A trailer for Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 has been released, providing a look at the new batch of animated Star Wars shorts before it hits Disney+ on October 29.
Highlights include a couple of AT-ATs rising from beneath an ice shelf, the presence of cuddly and furry aliens across multiple shorts, and the black-and-white “The Duel: Payback” (the sequel to Volume 1’s “The Duel”) trying to outdo its predecessor’s umbrella lightsaber. However, the one to beat might the part where a character equips a bunch of mechanical parts to become a mecha girl with an x-wing jetpack.
Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 sees the anthology series returning to Japanese studios after its second season. The shorts selection for this outing includes:
• “The Duel: Payback” (directed by Takanobu Mizuno at Kamikaze Douga) — sequel to “The Duel”
• “The Lost Ones”(directed by Hitoshi Haga at Kinema Citrus) — sequel to “The Village Bride”
• “The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope”(directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani at Production I.G) — sequel to “The Ninth Jedi”
• “Yuko’s Treasure” (directed by Masaki Tachibana at Kinema Citrus)
• “The Smuggler” (directed by Masahiko Otsuka at TRIGGER)
• “The Bounty Hunters” (directed by Junichi Yamamoto at WIT STUDIO)
• “The Song of Four Wings” (directed by Hiroyasu Kobayashi at Project Studio Q)
• “The Bird of Paradise” (directed by Tadahiro Yoshihira at Polygon Pictures)
• “BLACK” (directed by Shinya Ohira at David Production)
One of these, “BLACK,” was part of Annecy International Animation Film Festival’s Official Selection 2025. Directed by the legendary animator Shinya Ohira, it promises a psychedelic experience viewed through the perspective of a stormtrooper.
Beyond the new Star Wars: Visions installment, fans of animated Star Wars will also have a spin-off limited series of “The Ninth Jedi” to look forward to in 2026. It will be presented under the Star Wars: Visions Presents banner.
The first Star Wars: Visions series debuted in 2021. Volume 2, which featured contributions from non-Japanese animation studios, followed in 2023.
Source: Star Wars YouTube channel
