STAR WARS: VISIONS Volume 3: Details on All Nine Shorts Revealed
During Star Wars Celebration, Lucasfilm revealed details on Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 and the nine animated shorts that it will entail.
The award-winning anthology of animated short films celebrates the mythology of Star Wars through unique cultural lenses.
With Volume 3, “the animated anthology returns to where it all began with nine shorts from nine different anime studios to further demonstrate the diversity and creativity of Japanese animation.”
Each of the segments created for this series features a distinct animation style and a unique story set in a version of the Star Wars universe. This series will continue to push the boundaries of Star Wars storytelling, and I’m excited for what’s coming!
The titles of each studio’s short, the directors, and key details were revealed for all nine shorts:
David Production - “BLACK”
Directed by Shinya Ohira
A psychedelic battle between past and present, light and dark, and life and death plays out in the haunted psyche of an Imperial trooper who is on the cusp of defeat.
Kamikaze Douga + ANIMA - “The Duel: Payback”
Directed by Takanobu Mizuno
With the help of some unexpected allies, Ronin faces off against his greatest foe – a twisted Jedi known as the Grand Master who is bent on revenge.
Kinema Citrus - “The Lost Ones”
Directed by Hitoshi Haga
After assisting refugees escape a natural disaster, an incognito F is forced to confront the ghosts of her past when their refugee ship is intercepted by the Empire.
Kinema Citrus - “Yuko's Treasure"
Directed by Masaki Tachibana
A sheltered orphan teams with a street rat kid to rescue his droid caregiver and find a long lost treasure.
Polygon Pictures - “The Bird of Paradise"
Directed by Tadahiro Yoshihira
After she is blinded in battle, a hot headed Jedi padawan must undergo a series of spiritual trials in order to overcome the temptation of the Dark Side.
Production I.G - “The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope”
Directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani
Pursued by Jedi Hunters, and blasted adrift into space, Kara encounters a seemingly abandoned ship tended to by a mysterious droid.
Project Studio Q - “The Song of Four Wings”
Directed by Hiroyasu Kobayashi
A princess-turned-rebel protects a child from the might of the Empire on a snowbound planet.
TRIGGER - “The Smuggler”
Directed by Masahiko Otsuka
A smuggler, desperate for a quick payday, agrees to take on a job to bring a wanted young prince to safety as the Empire pursues.
WIT Studio - “The Bounty Hunter”
Directed by Junichi Yamamoto
A rogue bounty hunter takes on a job for a shady industrialist that has unexpected consequences for her and her droid.
While complete cast details have not been announced, an exclusive sizzle that was screened for fans featured the voices of Ami Maeshima, Yasuko Hatori, Takako Honda, Yume Miyamoto, Makoto Koichi, and Chinatsu Akasaki from the Original Language cast, and George Takei, Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Kishiyama, Lincoln Bonilla, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Mike Bodie, and Stephanie Hsu from the English dub.
James Waugh, Lucasfilm’s senior vice president, franchise content and strategy, who also serves as an executive producer on Star Wars: Visions, announced that the series will continue with the creation of an all-new banner “Star Wars: Visions Presents,” which will be used to tell longer-form “Star Wars: Visions” stories.
Kenji Kamiyama, who directed The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim announced the first title to be released under the new banner: Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi. Kamiyama will serve as supervising director of the limited series, which will continue the story of Lah Kara that first debuted in “Star Wars: Visions,” Volume 1.
Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi will premiere on Disney+ in 2026.