The seven Japanese anime studios that are creating anime short films for Star Wars: Visions have been announced! Disney+ made the announcement with a special look at the series, during Anime Expo Lite.
Star Wars is venturing into the incredible world of anime! A new series of animated short films is coming to Disney+ this fall. Today, during Anime Expo Lite, Disney revealed which Japanese anime studios are attached to the project and showed off a bit of their unique style and story with a special look at Star Wars: Visions.
As a first formal venture into anime, each “Star Wars: Visions” short bears a unique Japanese sensibility, which in many ways aligns with the tone and spirit of Star Wars storytelling. 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.
Below are the studios attached to Star Wars: Visions and the title of their short films:
- 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
All Star Wars: Visions short films will premiere on Disney+ on September 22, 2021.
