STAR WARS: VISIONS

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MANGA ActionStar Wars: Visions
MANGA AdventureSTAR WARS: Arata naru Kibou
ONA ActionStar Wars: Visions Volume 3

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  crazydarkness

  90/100
  Disney let anime studios tackle starwars and it was amazing. A breath of fresh air for starwars fans.

  It is really cool to see starwars in a new light. Letting anime studios ingulf themselves into the world of starwars was amazing to see. The soundtrack was beautiful with it blending traditional Japanese music with that classic starwars sound everyone knows. Stunning visuals that are unique with every episode due to letting multiple studious making each story. You can either watch this in dub or sub they put a ton of effort into both so its amazing either way. I'm glad disney decided to do this and i hope they continue with this trend of pushing starwars to new heights. ~~

  ~~ __Rankings__ 1) __The Elder__ - master and apprentice find an ancient darkness 2) __T0-B1 __- cute astro boy robot fulfills his master's dream 3)__ The Duel__ - ronin force user wonders into a village occupied by bandits 4) __The Ninth Jedi __- jedi gather at a distress signal hoping to restore the jedi order 5) __Akakiri__ - a jedi tries to prevent a vision he keeps seeing 6 __Lop and Ochou __ - a family conflict between tradition and progression 7) __The Village Bride __ - a padawan lets go of her past 8) __The Twins__ - Twins confront each other for having different ideals with the force 9)__ Tatooine Rhapsody__ __ - lost padawan finds a home with unlikely strangers ~~~ I urge any anime fan even those that have never seen starwars to check this out and starwars fans that have never seen anime to also check this out. All of these stories take little to no prior knowledge of starwars lore to understand. There will be at least one story you will find interest in. These stories are meant for people that like anime but have never got into starwars to enjoy and vice versa, people that only like starwars and never got into anime can enjoy this too. It is a great blend of two things I enjoy and I hope this brings new anime and starwars fans alike. ~~~ __The Duel __ ~~~This is the most unique when it comes to animation. It has an old traditional samurai feel to it like Seven Samurai which was an inspiration for George Lucas when making starwars.~! I really like the mysterious vibe the main character has. We don't really know what his deal is, he is a wondering samurai with a red lightsaber. Is he sith or is he more of a grey jedi? He is helping people out and being selfless which is not what a sith would do at all. I personally think he was trained by a sith that separated himself from the dark side and taught our main character the ways of the force. Now he just aimlessly wonders around looking to test his power by dueling dark side users. ~~~ !~
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  IGOR

  70/100
  Star Wars: Vision a very impressive anthology collection that can be enjoyed by non star wars fans.

  Star Wars: Visions is an episodic film, and like every episodic film there are ups and downs. It was really fun to watch all these different studios flex their artistic abilities. If there's one thing I loved about this film it's how every studio who took part in making this managed to incorporate Japanese culture into star wars.

  Every episode was different and intriguing, some episodes felt darker and mature like episode 7: The Elder while other episodes felt childish like episode 6: T0-B1. The tone wasn't the only thing that was different, the stories, the characters, the art style, and the setting were also different. Because every episode had different stories and characters anyone can watch this film without needing to know the Star Wars lore.

  Almost every episode had exceptional fight scenes, the way they were animated and choreographed were remarkable and left me surprised. These fights in my opinion were animated better than majority of the anime fights I have seen this year.

  Like I said earlier every studio managed to incorporate some Japanese culture into star wars. The ways they did this was by including Traditional Japanese clothing, music, or even architectures into the film. In episode 1: The Duel, The mysterious main character is wearing what seems like a samurai outfit and on his waist was a katana sheath. His robot friend happened to be wearing a samurai Ronin straw hat as well. This entire episode looked like it took place in the early japan, What time period? I do not know. Episode 1 reminded me a lot of the Netflix anime Yasuke because they were both a historical anime with a splash of fantasy.

  

  The music in every episode included either star wars music or traditional Japanese music except 1 episode. That 1 episode being episode 2: Tatooine Rhapsody, Tatooine Rhapsody was about a rock band in the star wars galaxies just trying to share there music. and of course this rock band played rock music which was unique because I have never heard rock music while watching Star Wars up until now. This entire episode was surprising, going into Star Wars: Visions I expected to only see action-packed episodes but this episode proved me wrong. Now if we ever get a Star Wars anime series do I want it to be this? as much as I love music I'd rather take action-packed Star Wars anime over this so HELL NAW this episode does not deserve its own series. I'll give episode 2 of Star Wars: Visions an A for effort... wait effort doesn't have an A. Well whatever.

  Star Wars: Visions doesn't deviate too far from the Star Wars movie franchise. Episode 2 literally has the name Tatooine in the title which is the home plant Anakin is from. I'm pretty sure the place the band performed at, in episode 2 was in the same place Anakin pod raced in, in the movie "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace". Also at the end of episode 3: The Twins, you see one of the twins and his robot chilling on a planet with 2 suns, Anakin's home planet Tatooine also had 2 suns and I believe it's the only planet with 2 suns in the star wars galaxy (I might be wrong though I have only seen 4 star war movies). The location isn't the only similar thing, the lightsabers, the vehicles, the robots, the force, and aliens share similarity as well.

  

  There's only 1 thing left for me to say before I wrap this review up and that being, what episodes deserve its own complete anime series? Well personally I think episode 5: The Ninth Jedi produced by Production I.G is really interesting and intense, the characters caught my attention and the fight scene was definitely my favorite out of all the other fight scenes. Episode 1: The Duel is a strong contender as well, produced by Kamikaze Douga, the only thing I didn't like was the black and white color scheme. The main character is really compelling he seems like a hero but his light saber says otherwise. The fight scene like almost every fight scene in the anime was fucking awesome. Finally episode 3: The Twins produced by studio Trigger had 2 interesting sibling who were born into a dark force family, it sounds fun watching 2 evil sibling trying to destroy the world.

  Star Wars: Visions was a very entertaining. Even if you are not a Star Wars fan I would still recommend this to you because of all the beautifully animated and choreographed fight scenes. Thanks to Star Wars: Visions I wanna go and finish all the Star War movies I haven't seen. It's great seeing anime become more and more main stream as the years go on, I still cant believe the fact that Disney really just made their own anime.

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  superp2222

  90/100
  Star Wars + Anime = Masterpiece

  Over the years Star Wars has become central in mainstream media, with people being born long after the release of the first movies falling in love with the stories of a galaxy far far away. However, as the Star Wars title is passed down from studio to studio, it becomes inevitable that the eventual recipe becomes overdone. With some people being dismayed at the newest Force Awakens trilogy. However, this is where Lucasfilm and Disney pulled the biggest brain move ever. Giving anime studios in Japan the name of Star Wars and free reign to create nine stunning short stories set in the greater Star Wars Universe. And the results were astounding from start to finish.

  Plot

  Since Visions was an anthology of nine separate stories, it wouldn't make sense to judge them by their continuity nor their connection to established canon as it was made clear that these aren't canon stories but rather completely from the studios' imaginations. While not all of the stories felt fully fleshed out, they all provided at the very least enough to make me feel instantly immersed. The best exemplars of these would be Lop and Ocho and The Village Bride. Their worlds felt immersive and vast, with a smooth integration of Star Wars' cyberpunk attitude even in rural or traditional areas like those settings. On top of that, some episodes kept signature Star Wars themes and canons, the best example of this being Akakiri, where you can trace the main Jedi's descent to the Dark Side by following the lines of the canonically established Sith Code. Even when they did deviate from Star Wars canon, they do so in an imaginative way, like the blades of the lightsaber turning color according to the owner instead of the crystal's natural color in The Ninth Jedi.

  Animation

  Naturally with each anime studio comes its own unique animating styles. Despite this, each episode still kept some signature Star Wars elements, like the classic swipe transition. I'll quickly go over the anime studios and give a few thoughts on each of them

  Kamikaze Douga - The Duel
  This one's my favorite one of them, pseudo-3d style with a black and white coloring make the animations seem like something out of a samurai movie. The fluidity of the fight between the Ronin and the Sith make the world seem even more realistic. Fantastic opening for the anthology

  Studio Colorido - Tatooine Rhapsody
  This one's vibrant and colorful, bringing an interesting twist to the traditional characters. The chibi artstyle certainly made Jabba and Boba feel a bit cartoonish, but they retained Boba's level of badassness while also showing a lighthearted side of him bopping to the music. A very unique twist on classic characters

  Studio Trigger - The Twins & The Elder
  Trigger's back at it once again with their signature fight animations, there was a clear difference between the animations in the two episodes they did. The Twins had powerful color contrasts to differentiate between siblings Am and Karre, while The Elder had moody shading to pose ominousness at the ancient Sith.

  Kinema Citrus - The Village Bride
  This one was as colorful as it was heavy. The vast beautifulness of the world in the episode was displayed with vibrance as a clear contrast was made with the darkened technological conquerors of the bandits and their battle droids.

  Production I.G. - The Ninth Jedi
  The central location of the fight gave this anime studio lots of room to play with lighting, The ominous turn of the camera as the sith reveal their identities and the vibrant blades of their lightsabers make for a memorable fight.

  Science SARU - T0-B1 & Akakiri
  These two are perhaps the biggest opposites in the anthology made by the same studio, Tobi was a clever homage to the classic AstroBoy, with his signature eyes, the remarkably similar professor, and the idea that he can be something greater. The colorful solidness of technology contrasted with the natural contours of nature make for an interesting episode. Akakiri, on the other hand, played with colors and lighting to a whole new level. The constant visions as the misguided jedi fights both his brain and his enemies in a trance. And the final moments where the Sith offers him apprenticeship, the lighting mixed with the heavy taiko drums make for a hair-raising experience. Hats absolutely off

  Geno Studio - Lop and Ocho
  This studio went really creative fusing Star Wars' cyberpunk with a traditional Japanese city, the bustling city compared with the tranquility of the clan home make for an interesting display. Not only to mention the fluidity of the animal-like Lop contrasted with the sternness of Ocho, it makes the story even more immersive as we see the sisters attempt to sort out their differences.

  Music

  Just like how each studio brought a different style to their episodes, each composer brought their own twist to the classic Star Wars orchestra. The fights still feature the excellent orchestration, while the more natural aspects give smooth flowing of strings and accentuating horns. Some of the best examples of this is in The Village Bride. Composed by none other than Kevin Penkin, the scenes in this episode's natural world are heightened by Penkin's signature use of vocals, giving the natural world of this planet a vibe that resembles that of the natural ecosystems of The Abyss from Made In Abyss. Absolutely beautiful.

  Overall, I loved the uniqueness of each story in the anthology. Since they're all relegated to a single episode, each one felt like they were conclusive, and in cases where we were unsure of the main characters' fates, it gives an ominous vibe of uncertainly while sounding conclusive in terms of the events of the episode. A feeling that only Star Wars can pull off. Star Wars made the right choice giving its title and free reign to these studios, because they definitely outdid themselves.

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