The series follows Rick Sanchez, an alcoholic, nihilistic mad scientist, and his easily distressed grandson, Morty Smith as they travel to parallel dimensions and exotic planets with extraterrestrials.
The short stars Yōhei Tadano as "Rick WTM-72" and Keisuke Chiba [ja] as "Shogun Morty", the pair reprising their roles from the Japanese dub of the animated series.
[85][86] Another eight-minute short film titled Rick and Morty vs. Genocider aired unannounced on Toonami on July 26, 2020,[g] debuting on YouTube slightly after.
A fourth short film, titled The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara, directed by Masaru Matsumoto and written by Naohiro Fukushima, was released on YouTube on October 10, 2021 and aired on Adult Swim the following day.
Written and directed by Lee Hardcastle, the shorts follow Rick and Morty characters into parodies of scenes from various science-fiction and horror films.
In October 2016, a fan-made fully-animated production version of the scene was released on YouTube,[114][115] with the title Judge Morty: State of Georgia Vs. Rick Allen.