The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara

StarringMusic byTetsuya Takahashi^[2]Distributed byAdult Swim
YouTube11 minutesCountriesJapan
United StatesLanguageJapanese

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,^[4][5] before reairing during Toonami's late-night block on October 16.^[7]

• 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

The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara received a generally positive critical reception.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]}

• The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara at IMDb
• The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara on YouTube
• The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara on Adult Swim