English Dub Review: Rick and Morty: The Anime “When We Meet in Our Dreams”

One of my key takeaways for Rick and Morty: The Anime as we near the end is that the emotional toll this series exemplifies possibly surpasses that of the OG series in a lot of ways. Takashi Sono couples the serial elements of Rick and Morty: The Anime with that of endearing characters that hold emotional weight as opposed to just being punching bags for Rick.

Maybe that’s the thing with Mullet Rick, he’s a different beast, as is Space Morty. But, so as to prove my point, the Morty’s relationship to Elle is maybe one of my favorite character arcs of the entire year. Unlike the Jessica motif from the OG series, Rick and Morty: The Anime shows a Morty with much more love and compassion rather than lust and the results are so much more rewarding when the climax of the whole season comes to pass.

Even the once criticized art direction is helping aid the severity of some of the choices these characters are making, heck even the Gromflomites are far more interesting and varied and these guys are just supposed to be side characters. In this series, while still trying to achieve their mission, the characters are more varied and identifiable which allows viewers to build more effective relationships with them, therefore, it means more when someone or something dies.

Takashi Sano is going all out on Rick and Morty: The Anime. It might very well be one of those series that as time goes on it will be more respected by newer fans of the franchise in a lot of the same way fans of Devil May Cry series took to DmC.