Disney+ has released the first trailer for Star Wars: Visions Volume 3, showcasing more Ronin, AT-AT Walkers, lightsaber duels, and more.
Get ready, Star Wars fans, because Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 emerges from the Force this October. The critically acclaimed string of animated shorts has struck a chord with anime fans in recent years, particularly with its previous volumes. Now, Lucasfilm is collaborating with nine anime studios to bring this third Volume to life. Today, the studio has dropped the first trailer for the latest Volume, and as expected, it is packed with incredible imagery.
The series makes its monumental return to Disney+ on October 29. But what can we expect from the latest Volume? The new trailer features everything a Star Wars fan could hope for, from buried AT-AT Walkers to more Ronin, and even the return of the Ewoks; there’s something to titillate every fan. But before we book our holiday to Endor, check out the trailer below.
STUDIOS
This season, Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 returns to Japan where it all began, featuring nine shorts from nine different anime studios — david production, Kamikaze Douga + ANIMA, Kinema citrus Co., Polygon Pictures, Production I.G, Project Studio Q, TRIGGER, WIT Studio — to further demonstrate the diversity and creativity of Japanese animation.
FULL SYNOPSIS
Kamikaze Douga + ANIMA – “The Duel: Payback”
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.
Directed by: Takanobu Mizuno
English Voice Cast: Brian Tee, Will Sharpe, Suzy Nakamura, Jonathan Lipow, Minami Iinuma, Gary Littman, Yukihiro Nozuyama, Shawn Gann, Major Attaway, Andrew Kishino, Patrick Seitz, Lee Shorten, Frank Todaro, David Chen, Nozomi Furuki, Ayaka Shimizu, Kaede Yuasa
Japanese Voice Cast: Masaki Terasoma, Daisuke Namikawa, Takako Honda, Naomi Kusumi, Minami Iinuma, Tokuyoshi Kawashima, Yukihiro Nozuyama, Takaaki Torashima, Kazuki Yoshida, Mizuki Ishii, Ayumu Mizukami, Nozomi Furuki, Ayaka Shimizu, Kaede Yuasa
Project Studio Q – “The Song of Four Wings”
A princess-turned-rebel protects a child from the might of the Empire on a snowbound planet.
Directed by: Hiroyasu Kobayashi
English Voice Cast: Stephanie Hsu, Aki Toyosaki, Trevor Devall, Jennie Kwan, James Sie, David Errigo Jr.
Japanese Voice Cast: Manaka Iwami, Aki Toyosaki, Hiroki Yasumoto, Takayuki Nakatsukasa
Production I.G – “The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope”
Pursued by Jedi Hunters, and blasted adrift into space, Kara encounters a seemingly abandoned ship tended to by a mysterious droid.
Directed by: Naoyoshi Shiotani
English Voice Cast: Kimiko Glenn, Freddie Highmore, Masi Oka, Andrew Kishino, Patrick Seitz,
Major Attaway, Frank Todaro, Simu Liu, Lee Shorten, David Chen, Carrie Keranen
Japanese Voice Cast: Chinatsu Akasaki, Akira Ishida, Hiromu Mineta, Tetsuo Kanao, Hinata Tadokoro, Taiten Kusunoki, Wataru Takagi, Shin-Ichiro Miki, Shoya Ishige, Noriko Hidaka
WIT Studio – “The Bounty Hunters”
A rogue bounty hunter takes on a job for a shady industrialist that has unexpected consequences for her and her droid.
Directed by: Junichi Yamamoto
English Voice Cast: Earl Baylon, Anna Sawai, Ronny Chieng, Joseph Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith,
Zoe Rux, Carrie Keranen, David Chen, Major Attaway, Joy Ofodu, Frank Todaro
Japanese Voice Cast: Ai Fairouz, Tomokazu Sugita, Daisuke Ono, Yume Miyamoto, Ai Kakuma, Kotono Mitsuishi, Setsuji Sato, Koji Seki, Marie Miyake, Hiroya Egashira, Katsumi Fukuhara, Koji Seki, Marie Miyake, Hitomi Kitazaki
Kinema citrus Co. – “Yuko’s Treasure”
A sheltered orphan teams with a street rat kid to rescue his droid caregiver and find a long-lost treasure.
Directed by: Masaki Tachibana
English Voice Cast: Liam Karlsson, Julian Paz Fedorov, Harvey Guillén, Steve Buscemi, Anne Yatco, Maximilian Reid, Matt Yang King, Joy Ofodu, Sean Burgos, A.J. Beckles
Japanese Voice Cast: Momoka Terasawa, Makoto Koichi, Mitsuru Houfu, Kenichirou Matsuda, Yumi Uchiyama, Mamoru Miyano, Hidenobu Kiuchi, Yuki Kazu, Ryunosuke Watanuki, Shoumaru Zouza
Kinema citrus Co. – “The Lost Ones”
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.
Directed by: Hitoshi Haga
English Voice Cast: Karen Fukuhara, Mark Strong, Ryan Potter, Aki Toyosaki, Kimberly Brooks, Lincoln Bonilla, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Mike Bodie, David Errigo Jr., Cheyenne Nguyen, Nick Kishiyama, Leon Chen, Jennie Kwan, James Sie
Japanese Voice Cast: Asami Seto, Hirofumi Nojima, Daiki Hamano, Aki Toyosaki, Kimiko Saito, Mutsumi Tamura, Genta Nakamura, Yutaka Aoyama, Yoji Ueda, Manami Hanawa, Risa Watanabe, Yuki Ominami, Saya Hirose, Yuji Murai, Yuuki Shin, Kosuke Echigoya, Takaaki Torashima, Takayuki Nakatsukasa
TRIGGER – “The Smuggler”
Desperate for a quick payday, a smuggler takes a job to rescue a fugitive from the Empire.
Directed by: Masahiko Otsuka
English Voice Cast: Emma Myers, Tanner Buchanan, Judith Light, Cory Yee, Adam Seitz, Matt Yang King, Cindy Robinson, A.J. Beckles, Earl Baylon, Sean Burgos
Japanese Voice Cast: Ami Maeshima, Yuuki Shin, Yasuko Hatori, Show Hayami, Jino Saito, Nobuaki Kanemitsu, Akira Kuwabara, Mutsuki Iwanaka, Hinata Tadokoro, Taiki Yamashita, Satoi Shibuya, Norio Wakamoto
Polygon Pictures – “The Bird of Paradise”
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.
Directed by: Tadahiro “Tady” Yoshihira
English Voice Cast: Sonoya Mizuno, James Sie, Victoria Grace, George Takei
Japanese Voice Cast: Tomoyo Kurosawa, Tomoaki Maeno, Ayane Sakura, Hochu Otsuka
david production – “BLACK”
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.
Directed by: Shinya Ohira
Japanese Voice Cast: Kenta Miyake, Tsuyoshi Koyama
RELEASE
What an incredible trailer! The first Volume of the hit series struck a chord with fans, and the second Volume solidified its status as a global sensation. Fans are undoubtedly excited at the thought of another round of shorts set in the anime-style galaxy far, far away. With such a diverse and expansive universe at their fingertips, this remarkable series’s possibilities are limitless. Now that the trailer is here for us to scrutinize, there is plenty for us to digest and look forward to. So, get ready for October 29, because this is where the fun begins…
Star Wars: Visions returns for its third Volume on October 29.
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