Grownup Swim started streaming an 11-minute “The Nice Yokai Battle of Akihabara” animated quick on Sunday for the Rick and Morty animated tv sequence. The quick can even air on Toonami on October 16.

Masaru Matsumoto directed the quick at Sola Leisure. Sola Digital Arts Inc. produced the animation, and Yamato Works, Inc. produced the CGI. Naohiro Fukushima wrote the script, and Tetsuya Takahashi composed the music.

The quick stars Youhei Tadano as Rick and Keisuke Chiba as Morty. The pair reprised their roles from the Japanese dub of the animated sequence. Different solid members embrace Akiha Matsui as Summer time, Yoshito Yasuhara as Qsaku, Miho Sakurazaka as Milk, Shunsuke Nakata as Toaster A.I., Yūsuke Kondō as Shopkeeper, and MoeMi as Maid.

Grownup Swim describes the quick:

Rick’s toaster is damaged. To restore it, he and Morty should go to Akihabara to seek out the proper screw, and battle an previous rival alongside the best way.

Studio DEEN beforehand produced a five-minute “Samurai & Shogun” animated quick for the animated sequence that premiered in March 2020. Workers members included director and scriptwriter Kaichi Satō, producer Koji Iijima, and govt producer Maki Terashima-Furuta (President of Manufacturing I.G. USA).

Satō later revealed in an interview final December that there’s a deliberate sequel to the quick.

Grownup Swim additionally streamed an eight-minute “Rick and Morty vs. Genocider” animated quick in July 2020. Takashi Sano (Tower of God) wrote and directed the quick at Telecom Animation Movie. Sano was additionally the storyboard director and key animator.

Supply: Grownup Swim‘s YouTube channel