A Special Look at STAR WARS: VISIONS (Coming to Disney+)
Since their announcement with zero images (besides the above non-descript show logo), we now have a moving visual update on WHAT the epic-ness awaits us with "STAR WARS: VISIONS"!
A collection of animated Original Short Films, "Star Wars: Visions" will feature SEVEN Japanese anime studios, who'll showcase their perspective to "Star Wars", with all episodes to be released on Disney+ September 22, 2021.
PRESS: "Lucasfilm’s Jacqui Lopez (Executive Producer), James Waugh (Executive Producer), Josh Rimes (Executive Producer), and Qubic Pictures’ Justin Leach (Co-Executive Producer) and Kanako Shirasaki (Producer) were on hand at the event to reveal each studio and give fans a special look at the environment and concept art as they debuted the title and first details of each short."
Kamikaze Douga - The Duel
Geno Studio (Twin Engine) - Lop and Ochō
Studio Colorido (Twin Engine) - Tatooine Rhapsody
Trigger - The Twins
Trigger - The Elder
Kinema Citrus - The Village Bride
Science Saru - Akakiri
Science Saru - T0-B1
Production IG - The Ninth Jedi
PRESS CONTINUED: "As a first formal venture into anime, each “Star Wars: Visions” short bears a unique Japanese sensibility, which in many ways aligns with the tone and spirit of Star Wars storytelling. From the beginning, stories told in the Star Wars galaxy have counted Japanese mythology and the films of Akira Kurosawa among their many influences, and these new visions will further explore that cultural heritage through the unique animation style and perspective of each anime studio."
This combination is not unprecedented tho. The cross-cultural connection between "Anime" and Western features go as far back as "The Animatrix" with this 2003 animated science fiction anthology film produced by the Wachowskis, who also directed "The Matrix" Trilogy, and one of my favs thru the years.
"It is a compilation of nine animated short films based on The Matrix film series, which was written and produced by the Wachowskis.[2] Four of the shorts were also written by the Wachowskis. The film details the backstory of The Matrix series, including the original war between humankind and machines which led to the creation of the titular Matrix, in addition to providing side stories that expand the universe and tie into the main film series." (Wiki)
