During this weekend’s Anime Expo Lite, Lucasfilm presented the first video for its new series, Star Wars: Visions.
Star Wars has always been closely linked to Japanese culture. After all, all of the mythology and lore of Jedi culture is pretty much inspired by the lore of the samurai. And George Lucas himself admitted that Akira Kurosawa’s films have a lot of influence on his work.
Star Wars has had many flirtations than the Japanese manga, but its presence is not as abundant in the anime. It will change with Star Wars: Visions, the new Star Wars animated series that Disney + is preparing.
Star Wars: Visions is made up of 9 animated shorts produced by as many Japanese animation studios. Here you can see the trailer that reveals them all:
As can be seen, in the list there are prestigious Japanese studios of the stature of IG de production or Trigger, which produced very popular anime like Ghost in the Shell, Kill la Bill, Batman Ninja, Golden Kamuy, Japan Sinks, etc.
These are the titles of the nine shorts included in Star Wars: Visions, and which study produces them:
Le Neuvième Jedi – Production IG Akakiri – Science Saru T0-B1 – Sciencie Saru The Duel – Kamikaze Douga Lop & Ocho – Geno Studio Tatooine Rhapsody – Studio Colores The Twins – Trigger The Elder -Trigger The Village Bride – Kinema Citrus
The only repeating studies with Science Saru and Trigger, with two short films each.
“We wanted it to be as authentic as possible for the studios and the creators. The idea was that it was their vision, inspired by all of the elements of the Star Wars galaxy that inspired them, ”executive producer James Waugh explained during the presentation.
The short films will address all kinds of genres and recurring themes in Japanese anine: drama, action, comedy, romance …
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The court The village bride, for example, it will be inspired by Japanese samurai movies, but with a lightsaber.
T0-B1 has a lighter tone, with an air of comedy, and pays homage to the mythical manga Astro Boy, it all started.
Very varied and very different short films to enjoy Star Wars from the point of view of Japanese culture. An absolutely perfect and natural fusion.
Star Wars : Visions premieres on Disney + on September 22.
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