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Development

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Development of the Star Wars: Visions project began when James Waugh, vice president of franchise content at Lucasfilm, pitched the idea to Kathleen Kennedy at the beginning of 2020. To facilitate the international production, Lucasfilm collaborated with independent producer Justin Leach and his company Qubic Pictures, which helped facilitate the discussions between the US-based executives and Japanese studios; this became particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic, when planned in-person collaborative meetings had to be canceled. Production of the shorts took place in Japan throughout 2020 and 2021.^[1]

On December 10, 2020, it was announced that Star Wars: Visions was an anime anthology series of ten short films by different Japan animation studios set in the Star Wars universe.^[2] It was previewed by producer Kanako Shirasaki and the executive producers at Anime Expo Lite in July 2021.^[3] At the event, it was revealed that the number of episodes had decreased from ten to nine, due to "The Ninth Jedi" originally starting development as two episodes, but was eventually combined into one episode. The animation studios creating shorts for the first volume are Kamikaze Douga, Studio Colorido, Geno Studio, Trigger, Kinema Citrus, Production I.G, and Science Saru.^[4]

A second season of Visions was announced at Star Wars Celebration in May 2022, to include shorts from studios based in numerous countries in addition to Japan. Waugh described the second volume as "a celebration of the incredible animation happening all around the globe".^[5]^[6] The animation studios for the second volume are El Guiri (Spain), Cartoon Saloon (Ireland), Punkrobot (Chile), Aardman (United Kingdom), Studio Mir (South Korea), Studio La Cachette (France), 88 Pictures (India), D'Art Shtaijo (Japan), and Triggerfish (South Africa); D'Art Shtaijo's was also co-produced with Lucasfilm. The second volume was released on May 4, 2023.^[7]

A third season of Visions was announced during Disney's Content Showcase event on November 19, 2024. The third volume returns to focusing exclusively on anime studios: David Production, Kamikaze Douga, Trigger, Kinema Citrus, Polygon Pictures, Project Studio Q, Production I.G, and Wit Studio. The third volume was released on October 29, 2025.^[8]^[9]

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We really wanted to give these creators a wide creative berth to explore all the imaginative potential of the Star Wars galaxy through the unique lens of anime. We realized we wanted these to be as authentic as possible to the studios and creators who are making them, made through their unique process, in a medium they're such experts at. So the idea was, this is their vision riffing off all the elements of the Star Wars galaxy that inspired them — hopefully to make a really incredible anthology series, unlike anything we've seen before in the Star Wars galaxy.

—James Waugh on the creative freedom for Visions.^[4]

Star Wars: Visions's stories were not required to adhere to the established Star Wars timeline. The story of "The Duel" was specifically billed as "an alternate history pulled from Japanese lore".^[10] "Lop and Ochō" is set during the reign of the Galactic Empire between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.^[11] "The Elder" is set "sometime before" The Phantom Menace while "The Twins" involves "remnants of the Imperial Army" after the events of The Rise of Skywalker.^[11] "The Ninth Jedi" explores "what became of the Jedi Knights" after The Rise of Skywalker;^[11] director Kenji Kamiyama was particularly focused on wanting to use "the original lightsaber sounds" that are known to children throughout the world.^[1] For "T0-B1", director Abel Góngora sought to combine visual and narrative elements of the classic trilogy with those of classic anime by drawing parallels between the anime and manga of the 1960s, and the cinema tradition of the late 1970s.^[12] In planning her episode "Akakiri", director Eunyoung Choi noted that "creating visuals that combined both the fairy tale-style lessons of Star Wars with the advanced technology found in this universe... was particularly important."^[1]

Music

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In July 2021, the Vol.1 composers were revealed: Kevin Penkin would be composing the score for "The Village Bride",^[13] Michiru Ōshima for "The Twins" and "The Elder",^[14] while Yoshiaka Dewa would compose the score for "Lop and Ochō" and "Tatooine Rhapsody", Keiji Inai to compose the score for "The Duel", A-bee and Keiichiro Shibuya to compose the score for "T0-B1", U-zhaan to compose the score for "Akakiri", and Nobuko Toda and Kazuma Jinnouchi would be composing the score for "The Ninth Jedi".^[15] Soundtracks for Volume 1 were each released digitally on October 15, 2021.^[16] In May 2023, the Vol.2 composers were revealed. They included Dan Levy for "Sith", Leo Pearson for "Screecher's Reach", Andrés Walker & Patricio Portius for "In the Stars", Jean-Marc Petsas for "I Am Your Mother", Jang Young Gyu & Lee Byung-Hoon for "Journey to the Dark Head", Olivier Derivière for "The Spy Dancer", Sneha Khanwalkar for "The Bandits of Golak", Daniel Lopatin for "The Pit", and Markus Wormstorm for "Aau's Song". Soundtracks for Volume 2 were each released digitally on May 4, 2023 where the volume was also released.^[17]

Volume 1 (2021)

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All music is composed by Keiji Inai^[16]

*Star Wars: Visions – The Duel (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ronin's Theme"	3:47
2.	"SIgn of deaTH"	1:52
3.	"The Duel"	3:48
4.	"May The Force Be With You"	2:01

All music is composed by Yoshiaki Dewa^[16]

*Star Wars: Visions – Tatooine Rhapsody (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Order 66"	0:36
2.	"Galactic Dreamer"	2:04
3.	"Star Waver"	0:53
4.	"Boba Fett Chase"	0:34
5.	"Encounter"	0:38
6.	"Mos Espa Grand Aren"	1:21
7.	"Tatooine Rhapsody"	1:18
8.	"Galactic Dreamer (Instrumental)"	2:04

All music is composed by Michiru Oshima^[16]

*Star Wars: Visions – The Twins (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Twin Star Destroyer"	1:37
2.	"Anthem of Imperial (Am's Theme)"	2:01
3.	"Warning Issuance"	0:29
4.	"Passage Through"	0:37
5.	"The Battle of Hangar Bay"	2:44
6.	"The Kyber Crystal"	1:17
7.	"Force-sensitive"	1:06
8.	"The Fate of Dark Side"	1:26
9.	"Duel of the Lightsaber"	1:09
10.	"Out of Control"	0:44
11.	"Choose Your Own Destiny (Karre's Theme)"	1:22
12.	"THE TWINS"	1:36

All music is composed by Kevin Penkin^[16]

*Star Wars: Visions – The Village Bride (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Village Bride"	4:32
2.	"CHIKYU"	0:45
3.	"A Desert of Two Sons"	1:19
4.	"Bue, Pluck & Bow"	3:05
5.	"IZUMA"	1:18
6.	"A Flock of X-Wings Descend Into a Mountain's Garden"	2:16
7.	"Requiem for Blasters"	1:22
8.	"MAGINA x FORCE"	2:22
9.	"Postlude"	0:58
10.	"Composer Diaries: Children of Magina"	6:37

All music is composed by Nobuko Toda & Kazuma Jinnouchi^[16]

*Star Wars: Visions – The Ninth Jedi (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Ninth Jedi - Prologue"	2:08
2.	"Seven Masterless Jedi"	2:31
3.	"Kara and Father"	3:48
4.	"Jedi Hunter"	0:59
5.	"Lightsaber"	1:14
6.	"Speederbike Chase"	1:31
7.	"Sendo-shi"	1:15
8.	"To the Aerial Temple"	0:45
9.	"The Battle of Jedi"	5:48

All music is composed by A-Bee & Keiichiro Shibuya^[16]

*Star Wars: Visions – T0-B1 (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Start the Droids"	1:53
2.	"Dreaming"	0:46
3.	"Mitaka's Lab"	2:52
4.	"Adventure"	2:29
5.	"Electronic Force"	1:52
6.	"E-J-K (Electronic Jedi Knight)"	3:24

All music is composed by Michiru Oshima^[16]

*Star Wars: Visions – The Elder (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Arrival"	0:37
2.	"The Contacts of the Heart"	0:38
3.	"Explore"	0:46
4.	"The Elder"	0:56
5.	"Darkness and Rain"	1:04
6.	"Fight"	0:38
7.	"The Winner"	0:21
8.	"Time Goes On"	0:42

All music is composed by Yoshiaki Dewa^[16]

*Star Wars: Visions – Lop and Ochō (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Empire"	0:47
2.	"Lop"	2:26
3.	"For MY Family"	3:17
4.	"Imperial Officer"	1:52
5.	"Ochō's Preparedness"	0:42
6.	"Succession Ceremony"	4:01
7.	"Thoughts"	4:19
8.	"FAMILY"	0:31

All music is composed by U-Zhaan^[16]

*Star Wars: Visions – Akakiri (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Battle Rela"	1:13
2.	"Cameling - Shinobi Theka"	1:14
3.	"Float"	0:42
4.	"Anokoro"	0:52
5.	"Battle Rela (Reprise)"	1:21
6.	"Fall"	0:32
7.	"AKAKIRI"	1:06
8.	"Written Dream"	0:27

Volume 2 (2023)

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All music is composed by Dan Levy^[17]

*Star Wars: Visions, Vol.2 – Sith (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Black Canvas"	3:17
2.	"Sith Apprentice"	2:42
3.	"The Chase"	1:23
4.	"Light and Dark"	0:37
5.	"Destiny"	2:09

All music is composed by Leo Pearson^[17]

*Star Wars: Visions, Vol.2 – Screecher's Reach (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Escape"	3:17
2.	"Departure"	3:25

All music is composed by Andrés Walker & Patricio Portius^[17]

*Star Wars: Visions, Vol.2 – In the Stars (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ruins"	1:36
2.	"Pigments"	0:47
3.	"Mom's Song"	1:48
4.	"Altar Rock"	1:34
5.	"Siblings"	1:13
6.	"The Mining Factory Pt. 2"	1:20
7.	"The Escape"	2:12
8.	"This Is Our Land!"	3:17
9.	"Mom's Song Reprise"	1:18
10.	"In the Stars Outro"	0:44

All music is composed by Jean-Marc Petsas^[17]

*Star Wars: Visions, Vol.2 – I Am Your Mother (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Am Your Mother"	1:09
2.	"Take the Controls"	1:07
3.	"You Are Embarrassing"	1:25
4.	"Unexpected Arrival"	0:54
5.	"Hanna City Flight Academy"	1:03
6.	"The Ryloth Roll"	1:19

All music is composed by Jang Young Gyu & Lee Byung-Hoon^[17]

*Star Wars: Visions, Vol.2 – Journey to the Dark Head (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ara of Dolgarak"	2:36
2.	"Dark Side"	1:29
3.	"Weapon Planet"	0:59
4.	"Ominous Reunion"	2:26
5.	"Journey to the Dark Head"	1:14
6.	"Lightsaber Duel"	1:00
7.	"Please Forgive Me"	2:06
8.	"Enlightenment"	1:26
9.	"Light and Hope"	1:20

All music is composed by Olivier Derivière^[17]

*Star Wars: Visions, Vol.2 – The Spy Dancer (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stormtroopers Leave"	1:09
2.	"The Spies"	3:04
3.	"Show Time"	2:00
4.	"An Old Wound"	1:54
5.	"The Spy Dancer Fight"	1:49
6.	"Evil and Love"	3:03
7.	"Never Give Up Hope"	2:06

All music is composed by Sneha Khanwalkar^[17]

*Star Wars: Visions, Vol.2 – The Bandits of Golak (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jangori Attack"	2:15
2.	"Alien Busker"	2:33
3.	"Jedi Fight"	1:32
4.	"Uss Paar"	1:17

All music is composed by Daniel Lopatin^[17]

*Star Wars: Visions, Vol.2 – The Pit (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Digging"	3:17
2.	"Despair"	1:44
3.	"The Climb"	1:25
4.	"Crystal City"	1:15
5.	"Seized"	0:55
6.	"They'll Find Us"	1:00
7.	"Follow the light"	1:45
8.	"Finale"	2:11

All music is composed by Markus Wormstorm^[17]

*Star Wars: Visions, Vol.2 – Aau's Song (Original Soundtrack)*
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Aau's Song Intro"	0:55
2.	"Run Home"	1:00
3.	"Ride Home"	1:00
4.	"Sneaky Girl"	0:48
5.	"Cave to Outside"	2:01
6.	"Healing the Kyber"	1:45
7.	"It's a Gift"	2:33

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Development

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Development of the Star Wars: Visions project began when James Waugh, vice president of franchise content at Lucasfilm, pitched the idea to Kathleen Kennedy at the beginning of 2020. To facilitate the international production, Lucasfilm collaborated with independent producer Justin Leach and his company Qubic Pictures, which helped facilitate the discussions between the US-based executives and Japanese studios; this became particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic, when planned in-person collaborative meetings had to be canceled. Production of the shorts took place in Japan throughout 2020 and 2021.^[1]

On December 10, 2020, it was announced that Star Wars: Visions was an anime anthology series of ten short films by different Japan animation studios set in the Star Wars universe.^[2] It was previewed by producer Kanako Shirasaki and the executive producers at Anime Expo Lite in July 2021.^[3] At the event, it was revealed that the number of episodes had decreased from ten to nine, due to "The Ninth Jedi" originally starting development as two episodes, but was eventually combined into one episode. The animation studios creating shorts for the first volume are Kamikaze Douga, Studio Colorido, Geno Studio, Trigger, Kinema Citrus, Production I.G, and Science Saru.^[4]

A second season of Visions was announced at Star Wars Celebration in May 2022, to include shorts from studios based in numerous countries in addition to Japan. Waugh described the second volume as "a celebration of the incredible animation happening all around the globe".^[5]^[6] The animation studios for the second volume are El Guiri (Spain), Cartoon Saloon (Ireland), Punkrobot (Chile), Aardman (United Kingdom), Studio Mir (South Korea), Studio La Cachette (France), 88 Pictures (India), D'Art Shtaijo (Japan), and Triggerfish (South Africa); D'Art Shtaijo's was also co-produced with Lucasfilm. The second volume was released on May 4, 2023.^[7]

A third season of Visions was announced during Disney's Content Showcase event on November 19, 2024. The third volume returns to focusing exclusively on anime studios: David Production, Kamikaze Douga, Trigger, Kinema Citrus, Polygon Pictures, Project Studio Q, Production I.G, and Wit Studio. The third volume was released on October 29, 2025.^[8]^[9]

^ Cite error: The named reference nyt-article was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Collura, Scott (December 10, 2020). "Star Wars: Visions Anime Is Coming to Disney Plus". IGN. Archived from the original on December 10, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
^ "Explore Star Wars: Visions at Anime Expo Lite". StarWars.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
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^ Cite error: The named reference Volume2Announce was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ Rahman, Abid (November 19, 2024). "'Star Wars: Visions' Renewed for Season 3 at Disney+". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ "First Look At Visions Volume 3 Panel At Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 - Live Blog". CinemaBlend. April 19, 2025. Retrieved April 19, 2025.

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