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Is this... is this really a Star Wars topic?!

Anyway, VERY hyped for this. A lot of my favorite animation houses are working on this and I do like that there Space Conflict franchise. I don't care if any of these become canon or not, I'm just looking for some glorious animation and fresh story telling in some version of a galaxy far, far away. Don't get me wrong, I've liked most of what's come out lately (Rebels, Bad Batch, Mando, Solo, Rogue One, Eps 7 and 8), but I know we're going to see stuff we'd never get from Filoni or any mainstream Western creative team.

 

It certainly looks interesting. I'm not a big anime fan, but I would check it out.

 

I have, a very bad feeling of what is upcoming...

 

elaborate?

 

Disney looking out for studio trigger. Doesn't that signal a red flag already.

 

Elaborate in more detail. Are you talking buyouts, crunch time overworking animators, executives doing shady things, what?

 

Buyout from Disney, if that happens then all animation studios from Japan are slagged

 

Okay... and where are you getting the idea that Trigger is for sale? Or that Disney is looking to buy? Why Trigger and not one of the other 6 or 7 studios making Star Wars shorts for Visions? Trigger is doing FINE financially and while they have had issues in the past(they settled a lawsuit last year for unpaid overtime), there's nothing to indicate they're looking for a buyout. What you're fearing is baseless.

 

Disney is the unicron equivalent of corporations and what I fear is that they are "flirting" with trigger so that when the time has come they will proceed to devour trigger i just don't want to imagine how are they going to mangle trigger and any other studio.

 

Won't happen. After Disney mishandling the Studio Ghibli movies and failing to buy the studio outright (and even before for MANY reasons. Anime studios do some fucked up things, but pale compared to what Disney has done in volume and severity), most anime studios would NEVER want to be under the thumb of the mouse.

You're making Visions out to be some kind of competition to see who is "worthy" of being owned by Disney. Would you say the same thing of the studios who did shorts for the Ani-Matrix? Was Warner Bros. headhunting for anime studios then? Visions is the same thing.

 

Copying from the general Star Wars thread:

We have a trailer!

 

also in dub form for those who don't want to read

rad.

 

This looks insanely fun  

 

Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts | StarWars.com
“Lucasfilm is partnering with seven of the most talented anime studios in Japan to bring their signature style and unique vision of the Star Wars galaxy to this inspired new series,” says James Waugh, executive producer and Lucasfilm Vice President, Franchise Content & Strategy. “Their stories showcase the full spectrum of bold storytelling found across Japanese animation; each told with a freshness and voice that expands our understanding of what a Star Wars story can be, and celebrates a galaxy that has been such an inspiration to so many visionary storytellers.”


Ronin (voiced by Masaki Terasoma in Japanese and Brian Tee in the English Dub) in “The Duel.”

The English dub cast includes the voice talents of returning Star Wars actors and talent new to the Star Wars galaxy, including Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett:

The Duel: Brian Tee (Ronin), Lucy Liu (Bandit Leader), Jaden Waldman (Village Chief)

Tatooine Rhapsody: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Jay), Bobby Moynihan (Geezer), Temuera Morrison (Boba Fett), Shelby Young (K-344), Marc Thompson (Lan)

The Twins: Neil Patrick Harris (Karre), Alison Brie (Am), Jonathan Lipow (B-20N)

The Village Bride: Karen Fukuhara (F), Nichole Sakura (Haru), Christopher Sean (Asu), Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Valco), Andrew Kishino (Izuma), Stephanie Sheh (Saku)

The Ninth Jedi: Kimiko Glenn (Kara), Andrew Kishino (Juro), Simu Liu (Zhima), Masi Oka (Ethan), Greg Chun (Roden), Neil Kaplan (Narrator), Michael Sinterniklaas (Hen Jin)

T0-B1: Jaden Waldman (T0-B1), Kyle Chandler (Mitaka)

The Elder: David Harbour (Tajin), Jordan Fisher (Dan), James Hong (The Elder)

Lop & Ochō: Anna Cathcart (Lop), Hiromi Dames (Ocho), Paul Nakauchi(Yasaburo), Kyle McCarley (Imperial Officer)

Akakiri: Henry Golding (Tsubaki), Jamie Chung (Misa), George Takei (Senshuu), Keone Young (Kamahachi), Lorraine Toussaint (Masago)


Am (voiced by Ryoko Shiraishi and Alison Brie in the English dub) and Karre (voiced by Junya Enoki in Japanese and Neil Patrick Harris in the English dub) duel atop Star Destroyers in “The Twins.”

Disney+ also revealed a look at the cast voicing the shorts in Japanese, which includes a multitude of veteran voice actors:

The Duel: Masaki Terasoma (Ronin), Akeno Watanabe (Bandit Leader), Yūko Sanpei (Village Chief)

Tatooine Rhapsody: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Jay), Kōsuke Gotō (Geezer), Akio Kaneda (Boba Fett), Masayo Fujita (K-344), Anri Katsu (Lan)

The Twins: Junya Enoki (Karre), Ryoko Shiraishi (Am), TokuyoshiKawashima (B-20N)

The Village Bride: Asami Seto (F), Megumi Han (Haru), Yūma Uchida (Asu), Takaya Kamikawa (Vaan), Yoshimitsu Shimoyama (Izuma), Mariya Ise (Saku)

The Ninth Jedi: Chinatsu Akasaki (Kara), Tetsuo Kanao (Juro), Shin-ichiro Miki (Zhima), Hiromu Mineta (Ethan), Kazuya Nakai (Roden), Akio Ōtsuka, (Narrator), Daisuke Hirakawa (Hen Jin)

T0-B1: Masako Nozawa (T0-B1), Tsutomu Isobe (Mitaka)

The Elder: Takaya Hashi (Tajin), Kenichi Ogata (The Elder), Yuichi Nakamura (Dan)

Lop & Ochō: Seiran Kobayashi (Lop), Risa Shimizu (Ocho), Tadahisa Fujimura (Yasaburo), Taisuke Nakano (Imperial Officer)

Akakiri: Yū Miyazaki (Tsubaki), Lynn (Misa), Chō (Senshuu), Wataru Takagi (Kamahachi), Yukari Nozawa (Masago)


Kara (voiced by Chinatsu Akasaki in Japanese and Kimiko Glenn in the English dub) in “The Ninth Jedi.”

The studios creating the nine shorts include Kamikaze Douga – “The Duel”; Geno Studio (Twin Engine) – “Lop and Ochō”; Studio Colorido (Twin Engine) – “Tatooine Rhapsody”; TRIGGER – “The Twins” and “The Elder”; Kinema Citrus – “The Village Bride”; Science Saru – “Akakiri” and “T0-B1”; and Production I.G. – “The Ninth Jedi.”


The Elder (voiced by Kenichi Ogata in Japanese and James Hong in the English Dub) in “The Elder.”

the amount of Asian talent in the English dub excites me.

 

Well they certainly have enough lightsaber gimmicks.

Let's hope there's some substance to all this style.

 

This looks fucking amazing.

 

ppfffffftHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHOhmysides

 

I for one welcome our new death umbrella lightsaber Sith Lord.

 

A giant spinning thing that can literally cut through and deflect anything? I mean, thats genius really.