EveryStar Warsfan should watch the franchise’s inventive animated anthology series,Star Wars: Visions. TheStar Warsgalaxy is vast, and its world-building has boundless potential. Even so, the franchise’s storytelling is often limited by the movies, shows, books, and comics that have come before, and projects are (understandably) forced to adhere to previously established canon and rules imposed by the lore.
Star Wars: Visionsisn’t burdened by those kinds of restrictions, however.Visions, produced exclusively for Disney+, is a collaborative effort between Lucasfilm and dozens of renowned animation studios. These studios, located across Japan, the UK, South Korea, Spain, South Africa, Chile, India, and more, were tasked with bringing their unfiltered creative vision of whatStar Warscould be to life.
The results speak for themselves.Star Wars: Visions’ 98% Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score is well-deserved. This isStar Warsas you’ve never seen it before.
Star Wars: Visions Is Unlike Anything Else We’ve Seen
Each animation studio interpretsStar Wars’ history, lore, and worldbuilding in unique ways. Episodes likeVisionsseason 1’s “The Ninth Jedi”showcaselightsabers that change colordepending on the Force alignment and temperament of the wielder. In the season 2 episode “Aau’s Song,” the story changes our understanding of the Force. Could the Force’s rhythm and vibrations be affected and channeled through singing?
“The Ninth Jedi’s” story will be continued inStar Wars: Visionsseason 3 and in theofficial spinoffStar Wars: Visions Presents: The Ninth Jedi, coming to Disney+ in 2026.
What if adual-bladed lightsaber could have two different colored blades? What if innocent people were forced to mine kyber crystals for the Empire? InStar Wars: Visions, the possibilities are endless. Every animated short is infused with the production studio’s cultural footprint, resulting in a gorgeous, diverse, and undeniably compelling take on theStar Warsgalaxy.
Every animated short is infused with the production studio’s cultural footprint, resulting in a gorgeous, diverse, and undeniably compelling take on theStar Warsgalaxy.
Animation has been an important aspect ofStar Wars’storytelling for years. Lucasfilm has explored some of its most vital stories through animated shows, likeStar Wars: The Clone Wars,Star Wars: The Bad Batch,Star Wars Rebels,Star Wars: Resistance, and theTales of the Jedi,Empire, andUnderworldanthology series.
Visionsis a wonderfully creative extension of that arm ofStar Wars’ rich narrative history, andthe incredible animation styles on display, from anime to stop-motion and everything in between, only highlight the endless creative opportunities that theStar Warsgalaxy can provide.
Star Wars: Visions Season 3 Is Out Later This Year
Luckily,Star Wars: Visionsis returning for season 3later this year, withmany of season 1’s Japanese studios, including Kamikaze Douga, Kinema citrus Co., Production I.G., and TRIGGER, producing a continuation of their previous shorts. A few other Japanese studios are participating for the first time this season, including ANIMA (in co-production with Kamikaze Douga), david production, Polygon Pictures, Project Studio Q, and WIT Studio.
Given the breadth ofStar Warsstorytelling inVisions, from animation style to genre to narrative structure, everyone is sure to find one short that resonates with them. Above all,Star Wars: Visionsis a celebration of George Lucas’ original creative concept and the continued impact of the galaxy far, far away.
Star Wars: Visionsvolume 3 premieres on October 29, exclusively on Disney+.
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