Star Wars: Visionsis a revolutionary anthology series for combining two of the biggest forms of entertainment into one:Star Warsand anime. With how muchStar Warsrevolves around intense, fantastical action and eccentric characters in both personality and design, there’s always been plenty of overlap with anime, andVisionshas been the best way of realizing that while allowing plenty of variety in how creators go about it.
Star Wars: Visionshas done a great job of adding anime’s iconic aesthetic to the world ofStar Wars, and there’s more in store than anyone could have imagined.Star Wars: Visionsseason 3officially premieres this upcoming October; that’s great news all by itself, but with everything that’s going into season 3, it’s clear thatStar Wars: Visionsseason 3 will be the beginning ofStar Wars’ true push into making anime a major part of its brand. All of that, of course, is long overdue, and it’s great to see it finally coming to fruition.
How Star Wars: Visions Season 3 Will See Star Wars Go All-In On Anime
Why Star Wars: Visions Season 3 Will Be Big
Star Wars: Visionsseason 3 will be the franchise’s return to anime, and it will do so in a big way. Not only will the stories in season 3 once again be exclusively from anime studios, but it’s bringing back veterans to the series like Studio Trigger and Production I.G, and bringing in new talent like Wit Studio and David Production. David Production’s short will even be directed bylegendary Studio Ghibli animator Shinya Ohira, so overall,Star Warsis going all-out with anime simply because of the sheer level of talent featured inStar Wars: Visionsseason 3.
The specific stories being told in season 3 are also a good showing ofStar Wars’ commitment to anime. Not only are three of the stories sequels to “The Duel”, “The Village Bride”, and “The Ninth Jedi”, but at Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025, it was announced that“The Ninth Jedi” will receive a limited seriesforStar Wars: Visions Presents, a new brand that expands the stories ofStar Wars: Visionsinto longer narratives. All of that shows major confidence inStar Wars’ commitment to anime, and it will be great to see it all come to fruition.
Star Wars’ Newfound Commitment To Anime Was A Longtime Coming
Star Wars Should Have Gotten Into Anime A Long Time Ago
Star Warswill become even more invested in anime withStar Wars: Visionsseason 3, and that, of course, was a long time coming.Star Wars’ style of action and writing has always had plenty of overlap with the iconography of anime, and even the original trilogy was based heavily on old samurai films, specificallyThe Hidden Fortressand other works by legendary director Akira Kurosawa.Star Warshas always been tied to the aesthetic of anime and Japanese entertainment, as a whole, from the moment of its conception, and that’s what makes its renewed commitment to anime so great.
More than that is the incredible level of prestige attached toStar Warsand anime.Star Wars, of course, is one of the biggest entertainment franchises in history, and the anime industry has steadily been becoming more mainstream and profitable with each passing year, soStar Warsgoing all-in on anime is only natural when considering how both are two of the biggest facets of entertainment in the world right now. That sort of combination has long since proven to be a winner throughStar Wars: Visions, and there’s no telling how much further it can go in the future.
