On Sunday, hosts Sascha Boeckle and DJ Taro provided fans a first look at Volume 3 of “Star Wars: Visions,” which will debut October 29, 2025, exclusively on Disney+, followed by a panel discussion featuring filmmakers from david production, Kamikaze Douga, Kinema citrus Co, Polygon Pictures, Production I.G, Project Studio Q, TRIGGER, and WIT Studio.
TOKYO, JAPAN – APRIL 20: Kenji Kamiyama, Supervising Director speaks on stage at First Look: Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 at Celebration Stage during Star Wars Celebration Japan Day 3 on April 20, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images for Disney)
Volume 1 of “Star Wars: Visions,” which premiered in 2021, received an Emmy® nomination for the short, “The Duel.” The Emmy, Lumierre, and Annie Award-winning second volume was released in 2023, and featured shorts by global animation studios, including Aardman, Cartoon Saloon, Triggerfish, and Punkrobot.
TOKYO, JAPAN – APRIL 20: James Waugh SVP, Lucasfilm Franchise Content & Strategy and Executive Producer speaks on stage at First Look: Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 at Celebration Stage during Star Wars Celebration Japan Day 3 on April 20, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images for Disney)
With Volume 3, the animated anthology returns to where it all began with nine shorts from nine different anime studios to further demonstrate the diversity and creativity of Japanese animation.
The titles of each studio’s short, the directors, and key details were revealed for all nine shorts:
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- TOKYO, JAPAN – APRIL 20: Hiroyasu Kobayashi speaks on stage at First Look: Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 at Celebration Stage during Star Wars Celebration Japan Day 3 on April 20, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images for Disney)
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- TOKYO, JAPAN – APRIL 20: Jacob Ayers, Co-Producer speaks on stage at First Look: Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 at Celebration Stage during Star Wars Celebration Japan Day 3 on April 20, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images for Disney)
David Production – “BLACK”
Directed by Shinya Ohira
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.
Kamikaze Douga + ANIMA – “The Duel: Payback”
Directed by Takanobu Mizuno
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.
Kinema Citrus – “The Lost Ones”
Directed by Hitoshi Haga
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.
Kinema Citrus – “Yuko’s Treasure”
Directed by Masaki Tachibana
A sheltered orphan teams with a street rat kid to rescue his droid caregiver and find a long lost treasure.
Polygon Pictures – “The Bird of Paradise”
Directed by Tadahiro Yoshihira
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.
Production I.G – “The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope”
Directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani
Pursued by Jedi Hunters, and blasted adrift into space, Kara encounters a seemingly abandoned ship tended to by a mysterious droid.
Project Studio Q – “The Song of Four Wings”
Directed by Hiroyasu Kobayashi
A princess-turned-rebel protects a child from the might of the Empire on a snowbound planet.
TRIGGER – “The Smuggler”
Directed by Masahiko Otsuka
A smuggler, desperate for a quick payday, agrees to take on a job to bring a wanted young prince to safety as the Empire pursues.
WIT Studio – “The Bounty Hunter”
Directed by Junichi Yamamoto
A rogue bounty hunter takes on a job for a shady industrialist that has unexpected consequences for her and her droid.
TOKYO, JAPAN – APRIL 20: Takanobu Mizuno and Hitsohi Haga are seen on stage at First Look: Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 at Celebration Stage during Star Wars Celebration Japan Day 3 on April 20, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images for Disney)
While complete cast details have not been announced, an exclusive sizzle was screened for fans in room (and on the Star Wars LIVE! Stream), which featured the voices of Ami Maeshima, Yasuko Hatori, Takako Honda, Yume Miyamoto, Makoto Koichi, and Chinatsu Akasaki from the Original Language cast, and George Takei, Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Kishiyama, Lincoln Bonilla, Jimmie Yamaguchi, Mike Bodie, and Stephanie Hsu from the English dub.
The day ended with an announcement from James Waugh, Lucasfilm’s senior vice president, franchise content and strategy, who also serves as an executive producer on “Star Wars: Visions,” that the series will continue with the creation of an all-new banner “Star Wars: Visions Presents,” which will be used to tell longer-form “Star Wars: Visions” stories. Kenji Kamiyama, who directed “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim,” joined Waugh on stage to announce the first title to be released under the new banner: “Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi.” Kamiyama will serve as supervising director of the limited series, which will continue the story of Lah Kara that first debuted in “Star Wars: Visions,” Volume 1. “Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi,” a new ‘Star Wars: Visions Presents’ limited series, will premiere on Disney+ in 2026.
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