021, with season 6 set to drop this yr.
The Rick and Morty by-product joins a roster of Toonami unique anime on Grownup Swim, which already comprises Fena: Pirate Princess, Blade Runner: Black Lotus and the impending Uzumaki and Housing Complicated C, debuting later in 2022.