Adam's older brother was killed in a car crash a year ago. His family has not been the same since. As his parents struggle to cope with their grief, Adam (10), plagued with guilt over his brother's death feels he is all alone in the world. But everything changes the day he meets Abulele. The Abulele are ancient monsters, bear-sized. Local legends tell that they are extremely dangerous, but in fact, they turn out to be quite friendly and playful creatures. Abulele quickly becomes Adam's best and most secret friend. Together, they outsmart Adam's mean schoolteacher and beat the class bullies. But Adam's parents start to suspect he is harboring a secret, And when a government, Special Forces unit called Thunder appears in the neighborhood on a mission to capture Abulele things go from bad to worse. In order to save his best friend, Adam will have to get Abulele back home to its family, and to do so, he will need to put the past behind him and realize that when you truly love someone, ...
Adult Swim宣布《瑞克和莫蒂》推出一部衍生剧:日本动画风的《Rick and Morty: The Anime》,佐野隆史(《神之塔》)执导,已获预订整季10集,被描述为一个关于“这个很棒的家庭”的新故事,独立于主线之外,但会包括《瑞克和莫蒂》的主题和事件。
佐野隆史此前打造过两部《瑞克和莫蒂》的衍生短片:《瑞克和莫蒂对抗种族灭绝者》和《瑞克和莫蒂外传姐姐遇见上帝》。