After a sojourn across the globe for a second quantity of international animation, Star Wars: Visions is returning to Japan for another volume of anime-centric adventures. So it’s maybe becoming then, that Lucasfilm simply gave us our first take a look at the newest anthology proper out of Star Wars Celebration Japan.
At present in Tokyo, Lucasfilm lifted the lid on the primary teaser for Visions Quantity 3 to gathered followers at Star Wars Celebration. The newest quantity will function tales created by 9 Japanese animation studios, every reflecting their very own distinctive perspective and imaginative and prescient for the galaxy far, far-off–together with some returning tales, constructing on episodes from the primary quantity. Though the trailer has but to be absolutely launched on-line, it was shared with followers through the official Star Wars Celebration livestream. Test it out beneath!
The newest batch of studios engaged on Visions options a mixture of each new expertise and people who already labored on episodes for Imaginative and prescient‘s landmark debut season. Returning studios embrace Kamikaze Douga (Batman Ninja), which developed the extremely fashionable brief “The Duel” that launched us to the ex-Sith Ronin; Set off (Promare, Gridman, Kill La Kill, Dynazenon, and far more), which labored on each “The Twins” and “The Elder;” and Manufacturing I.G. (Ghost within the Shell, to say the least), which created “The Ninth Jedi;” and Kinema Citrus (Made in Abyss), which labored on “The Village Bridge.” Three of these shorts will get sequels, “The Duel: Payback”, “The Village Bride: The Misplaced Ones”, and “The Ninth Jedi: Baby of Hope”.
However a roster of recent studios are additionally becoming a member of. Kamikaze Douga will work with Anima (.Hack, Sandland) on its sequel, however standalone newcomers embrace David Manufacturing (JoJo’s Weird Journey); Wit Studio (Assault on Titan, Spy x Household); Polygon Footage (Transformers Prime, Tron: Rebellion, and greatest recognized in Star Wars for help work on Clone Wars and Resistance); and Undertaking Studio Q (an CG home born from Evangelion and Gundam GQuuuuuuX studio Khara after its work on Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time).
Additionally introduced on the panel was a brand new prolonged format spin-off for the collection, Star Wars Visions Presents, which can return to prior tales and worlds instructed within the collection and develop upon them in an extended format. Presents will see Manufacturing I.G.’s Kenji Kamiyama return to direct The Ninth Jedi, which can see the brief’s protagonist Kara return in an “all-new story”, seemingly separate from the occasions of the sequel brief “Baby of Hope”.
Star Wars: Visions returns to Disney+ for Quantity 3 on October 29. Star Wars Visions Presents: The Ninth Jedi will stream a while in 2026.
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