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NEWS: Star Wars: Visions Anime Shorts Reveal Studios, September 22 Disney+ Launch

THE HYPE ..... IT'S OVER 9000!!!
Edit:The Imaishi/Trigger one is so Promare it hurts. This is also unyoung Choi's first director credit. I always thought she had been the director before, weird.

Finally, some more actual legit anime content coming for Disney+ and besides Marvel Disk Wars and Future Avengers being the only anime representation for Marvel on Disney+, I would like to see more Disney+ original content that isn't necessarily tied to famous IP and would like to see some anime original content on there as well.

Lycosyncer wrote:

Finally, some more actual legit anime content coming for Disney+ and besides Marvel Disk Wars and Future Avengers being the only anime representation for Marvel on Disney+, I would like to see more Disney+ original content that isn't necessarily tied to famous IP and would like to see some anime original content on there as well.

Don't worry, and not sure if this count. Last year, there was talks about Kingdom Hearts CG animation series coming to Disney+ in the near future (I know it doesn't count as anime, but it's something). But I'm hoping the success of Kingdom Heart's CG animation series could lead to Disney doing more original content for Disney+ that catered to anime fans in Japan and in the US/west. I wouldn't mind if Square Enix and Disney could team up to adapt World of Final Fantasy into a Disney+ original anime series given that game had a lot of anime cutscene, and people who played the game said that this game deserved to get a anime series because of the animated cutscenes. If World of Final Fantasy ever become a anime series for a Disney+ original, I would love the same studio that did the anime cutscene for the game to do the animation for the hypothetical Disney+ original anime adaptation (or a spin-off/sequel to the game).

Also, about the studio(s) that are doing Star Wars: Vision. A while back, I created a list of possible studios that would highly likely get involved in this project. I wasn't surprised by Studio Trigger and Production I.G getting involved (that was to be expected). But the other studio involved really surprised me because I thought we would see Madhouse, Studio 4°C, BONES, Toei, TMS, Sunrise, and ufotable (I would've also love to see Studio Ghibli too) getting involved in this. And they chose not to get involved, which really both surprise and disappointed me.

Well I hope this anime anthology is a success for Disney+ and the Star Wars team (and the animation studio that are doing this). I can't wait to see this in September, glad I kept my Disney+ subscription for this reason.

"Sources close to Disney in Asia, meanwhile, say the studio is looking to build out a robust team and slate of Japanese scripted originals, believing the category offers under-leveraged value. The studio also is said to be pursuing a more targeted, rather than high-volume, approach to anime, picking marquee hits that match the Disney+ brand."

"The streaming war on a region-by-region level will likely end after Crunchyroll is acquired by Funimation Global Group, a joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Aniplex. With Netflix announcing at least 16 anime titles set for 2021, the fight for more anime and titles will intensify and go global. Disney is most likely the newest player to enter the global streaming war and may acquire anime for its streaming platform Disney+. Disney has already signaled an interest with 10 animated Star Wars films by Japanese anime creators set for 2021. The details behind how involved anime creators are vague at this time. But I expect Disney to be involved, possibly acquiring full TV anime series or adapting their own property into anime series, following the success of Netflix original anime series.

Disney is also no stranger to anime and has an established track record with Studio Ghibli films. Walt Disney Japan has active relationships with various Japanese companies, including Aniplex. Additionally, Walt Disney Japan and Aniplex launched a new mobile game called Twisted Wonderland, which depicts multiple villains and groups from the Disney franchise in a visual novel style. The game is currently available in Japan but bolsters over 1.5 million users. I anticipate it could be a jumping-off point for Disney to dive deeper into the anime ecosystem."

I just wish these were full episodes instead of shorts.

chronium wrote:

I just wish these were full episodes instead of shorts.

Well remember the original Clone Wars started out as microseries before being rebooted into a full multi season show.

I just wish these were full episodes instead of shorts.

chronium wrote:

I just wish these were full episodes instead of shorts.

Hey, they can provide basis for future shows you know.

Ryuji-Dono wrote:

chronium wrote: I just wish these were full episodes instead of shorts. Hey, they can provide basis for future shows you know.

I care more about now than what might never happen.

No need to get pessimistic either. The episodes can provide just as much content in certain ways even if it doesn’t seem like it.