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Star Wars: Visions
Genre
Based onStar Wars
by George Lucas
Country of origin
  • United States
  • Japan
Original languages
  • Japanese
  • English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Executive producers
  • Jacqui Lopez
  • James Waugh
  • Josh Rimes
  • Justin Leach
ProducerKanako Shirasaki
Running time13–22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkDisney+
ReleaseSeptember 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)

Star Wars: Visions (Japanese: スター・ウォーズ：ビジョンズ, Hepburn: Sutā Wōzu: Bijonzu) is a Japanese-American anime anthology series created for the American streaming service Disney+. Produced by Lucasfilm Animation, the series consists of nine short films produced by six Japanese animation studios, Kamikaze Douga, Twin Engine, Trigger, Kinema Citrus, Production I.G, and Science SARU, each telling their own original stories based on the Star Wars universe. The anthology was released on September 22, 2021.

Premise

Star Wars: Visions is a collection of animated short films presented "through the lens of the world's best anime creators" that offers a new, diverse perspective on Star Wars.[1]

Cast and characters

Character Voice actor[2]
Japanese English
The Duel
Ronin Masaki Terasoma Brian Tee
Bandit Leader Akeno Watanabe Lucy Liu
Village Chief Yūko Sanpei Jaden Waldman
Tatooine Rhapsody
Jay Hiroyuki Yoshino Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Geezer Kōsuke Gotō Bobby Moynihan
Boba Fett Akio Kaneda Temuera Morrison
K-344 Masayo Fujita Shelby Young
Lan Anri Katsu Marc Thompson
The Twins
Karre Junya Enoki Neil Patrick Harris
Am Ryoko Shiraishi Alison Brie
B-20N Tokuyoshi Kawashima Jonathan Lipow
The Village Bride
F Asami Seto Karen Fukuhara
Haru Megumi Han Nichole Sakura
Asu Yuma Uchida Christopher Sean
Valco Takaya Kamikawa Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Izuma Yoshimitsu Shimoyama Andrew Kishino
Saku Mariya Ise Stephanie Sheh
The Ninth Jedi
Kara Chinatsu Akasaki Kimiko Glenn
Juro Tetsuo Kanao Andrew Kishino
Zhima Shin-ichiro Miki Simu Liu
Ethan Hiromu Mineta Masi Oka
Roden Kazuya Nakai Greg Chun
Narrator Akio Ōtsuka Neil Kaplan
Hen Jin Daisuke Hirakawa Michael Sinterniklaas
T0-B1
T0-B1 Masako Nozawa Jaden Waldman
Mitaka Tsutomu Isobe Kyle Chandler
The Elder
Tajin Takaya Hashi David Harbour
The Elder Kenichi Ogata James Hong
Dan Yuichi Nakamura Jordan Fisher
Lop & Ochō
Lop Seiran Kobayashi Anna Cathcart
Ocho Risa Shimizu Hiromi Dames
Yasaburo Tadahisa Fujimura Paul Nakauchi
Imperial Officer Taisuke Nakano Kyle McCarley
Akakiri
Tsubaki Yū Miyazaki Henry Golding
Misa Lynn Jamie Chung
Senshuu Chō George Takei
Kamahachi Wataru Takagi Keone Young
Masago Yukari Nozawa Lorraine Toussaint

Episodes

No.Title [3][4]Directed by [5]Written byAnimated by [3]Original release date [3]
1The Duel
Transliteration: "Dyueru" (Japanese: デュエル)		Takanobu MizunoTakashi OkazakiKamikaze DougaSeptember 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)
A lone wanderer, Ronin, witnesses remnants of the fledging Empire attempt to besiege a small village. Ronin fights the Bandit Leader, a Sith warrior with a heavily-modified lightsaber while his droid saves the villagers. Ronin lures the Bandit Leader into a trap and kills her. Ronin, who is collecting kyber crystals, decides to give the Bandit Leader's crystal to the villagers so they can repair the damage done to their home before he and the droid continue their journey.
2Tatooine Rhapsody
Transliteration: "Tatuīn Rapusodi" (Japanese: タトゥイーン・ラプソディ)		Taku KimuraYasumi AtarashiStudio Colorido
(Twin Engine)		September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)
3The Twins
Transliteration: "Tsuinzu" (Japanese: ツインズ)		Hiroyuki ImaishiHiromi WakabayashiStudio TriggerSeptember 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)
Karre and Am are twins who were conceived through the dark side of the Force by the Empire to create a new weapon on the level of the Death Star. Karre steals the kyber crystal powering the weapon and attempts to flee, but is confronted by his sister. Am harnesses the power of the kyber crystal to gain great power, despite Karre warning her through the force that she will die if she continues to fight him. In the end, Karre uses his X-wing's hyperdrive to tremendously increase the power of his lightsaber blade and overwhelm Am, destroying part of the Empire's Star Destroyer. Am is later recovered while Karre, who crash-lands on Tatooine, vows to rescue her.
4The Village Bride
Transliteration: "Mura no Hanayome" (Japanese: 村の花嫁)		Hitoshi HagaTakahito Oonishi, Hitoshi HagaKinema CitrusSeptember 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)
5The Ninth Jedi
Transliteration: "Kyūninme no Jedai" (Japanese: 九人目のジェダイ)		Kenji KamiyamaKenji KamiyamaProduction I.GSeptember 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)
6T0-B1
(Japanese: T0-B1)		Abel GóngoraYuichiro KidoScience SARUSeptember 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)
7The Elder
Transliteration: "Erudā" (Japanese: エルダー)		Masahiko OtsukaMasahiko OtsukaStudio TriggerSeptember 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)
8Lop and Ochō
Transliteration: "Norausa Roppu to Hiō Ochō" (Japanese: のらうさロップと緋桜お蝶)		Yuki IgarashiUnknownGeno Studio
(Twin Engine)		September 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)
9Akakiri
(Japanese: 赤霧)		Eunyoung ChoiUnknownScience SARUSeptember 22, 2021 (2021-09-22)

Production

Development

On December 10, 2020, it was announced that Star Wars: Visions was an anime anthology series of ten short films by different creators set in the Star Wars universe.[6][7] It was previewed by producer Kanako Shirasaki and the executive producers at Anime Expo Lite in July 2021.[8] At the event, it was revealed that the number of episodes had decreased from ten to nine, due to The Ninth Jedi originally starting development as two films, before being combined later on to achieve something on a grander scale.[3]

Star Wars: Visions stories were not required to adhere to the established Star Wars timeline:

We really wanted to give these creators a wide creative berth to explore all the imaginative potential of the Star Wars galaxy through the unique lens of anime. We realized we wanted these to be as authentic as possible to the studios and creators who are making them, made through their unique process, in a medium they’re such experts at. So the idea was, this is their vision riffing off all the elements of the Star Wars galaxy that inspired them — hopefully to make a really incredible anthology series, unlike anything we’ve seen before in the Star Wars galaxy.

— James Waugh[3]

The story of The Duel was specifically billed as "an alternate history pulled from Japanese lore".[9]

Lop and Ochō is set during the reign of the Galactic Empire between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.[10]

The Elder is set "sometime before" The Phantom Menace while The Twins involves "remnants of the Imperial Army" after the events of The Rise of Skywalker.[10]

The Ninth Jedi will explore "what became of the Jedi Knights" after The Rise of Skywalker.[10]

Music

In July 2021, it was revealed that Kevin Penkin will be composing the score for The Village Bride,[11] and Michiru Ōshima will be composing for The Twins and The Elder,[12] while Nobuko Toda and Kazuma Jinnouchi will be composing the score for Ninth Jedi.[13]

Tie-in media

In March 2021, it was announced that Del Rey Books will publish Ronin: A Visions Novel, an original novel written by Emma Mieko Candon which builds on the story of The Duel. It is set to be released on October 12, 2021.[14][9]

Release

Star Wars: Visions was released on September 22, 2021, on Disney+.[3]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 95% approval rating with an average rating of 8.60/10, based on 20 reviews for the first season. 

References

  1. ^ "Future Lucasfilm Projects Revealed". StarWars.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts". StarWars.com. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Anime Expo Lite: 20 Things We Learned from the Star Wars: Visions Panel". StarWars.com. July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "日本のアニメスタジオとスター・ウォーズのビッグプロジェクト始動！『スター・ウォーズ：ビジョンズ』特別映像と7つのスタジオ、配信日を発表". disneyplus.disney.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  5. ^ STAR WARS: VISIONS | SPECIAL LOOK | DISNEY+. Star Wars. July 3, 2021. Archived from the original on August 22, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Collura, Scott (December 10, 2020). "Star Wars: Visions Anime Is Coming to Disney Plus". IGN.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Film and TV Projects Going Into Production - Star Wars: Visions". Variety Insight. Archived from the original on March 28, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "Explore Star Wars: Visions at Anime Expo Lite". StarWars.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "A Mysterious Former Sith Wanders the Galaxy in Ronin, the Upcoming Star Wars: Visions Novel - Exclusive Reveal". StarWars.com. July 8, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c Robson, Daniel. "Anime Star Wars: Visions Will Include What Became of the Jedi, a Rock Opera, and More". IGN. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  11. ^ Penkin, Kevin [@kevinpenkin] (July 3, 2021). "I'm composing for a Star Wars anime. Specifically, an episode of the new Disney+ series "Star Wars Visions", which is a collection of original animated shorts based in the Star Wars universe. Beyond honoured. Please enjoy "The Village Bride" by Kinema Citrus, this September. https://t.co/J1eVLLkZeO" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ 大島ミチル MichiruOshima [@OshimaMichiru] (July 6, 2021). "#StarWarsVisions I composed the music for 2 titles「THE TWINS」and 「The Elder」. https://t.co/yvqcTHpFF3" (Tweet). Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ @kazjin2612 (July 3, 2021). "Super excited to announce that I and @NobukoToda are composing for an upcoming Star Wars anime.The episode is cal…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Dwilson, Stephanie Dube (March 24, 2021). "Upcoming 'Star Wars' Anime Already Spinning Off Original Novel". Heavy.com. Retrieved May 3, 2021.

External links

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