Rick and Morty: The Anime Hurts My Brain

Rick and Morty: The Anime could have been one of the coolest, most inventive shows of the year. It isn't. But it is still kinda fascinating in a confusing, messy way.

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In the depths of his Mother's Basement, Geoff Thew creates videos analyzing the storytelling techniques of anime and video games. He has been named the number one Worst YouTube Anime Reviewer by The Top Tens.

[youguyslikekof]

I heard “sponsored by Capcom” and immediately thought he was gonna start spreading the word about Marvel vs Capcom

[alenor]

This sounds like a dream you’d have after binging Rick and Morty for 12 hours while suffering from a 104° fever

[samt]

The Capcom sponsor is really funny to me because I don't feel like a monentary incentive would even be needed to promote AA Investigations.

[MetalSonicReject]

It’s very clear that this isn’t Rick C-137’s universe, but actually Rick C-137A’s universe (the “A” is for “Anime”).

[noahpauley]

Who thought that the best part of the Rick and Morty anime would be the alien bug yaoi subplot?

[frickroll]

I think it’s also crazy how on Max, an advertisement for Rick and Morty The Anime is built into the runtime of the 9th episode of Suicide Squad Isekai. No joke, check it if you don’t believe me.

[xxTC-xx]

it seems like a bit you'd see on an interdimentional cable episode. someone described it as "a fanfiction written by someone who never watched the show"

[kingsleycy]

I thought the show was going to be Rick and Morty, but shot through the lens of exaggerated anime tropes: infallible protagonist, inner monologue, rival characters etc- just a massive shitpost that takes place in one of the canon story's infinite universes. As is, what even is this show's appeal to anime fans? What even is this show's appeal to anyone?

[fanatica]

Jesus Christ this hurts my brain and I'VE READ HOMESTUCK BEFORE. DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW MOMENTOUSLY CONFUSING SOMETHING HAS TO BE TO CLEAR THAT BAR?

[Hrmon]

Geoff using editing to say that he preferred the old Super Mario movie instead of the new one might be the best part of the video

[FoolsGil]

I think what disappointed me the most, is that Elle wasn't a time displaced Diane from Rick messing with time. It was right there to explore. And yes it would get weird, like Back To The Future, so like call back or something.

[FireyPaperMario]

IIRC, the Powerpuff Girls had an anime adaptation like years ago. And it actually works as a Magical Girl genre anime. Rick & Morty the Anime, doesn't work in either anime genre

[Masterge]

This show honestly feels more like a worse version of Space Dandy meets FLCL than it does Rick and Morty.

[grimshock]

I don’t think they knew what each family member does.
-Summer is an assistant, but Rick is in charge at all times.
-Space Beth mostly runs solo from the family and distances herself from them.
-Jerry has improved, and no longer runs away from the chaos.
-Beth is like Rick minus the Sci fi know how.
-Rick was close in the adaptation, but it is missing his randomness.
-Morty was just surrounded by too much weirdness for me to gauge the differences.

[leiagelwasser]

I don''t actually hate the character designs; there's a pleastness to how loose their forms are, and the thinness of the lines really helps it stand out in an anime lineup. I fell off RM around season 3, but I'll admit that for the most part it's not that different looking from a Brickleberry when viewed in stills.

Mostly this just makes me want to rewatch Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.

[ncientGu]

Alright, I'm sold. I'll go check out Ace Attorney finally.

[ivanbluecool]

Boondocks is definitely a better cartoon anime than this.

[xavierwashington]

It's crazy whenever the average high concept visual novel is more understandable than this

[Sporfrog]

The jokes didn't land cause its all pop culture jokes that don't translate well, also maybe why people feel smart when they get the "deep" reference that's not that deep if you grew up in that time. Idk shit but I love the fist few seasons. I couldn't get through 5 min of the anime

[Lykrast]

You know what [that bit about how the original cartoon dilutes/explains well complicated concept] makes me want? A video on futurama.