It still is a tech center. Go find a virtual walking tour of Akihabara throughout the past few years, whatever tech is there is mostly on the street shops in a layout very similar to Flea Market.
Except back then, Otaku rarely bathed, rarely left home, and then only to buy a precision brass screw or salvaged circuit board or what have you. They were “on the spectrum” before being on the spectrum was cool . . . which makes them . . . Holy suit, otaku were the original hipsters! 🤯
something about how morty calls rick “jii-chan” is so adorable to me. in Japanese shows I usually hear senior family members addressed with suffixes like -san; -chan is much more informal, which makes sense since morty just straight up calls him by his first name in English (which would be extremely unusual in Japanese afaik)
@@Permafunk_VODs i feel like that would be more like Riku-jii-chan but i dont speak japanese so idk how awkward that would sound. ive heard [name]-onee-san before
I love how they referenced the most recent season with that joke. That's definitely gotta be reference to when Rick replaced Morty with 2 crows in the most recent season.
These short episodes always makes me wonder why Rick and Morty don't hang out on earth more often, seems like there's enough going on to keep them busy for at least a season!
I would not mind if we got at least a few episodes where they have 2, or 3 different shorter stores in them like an old CN Johnny Bravo, or Courage The Cowardly Dog episode, but each with a different animation style, some set on earth, and maybe some not.
It's a illusion. They stay on earth all the time. It's just they have random space moments that make it seem like they go to space alot. Also they fake out with off screen adventures. The space episodes are bad though.
I think it has a lot to do with the "Comedy comes in threes" as quoted by Rick in S3 E1. It's a reference to the comic legend Charlie Chaplin "All I need for comedy is a park, a policeman, and a pretty lady". Rick and Morty takes that simple concept to the extreme.
What really surprises me is that the Japanese director and writer have managed to make an authentic rick and morty experience through and through. The dialogues and all of the characters' actions are entirely believable
@@interstellarradio rick destroyed entire akihabara in search of a single bolt. And that destruction was caused by a guy that he trapped in an underground lab for 30 years. And all that for 2 pieces of toast that he didn't even eat at the end. All in all I think he behaved quite Rick-ish Summer maybe, but she was drinking beer at the end so that's that. Maybe she gets kissy when drunk
wow, am I the only one that took a minute to notice it was 3d animation(or at least a good blend of 3d and 2d)? it's impressively accurate to the show's style (and it's just good animation) that it's a little easy to not notice.
@@lucapeyrefitte6899 not quite. They signed for 70 new* episodes, which means we still have 5 seasons left. They were on season 3 when the new contract was signed.
mind reader skillz And those megaphones to hear each other at distance perfect jab at the usual troupe were 2 speak in normal voice at a great distance
They actually have a full japanese dub of the show in Japan Netflix. All season in Japanese and using the same VA so not too surprised by this but I am lol
Morty: "We gotta save her." Rick: "What? Why Shes the epitome of everything gone wrong with Akihabara why would I waste my time saving her...." Ouch. This definitely is a Japanese universe rick.
I totally wanna watch 5 seasons of this anime spread out to 15 years with each season coming after every 3 years and only giving maximum of 1.3 hours of screentime. :)
Okay, so, legit, the underlining joke of this is that Akihabara in the 90s used to be a really underground nerd/neckbeard/geek site that tailored to their niche's whether it be anime, computers, what have you. Then in the 00s it became super popular, all the purists left to a new district (that they guard jealously) and Akiba became like what you see and expect here. Rick, the old fart, is pissed his den of equals is just... gone... and him being an Akiba O.B. is so on point, it's frickin' amazing.
I only watch Dubbed that are Subbed then Dubbed to original which is Subbed but only because I prefer the original Dubbed. ʷʰᵃᵗˀ༼ ºل͟º ༼ ºل͟º ༼ ºل͟º ༽ ºل͟º ༽ ºل͟º ༽ʰᵉ ᵈᵘᵐᵇ
Why do the maids have those red scars on their faces though? I feel like there was going to be a zombie frankenstein maid reveal somewhere down the line but they never explained it.
@@silverblue73 Billionaires don't deserve their wealth, there's SO much good TV that goes unmade and they have the power to change this, and yet do nothing. SMH.
@@8bitmagic Most of them probably don't deserve it, but yeah that's why I'm saying if I had the money I'd do something worthwhile and help make great art for everyone to enjoy.
@@silverblue73 I mean I do actually believe that nobody's labored for a billion dollars, but my comment was mainly a joke around TV lol. I've made similar comments about stuff I'd get made if I had boatloads of cash. Consider it...media philanthropy. Hah
Hilarious It's almost like it's simpler getting someone already on your payroll that you already scouted for a character to do the same character again Truly wonderful work
I'm Japanese. Unfortunately, the production of the dubbed version has been suspended since season 3, so I'm very happy that you made this kind of animation!!!!!!
I like both dubbed versions and original voice actors.However, Netflix's subtitled version is not very enjoyable because the translation quality is not good.The reason why the dubbed version stopped being produced has not been disclosed at all.There are still many fans who want to resume production of the dubbed version.😔
@@mtsk4497 oh I do see what you mean, I watch the Japanese subbed version with my gf (she's Japanese), I always read the subs while watching (Japanese practice) and I always thought like, the subs were a way simplified version of the dialogue. A lot of the time the subs kind of miss the joke, or what's actually being said.
As someone who has been to Akihabara, it's sort of funny to think of it being full of monsters. The worst thing that happened to me was trying to go to the toilet in the train station and getting trapped.
@@WiLDCHiLD. Yokai are typically monsters, but the monster/ghost divide isn't so neat in Japanese folk tales anyway. Also, oni are separate from monsters. They can be considered a type of yokai, but they would only be one kind.
@@autumngogogoat i wasn't trapped on the toilet, haha. The ticket turnstiles of the stations are sometimes one way. So you can get in but you can't simply touch your suica card to get out again. You have to ask for help. Which I suppose is horrifying for someone with social anxiety. But I imagine most people would be fine.
Milk-chan being revealed to be in her mid to late thirties and Morty being confused by it enough to start calling her Milk-san instead, had me rolling. Asian don't raisin (until we do, then the milk's gone bad!).
There's certainly a couple of takeaways here with these anime shorts of Rick and Morty, not that I'm complaining of course: -Dan Harmon and his team finds them charming and still works with Japan in creating these, despite seemingly hating modern anime? -Japan seems to like Rick and Morty enough to meddle with the property Either way, such a strange relationship.
For those curious, these are all the yokai that appear in the episode, in order of appearance: Karakasa-Obake - Also called Kasa-Obake, it is a tsukumogami (a kind of yokai formed when a household object is abandoned for long enough to create a spirit of its own) born when an umbrella completes 100 years. Wa nyūdō - A demonic sadistic flaming wheel with a disembodied head paying for their many sins after death. They roam around roads and capture humans - normally wicked and corrupt people, but not always - and drag their souls to hell Onibi - ghostly spheres of blue fire that appear in groups, similar to the english will-o'-the-wisp. Chōchinobake - Another tsukumogami, this one coming from lanterns. Ittan momen - Yet another tsukumogami, being malicious animated pieces of cotton. Nure Onna (?) - it is a vampiric sea serpent with either a human torso or just a human head that lures people to drink their blood. they are normally women, though, so I don't know about that one, I feel like it is another. Kappa - a river creature that resembles the cross of a turtle and a child that can prey or drown humans swimming on rivers and lakes. They have dish-like depressions in their heads that must always be filled with water so the Kappa has a source of his vital energy when on land. Despite feeding on human entrails and overall liking to cause mischief, they can be reasoned with and even befriended, normally by offering cucumbers to them, their favorite food. I couldn't recognize the giant first summoned nor the one-eyed flying black dots though.
@@Orgruk you know I live in rural Tennessee and the is a half mile abandoned mining tunnel that is supposed to be haunted in the center. I'd love to put a Kappa in the middle of it in the pitch black. Would freak most people out, and would be a "real life" Easter egg for people in the know. Stupid idea but makes me smile.
The amount of references in this was ridiculous from the Jutsu from the enemy to the JoJo reference Morty did: "Wait a minute... if you met her thirty years ago... just how old is she now!?" then at the end was a reference to Your Name's giant crater
@@daviouscram2101 well the cockpit for the mech seems pacific rim kind of thing but yeah eva fits as well specially with the middle of the city hangar opening and popping out a giant mech that looks like mazinger z plus voltes v and whatever old mech anime there were
I like how they created something that was distictively Rick and Morty and distinctively anime without being a cliche of either. This short is unironically both a better episode of Rick and Morty and a better homage to anime than the Voltron Weasel episode.
Anime Rick: Not like anyone here will ever watch this anime so we’re free of any responsibility! Netflix Japan: (Has the entire series) Me: Yeah right…
This makes me wonder if Japan is in love with American cartoons to the same level we love anime. Here in the West anime is really popular since most adult animation we have is mostly just sitcoms without plot.
@@hangezoe7472 they said "most" adult animation is sitcoms which is true. It's really darn rare to see adult animation that isn't sitcom on tv. Meanwhile online has different stuff
@@hangezoe7472 but see you could only name three; the total number of actually good cartoons made for adults is incredibly low, compared to anime that's targeted for teenagers or adults
@@hangezoe7472 I want to add that Primal is made by Gennedy Tartakovsky, who is literally the KING! He's made Samurai Jack, Powerpuff Girls, Dexter's Lab, oldschool Clone Wars (the greatest adaptation to General Grievous ever), and some others. He is without a doubt a master of silence in western animation!
What an amazing episode! It captures that dichotomy between old and new Akihabara. Most interesting is that when watching a US-made episode, there are not just pop references, but historical references and other cultural influences that a foreigner might not catch - and the same thing applies here. I get that feeling that unless a person is Japanese that there are elements of the episode I just won't fully grasp. Love the layers. And that's what makes it such a triumph!
Not that uncommon actually if its an action anime high chance they are using this type of animation. The animation studio UFOtable use this type lf animation quite frequently they made demon slayers and modern FATE stuff.
I think Yamada Q-saku might be a reference to Hiroo Onoda, a military man, who was stationed on the phillipines during WW2 and held his position until 1974, 30 years after the war already ended. He had the orders to not surrender under no circumstances. They dropped letters from the air, trying to convince him that the war is over and he can surrender, but he just thought it was a trick. After he eventually realized and returned to japan, they offered him alot of money for all those years of dedication, but he declined. When they forced it on him, he donated all of it. He just saw what he did as his duty and honor for japans traditional values. The story got famous after he wrote a best-selling autobiograhy "No Surrender: My Thirty-Year War" and it has been referenced in numerous media as this guy on an island still fighting a war when the rest of the world long moved on.
That's, like, the third japanese Rick and Morty short I watch, and I must admit that the cartoon feature with the Anime animation fell like a wild trip, just like Pantie & Stoking. I really want to see a full mini series in this stile.
Serious question! Is the “daughter of the screw shop owner” a reference to Kayoko Kamijo - the Tokyo Instagram blogger whose father owns the big screw shop in Ota Ward? It seems too weird to be coincidental I mean, the basketball court was a real thing, how deep does this episode go?
It seems like there's a pretty clear influence from Teito Monogatari that I suspect most Western fans aren't likely to recognize as well. Mainly because it's never been translated into English for some unknowable reason.
@@Belgand It's 12 volumes and requires a fairly entrenched cultural knowledge of Taira no Masakado and the Meiji and Taisho eras of Japanese history, so it's a hard sell to a mainstream audience outside of Westerners curious about the series, more for the visual iconography of Kato influencing manga and video game villains like M. Bison / Vega in Street Fighter II.
@@Status_L Only because no one expects anything from these. Everyone expects R&M to be some generation defining show with deep lore and continuity... when it's at it's best being a goofy sci-fi comedy.
This was a really quality short. Loved it. Honestly, they nailed the best aspects of Rick & Morty. The tone of it gave me some FLCL vibes, which I think work really well for the characters.