Star Wars: Visions |OT| Star Wars is my favourite anime

[WadiumArcadium]

CASTS

The Duel

Ronin - Masaki Terasoma / Brian Tee
Bandit Leader - Akeno Watanabe / Lucy Liu
Village Chief - Yūko Sanpei / Jaden Waldman

Tatooine Rhapsody

Jay - Hiroyuki Yoshino / Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Geezer - Kōsuke Gotō / Bobby Moynihan
Boba Fett - Akio Kaneda / Temuera Morrison
K-344 - Masayo Fujita / Shelby Young
Lan - Anri Katsu / Marc Thompson

The Twins

Karre - Junya Enoki / Neil Patrick Harris
Am - Ryoko Shiraishi / Alison Brie
B-20N - Tokuyoshi Kawashima / Jonathan Lipow

The Village Bride

F - Asami Seto / Karen Fukuhara
Haru - Megumi Han / Nichole Sakura
Asu - Yuma Uchida / Christopher Sean
Valco - Takaya Kamikawa / Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Izuma - Yoshimitsu Shimoyama / Andrew Kishino
Saku - Mariya Ise / Stephanie Sheh

The Ninth Jedi

Kara - Chinatsu Akasaki / Kimiko Glenn
Juro - Tetsuo Kanao / Andrew Kishino
Zhima - Shin-ichiro Miki / Simu Liu
Ethan - Hiromu Mineta / Masi Oka
Roden - Kazuya Nakai / Greg Chun
Narrator - Akio Ōtsuka / Neil Kaplan
Hen Jin - Daisuke Hirakawa / Michael Sinterniklaas

T0-B1

T0-B1 - Masako Nozawa / Jaden Waldman
Mitaka - Tsutomu Isobe / Kyle Chandler

The Elder

Tajin - Takaya Hashi / David Harbour
The Elder - Kenichi Ogata / James Hong
Dan - Yuichi Nakamura / Jordan Fisher

Lop & Ochō

Lop - Seiran Kobayashi / Anna Cathcart
Ocho - Risa Shimizu / Hiromi Dames
Yasaburo - Tadahisa Fujimura / Paul Nakauchi
Imperial Officer - Taisuke Nakano / Kyle McCarley

Akariki

Tsubaki - Yū Miyazaki / Henry Golding
Misa - Lynn / Jamie Chung
Senshuu - Chō / George Takei
Kamahachi - Wataru Takagi / Keone Young
Masago - Yukari Nozawa / Lorraine Toussaint

Review Thread





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[MadLaughter]

I am so glad the reviews for this were stellar.

 

[chefbags]

What a cast. Gonna binge it when it's out.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

This is just star wars going back to its original form.

 

[Welkins]

All episodes out same day. Niiiiiice. All of them look sick. Can't wait!

 

[Plinkerton]

Wait all the episodes are dropping tomorrow? That's so cool.

Usually I prefer the one-a-week method but with an anthology thing like this, its nice they're putting it all out at once.

 

[Scarlet Death]

the fact this is happening tomorrow and being released all at once is very unusual. is this a bad sign? or did i just miss the build up somehow

 

[Mandos]

Hype for Tatooine Rhapsody

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Star Wars is back

 

[Egg0]

Wild. Thought it was going to be weekly. Any reviews talk about the length of these episodes?

 

[WadiumArcadium]

the fact this is happening tomorrow and being released all at once is very unusual. is this a bad sign? or did i just miss the build up somehow

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There hasn't been a ton of marketing but reviews have been positive. It's a collection of separate stories which probably contributed to their decision to release it in one go. That and the length of the episodes.

Wild. Thought it was going to be weekly. Any reviews talk about the length of these episodes?

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From Verge:

Visions is a nine-part anthology, with each episode telling a completely original story. They're all short — the longest is 22 minutes long, and some clock in at just 13 minutes — and, in a rarity for Disney Plus, the entire season is available to stream all at once. The most striking thing about the collection is how different each episode is, both in style and tone.

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[Ryan.]

Wild. Thought it was going to be weekly. Any reviews talk about the length of these episodes?

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Shortest is 13 minutes and longest is 22 minutes. Average length is about 16 minutes so we're getting about 2 and a half hours of content

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Wild. Thought it was going to be weekly. Any reviews talk about the length of these episodes?

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[Egg0]

There hasn't been a ton of marketing but reviews have been positive. It's a collection of separate stories which probably contributed to their decision to release it in one go.
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Shortest is 13 minutes and longest is 22 minutes. Average length is about 16 minutes so we're getting about 2 and a half hours of content

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Thanks!

 

[Joeytj]

The reviews for this are pretty great. Sitting at 100% on RT right now and from a wide variety of outlets and reviewers, so it's not just fan sites.

Can't wait! I promised myself I would spread these out instead of binging them, but I don't think ill be able to manage that considering some of them are very short and all of them are anywhere from good to amazing, so I'll likely just watch them all tomorrow more like a movie than a series.

 

[Ravelle]

I need this after What If.

 

[Lifejumper]

Sounds like BTS extra's are included too:

 

[Antoo]

get HYPE

 

[ZiZ]

I usually watch anime subbed, but I kinda feel like going dubbed with this one.

 

[MadLaughter]

I usually watch anime subbed, but I kinda feel like going dubbed with this one.

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Yeah I'm on the fence. Do any of the reviews mention a preference for sub vs dub?

 

[Deleted member 11637]

Sounds like BTS extra's are included too:

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Oh HELL YES!

It must be 2003, because I'm about to consume the fuck out of some anime legends' interpretations of a beloved sci-fi franchise!

#TeamSubthenDub

 

[janusff]

Glorious OT WadiumArcadium

can't wait to watch this!! Hype

 

[BringBackSonics]

Looking forward to this!

 

[TheHunter]

Oh they're releasing all of it at once.

Aces.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

😎

 

[Rendering...]

So hyped.

 

[Mendrox]

First episode was already super good. Fuck the new trilogy. Give me Samurai Star Wars.

 

[RuffMadman]

Does anyone know how to change it to sub on Roku?

edit: nvm I found it

 

[jaymzi]

Are Star Wars fans considered weebs now?

 

[Ashhong]

Should I be watching this subbed?

 

[RuffMadman]

That first one was great. Anime wins again

 

[Deleted member 17388]

Watched the one done by Imaishi / Studio Trigger.

I guess it's safe to say Anime saved Star Wars.

Am and Karre are the coolest protagonists this franchise has had 😎

 

[Donos]

Holy shit the artdesign is so good in the first episode (Duel). Like mind blowing good.

 

[Qikz]

I cannot believe Trigger and IG are involved in this, I'm so damned happy.

 

[AlexFlame116]

With Episode 3 its clear that you can see how far Studio Trigger can go with Lucasfilm and Disney xD.

If Lucasfilm and Disney weren't supervising all of this closely, then Trigger would have gone way more on Am's battle torn uniform at the end.

 

[Lifejumper]

Wheww even enjoyed the rock band episode far.

 

[Ashhong]

English dub is too distracting. Couldn't not picture NPH. Subbed it is!

 

[Kain-Nosgoth]

each episode is independent right? Kinda want to watch the studio trigger ones first

 

[addik]

Not really a big Star Wars fan, but Emi Evans of Nier fame is going to sing and write lyrics for "The Village Bride"



The lyrics part really intrigue me... I wonder if she sang in Chaos language?

 

[metsallica]

How do I watch this subbed? Do I switch the audio to Japanese and turn on english CC? But wouldn't those be dubtitles at that point? Meaning they're subtitles of the English VA, not a translation of the Japanese?

Am I missing something here? Or some separate option?

 

[metsallica]

So yeah, these are dubtitles. And they're not even subtitles, they're closed captioning. What am I missing. How do you watch this in Japanese with proper subtitles?

 

[Antoo]

episode 3 by trigger is pretty much every dumb anime thing you can imagine all rolled into one episode

unnatural exposition delivered by a character who is saying their thoughts out loud

absolutely wild shit that flies in the face of all logic

yet I fucking loved it

what a trip

 

[Rendering...]

I'd like to extend a special thank you to The Twins for noting the views of people who think Leia's Mary Poppins moment and the Holdo Maneuver were too much, and then being like "Counterpoint: according to the rule of cool, people can casually swordfight in space with no helmets, and also you can use hyperspace to do a ship-cutting supermove with an impossibly huge lightsaber."

Nice to see a Star Wars story just wild out with pure anime logic for a change. Maybe Star Wars was anime all along.

So yeah, these are dubtitles. And they're not even subtitles, they're closed captioning. What am I missing. How do you watch this in Japanese with proper subtitles?

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I'm not seeing the option for normal subtitles either. Kind of an inconvenient oversight, since my ears still work well enough to tell when a droid is beeping.

 

[metsallica]

I'd like to extend a special thank you to The Twins for noting the views of people who think Leia's Mary Poppins moment and the Holdo Maneuver were too much, and then being like "Counterpoint: according to the rule of cool, people can casually swordfight in space with no helmets, and also you can use hyperspace to do a ship-cutting supermove with an impossibly huge lightsaber."

Nice to see a Star Wars story just wild out with pure anime logic for a change. Maybe Star Wars was anime all along.


I'm not seeing the option for normal subtitles either. Kind of an inconvenient oversight, since my ears still work well enough to tell when a droid is beeping.

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Ideally they would have a proper Japanese version listed as a separate entry on D+. As-is, there is no proper English-subtitled, Japanese-voiced option available. All of the subtitles are translations of the English, and there is only English closed captions. This is a really disappointing oversight, especially given the pre-release trailers.

 

[Domino]

The Nier like music in The Village Bride (Episode 4) is incredible, the episode is fantastic.

The Ninth Jedi (Episode 5) is also great.

 

[Rendering...]

Not really a big Star Wars fan, but Emi Evans of Nier fame is going to sing and write lyrics for "The Village Bride"



The lyrics part really intrigue me... I wonder if she sang in Chaos language?

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Just heard her music in this episode.

Honestly, can she even make songs that aren't completely enchanting? Hire her for everything.

Ideally they would have a proper Japanese version listed as a separate entry on D+. As-is, there is no proper English-subtitled, Japanese-voiced option available. All of the subtitles are translations of the English, and there is only English closed captions. This is a really disappointing oversight, especially given the pre-release trailers.

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Damn, I hope they correct this eventually.

Holy shit the artdesign is so good in the first episode (Duel). Like mind blowing good.

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Yeah it's just great.

 

[Deleted member 3758]

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[Psittacus]

The music in The Village Bride is so fucking good

 

[Rendering...]

Not to nitpick, but I wonder if it's necessary for nearly every episode, and indeed nearly every piece of Star Wars media, to have someone say "I have a bad feeling about this."

Enough is enough! You're beating it to death.

The only good use of this line in recent memory is the variation in Solo where Han is like "I have a great feeling about this." That's just cheeky enough to fly with me.

Also, while I'm in not-nitpicking mode, let me say that I'm kind of bothered by the writing in Episode 7 (The Elder), an otherwise cool as hell episode, where Dan and his master split up to find the old guy.

Let's think this through. The old guy was going to return to his ship at some point, so there's absolutely no reason to have Dan seek him out in the mountains.

Best case scenario, the old guy is harmless. But they suspect he could be a dangerous enemy, so splitting up guarantees a disadvantage if one of them is trapped in a fight.

I know it's just a contrivance to get the characters where the story needs them to be, but if I were writing a story I wouldn't want it to hinge on a really stupid decision. The choice should have been justified with some additional factor like a narrow time window, or something back in the village that they couldn't leave undefended.

 

[Osahi]

Taking a break after the first 4. Last Duel and Village Bride are the clear stand-outs for now.