- "Star Wars: Visions will be a series of animated short films celebrating the Star Wars galaxy through the lens of the world's best anime creators. This anthology collection will bring ten fantastic visions from several of the leading Japanese anime studios, offering a fresh and diverse cultural perspective to Star Wars."
- ―President Kathleen Kennedy announces the project on Disney Investor Day 2020
Star Wars: Visions is an animated anthology television series. Its initial release comprised nine anime-inspired original short films from various Japanese animation studios that present a different cultural perspective of Star Wars.[2] The series premiered on the video streaming service Disney+ on September 22, 2021.[2] The novel Ronin ties into the short "The Duel."[5] Each short film of Visions has a corresponding featurette called Star Wars: Visions Filmmaker Focus that details its making and goes behind the scenes.[6]
Official description[]
Concept art from the series
Presenting all-new, creative takes on the galaxy far, far away, Star Wars: Visions will be a series of animated short films celebrating Star Wars through the lens of the world's best anime creators. The anthology collection will bring fantastic visions from several of the leading Japanese anime studios, offering a fresh and diverse cultural perspective to Star Wars.
Episodes[]
| Episode | Image | Title | Production company | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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"The Duel"[2] | Kamikaze Douga[2] | September 22, 2021[7] |
| 2 | 
|
"Tatooine Rhapsody"[2] | Studio Colorido[2] | |
| 3 | 
|
"THE TWINS"[2] | Trigger[2] | |
| 4 | 
|
"The Village Bride"[2] | Kinema Citrus[2] | |
| 5 | 
|
"The Ninth Jedi"[2] | Production IG[2] | |
| 6 | 
|
"T0-B1"[2] | Science SARU[2] | |
| 7 | 
|
"The Elder"[2] | Trigger[2] | |
| 8 | 
|
"Lop & Ochō"[2] | Geno Studio[2] | |
| 9 | 
|
"Akakiri"[2] | Science SARU[2] |
Media[]
Poster gallery[]
Sources[]
Future Lucasfilm Projects Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)- Exciting Lucasfilm Announcements, A New Story From The High Republic, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
- Explore Star Wars: Visions at Anime Expo Lite on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Anime Expo Lite: 20 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: Visions Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" – Star Wars Insider 204
- Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Visions Style Comes to Our Galaxy on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Check Out the Official, Beautiful Star Wars: Visions Poster on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Inside Star Wars: Visions: Meet the Heroes on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Inside Star Wars: Visions: Meet the Villains on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Inside Star Wars: Visions: Meet the Droids on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Inside Star Wars: Visions: Meet the Ships and Vehicles on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" – Star Wars Insider 205
- Star Wars: Visions is Here! on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "It's a Love Letter": The Producers of Star Wars: Visions Celebrate the Unique Anime Collection on StarWars.com (backup link)
- 5 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: Visions Filmmaker Focus Featurettes on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Best of 2021 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" – Star Wars Insider 209
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Future Lucasfilm Projects Revealed on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 Anime Expo Lite: 20 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: Visions Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Explore Star Wars: Visions at Anime Expo Lite on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Disney Investor Day 2020 on The Walt Disney Company official website (backup link)
- ↑ Del Rey (@DelRayStarWars) on Twitter: "This year, #StarWarsVisions will bring all-new, creative takes on Star Wars from the world's best anime creators. Coming Oct 12th, an original novel inspired by one of those animated tales. A #StarWars book quite unlike any before it. RONIN By Emma Mieko Candon" (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Visions is Here! on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ STAR WARS: VISIONS | SPECIAL LOOK | DISNEY+ on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)
