

Star Wars: Visions

This anthology of animated shorts from around the world celebrates the mythos of Star Wars through unique cultural lenses.
This anthology of animated shorts from around the world celebrates the mythos of Star Wars through unique cultural lenses.
Bringing all the best of Star Wars in one complete, unique, bold package, _Star Wars Visions_ is the best thing the franchise has had to offer in years, presenting radical new ideas for the series while also delivering on the things we know and love about it. From the action-packed, adventure stylings of _The Ninth Jedi_ and _Lop and Ocho_, to the more spiritual, slow burn outings of things like _The Village Bride_ and _The Elder_, and even the absolute crazy anime stylings of _The Twins_, there is something for everybody here - from old fans to newcomers alike.
And the best thing about it? It's not constrained by canon - as much as we love Star Wars' interconnected universe, _Visions_, by ditching the timeline and the cameos and the references (outside of the basics) makes a grand case to just stop caring about canon and lore and instead focus on the good stuff like themes, characters, ideas, and story. It's fresh, bold, and something really special. More please?
The best thing about Star Wars: Visions is how boldly it steps away from the usual formula. Instead of retracing familiar paths, it dives headfirst into telling stories from new angles, with complete creative freedom. Each episode is a small animated capsule filled with personality, style, and risk. Watching how different studios interpret the Force, the Sith, or the Jediâeach from their own cultural backgroundâis not only refreshing, it feels essential to keeping the franchise alive. The animation is stunning throughout: from clean, elegant lines to the wildest designs, everything stands out.
Not every chapter lands equally well, but even the weakest ones include strong moments and striking visuals. As a whole, this is an anthology that celebrates creative freedom and love for a galaxy that still has so much more to offer beyond canon. Visions is not just a breath of fresh air; itâs a love letter to the saga, told from corners of the world that rarely get a voice in productions of this scale.
something like this has to be done more often in different franchises. was very refreshing to see so many different studios mixing japanese culture into the star wars universe and getting so creative with it. the episodes are on different levels quality wise but overall i enjoyed this very much.
- Anime anthology of 9 different stories from different creators per episodes. Different art styles. Like The Animatrix [2003] &
- each story is within the Star Wars lore/universe. But all of it is fused with japanese elements.
- themes related to SW are embedded with their own style. The force, dark side, jedi, sith. More small personal level story and not large scale wars.
- Lots of lightsaber fights. Love it.
- 8/10
Such a treat to see these different interpretations of the same world, with a variety of styles and tones. I hope thereâs more some time.
The entire show isn't a 10...but the overall package deserves as much. It's great and sad to see more lore accuracy in a jap parody series than in the last 3 movies.
I can only imagine anime haters rating thos lower than 6. (which is fine)
Season 2 rated a 7
They kind of put the best up front first for me with "The Duel" (although "The Ninth Jedi" comes close), with the rest varying from ep to ep. But overall it's such a vivid breath of wild, creative visuals and fresh (if not always successful) standalone stories.
1. The Duel - A
2. Tatooine Rhapsody - C+
3. The Twins - B-
4. The Village Bride - B+
5. The Ninth Jedi - A-
6. T0-B1 - B
7. The Elder - B+
8. Lop & OchÅ - B
9. Akakiri - B
Due to its unique style this probably won't satisfy all Star Wars fans.
But like I mentioned before, you shouldn't compare episodes as each one is an individual take by the creator - a vision. This leads to you liking some but maybe not all episodes.
You can identify the Star Wars mythology within each story and some of them I would like to delph further into. Maybe becoming it's own series outside of canon.
Overall I'd say the idea worked for the most part but I don't think I'd need more.
I have different opinion about this. Some episodes are good and other are a little bit boring. The animation are very good.
Bringing all the best of Star Wars in one complete, unique, bold package, _Star Wars Visions_ is the best thing the franchise has had to offer in years, presenting radical new ideas for the series while also delivering on the things we know and love about it. From the action-packed, adventure stylings of _The Ninth Jedi_ and _Lop and Ocho_, to the more spiritual, slow burn outings of things like _The Village Bride_ and _The Elder_, and even the absolute crazy anime stylings of _The Twins_, there is something for everybody here - from old fans to newcomers alike.
And the best thing about it? It's not constrained by canon - as much as we love Star Wars' interconnected universe, _Visions_, by ditching the timeline and the cameos and the references (outside of the basics) makes a grand case to just stop caring about canon and lore and instead focus on the good stuff like themes, characters, ideas, and story. It's fresh, bold, and something really special. More please?