Rick And Morty- The Anime - Season 1 -

The action sequences—particularly a chase scene where Rick’s spaceship transforms into a giant Mecha-Godzilla to fight a Space Pope made of black holes—are fluid and brutal. However, the show is also obsessed with stillness. Long, silent shots of Miss-Space-Waist (a new anime-exclusive character, voiced by Ai Fairouz) staring at a vending machine as reality glitches around her are common. It’s arthouse, not action-adventure. This is where the experiment falters for some. Justin Roiland’s replacements (Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden) do not voice the anime versions of Rick and Morty. Instead, the Japanese voice actors are used for the emotional heavy lifting, with English subtitles.

When the English dub arrives, the original cast sounds wrong here. Hearing Chris Parnell’s Jerry deliver a line like, "My existence is a placeholder for your disappointment," in his usual deadpan tone lacks the raw, Akira -level screaming that the Japanese script demands. You will want to watch this subbed. Score: 3.5 / 5 – "Alienatingly Brilliant" Rick and Morty- The Anime - Season 1

Wubba Lubba Dub-Dub... in Kanji.

However, if you are a fan of Serial Experiments Lain , Neon Genesis Evangelion , or the darker Rick and Morty comics, this is a masterpiece. Episode 7, "The Memory Shogun’s Lament," is arguably the best piece of character study Rick has ever received, exploring why he actually drinks—not for fun, but to silence the versions of himself that succeeded. It’s arthouse, not action-adventure