Lucasfilm has dropped the first trailers (Japanese original and English dub) for Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 — the award-winning anthology returns to Disney+ with nine new shorts from nine Japanese anime studios.
Watch the trailers (English above and Japanese below) and read on for the essentials.
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Volume 3 goes back to where Visions began: Japan. Nine studios deliver nine self-contained riffs on the galaxy far, far away — different tones, styles, and eras, all filtered through distinct anime sensibilities.
Who’s Making (and Voicing) It
Studios on deck: david production, Kamikaze Douga + ANIMA, Kinema citrus Co., Polygon Pictures, Production I.G, Project Studio Q, TRIGGER, WIT STUDIO.
English voice talent spans Anna Sawai, Freddie Highmore, George Takei, Harvey Guillén, Jodie Turner-Smith, Judith Light, Simu Liu, Stephanie Hsu, Steve Buscemi, and more. Executive producers: James Waugh, Josh Rimes, Jacqui Lopez; co-EP Justin Leach; producers Flannery Huntley and Kanako Shirasaki.
The Nine Shorts
- Kamikaze Douga + ANIMA — “The Duel: Payback”
Ronin returns to face a twisted Jedi Grand Master thirsting for revenge — with unlikely allies in the wings. - Project Studio Q — “The Song of Four Wings”
On a snowbound world, a princess-turned-rebel shields a child from Imperial might. - Production I.G — “The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope”
Hunted and adrift in space, Kara boards a seemingly abandoned ship tended by a mysterious droid. - WIT STUDIO — “The Bounty Hunters”
A rogue hunter takes a shady contract from an industrialist; consequences ripple through her partnership with a droid. - Kinema citrus Co. — “Yuko’s Treasure”
A sheltered orphan teams up with a street-wise kid to rescue a droid caregiver and chase a long-lost haul. - Kinema citrus Co. — “The Lost Ones”
After aiding refugees, an incognito F must confront her past when the Empire intercepts their escape. - TRIGGER — “The Smuggler”
Desperate for credits, a hot-shot smuggler agrees to spring a fugitive from Imperial clutches. - Polygon Pictures — “The Bird of Paradise”
Blinded in battle, a fiery Padawan undergoes spiritual trials — and temptations from the Dark Side. - david production — “BLACK”
A psychedelic clash of past and present unfolds inside the mind of a beaten Imperial trooper.
Volume 1 (2021) earned an Emmy nod for “The Duel”; Volume 2 (2023) collected Emmy, Lumière, and Annie wins with a global studio roster.
Release Date
Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 begins streaming exclusively on Disney+ on October 29.
