After the game-changing finale of Rick and Morty’s seventh season, fans have been clamoring for any information they can get on what adventures the eccentric scientist and his grandson will embark on next. Adult Swim has thrown viewers a bone by releasing a sneak peek trailer for the upcoming anime spin-off series, Rick and Morty: The Anime. Slated to premiere in 2024 on both Max and Adult Swim, the minute-long trailer gives just a taste of the interdimensional hijinks to come.
First clip from ‘RICK & MORTY: THE ANIME’.
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Focusing on Rick as he blasts through space in his signature ships, the teaser leaves much to the imagination. With intrigue about Rick Prime still at an all-time high after the cliffhanger Fear No Mort ending, many are speculating that the anime may shed more light on the overarching plot fans have been piecing together for years. Could this stylized spin-off finally reveal the full story of the genius scientist who started it all? Here’s why Rick and Morty: The Anime may be about the beginnings of Rick Prime.
The New Rick and Morty Anime Trailer Hints at Rick Prime’s Origins
The short sneak peek trailer for the upcoming Rick and Morty anime has fans guessing about where the show could go next. Coming right after the big reveals in the season 7 finale, one theory makes a lot of sense: the anime will show how Rick Prime began.
- In the first scene of the trailer, Rick and his granddaughter Summer are chasing someone through a glowing blue portal. Rick sees another Rick fly by in a spaceship. Then Summer’s tracker lights up showing tons of Rick variants in the portal with them. One dot is way bigger than the others – likely the Rick they’re chasing.
- Many fans think that huge dot is Rick Prime – the “original” Rick. For the uninitiated, Rick Prime is essentially the “original” Rick Sanchez who created the portal gun and started the infinite chain of dimension-hopping Ricks.
Fans have to wait for more hints from the show. But the trailer’s castle image already has people guessing we might finally see Rick Prime’s explosive early days. That could explain why all the Ricks are so unhappy with life across every dimension.
More Hints About Rick and Morty the Anime’s Plot and Tone
Director Takashi Sano has offered some tidbits about what fans can expect from the highly anticipated spinoff. He says the anime will adapt themes and events from the original series – like the ever-sprawling multiverse, the family dynamic, and whatever Jerry’s role is.
- The show will also showcase alternate realities and variant versions of the characters. Eagle-eyed fans spotted bizarro cameos in the previous trailer, ranging from Genocider Rick to President Morty Smith. Plus, Sano hints that the art style itself will morph to suit different anime genres like sci-fi, horror and comedy across what are sure to be wild episodic adventures.
While Sano is keeping plot details closely guarded for now, the clues point to the anime expanding the madcap canon in all kinds of unexpected ways while also drilling down on the franchise’s most intrinsic mysteries. And it seems Rick Prime moves somewhere at the intersection of both. Could the iconic scientist’s beginnings appear alongside yet another insane Smith family tangent? At this point, anything is possible.
Conclusion:
The new trailer has sparked a lot of theories about what the Rick and Morty anime could uncover. The trailer shows Rick and Summer chasing a dot that seems to represent Rick Prime through a glowing portal. While the exact plot is still a mystery, the trailer hints we may learn secrets about how Rick Prime invented the portal gun and kicked off the crazy multiverse. Seeing where “original Rick” came from could explain why every Rick is so unhappy across every reality.
The anime may weave Rick Prime’s beginnings together with wild new stories about the Smith family. Either way, this spinoff seems set to dive deeper into the show’s lore and the core of Rick’s character. So, despite the madness, Rick and Morty may soon find new layers of meaning through anime.
