“Star Wars: Vision” the next anthology series in Japanese anime style

Disney + unveiled the trailer and announced the cast of voice actors in Japanese and English for Star Wars: Vision, an upcoming Lucasfilm anthology series, which tells new stories of Star Wars through the style and tradition of Japanese anime. Disney + has also released four new images from the trailer.

The new trailer offers a preview of the eye-catching tone and stunning visuals of each of the animated shorts, which can be viewed with both the original dub cast and the English cast when the series launches on Disney + on September 22.

"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 new inspired series," said James Waugh, Lucasfilm Executive Producer and Vice President, Franchise Content. & Strategy. “Their stories show the whole spectrum of bold narratives found in Japanese animation; each tells with a freshness and a voice that broaden our understanding of what the story is about Star Wars it can be, and celebrates a galaxy that has been the inspiration for so many visionary storytellers ”.

The English dub includes voice actors, actors and new talent from the Star Wars universe:

• the duel (Kamikaze Douga animation): brian tee (Rin), Lucy Liu (Chief bandit), Jaden Waldman (Village chief)
• tatooine rhapsody (Twin Engine Colorido Studio): Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Jay), Bobby Moynihan (Geezer), Temuera Morrison (Boba Fett) Shelby young (K-344), Mark Thompson (lan)
• Twins (TRIGGER): Neil Patrick Harris (Karre), Alison Brie (I am), Jonathan Lipow (B-20N)
• The village bride (citrus cinema): Karen fukuhara (F) Nichole Sakura (Haru) Christopher Sean (Asu), Cary Hiroyuki Tagawa (Valco), Andrew Kishino (Izuma), stephanie sheh (Saku)
• The Ninth Jedi (IG production): Kimiko Glenn (Kara), Andrew Kishino (I swear), Simu liu (Zhima), Masi Ok (Ethane), Greg Chun (Roden), Neil Kaplan (Narrator), Michael Sinterniklaas (Henjin)
• T0-B1 (Science Sarù): Jaden Waldman (T0-B1), Kyle chandler (Mitaka)
• The elder (TRIGGER): David Harbour (Taji), jordan fisherman (Dani), James hong (The elder)
• Lop & Eight (Geno Studio by Twin Engine): anna cathcart (Lop), Hiromi Dames (Ocho), Paul Nakauchi (Yasaburo), Kyle McCarley (Imperial Officer)
• akakiri (Science Sarù): Henry Golding (Tsubaki), Jamie Chung (I think so), George Takei (sensuu), Keone Young (Kamahachi), Lorraine Toussaint (Masago)

Disney + also released a preview of the cast who dubbed the shorts in Japanese, which includes a multitude of veteran voice actors (watch the Japanese-language trailer here):

• The duel: Masaki terasoma (Rin), Akeno Watanabe (Chief bandit), Yuuko Sanpei (Village chief)
• Tatooine Rhapsody: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Jay), Kousuke Goto (Geezer), Akio Kaneda (Boba Fett) Masayo Fujita (K-344), Anri katsu (lan)
• The twins: Junya Enoki (Karre), Ryoko Shiraishi (I am), Tokuyoshi Kawashima (B-20N)
• The village bride: Asami Seto (F) Megumi han (Haru) Yuma uchida (Asu), Takaya Kamikawa (van), Yoshimitsu Shimoyama (Izuma), Mariya Ise (Saku)
• The Ninth Jedi: Chinatsu Akasaki (Kara), Tetsuo Canao (I swear), Shinichiro Miki (Zhima), Hiromu mineta (Ethane), Kazuya Nakai (Roden), Akio Otsuka (Narrator), Daisuke Hirakawa (Henjin)
• T0-B1: Masako Nozawa (T0-B1), Tsutomu Isobe (Mitaka)
• The Elder: Takaya Hashi (Taji), Kenichi Ogata (The elder), Yuichi nakamura (dan)
• Lop & Ocho: Seiran Kobayashi (Lop), Risa Shimizu (Ocho), Tadahisa Fujimura (Yasaburo), Taisuke Nakano (Imperial Officer)
• Akakiri: Yu Miyazaki (Tsubaki), Lynn (I think so), Cho (sensuu), Wataru Takagi (Kamahachi), Yukari Nozawa (Masago)