The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara
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Morihito Abe[1]
Joseph Chou (story)[1]
- Yōhei Tadano
- Keisuke Chiba
- Yoshito Yasuhara
- Miho Sakurazaka
| The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara | |
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| Akihabara Showdown (秋葉原大決戦) | |
| Directed by | Masaru Matsumoto Morihito Abe[1] |
| Written by | Naohiro Fukushima Joseph Chou (story)[1] |
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| Music by | Tetsuya Takahashi[2] |
| Distributed by | Adult Swim YouTube |
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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,[3] produced by Sola Entertainment and Telecom Animation Film, released unannounced to Adult Swim's YouTube channel on October 11, 2021 as a Halloween special.[4][5] Written by Naohiro Fukushima and directed by Masaru Matsumoto and Morihito Abe, the film received positive reviews from critics.
Produced by Sola Entertainment and Telecom Animation Film,[6] and written by Naohiro Fukushima from a story by Joseph Chou, and directed by Masaru Matsumoto and Morihito Abe,[1] 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, Included on the 2025 Edition, Deluxe Edition, and Expanded Edition in the summer of 2025[4][5] before reairing during Toonami's late-night block on October 16.[7]
Cast
- 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
