The Star Wars universe is heading to an all-new style of a galaxy far, far away with Lucasfilm and Disney+’s new anime series, Star Wars: Visions. The series is the first-ever anime series set within the Star Wars universe and brings together several animation studios to produce nine all-new Star Wars stories with a unique visual style all their own.
Lucasfilm has just dropped the first full trailer for the upcoming series, which is set to premiere in September exclusively on the Disney+ subscription streaming service. The trailer gives us our first glimpse of what we can look forward to seeing across the series nine episodes, with each one bringing something new and astonishing to the Star Wars franchise. You can check out the trailer below:
The show looks to feature some stunning animation from several of the world’s top anime studios, including Kinema Citrus, Science Saru, and Kamikaze Douga among others. James Waugh, executive producer and Lucasfilm Vice President, Franchise Content & Strategy, certainly seems excited about it, saying in a statement:
Lucasfilm is partnering with seven of the most talented anime studios in Japan to bring their signature style and unique vision of the Star Wars galaxy to this inspired new series. Their stories showcase the full spectrum of bold storytelling found across Japanese animation; each told with a freshness and voice that expands our understanding of what a Star Wars story can be, and celebrates a galaxy that has been such an inspiration to so many visionary storytellers.
As beautiful as the blend of animation styles are, perhaps even more impressive is the extensive A-list voice talent that Lucasfilm has brought in for this series. Each of Star Wars: Visions nine anthology episodes is jam-packed with fan-favorite stars for both the original Japanese and English dub versions of the show! The English dub includes big names like Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lucy Liu, David Harbour, Allison Brie, James Hong, Neil Patrick Harris, and Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett, while the original Japanese voice work has contributors including Hiroyuki Yoshino, Hiromu Mineta, and Masako Nozawa.
Down below you can check out a full rundown of each of Star Wars: Visions nine episodes, including episode names, which studio is producing it, and the voice talent for both the English dub and original Japanese!
“The Duel”
Studio: Kamikaze Douga
English Cast: Brian Tee (Ronin), Lucy Liu (Bandit Leader), Jaden Waldman (Village Chief)
Japanese Cast: Masaki Terasoma (Ronin), Akeno Watanabe (Bandit Leader), Yūko Sanpei (Village Chief)
“Lop and Ochō”
Studio: Geno Studio (Twin Engine)
English Cast: Anna Cathcart (Lop), Hiromi Dames (Ocho), Paul Nakauchi(Yasaburo), Kyle McCarley (Imperial Officer)
Japanese Cast: Seiran Kobayashi (Lop), Risa Shimizu (Ocho), Tadahisa Fujimura (Yasaburo), Taisuke Nakano (Imperial Officer)
“Tatooine Rhapsody”
Studio: Studio Colorido (Twin Engine)
English Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Jay), Bobby Moynihan (Geezer), Temuera Morrison (Boba Fett), Shelby Young (K-344), Marc Thompson (Lan)
Japanese Cast: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Jay), Kōsuke Gotō (Geezer), Akio Kaneda (Boba Fett), Masayo Fujita (K-344), Anri Katsu (Lan)
“The Twins”
Studio: TRIGGER
English Cast: Neil Patrick Harris (Karre), Alison Brie (Am), Jonathan Lipow (B-20N)
Japanese Cast: Junya Enoki (Karre), Ryoko Shiraishi (Am), TokuyoshiKawashima (B-20N)
“The Elder”
Studio: TRIGGER
English Cast: David Harbour (Tajin), Jordan Fisher (Dan), James Hong (The Elder)
Japanese Cast: Takaya Hashi (Tajin), Kenichi Ogata (The Elder), Yuichi Nakamura (Dan)
“The Village Bride”
Studio: Kinema Citrus
English Cast: Karen Fukuhara (F), Nichole Sakura (Haru), Christopher Sean (Asu), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Valco), Andrew Kishino (Izuma), Stephanie Sheh (Saku)
Japanese Cast: Asami Seto (F), Megumi Han (Haru), Yūma Uchida (Asu), Takaya Kamikawa (Vaan), Yoshimitsu Shimoyama (Izuma), Mariya Ise (Saku)
“Akakiri”
Studio: Science Saru
English Cast: Henry Golding (Tsubaki), Jamie Chung (Misa), George Takei (Senshuu), Keone Young (Kamahachi), Lorraine Toussaint (Masago)
Japanese Cast: Yū Miyazaki (Tsubaki), Lynn (Misa), Chō (Senshuu), Wataru Takagi (Kamahachi), Yukari Nozawa (Masago)
“T0-B1”
Studio: Science Saru
English Cast: Jaden Waldman (T0-B1), Kyle Chandler (Mitaka)
Japanese Cast: Masako Nozawa (T0-B1), Tsutomu Isobe (Mitaka)
“The Ninth Jedi”
Studio: Production I.G.
English Cast: Kimiko Glenn (Kara), Andrew Kishino (Juro), Simu Liu (Zhima), Masi Oka (Ethan), Greg Chun (Roden), Neil Kaplan (Narrator), Michael Sinterniklaas (Hen Jin)
Japanese Cast: Chinatsu Akasaki (Kara), Tetsuo Kanao (Juro), Shin-ichiro Miki (Zhima), Hiromu Mineta (Ethan), Kazuya Nakai (Roden), Akio Ōtsuka, (Narrator), Daisuke Hirakawa (Hen Jin)
You can experience the entire Star Wars: Visions anthology series when it premieres exclusively on the Disney+ subscription streaming service next month on September 22, 2021.
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