Rick and Morty is a great series even if, like me, you tend to avoid Western Adult Cartoons. And, unlike, most Western Animation I like, it's not a similarity to Anime that appals to me; it's taking the standard tropes of its genre and treating them with respect. Take, Jerry, for example, the idiot dad: he's one of the most well meaning characters I've seen in TV, which makes his idiocy fun because it's not an excuse for him to hurt everyone else. Or take Morty: where on another show he might be the character who unrealistically takes shit while getting no benefit, he actually has a good time on the adventures and isn't afraid to demand things in exchange for the help he gives Rick. In addition, the use of multiple realities is a breath of fresh air, and doesn't lend itself to the paradoxes time travel does.
My suggestion, watch the show, there's a large chance you'll like what you see. Go half a season in and be ready to have what you know about the show turned on its head, and to like it even more because of it.
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Rick and Morty is a great series even if, like me, you tend to avoid Western Adult Cartoons. And, unlike, most Western Animation I like, it's not a similarity to Anime that appals to me; it's taking the standard tropes of its genre and treating them with respect. Take, Jerry, for example, the idiot dad: he's one of the most well meaning characters I've seen in TV, which makes his idiocy fun because it's not an excuse for him to hurt everyone else. Or take Morty: where on another show he might be the character who unrealistically takes shit while getting no benefit, he actually has a good time on the adventures and isn't afraid to demand things in exchange for the help he gives Rick. In addition, the use of multiple realities is a breath of fresh air, and doesn't lend itself to the paradoxes time travel does.
My suggestion, watch the show, there's a large chance you'll like what you see. Go half a season in and be ready to have what you know about the show turned on its head, and to like it even more because of it.