The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara

2021 Japanese film

The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara
Akihabara Showdown (秋葉原大決戦)
Directed by	Masaru Matsumoto Morihito Abe
Written by	Naohiro Fukushima Joseph Chou (story)
Based on	Rick and Morty by Justin Roiland Dan Harmon Pacific Rim by Guillermo del Toro Travis Beacham
Starring	Yōhei Tadano Keisuke Chiba Yoshito Yasuhara Miho Sakurazaka
Music by	Tetsuya Takahashi
Distributed by	Adult Swim YouTube
Release date	October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11)
Running time	11 minutes
Countries	Japan United States
Language	Japanese

Rick and Morty: The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara, or simply The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara, known in Japan as Akihabara Showdown (秋葉原大決戦, Akihabara Daisakusen), is a Japanese CGI-anime short film based on the American television series/franchise Rick and Morty, and parodying Pacific Rim, produced by Sola Entertainment and Telecom Animation Film, released unannounced to Adult Swim's YouTube channel on October 11, 2021 as a Halloween special. Written by Naohiro Fukushima and directed by Masaru Matsumoto and Morihito Abe, the film received positive reviews from critics.

Production and release

Produced by Sola Entertainment and Telecom Animation Film, and written by Naohiro Fukushima from a story by Joseph Chou, and directed by Masaru Matsumoto and Morihito Abe, in response to the critical and commercial success of the previous short films Samurai & Shogun, Rick and Morty vs. Genocider, and Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil), the CGI-anime short film The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara was released unannounced to Adult Swim's YouTube channel as a Halloween special on October 11, 2021, before reairing during Toonami's late-night block on October 16.

Cast

Main article: List of Rick and Morty characters

Yōhei Tadano as Rick Sanchez
Keisuke Chiba as Morty Smith
Yoshito Yasuhara as Yamada Q-saku
Miho Sakurazaka as Milk
Syunsuke Nakata as Toaster A.I.
Yusuke Kondo as Shopkeeper (Milk's Father)
MoeMi as Maid
Akiha Matsui as Summer Smith

Reception

The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara received a generally positive critical reception.

References

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^ Valdez, Nick (October 11, 2021). "Rick and Morty Debuts Spooky New Anime for Halloween". ComicBook.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
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O'Rourke, Ryan (October 1, 2021). "'Rick and Morty' Halloween Short Coming Next Month". Collider. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
Walsh, Michael (October 11, 2021). "Rick and Morty Short Turns A Toaster Quest Into A Supernatural Battle". Nerdist. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
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External links

Rick and Morty franchise

Animated series

Rick and Morty (2013–present)
- episodes
  - Season 1
  - 2
  - 3
  - 4
  - 5
  - 6
  - 7
Vindicators 2 (2022)
The Anime (2024)

Comic series

Head-Space (2016)
vs. Dungeons & Dragons (2018–2022)
Ever After (2020–2021)
Rick's New Hat (2021)
Corporate Assets (2021–2022)
vs. Cthulhu (2022–2023)
The Manga (2023–present)

Short films

The Eternal Nightmare Machine (2021)
Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil) (2021)
The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara (2021)

Video games

Pocket Mortys (2016)
Virtual Rick-ality (2017)

Characters

Main	Rick Sanchez Morty Smith Summer Smith Beth Smith Jerry Smith
Recurring	Mr. Meeseeks The President Evil Morty

Music

The Rick and Morty Soundtrack
- "Terryfold"

Category

v t e Sola Digital Arts
Television series	Blade Runner: Black Lotus (2021–2022) Rick and Morty: The Anime (2024–present)
OVAs/ONAs	Evangelion:Another Impact (2015) Ultraman (2019–2023) Samurai & Shogun (2020) Part 2 (2021) Rick and Morty vs. Genocider (2020) Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (2020–2022) Summer Meets God (Rick Meets Evil) (2021) The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara (2021)
Films	Starship Troopers Invasion (2012) Traitor of Mars (2017) Appleseed Alpha (2014) Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War (2021) The Last Human (2023) The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
Category

v t e Pacific Rim
Films	Pacific Rim (2013) Pacific Rim Uprising (2018)
Television	Pacific Rim: The Black (2021–2022)
Music	Pacific Rim Pacific Rim Uprising
Video games	Pacific Rim (2013)
See also	Mako Mori test Atlantic Rim (2013) Pacific Rick (2017) The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara (2021) "Treehouse of Horror XXXV" (2024)
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