Rick & Morty Fans Are Getting A Halloween Surprise Before Season 6

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Cartoon Network revealed its lineup for October 16. It will be a special occasion, seeing how that's also the date for DC Fandome. That night, the network will showcase two Batman animated movies — "Batman Ninja" and "Batman: Under the Red Hood." After both films have aired, at 4:15 a.m, which would technically make it October 17, Adult Swim will premiere a new short titled "The Great Yokai Battle of Akihabara." It will include both Rick and Morty, and based on a description offered by ComicBook.com, it will be appropriately spooky for the season.

A synopsis offered by the site states, "Rick plans to build the ultimate AI toaster; Things take a strange turn when he and Morty are forced to travel to Akihabara for spare parts." Akihabara is a locale in Tokyo, Japan, so it would appear as though the next short will continue drawing influence from that culture. "Rick and Morty" has had several anime-inspired shorts, including "Rick and Morty vs. Genocider" and "Samurai & Shogun." No other real details are available at this point, such as who the animator behind the special is.