During Anime Expo Lite Disney announced more details about the upcoming Star Wars: Visions anime series. It will see seven Japanese animation studios that will each create different short films for Lucasfilm. Each short will stream exclusively on Disney+.
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The anime studios collaborating with Disney are Kamikaze Douga, Geno Studio (Twin Engine), Studio Colorido (Twin Engine), Trigger, Kinema Citrus, Science Saru, and Production IG. Disney says each studio will use “their signature animation and storytelling styles to realize their own visions of the galaxy far, far away.”
Check out the first Star Wars: Visions special look trailer below:
Here are the studio and name of each upcoming short:
- Kamikaze Douga – The Duel,
- Geno Studio (Twin Engine) – Lop and Ochō
- Studio Colorido (Twin Engine) – Tatooine Rhapsody
- Trigger – The Twins
- Trigger – The Elder
- Kinema Citrus – The Village Bride
- Science Saru – Akakiri
- Science Saru – T0-B1
- Production IG – The Ninth Jedi
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Disney says each Star Wars: Visions short will feature Japanese sensibilities while also aligning “with the tone and spirit of Star Wars storytelling,” and notes that “from the beginning, stories told in the Star Wars galaxy have counted Japanese mythology and the films of Akira Kurosawa among their many influences, and these new visions will further explore that cultural heritage through the unique animation style and perspective of each anime studio.”