

There is already going to be an original novel by Emma Mieko Candon coming out this October based on the anthology series, called S tar Wars Visions: Ronin. After that…who knows? Lucasfilm can certainly take these characters wherever they see fit and bring them officially into canon. It is refreshing that these will start from a place of pure creativity and not tied to Star Wars canon. Overall, this story, directed by Kenji Kamiyama, sounds like an epic journey to close out the nine Visions shorts. And on Tuesday, August 17, the studio revealed new details in a press release.

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The score is composed by Nobuko Toda and Kazuma Jinnouchi and was recording with an orchestra at the Muza Kawasaka Symphony Hall. Lucasfilm first announced that an anime anthology series titled Star Wars: Visions was being made in December 2020. The scale of the music production was also stressed by Lucasfilm. And may or may not even be Jedi.The other story was from the point of view of the eight warriors coming together and trying to figure out if they can trust each other. Set during a time when Jedi are just legends who need to come back as darkness threatens the galaxy, the tale follows the daughter of a Jedi Lightsaber-smith who has to deliver lightsabers to a group of Jedi who may or may not be at the destination when she arrives. and Production IGĪnd last, but not least, Production IG and “The Ninth Jedi.” The story from the studio that made Ghost in the Shell began as two separate ideas pitched to Lucasfilm that were connected and took place in the same world. And as Okazaki put it in the trailer when he got the call, “Finally.”Ĭharacter designs from “The Ninth Jedi” | credit Lucasfilm ltd. “The Duel” is directed by Takanobu Mizuno with character design by Takashi Okazaki. A main influence on this short is Seven Samurai so that gives you a sense of the beautiful animation tied with tense, complex story that could potentially be packed into this short. Lucasfilm spent sometime discussing the influence that Japanese film and anime has had on the staff at Lucasfilm, and George Lucas (Akira Kurosawa was dropped as a main influence for George Lucas) and, apparently there were fans of Batman Ninja because Kamikaze Dōga is doing the short “The Duel.” Aside from a droid in a straw hat, the short will explore the core theme of Star Wars: someone who has to choose selflessness and do something that helps others instead of themselves. Lucasfilm gave us the first look at the Japanese Studios, character designs, and stories of the shorts that will release on Disney+ in September: Kamikaze Dōga: “The Duel” Star Wars now is fully taking that step with Star Wars Visions, one of the projects announced last year for Disney Investor Day. STREAM NOW EXPLORE Star Wars: The Bad Batch On the run in a changed galaxy, Clone Force 99 struggles to survive. It’s like having two friends who you know would hit it off and have beautiful children if only they were willing to meet and get to know each other. An anthology of animated shorts celebrating Star Wars through the lens of the world’s best anime creators and storytellers.
