As part of its San Diego Comic-Con 2023 announcements, Adult Swim gave us the first look at Rick and Morty: The Anime.
Here's your first look at Rick and Morty The Anime. #rickandmorty #SDCC2023 pic.twitter.com/NNmv8aSaEd
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"As the director, I would like to assure you that I'm also a huge fan of Rick and Morty," Sano said in a pre-recorded video. "I believe there are many Rick and Morty fans, and I'm truly honored to be chosen to create a new Rick and Morty story out of all of them."
Sano also touched on the immense pressure of creating a new Rick and Morty series and explained that his goal was to take all of his favorite parts of watching Rick and Morty and "compress them down to extract their essence and then add a unique Japanese Twist."
Adult Swim announced last year that an anime series based on the Rick and Morty franchise and it will consist of 10 episodes. The series is being written and directed by Takashi Sano, who previously took point on the anime shorts "Rick and Morty vs. Genocider" and "Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil)."
No release date has been revealed for Rick and Morty: The Anime, but as Variety previously reported, the series is supposed to release sometime this year.
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