is star wars visions anime

by Mrs. Lavada Dibbert 10 min read
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“Star Wars: Visions,” the new nine-part anime anthology on Disney+, returns the franchise to its Japanese roots even more directly than “The Mandalorian” to expand the universe.Sep 22, 2021

Is Star Wars: Visions meant to be in Japanese?

“The original expression is these were done in the Japanese first. And that was the creator's original vision. That said, there's an incredible cast in the English dub,” Waugh says. “Dealer's choice.

What anime studios did Star Wars: Visions?

2 'Star Wars: Visions' episodes for Studio Trigger Another studio that was founded in 2011, Studio Trigger, was in charge of producing two Star Wars: Visions episodes. Studio Trigger is behind some well-known anime such as BNA: Brand New Animal, Darling in the Franxx, and Little Witch Academia.

Will Star Wars: Visions be a movie?

Star Wars: Visions, an Original Series of animated short films, celebrates the @StarWars galaxy through the lens of the world's best Japanese anime creators. Coming in 2021 to @DisneyPlus.

What is the Star Wars anime called?

Star Wars: VisionsNow, with the release of the anime anthology Star Wars: Visions, the storytelling of Star Wars has come full circle, as seven Japanese anime studios have seized the opportunity to tell brand-new Star Wars stories with a distinct Japanese sensibility.

What anime has Mappa?

MAPPA Co., Ltd. Founded in 2011 by Madhouse co-founder and producer Masao Maruyama, it has produced anime works including Kids on the Slope, Terror in Resonance, Yuri!!! on Ice, In This Corner of the World, Zombieland Saga, Dororo, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Attack on Titan: The Final Season.

Are Star Wars: Visions episodes connected?

Here's the thing: Star Wars: Visions isn't part of the Star Wars canon. Since it's not part of canon, and since all 9 short films have nothing connecting them, there's not even a shared timeline for all of them to follow. Because of that, Star Wars: Visions can be watched in literally any order you want.

Is there a Japanese version of Star Wars?

Separate from the canon of the original films and subsequent spinoffs, Visions is a Japanese anime anthology series that tells different, original stories set in alternate versions of the Star Wars universe. The series began streaming on Sept. 22, 2021, and every episode is currently available to watch.

Will Star Wars: Visions be canon?

There are no current plans to integrate Star Wars: Visions into the main canon as it stands, which Lucasfilm's James Waugh has confirmed – if you watch the episodes, you'll know why. They're visually distinct from the movies, which is part of their appeal.

What timeline is Star Wars: Visions?

This means that the start of the episode seems to fall between 19 BBY and 7 BYY, with the end being somewhere between 12BY and 1 ABY.

Is twisted Wonderland an anime?

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Will Vader be in Star Wars: Visions?

Most notably, Darth Vader is entirely absent from the series without so much as a passing reference to the iconic Sith. Given Lucasfilm's penchant for including the Dark Lord into any story where the timelines line up, his absence in Visions was surprising. Producer Shirasaki explains how that came to be.

What is Star Wars: Visions supposed to be about?

“Visions'' is an experiment in creativity, pushing the boundaries of what “Star Wars” means and what it can look like. Every episode is distinct in style, color and tone, but layered with cultural imprints from the studios that made them.

Storyline

Star Wars anthology series that will see some of the world's best anime creators bring their talent to this beloved universe.

Did you know

The reoccurring Star Wars franchise phrase, "I have a bad feeling about this" (or some variation of) is said several times.

Synopsis

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.

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Attribution information

"Star Wars: Visions will be a series of animated short films celebrating the Star Wars galaxy through the lens of the world's best anime creators. This anthology collection will bring ten fantastic visions from several of the leading Japanese anime studios, offering a fresh and diverse cultural perspective to Star Wars."

Official description

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.

Reviews

Gorgeous animation and a lot of fresh ideas are what Star Wars: Visions brings to the table, but it also lacks in a few other areas. Some of the best episodes are the ones that let the action take over and does a better job of presenting that episode's idea than clumsy dialogue ever would.

Discussions

Here for EDS groupwatch the animation was good and the short stories seem interesting. I never watched any other star wars since it didn’t seem to interest me but this one makes me want to give them a try.

Custom lists

This list compiles, in no particular order, anime based on other pre-existing media like movies, video-games, visual-novels, non-japanese comic-books, books, etc. I'm not including here animes based on mangas or light novels.

Official Description

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.

Trivia

It was not required by the filmmakers to set their episodes anywhere in the Star Wars canon timeline. This was so they could have free creativity over how to tell their stories.

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