Lucasfilm revealed seven studios and several main staff members involved in the Star Wars: Visions anthology anime series during its Anime Expo Lite sneak preview stream on Saturday. Nine of the purported ten episodes were teased, and an introduction video for the project was also released on the official Star Wars YouTube channel and Twitter account. Star Wars: Visions will stream on Disney+ beginning September 22.
Anthology Summary
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 10 fantastic visions from several of the leading Japanese anime studios, offering a fresh and diverse cultural perspective to Star Wars. (Source: Disney+)
"The Duel"
Director: Takanobu Mizuno (Nihon Animator Mihonichi episode 16 director)
Character Design: Takashi Okazaki (Afro Samurai)
Studio: Kamikaze Douga
"Lop & Ochou"
Director: Yuuki Igarashi (Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na! animation director)
Studio: Geno Studio
"Tatooine Rhapsody"
Director: Taku Kimura
Studio: Studio Colorido
"The Twins"
Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi (Promare)
Studio: Trigger
"The Elder"
Director: Masahiko Ootsuka (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann assistant director)
Studio: Trigger
"The Village Bride"
Director: Hitoshi Haga (Made in Abyss assistant director)
Music: Kevin Penkin (Kami no Tou)
Studio: Kinema Citrus
"Akakiri"
Director: Eun-Young Choi (Ping Pong the Animation assistant director)
Studio: Science SARU
"T0-B1"
Director: Abel Góngora (Super Shiro animation director)
Studio: Science SARU
"The Ninth Jedi"
Director: Kenji Kamiyama (Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex)
Music: Nobuko Toda (Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045)
Executive Producer: Mitsuhisa Ishikawa (Psycho-Pass)
Studio: Production I.G
Special Look
Source: Variety, Anime Expo Lite 2021
Star Wars: Visions on MAL
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