Correction: In "The Twins" section, the script said "Coolest-Looking Star Wars Movie" but the word "looking" got cut and it's too much work to fix the audio now. I obviously meant to start a fight, just not quite that much of a fight. Sorry for the confusion. Also, First.
too short and most of it was very childish. only the first episode was interesting. the star wars we need is a long show with cool CGI like in the SWTOR game, or at least like the original Clone Wars that the Samurai Jack creator made. the rest is LAME.
lol, i think we got the point, also firmly disagree. the choreography in the new trilogy sux so did the space battles, which is weird coz rogue one had the best space battle in any star wars and the Mando has some of the most weighty hand to hand; so clearly its not Disney in general. if we're talking overall, i would argue epi 3 is the best visually, opened with a rockin space battle that wasn't beat till rogue one, the visuals all fit the universe, and no matter what other shit George gets, he can direct a lightsaber fight.
Marvel Studios seems to have gotten the memo on that with What If…? being a thing. Now they just need to go full anime, which is now a possibility since they made an entire animation studio.
It's amazing how a company like Disney doesn't understand that the reason why Robin Williams as the Genie worked so well was that Robin Williams was an amazing performer in every form of acting and not because he was a big actor, so keeps Dreamworksing every work of theirs to try and replicate that instead of hiring actual voice actors. P.S. my definition of Dreamworksing is "To hire an actor as a voice only because of their fame and that will most often deliver a sub-par performance because they don't know voice acting and acting require different talents"
@@PaioJ True but you did get a few stinkers in there like Justin Timberlake and whatnot. And that pool of "While not terrible, some performances were pretty flat."
Saw a tweet of Oricon News, "Ninth Jedi director Kenji Kamiya says he would love to continue to the tale he and his team began in the short, saying that he has the entire story mapped out." Filled my heart with so much hope and so much room for heartbreak when it doesn't happen...
I've been trying to argue FOREVER that the setting of "long, long ago in a galaxy far far away" is the perfect sandbox for any story, and thank god we have Visions as collective proof of that.
I have said for a long time that Star Wars doesn't have to be about Jedi and rebels fighting evil empires. That it can just be about people living their lives. I would love to see a crime drama set in Coruscant, or a Firefly-esque series about a crew of smugglers trying to get by. Or just about any other story someone chooses to tell in the Star Wars universe.
Yep. Even if you focus on Jedi, you don't need to focus on the world ending bits, or the Skywalkers (that 𝓔𝓥𝓔𝓡𝓨 director feels the need to relate back to) for interesting stories. The conceit - ancient tech, almost the same as modern day, space wizards of every creed, and lots of weird aliens - is golden, but Lucas, then Disney seems to have lost any imagination they had at the start
The original Star Wars was just an excuse to cram every pulp genre on the shelf together into one high-flying fun adventure. It's about time Star Wars got back to its roots.
@@curator_z I have beef with your "𝓔𝓥𝓔𝓡𝓨 director" comment. There was one director who seemed more than ready to steer the series away from them. But his choice led to a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror. Only they were never silenced.
The thing about that is it made me wonder if he really was a Sith, or is a Sith, I mean he just collects red crystals so he could just be a force adept who started out lucky and then gained skill and know how as he went on to defend others from the Sith.
@@madestmadhatter TBH I'd kinda like it if he actually was a Sith. The idea that the Sith could be good guys if they didn't have such a bad habit of going off on sociopathic megalomania-fueled quests for ultimate power is one that kinda appeals to me.
@@natesmodelsdoodles5403 for me it's more about the question than the answer, like even if he's is a Sith there's still a story there, and in the meantime I get to speculate.
@@madestmadhatter Pretty sure he is either a Sith or an exceptionally skilled Jedi, since the episode had him catch the other darksider's lightsaber between his hands the way Kylo did with a blaster bolt back in TFA.
I really like the concept in "The 9th Jedi" about how a lightsaber's color isn't determined by the crystal but by the character of the one who wields it. That adds a bit more mystery and mysticism into the jedi and the force, which I think if a plus.
Fun fact about that: they wanted that to be the case in Return of the Jedi, so that when Vader activated Luke's green bladed lightsabre and says "I see you have constructed your own lightsabre" the blade, in Vader's hand, would be red. In the end that didn't happen in the film, but in the marvel adaption of ROTJ they kept it in. So just like space rabbits it's a nugget of lore :) and it was executed brilliantly in the ninth Jedi.
That’s how it works in new canon. In legends there were a bunch of different types of crystals but in the new canon all the crystals are the same and all come from illum and they become a color after the wielder builds it but then it stays that color unlike in “The 9th Jedi” where it can change depending on who’s holding the thing in a given moment
@@braveng7909 Just so you know, in the new comics, Vader actually gets his red lightsaber by corrupting the kyber crystal from a lightsaber of a Jedi he killed.
@@braveng7909 I mean who's to say that in the time gap of the ninth jedi and RoS that the jedi had a fundamental change with the lighsabers and the force as a whole making it so the color changes with the intent and emotion of the wielder.
We need so much more of this. Huge companies funding actually talented creative minds and giving them total freedom, instead of hiring so called "big names" for ultimately empty productions. I feel that, over the last few years, animation has started to be taken more and more seriously by the general public as a medium rather than a "genre" (which it never has been) and I couldn't be happier. I am excited for the future!
Well, creative minds doing whatever has also led to some of the biggest flops and in movie history too; and is essentially what occurred in the Prequels, but the thought sounds nice at least.
To the two people who mentioned the prequels as a consequence of this creative freedom I'm campaigning for, I raise you this: I think I'd much rather have massive flops made with passion than a thousand empty blockbusters. I mean, the fact that so many people look back on the prequels fondly despite all of their flaws has to mean something, right? Let me know what you think
Fair. Buuuuuuut, we all know that was a way around censors in the original movies, and if the dude's ACTUALLY addicted to making people bleed, they could have given him an actual blade, or spurs on the handle, etc
@@curator_z Plus, it's a thing that came later. In the original trilogy? Sabers and laser weapons drew blood. It wasn't until the prequels when the shift became more noticeably for kids that the decision was made to not have blood and explain that they cauterize wounds. It wasn't until the sequels I believe where blood was brought back into things.
@@curator_z Blood lust isn't actually a lust for blood. That's Hemophilia. Bloodlust is a desire to fight and hurt others. It would be more accurate to call it Battlelust but Bloodlust rolls off the tongue easier.
@@the-aspiring-creator4249 Star Wars was always for children. The only thing that changed was what censors and moral guardians deemed appropriate for children. Don't kid yourself into thinking that the OG trilogy is somehow not meant for ages 6 and up. The sequels did indeed bring blood back because they were both more aiming for the 13 and up crowd AND because standards have shifted once more.
@@SilimsLetsPlays This is why I should remember to occasionally edit the comment. Indeed Star Wars has always been a series intended for children and that really why things change is due to shifting standards. What I meant is that the prequels made a noticeable shift to make it more for children and allow for more brutal fights and that weapons causing blood has been a thing in Star Wars before and that the whole "laser weapons cauterize wounds" explanation came later.
I've never literally had my jaw drop until the shot in the duel of the Ronin drawing his red lightsaber for the first time. Truly the sickest thing I've seen in a long time, and the fact that it stood out immediately following a guy getting sliced up by the opening of a lightsaber umbrella he'd been stabbed with really speaks to how well done that moment was
I think the best thing about the way Visions was done - aside from tearing the Skywalker umbilical cord - was creating such different styles and stories that it divides people on their favourites. Everyone can appreciate different aspects of each episodes and although there are a couple which stand out for most (9th Jedi being the universal) it generates positive discussion not boxed in to set locations or characters.
@@bthsr7113 Mano, Solo, Rogue One are still tied to the main cannon, same goes with the animated TV shows, visions just takes the ideas of the universe and does something truly original with it, they even add to the mythos a bit, its pretty much what Star Wars could be, if it wasn't hindered by the cooperate scum and villianary called Disney's Lucasfilm!
@@superomegaprimemk2 Ok dude calm down at the last part I like their first 2 movies except for the third one and plus companies tries to make much money as possible to appease the investors.
If Ninth Jedi and Lop&Ocho don't both get full series, I'll be so disappointed. Both looked so good, with a story that oozes a need for a full series. Some of the others could do likewise - I wouldn't be bothered by a full series of the Duel, for instance - but those two especially demand one.
tl'dr - Yep. My favorite really was Lop and Ochō (and no, not just because of bunnygirl jedi). I do agree if they didn't turn Lop and Ochō into a series my second choice would indeed be The Ninth Jedi. My reasoning for this is that the emotions of Lop and Ochō really felt far more real than The Ninth Jedi where she genuinely doesn't seem to care that her father is either dead/captured until the very last second. While we all saw it coming I will admit that the Sith reveal of The Ninth Jedi was well animated regardless. But Lop and Ochō did a much better job in my opinion of setting up not just a family unit but a world that could easily exist in the canon and a better hook for continuing it with Lop inevitably taking control of what little resistance is left and trying to fight for their freedom while also trying to reason with Ochō who has clearly become pessimistic about their existence but isn't fully lost to the dark side YET. I don't know, call me crazy the feelings of the characters just felt more real to me and I preferred the animation. And before anyone says anything NO I am not saying The Ninth Jedi is bad, like I said it'd easily be my second choice for a full adaptation. Lop and Ochō > The Ninth Jedi > The Duel > The Village Bride > Akakiri > The Twins > The Elder > T0-B1 >>>>>>>>>>>>> Tatooine Rhapsody ...for what it's worth...which isn't much. Oh and before the Trigger fans flay me for putting The Twins so low please don't think I'm saying it or Trigger are bad. As my list suggest I loved pretty much every second of this anthology except the Tatooine Rhapsody. It's just that while Triggers animation was amazing, Triggers animation is ALWAYS amazing. I just felt like I was watching Promare without any of the emotion (which I understand is a time limit thing). How I ranked them is basically how much I felt for the characters emotionally and believed they could fit well into the Star Wars canon.
I consider The Village Bride to be my favorite simply because I thought the exploration of the force occurring nature and native peoples/practices is something that’s been criminally underexplored in canon material and its implementation here was beautiful.
Yeah, when Karre sliced the Gemini Star Destroyer with his lightsaber, I thought to myself "this is the Holdo Maneuver cranked up to 11, and DARE I say it, far superior "
The elder was actually my second favorite. I don't exactly disagree with anything you're saying but I enjoyed it. Also I've always thought about that lightsaber technique of turning it off to get past the opponent's guard and turning it back on for the finishing blow. I was so satisfied finally seeing it realized.
I loved the world building in that one, and found the 3 leads to be interesting enough to want to know more of the story of the 2 who survived. Heck, I'd even like to see the background on the crazy old evil guy.
I also really enjoyed The Elder. It gave me a really nostalgic feel from the old Jedi Knight books I read as a kid. And yes, seeing Trakata in action for the first time was sooooo satisfying.
This almost feels like Disney’s response to Love Death and Robots, another animated anthology where established creatives get to completely let loose with their ideas and passions. I hope this gets a season 2.
Honestly, Lop and Ocho's story on the family front grew a bit on me as a strong point, and what you said about it feeling like a pilot with a clear destination regardless helps make up for where it ends off. -also I lowkey need a plush of Lop at this point she's adorable-
That story was also based off of a section of Japanese history in 1854 when the US sailed up to Japan to open them up to foreign trade. Which eventually came to a head in the Satsuma rebellion in 1877. Star Wars is really good at using historical events and applying them to their story which I like a lot.
The Elder is the episode I'd most like to see get made into a series. The dynamic between the master and apprentice felt really natural and the mystery feels like it has a lot more breathing room to explore. Edit: Ninth Jedi and Akakiri also have a lot of series potential.
To me, The Elder was that short where I felt like "this is 100% feels like I'm in the middle of the movie" so I do agree with you that I want to see a full series of this. I didn't like The Elder personally with all of the reasons that Mother's Basement pointed out in mind, but it definitely has room to flesh itself out even more where I can be satisfied with it.
They couldn't be as good if they were canon, because then they'd have to explain how they fit in. Canonicity doesn't mean 'good' It means 'shared rules'.
@@westrim If it meant shared rules then the sequel trilogy wouldn’t be canon. Really “canon” is just what the people who own the property (typically the creators) want it to look like.
I like that you can also interpret T0-B1's name to also be a nod to Obi-Wan ("0-B1"), as well. It pays homage both to Astro Boy AND Star Wars in a subtly clever way!
The Village Bride has an amazing score, and reinforced how fascinating the force and the various worlds can be when handled properly. It was cool seeing how other cultures can also embrace the force.
@@someguy4096 like imagine the Dub but they swap JGL with Natewantstobattle for the singing and it may have been the definitive "Dub wins, everyone go home."
The Ninth Jedi fits so perfectly into the Star Wars I've always wanted to see represented, either on the big screen or small doesnt matter so long as I get to see it (even though I know I wont.) You see, Star Wars, along with heavy influence from Kurusawa samurai films and early space operas like Lensman, also takes a deep interest in the fall of the Roman Empire, especially in the prequels. And what do we know happened after the fall of the Roman Empire? The Medieval period, where there was no centralized authority and Europe collapsed into feudalism. And sure, there were many great things that came out of these so called "dark ages," but it was still a pretty rough time in Europes history. We kinda see this in the sequel trilogy, where there is the New Republic and there was briefly a new Jedi Order, but they for the most part are small fry compared to what they used to be. Even the First Order, while maybe the most powerful at the time, is still nothing compared to their predecessors. It sure does seem an awful lot like the Galaxy Far Far Away is descending into the decentralized, chaotic, and myth fueled period that the collapse of such a massive nation would bring about. I.E., the Galaxy is going into its medieval period. So, from there, here's where the Ninth Jedi fits into my dream. I want a Star Wars taking place a few hundred years after the sequels. Its the same galaxy, but it is more representative of medieval Europe than roman Europe now. There are many competing kingdoms and republics and trade empires (maybe the Hutts and the Mandalorains fight with a Third Republic that has nothing to do with the original republic, a la Holy Roman Empire) over power and prestige. And amidst this, while there are still light side and dark side force users, they are far more decentralized than their past iterations. They may still call themselves Jedi and Sith, but compared to the actual Jedi and Sith they are really something much different. And all of the different light and dark side force users are living in various temples and fortresses around the galaxy, like the medieval knightly orders of yore, each with their own goals and dreams. Maybe we have some light side users who act like Knights Templar, trying to keep the hype lanes safe and protecting others, but at the same becoming increasingly dogmatic in their beliefs and increasingly oppressive because of this. Maybe some dark side Hospitallers, force users initially started to protect the weak and care for the needy, but who's anger and resentment at the injustice and cruelty of the galaxy has slowly pushed them further into the dark side to protect their wards, causing them to become more gray in their pursuit of the force due to the conflict of noble goals but angry deeds. And of course, we could have some Sith like characters who are like the Teutonic Order, an order of force users who, believing they had the one true understanding of the galaxy started conquering all of their neighboring systems led by their dark Jedi masters, killing all the "heathens" who stood in their way and forcing everyone else to convert to their religion. And of course it can go so much deeper than that, all of these different factions of force users could have so many different goals and beliefs, and fall all over the place on the scale between light, dark and gray. And of course they could all have different allegiances as well, interacting with the nations states out there like the Hutt clan, the Mandolorians or the Third Republic. Personally I really like the idea of an order of light side users who have made their own temple on Yavin IV, and are sorta like librarian monks, collecting history from around the galaxy to try and preserve it amidst all the chaos, both dark side and light side. I think they could be a good group for our main characters to come from, as their more monk like way of living would make them be a close analogy to the Jedi we already all know and love, making it easier for them to be recognizable to use while still being clearly a product of this new Galaxy. Maybe we have a new Palawan who is possibly a little shy, but ultimately wants to do the right thing who is paired with a Master who is a bit of a rebel to their fellows due to having a known interest in the dark side, holding more inflammatory beliefs about the actual nature of the force causing them to be more of a gray Jedi than their light side compatriots. Together these two could maybe find some sort of ancient artifact or something, which both the dark side and light side users want, as well as the various countries around them, throwing the little temple on Yavin IV into the conflicts of the factions around them, which up until now they had been so careful to stay out of. I dont know man, but I think it could be really cool, and the small nature of the group we see in The Ninth Jedi reminds me exactly how I would want that world to feel. Sabersmiths in place of blacksmiths, mystery and a sorta magical vibe to everything around them.
This sounds alot like the Legends version of the star wars universe, where - for example - post Endor the Galaxy didnt immediately ductape itself together. Instead the New Republic coexisted alongside several imperial remnants, homegrown local governments, the Hutts, etc and even as it grew bigger over time it never was quite a galaxy spanning anything until way into the future I always liked that about it, maybe it'd appeal to you too?
@@starsilverinfinity Probably would in all honesty. I haven't delved to deep into the Extended Universe before, other than some passing knowledge and playing some of the games, mostly because it all became so big and bloated it felt kinda hard to access. But then again, one of the magical things about the Star Wars galaxy is that its massive, and is structured in such a way that pretty much anything you want can happen because there is plenty of room for all sorts of things *to* happen. So maybe I should dig deeper into it, find some stories that I like which fit into this idea I've always wanted to see from Star Wars. I dont know, but if you have any recommendations, I would love to hear them.
I had a soft spot for The Elder, I think because how it played within established lore of Jedi and Sith, sort of where The Phantom Menacr came in. You have this ancient sith who grew disillusioned by the self destruction of his own order. But doesn't know anything differently when just surviving has taken away a point of that power and dulled it. His existence itself points to a blindspot, and is good chances that like from Maul, the Jedi's arrogance will blind them to another threat, a Phantom menace if you will.
The Elder feels underrated. Whereas Akakiri felt like it copied too much of Anakin's fall in Revenge of the Sith, The Elder used the setup of the duel between Maul vs. Qui Gon & Obi Wan and at least twisted things around to make it feel different. The episode ain't perfect, but how it used elements from Phantom Menace felt refreshing.
I liked Kinema Citrus's The Village Bride. They need to remake it as a movie. I think it'd be an anime classic. The thing that hooks me the most is a masterless padawan seeing the Force through another culture.
Is F a masterless Padawan? I was under the assumption she was a former Jedi Sentinel (hence her lightsaber color) that either became a Gray Jedi or cut herself off from the Force.
"The Twins" was definitely what I expected from "Star Wars, but done by Studio Trigger." When I see complaints about the fight being in space, I'm like, "Well, yeah, it's Studio Trigger." Though I wish they had went over the top with the music as well. It would've been better with a "Kill la Kill" like soundtrack. Just imagine that moment when the huge lightsaber ignites to and over the speaker blares, "Don't loose your way!"
I thought only "The Twins" was going to be one of my favorites, I was wrong. anyway, here is a list: my 1st favorite was "the village bride". it was so mystical, something that fits so well with Star Wars my 2nd favorite was "lop & ocho". one of my favorite things in Star Wars is non-human jedi and the relationship between the characters was so interesting. my 3rd favorite was "t0-b1". again, because I like non-human jedi, but also because a jedi droid is a super cool concept and gave me more of a pinochio feel than an astroboy. The 4th favorite was "The Duel". a sith ronin is a concept that works very well and the lack of blue light sabers gave it a darker vibe The 5th favorite was "the ninth jedi". It was so aesthetically cool and the twist actually got me The 6th favorite was "the twins". Because grievous girl... I loved the rest too, but not as much as the others and about the dubbing...it clearly depends on where you live, for example i'm from south america and the dubbing was really good! (By the way, am I the only one who noticed that t0-b1 sounds like Obi Wan? something like To B one or Tobi Wan? They also had that scene with t0-b1 riding into the sunset like Anakin in episode 2... huh)
I felt Grievous Girl was the only saving grace of Twins. Is she basic and derivative? Mostly, but she is giving it some energy (would have liked a louder, more deranged VA performance to fit though.)
you know what would be cooler then another non human Jedi, a non human Mando because its cannon that anyone could become a mandolorain so why haven't we seen one in cannon or legends
The elder was one of my favorites purely because of the mind games during the duel. Notably the jedi baiting the sith into attacking with his second saber so that he could take it and destroy it.
Yeah, I liked how the duel was a bit more like a game of chess almost. Like they were feeling each other out. Really emphasized that one strike would spell their end
Like I said in the comments of New Rockstars’ video on Visions, I have a feeling that The Ninth Jedi is being set up for an entire series (which I wouldn’t say no to). And The Twins was peak Trigger. Hopefully the likes of Bones, Kyoto Animation, David Production, Ufotable, & Wit all do shorts if we get another season of Visions.
Ufotable Is debatable because demon slayer become his chicken with Golden eggs, and now they are pretty much avoiding taxes. I can see mappa in that position since they have a shit load of content, even if they treat their animators as shit.
Space opera as a genre is pretty out there for ufotable though, since even Demon Slayer is their initial foray into mainstream shonen genre. I doubt they're going to jump into Star Wars so suddenly.
I sincerely hope it's all in English and the writers take inspirations from the best of western fantasy literature. Star Wars structured like it's created by Brandon Sanderson or George Martin sounds amazing.
As an anime fan and a star wars fan, Visions was/is super exciting, and its interesting seeing how opinions differ between which ones really hit and which ones missed. The twins comes in an easy last for me but The Elder was a solid 3rd or 4th. The Duel takes the cake though, as great as the others were.
The twins was a very gorgeously animated short that was all about the pure fun of the Star Wars ride rather than anything meaningful of a story. And I love it for that. But it just felt too crammed for my taste. Like when the guy reveals his vision. It felt unnecessary for the story and clunked the episode up. Thought the absolutely anime love letter to Star Wars this episode was makes it a great way to introduce someone to anime. Familiar but still holding the elements we all love.
If I try to imagine it, I could see myself asking "why were they even fighting?" by the end of the short if they never revealed the reason for the conflict. I agree that the narrative wasn't the primary focus and didn't do much (if any) heavy lifting, though for me personally, having those small details included help with my overall understanding/enjoyment of it all.
I really hope that The Ninth jedi becomes a animated series of it own, i think it has a good plot, really enjoyed that chapter, the same with Lop and Ocho, who nows, maybe if the novel of the duel sells well, they will deepen the plot for some of the chapters in the future
All I want is a series dedicated to the journies of both an adult Lop - as she tries to redeem her sister - and Kara - as she helps reform the Jedi. Then, the two stories connect at the end of the season.
Honestly I didn't really like "The Twins." The over the topness of that one was just a bit too far for me... also apparently an imperial procurement officer got his hands on an x-wing for the guy twin and never once thought, "oh I'm buying a hero ship for this guy, he's gonna turn on us." I also kinda felt it was a missed opportunity that Lop was just a generic bunnygirl and they didn't go full fun and make her a Kushiban (still a bunny person but one with Mood fur and a bit smaller). I have the old Star Wars RPG books and I've always wanted to play a sith Kushiban just for the image of a small bunnyperson who changes colors depending on on his mood going ham with force lighting on people.
I was genuinely so impressed by this show. I loved so much about it! I haven't really been excited about anything Star Wars in a long time, but I would LOVE to see a follow-up season to this, because it was absolutely wonderful!
I watched visions with a group of friends and it was an absolute blast. I will say my rankings are very different to yours. My top three, are, in decending order, the village bride, the duel and the hunt. On the village bride, I agree with all your points, and will emphasie again, damn that music is absolutely stunning. I will add that I like that the mentor guy is basically waling around with a rocket on his head. I wonder what other demolition grade headgear this mad man has rattling around. The duel, once again agree with your points. A big part of placing it so high came from the awesome discussion my friends and I had on possible backstories for this mysterious ronin. Plus it's really funny to think of him reviewing his collection in a decade, looking at the one empty space. He tries to pretend that it doesn't bother him before sprinting off into the night. The kid is all grown up and real confused when the ronin runs up and demands a 1v1. As for the hunt. personally I loved the choreography (though I agree graphic blood sprays would be a welcome addition). But the stand out for me is the interactions between master and padawan. To me it felt like what anakin qui gon would have been and that was an absolute treat. My least favourite was... Shoot can't remember title, the bunny girl one. Mainly because I was really enjoying the fact that we got a forceless protagonist. A big part of star wars is the bounty hunters, the mandolorians, the clones and the roguish smugglers. Put simply I think a star wars anthology should have at least 1 forceless protagonist, and when bunny retrieved saber with force I really did not like it. I realise it is pretty minor problem, but we are talking about what we liked and emotions have a big role in that. Great video, fingers crossed for ninth Jedi series.
Quick question: Are there any viewers out there who watched Visions that have never watched anime before, and are just strictly cannon star wars fans? And if so, I'd like to know what you guys think?
A comment by @Branmuffinyogurt said a friend of his was not an anime fan but loved “The Twins” episode because of it’s pure insanity is equal to the prequels
I'm happy to see a TH-camr of your caliber talking about this. I uploaded a video about this yesterday hoping more people would check this anime out, I'm glad you made a video about it! Visions is one of the best Star Wars related things that has come out in a while.
Geoff watching Ex-Arms: "Onion-skinning random animation frames doesn't magically make them look cooler." Geoff watching the lightsabers in Akakiri: "...Slight amendment to my previous statement."
I finally had a day off of work that lined up with my son being at school so I binged the series today just so I could watch this video. I rank The Duel a spot higher. I loved the unique weapon and the mystery of the sith vs. sith, and that collection of Kyber Crystals he has was awesome.
The twins is honestly everything I’ve ever wanted from Star Wars. Like frankly, that short and the duel alone for me make the whole series, with akakiri being a close 3rd. Like it would be an absolute godsend if Disney picked up the rights to almost any of these and turned them into full fledged Star Wars properties. This is peak Star Wars, you cannot change my mind.
I can't understand how you can watch this and not get hurt from all the bad writing. It's insultingly bad. All the other visions are pretty cool, but this one is just the worst piece of media I've ever seen produced by some big ass company.
@@NeguraGhost you’re joking. You have to be. Like, sure, the twins script isn’t the tightest thing ever, but it’s just there to facilitate easily the coolest fight in all of Star Wars. Also, of course the writing isn’t going to be top notch, it’s an anthology series. Each episode is self contained, so it’s not gonna be an incredible story. For what it is, it’s incredible, that’s really not debatable.
I was in the middle for the Twins. I didn't like the jarring art style personally, but it was pretty cool. Meanwhile Village Bride and T0-B1 are some of my favorites through this anthology.
Twins was one of my least favorite. It was overhyped for me, I thought the fights could have been so much better. It felt like a crappy Zuko/Azula fight.
Saying that The Elder was disappointing is just flat out incomprehensible. It was my second favorite of the shorts, after The Village Bride. My least favorite was the twins, literally no substance at all with that one.
While watching them I was thinking “the 9th Jedi”, “the elder”, and “lop and Ocho” were interesting concepts that would make good series. Those last two would be perfect as miniseries or limited series following the two main characters in each ending with the master’s death for the elder and the sisters coming back together or one of their deaths in lop and ocho.
I personally had very mixed feelings on this anthology. Some of the episodes really landed for me (Village Bride, The Elder, and Ninth Jedi), other really didn't. I think one of the issues I had is that despite being an anthology, a lot of them felt very same-y. They all dealt with Jedi, most of them had a "literally just Japan, but with lightsabers" aesthetic, and the whole katana-saber thing got a little old. I am 100% down to have more Visions seasons in the future, but I hope that they mix it up a bit more.
to be fair you give a bunch of Japanese studios a universe with a samurai style warrior class and light up scifi swords, it's probably the first thing they're going to think of
True, looking back on it it's a little alarming that they ALL focused on a "Jedi" character, even the one about a droid. Would've been better had they mixed things up a bit, but the Jedi aesthetic fits Japanese culture better and that seems to be a driving force for a lot of these shorts so it makes sense why things ended up like they did
I mean besides just knowing lightsabers are cool. I think the Jedi and Sith angle helped to connect them all to the Star Wars universe and all to each other with the story we all fell in love with
Yea it was pretty repetitive, every plot twist was either im a jedi or im a sith and half the dialogue was about kyber crystals. Its why i only really loved the first two shorts
Here is my list of favorites in order with small descriptions as to why: 1: The Duel (The style, battle, and narrative potential from the short are amazing enough to have me come back to rewatch it more times, by far my favorite of the bunch.) 2: The Ninth Jedi (The best story of the entire anthology with an open-ended ending that leaves room for a potential continuation that I would happily put money towards in order to get production.) 3: The Village Bride (The best part of the short for me was actually in the world-building and lore that could be extracted from it, the fight scene that did occur was only secondary for me as I was only interested in the lives of these natives and Jedi Observers.) 4: The Twins (This is just Trigger being Trigger and I loved it.) 5: Lop & Ocho (Probably the most beautiful looking short of the bunch that honestly would have gotten a lot higher, if only the story didn't feel like it took a hit in the process. The way that characters quickly heal turn into a different direction and motives seemed a bit jarring to me, though if this were a bit longer and gave better development for some of the characters, this surely would have been higher.) 6: The Elder (Yeah, this was pretty underwhelming, even in the fight scene it felt like something was holding the short back, although I did like the aspect in which it was approaching. This works for the last decent short I felt like was in the anthology.) 7: Akakiri (This is how to speedrun a minimum of a 30-minute psychological constructive story into a 13 minute short, which you shouldn't do. Seriously, I got severe Whiplash when watching this. And even though I do like the aspect of the dark ending, It ultimately means nothing when I don't care enough about the characters to feel anything for them when half of the run time seems to be focusing more on the comedic side-characters than the other two main characters.) 8: T0-B1 (Has really epic Lightsaber battle, but didn't have any narrative drive to really keep me invested.) 9: Tatooine Rhapsody (This one felt like it came straight from Disney for the kids, not really my cup of tea. Also they don't compare to any of my boys in The Modal Nodes.) Let me know if any of you agree with my listing or not and I too would love to hear your options on some of these episodes as well if you care to give the time to share your thoughts.
My friend who never watches anime said that “The Twins” is the perfect Star Wars short since it has the same amount of bullshit insanity as the prequels and I cannot disagree
To be fair, *Anakin vs Obi Wan is* (for me) *the best duel of the whole franchise* , no arguing; and The Twins really felt like that: two jedis giving all their hate, frustration and passion in the battle (thank you TRIGGER studio!!!) Second place comes both Obi & QiGon vs Maul AND Luke vs Darth Vader (both) .
This reminds me a lot of Halo Legends, I mean, Star Wars Visions got much more budget and looks awesome and it has some of the greatest talents in the industry, but it is an idea too similar to Halo Legends, a visual exploration of a long well stablished western franchise through anime (like animatrix too) actually many of the Halo legends shorts turn to be cannon in Halo's expanded Universe, I thing that "The Odd one" is the only one which isn't cannon, all the other shorts are considered more or less cannon.
The Duel, The Twins, The Village Bride, The Ninth Jedi, The Elder, and Lop & Ochō are me favorite episodes from Star Wars Visions. I hope they announce a second season with more stories or continuation from the episodes. (Also, I think it's safe to say that Grievous might have died again from joy after seeing all the unique lightsabers.)
This would be cool but I think I am more interested in other studios and directors making different shorts than continuations. The creativity can only become even more wild
The exchange of ideas from Japan and the US has always fascinated me. Take for example how profoundly Star Wars science fantasy influenced the anime of the 80s through today and notable games like the final fantasy series. And how Star Wars was influenced by Kurasawa and the Japanese samurai film. And how Kurasawa was influenced by John Ford and other directors of the western genre. This is an oversimplification but if feels like a constant conversation between Japan and the U.S that has led to some of my most favorite works.
Adding on to this, lately plenty of western cartoons and indie games have taken influence from anime. Some of them have even mix the anime and cartoon art styles together to get a sort of hybrid style, which is pretty cool in my opinion.
@@magic2546And a lot older anime seem to take some inspiration from Disney. It really seems like ever since the end of WW2, the US and Japan have consistently taking influence from the other when it comes to movies or tv. Heck, I’d say some modern comics are influenced by manga
The amount of Star Wars fans who think episodes like Tattooine Rhapsody, the Village Bride, and T0-B1 are "boring" and skippable honestly make me sad. Then I remember these are the same people who complained about "filler" episodes in the mandalorian 🙄
I'm definitely way more a fan of anime than star wars and I really did not like those episodes you mentioned, but that's sort of the deal with an anthology right, every episode is gonna differ wildly from the last so you're gonna have a real mixed bag of opinions on it all. The only two that I personally enjoyed (and I enjoyed them a lot) were Twins and 9th Jedi, and 9th Jedi deserves its own series.
Sorta came into them looking for awesome anime lightsaber fights. I can get bad dubbed dialogue and rushed story set-up anywhere. I do appreciate the work that went into making these though, even the boring ones.
Those are all boring crap that add nothing to my understanding of the setting or excite me on a visceral level. The twins is dumb fun, and the elder is a kung fu movie with an insight to the way the sith and jedi look at age, while the rest of it felt mediocre to bad.
I got studio meddling vibes from "The Elder". Like it seemed like Trigger wanted to do a dark and gritty take and Disney came in and said "No blood." The others are also bloodless but the only one you really notice its absence is 'The Elder'.
@@boshwa20 Doesn't mean you can't still use blood for artistic effect, especially in a far-off galaxy where blood doesn't need to be the same as humans'.
The Elder feels like the first episode of an arc in the clone wars (2008). The clone wars played around with the star wars setting almost like how you described visions. I highly recommend watching it (the first season is pretty lacking). Half the time, the episodes don't follow the main characters so it feels very similar to visions. It is also where they first introduced Ahsoka who will get their own series like The Mandalodian.
The Elder deserves a movie. I feel like that'd be the perfect length to explore a story like this The ninth Jedi and Lop & Ocho would be fantastic as series and the duel, well I just want more of that good quality saber combat.
my own ranking is quite different. I'd definitely place the duel at number one, and tatooine rhapsody lasy, though i did listen to the english audio so that may have related. I would also place the elder probably second or third, it was better than the ninth jedi as well imo, though i would also place that one more highly, same with TOB1 which i really liked and think should be canon.
Tatooine Rhapsody was my favorite, and I'm sad to see all the hate it gets. I think the song at the end being in Japanese improves the short immensely.
@@benobrien7920 yeah i seen the sub and it’s better the dub i watched with my dad and the singing suffers. It sounds like an J-Pop song and it’s better.
@@benobrien7920 While I haven't seen all episodes yet it was definitly a great episode (and I thought the german dub did the song pretty well), but I think it could have benefited a couple more minutes on backstory
It’s funny. For me my feelings on the series is much different. The Twins for me is easily the worst one and the Elder is so close up there as the best. Though I think Lop and Ocho and The Ninth Jedi is just better.
Star Wars needs more Visions, this is exactly the kind of stuff you'd expect to see from a universe as massive as the one crafted by Star Wars. I whole-heartedly welcome more entries like these. Personally, I would absolutely love what kind of one-shot we would get from Yoshihiro Togashi. As far as my rankings go for the episodes: 1. The Twins - Going in knowing it's Trigger, expect the unexpected, and what a payoff. Agree with every point you mentioned. Reminds me of that Old Republic expansion with the twins....I think they were generically made too, correct me if I'm wrong. 2. Lop & Ocho - Great use of the Star Wars extended universe, as you said a great stand-alone story that could also have it's own show. I'd see this one going in the direction of Outlaw Star, picking up main cast members as the plot is driven forward with each character having their own episode contributing to a larger goal. 3. The Ninth Jedi - definitely a pilot to a 12 episode seasonal anime that would easily make it to the crunchyroll anime awards for at least 3 categories. 4. The Village Bride - Intriguing story and designs 5. The Duel - Loved the style and love that was put into this piece. 6. Akakiri - story is unique from the others because it pulls on the tenants of the Jedi creed effectively. 7. T0-B1 - loved the homage to astroboy and the Dr. who reminded me very much of Megaman's Dr. Light. Style was fun, would love to see more entries of this story. 8. Tatooine Rhapsody - One of those where I would want 3 or 4 episodes of to see more of what the ex-youngling would do over the course of the larger plot. 9. The Elder - reasons you said, it was an awesome looking entry that lacked story and substance however they had very interesting characters in both the elder himself and the Jedi master.
Speaking of Akira Kurosawa, watch Ikiru. I beg of you. Ikiru is also very similar to the 2020 anime, Woodpecker Detective Office, but with better story and characters.
So funny enough, I actually watched every one of these stories in English and while there were some rough spots (especially The Singing in the Tattooine Rhapsody) I found it to be a very fun experience for the most part. Plus I like to support my fellow Voice Acting peers in the dub. My favorite short out of all of them was the Ninth Jedi. It just had a great story arc, solid characters, and just seeing a lightsaber being built was so cool. That and the big twist in the climax was definitely a big "Oh Crap!" moment for me. My least favorite short was surprisingly T0-B1. It had great characters, breathtaking animation, and a lot of charm. But what really took me out of it constantly was the pacing. It moved way too fast, to the point where things happen so quickly you barely have time to process it. It just needed a little more development in my opinion. But all in all, I really enjoyed watching these. Even among my least favorites, there was something to like.
I'm super nostalgic for Astro Boy (it's what got my dad into anime and he passed that interest down onto me) and I cannot begin to describe how much I absolutely loved T0-B1. That short and Tatooine Rhapsody were my two favorites. I think knowing the ways that droids are looked at and treated in the star wars universe, theres something immensely satisfying about seeing one fight to become a jedi and prove himself as a hero alongside his other adorable droid friends. Plus the animation is just such a joy to watch, and T0-B1's design as a star-wars interpretation as Astro Boy is DISGUSTINGLY CUTE alongside the awesome voice acting for him on the Japanese audio track. On the flip side, I think the reason I was drawn to Tatooine Rhapsody was because of the lack of lightsabers, tbh. I love a great duel as much as the next guy, but that's all that mainline canon star wars is really about. Seeing someone leave the jedi order (which we know is kinda shit to be a part of from the prequels) to make friends and join a band?? I love everything about that. Using it as part of your stage performance is possibly the most effective use of a force jump I can think of. Honestly, part of me was kinda surprised that was the only short that decided to focus on something completely different than the main jedi vs sith or rebels vs empire conflict.
I think you nailed. Star Wars can be whatever artist working with it wants it to be. Doesn’t mean all those visions of the Star Wars universe will be equally good, but it doesn’t invalidate the sheer creativity that Star Wars allows.
I saw a pretty cute rabbit girl and i like this. I mean this series should be all about aliens and different creatures. I'd like to see that explored more rather than humans.
This! The best Star Wars anime short by far, at least in my book. Whereas the Visions shorts were all made by established anime studios with Disney's blessing, TIE Fighter was made by one guy in the span of over 4 years as a passion project.
I liked every episode of visions, dubbed and subbed. Can Star Wars try making an animated trilogy next? Can't possibly end worse than the Sequel Trilogy
The bunny girl I think was the best episode and in need of a continuation. The characters, emotional notes, and artistic aesthetic with an awesome fight scene. Nothing beats it
Theres so much Science-Denial and most of it is not even Ignorance, but actually planned. Humans manipulate other Humans for Money for so long now, they dont even stop when big things are at Stake. Please watch the video ‚Climate Denial: A Measured Response’.
The fact that he put the Twins at the Top of his favors and also saying the Elder was the lowest and worst tells you everything to know about his tastes in media. XD
I totally agree with everything except your take on "The Elder". I thought the slower more measured duel was meant to be in line with the Original Trilogy's duels. I also thought it seem more like an actual sword duel, with a lot of skill and weight behind each move. Not to mention I've been waiting ages to see a lightsaber ignited through someone in the middle of a duel.
GOOD THING I HAVE DISNEY+. I’m am so glad that Trigger got to contribute to Visions. Other than that I’d be down for other studios to let the Japanese play with their IP’s if this is any indication. Imagine a Ben 10 anthology anime focusing on alternate Omnitrix users like an episode that showed what would happen if Izuku from My Hero Academia got the Omnitrix, or if Tanjiro from Demon Slayer got it, heck maybe a lesser known character like Jason Frudnick from Blaster Master Zero getting it. How fun would it be to see characters from various Japanese media get the Omnitrix?
5:18 reminds me of the Halo animated short of the same name that tells the story of how the badge of Arbiter became one of shame amongst the Covenant. 7:11 ok but I'm a giant lore nerd and I am really attached to the smattering of legends and Disney canon ideas that constitute my head canon of the setting. 7:47 well, I think the only thing that really breaks canon there is Boba Fett crowd serfing, it's just very out of character, that and maybe Jabba's son having hair, don't think Hutts have much body hair. 10:40 one day I will have your head on a pike for this insult. 13:49 in my lore nerd opinion, it could be, I guess, but.... it would require a change in jedi/Sith culture where they stopped making their own lightsabers, which is a deeply important and spiritual act for the jedi themselves so it would perhaps be a bit immersion breaking.
The moment she whipped out the General Grievous arms, I guffawed. The moment she whipped out the high heel lightsabers, I bowed to my TV, praising Japan for getting a hold of Star Wars. I remember people saying anime and Star Wars could never work. Unfortunately for them, history will not see it that way.
I never understand why anyone thinks Star Wars wouldn't work as an anime. It's inspired by Japanese movies and have sword fights with freaking lightsabers. It screams anime.
@@clementj because there is a very specific subset of fans that take it waaaaaay to seriously. And if my experience is worth anything, this subset is very diverse, from the dirhard OT fans that refuse almost anything but also sequels fans tryharding to find a reason why their protagonist without a clear backstory for 2 films is an incredibly clever and revolutionary icon in the franchise. Let's ignore the fact that thinking "anime is over the top and silly" is stupid to begin with, since LOTGH exists
Some of my mates have complained that it doesn't "feel" Star Wars to them... but that's because it doesn't feel like MODERN Star Wars that much. I grew up with the fucking lego Star Wars tv shows and shorts on Cartoon Network, and the sequel trilogy actually hurts me physically talking about it. THIS, no matter how different it is, it's good. It feels like Star Wars far more than most modern SW things I've watched. And the fact that they aren't necessarily canon means I don't have to worry about continuity, and half the dumb shit in these episodes are so anime that I don't bat an eye at them, and I like them. Great vid. I saw your tweet of the thumbnail and was really looking forward to this. I'd also like to really know what you would've loved to see explored anime style in this series. There's A LOT you could do with a Star Wars anime that even this doesn't even tap into.
I’m in a similar boat as you but not quite the same. This stuff just isn’t for me. I think many of these shorts would be better off as not being connected to Star Wars. There’s just way too many disconnects for me.
@@Dharengo That's fair. My brother had the same thoughts and honestly this is a kind of series that I fully expected to be subjective In it's enjoyment.
The Village bride was my favorite episode it had a mix of artstyle from Astra lost in space and Carole & Tuesday, it was vibrant and beautiful, the fight scene was also well animated, but most of all it gave the Z-95 headhunter some screentime post Galactic Republic era
Early reviews I only saw folks giving praise to episode 5 but I feel all episodes were good in their own right.. Definitely would like extended stories on some of these episodes. I feel marvel has been trying this anime approach but never gave actual animators enough control to incorporate themselves into the work.. Star wars visions showed what happen when they are allowed to work in their element.
Just watched your video and binged the whole thing at work. I think it's not only great star wars, but an awesome way to introduce anime to people who haven't given it a chance. I love that every short has it's own unique style. I do wish some episodes were fleshed out more, like Akakiri. But yeah, this is the best star wars stuff since Disney bought it easily. Btw they fixed the subtitles
I will always take quality storytelling over visual spectacle every time. Of course, that’s not to say no one should put visual spectacle in their works, I just want to not be force fed trash writing with the visual spectacle
After I just rewatched it for the first time since it aired in 2014, the Twins just screamed so many Kill la Kill notes in it's action. With the sister also reminding me a lot of Satsuki.
All these specials were amazing and I would love to see many continue. Also, going from place to place I definitely keep seeing just how vast the reviews are for these with which ones are good or poor, some being very opposite in opinions. Everyone has their own vision of Star Wars, I suppose, and no one will ever be fully satisfied with any one thing. But having something like Visions can give such a range that anyone can find something that speaks to their vision of the franchise.
personally, I'd have put "Lop & Ocho" at the top, mainly because of the way it weaves so many Japanese story elements into the "Star Wars" universe. from the concept of family being more than blood through the loyal retainer/adopted family member proving to be truer to traditions than the apparent heir, it does an outstanding job. for the same reason, I loved "The Village Bride" for it's take on the old Japanese traditions of sacrificing a young girl to appease a vengeful spirit/local protective god. "The Duel" was nice, with it's harking back to early samurai movies while adding the twist that the 'savior ronan' has a far darker past than anyone in the village imagined. behind those, I'd probably put "The Ninth Jedi", but you could list the rest any way you felt like, because none of them really impressed me.
Speaking as a lifelong fan of Star Wars who currently has a love-hate relationship with it, the Visions shorts are more Star Wars than Star Wars has been since the original trilogy. It's a refreshing breath of fresh air to throw canon and lore to the wind and just make shit up and do what seems coolest.
In my opinion it boils down to this. Original trilogy: Brought it into existence and is the best written movies Prequel trilogy: The quality of the writing was worse but the choreography was better. It also gave the universe a wider feel (jedi order, clones, and such) Clone wars: Capitalized on that time gap and lore. Is kinda my favorite part of starwars. Cool fights and cool characters. Sequels: Had promise but got bogged down by writters changing and no clear vision.
When I saw this title, I was kinda worried that MB was one of those Star Wars fans. Then 10:37-10:44 happened and it became clear that he is a Man of Culture.
Correction: In "The Twins" section, the script said "Coolest-Looking Star Wars Movie" but the word "looking" got cut and it's too much work to fix the audio now. I obviously meant to start a fight, just not quite that much of a fight. Sorry for the confusion. Also, First.
You should check out The Third the girl with the blue eye anime.
That's...even better. Just for the commens
too short and most of it was very childish. only the first episode was interesting. the star wars we need is a long show with cool CGI like in the SWTOR game, or at least like the original Clone Wars that the Samurai Jack creator made. the rest is LAME.
lol, i think we got the point, also firmly disagree. the choreography in the new trilogy sux so did the space battles, which is weird coz rogue one had the best space battle in any star wars and the Mando has some of the most weighty hand to hand; so clearly its not Disney in general. if we're talking overall, i would argue epi 3 is the best visually, opened with a rockin space battle that wasn't beat till rogue one, the visuals all fit the universe, and no matter what other shit George gets, he can direct a lightsaber fight.
My man called "First" on his own video. Geoff continues to impress with his trail blazing antics!
Great video man! Loved it and the shorts themselves.
"Forget about live-action adaptations of animated movies, let's go for the animated adaptations of live-action movies."
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYIN!!
@@mothersbasement i second that opinion
You saying that now, but when Disney actually announces the animated Prequel Remakes, you will probably still be happy about it.
@@GrandArchPriestOfTheAlgorithm I only said that considering the last decade was bombarded with nothing but live action remakes.
Marvel Studios seems to have gotten the memo on that with What If…? being a thing. Now they just need to go full anime, which is now a possibility since they made an entire animation studio.
The twins being like, fuck it they can breathe in space only to give the droid at the end a space helmet, is fucking hilarious. In a good way.
The force works mysteriously
Felt more like salt in the wound.
I’m reminded of Leia floating in space in Last Jedi
Actually hilarious. The irony of it all.
Broo those stilleto lightsabre heels were crazy lol!!
It's amazing how a company like Disney doesn't understand that the reason why Robin Williams as the Genie worked so well was that Robin Williams was an amazing performer in every form of acting and not because he was a big actor, so keeps Dreamworksing every work of theirs to try and replicate that instead of hiring actual voice actors.
P.S. my definition of Dreamworksing is "To hire an actor as a voice only because of their fame and that will most often deliver a sub-par performance because they don't know voice acting and acting require different talents"
Prince of egypt and shrek were top tier though
@@PaioJ True but you did get a few stinkers in there like Justin Timberlake and whatnot. And that pool of "While not terrible, some performances were pretty flat."
I’m stealing that term
Or perhaps “Illumination-ing?”
@@GreyFox23 you're not lying
Saw a tweet of Oricon News, "Ninth Jedi director Kenji Kamiya says he would love to continue to the tale he and his team began in the short, saying that he has the entire story mapped out." Filled my heart with so much hope and so much room for heartbreak when it doesn't happen...
God fucking damnit you're right. 2 years of nothing
:(
I've been trying to argue FOREVER that the setting of "long, long ago in a galaxy far far away" is the perfect sandbox for any story, and thank god we have Visions as collective proof of that.
I have said for a long time that Star Wars doesn't have to be about Jedi and rebels fighting evil empires. That it can just be about people living their lives. I would love to see a crime drama set in Coruscant, or a Firefly-esque series about a crew of smugglers trying to get by. Or just about any other story someone chooses to tell in the Star Wars universe.
Yep. Even if you focus on Jedi, you don't need to focus on the world ending bits, or the Skywalkers (that 𝓔𝓥𝓔𝓡𝓨 director feels the need to relate back to) for interesting stories. The conceit - ancient tech, almost the same as modern day, space wizards of every creed, and lots of weird aliens - is golden, but Lucas, then Disney seems to have lost any imagination they had at the start
@@Crazael that’s what I loved about certain mandalorian episodes. It was just about people. And a cool ass bounty hunter
The original Star Wars was just an excuse to cram every pulp genre on the shelf together into one high-flying fun adventure. It's about time Star Wars got back to its roots.
@@curator_z I have beef with your "𝓔𝓥𝓔𝓡𝓨 director" comment. There was one director who seemed more than ready to steer the series away from them. But his choice led to a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror. Only they were never silenced.
“Sith ronin” is a concept I never knew I wanted to see until today.
The thing about that is it made me wonder if he really was a Sith, or is a Sith, I mean he just collects red crystals so he could just be a force adept who started out lucky and then gained skill and know how as he went on to defend others from the Sith.
@@madestmadhatter TBH I'd kinda like it if he actually was a Sith. The idea that the Sith could be good guys if they didn't have such a bad habit of going off on sociopathic megalomania-fueled quests for ultimate power is one that kinda appeals to me.
@@natesmodelsdoodles5403 for me it's more about the question than the answer, like even if he's is a Sith there's still a story there, and in the meantime I get to speculate.
@@madestmadhatter Pretty sure he is either a Sith or an exceptionally skilled Jedi, since the episode had him catch the other darksider's lightsaber between his hands the way Kylo did with a blaster bolt back in TFA.
There is a comic (Star Wars: Ronin) that continues / expands this story.
I really like the concept in "The 9th Jedi" about how a lightsaber's color isn't determined by the crystal but by the character of the one who wields it. That adds a bit more mystery and mysticism into the jedi and the force, which I think if a plus.
Fun fact about that: they wanted that to be the case in Return of the Jedi, so that when Vader activated Luke's green bladed lightsabre and says "I see you have constructed your own lightsabre" the blade, in Vader's hand, would be red. In the end that didn't happen in the film, but in the marvel adaption of ROTJ they kept it in. So just like space rabbits it's a nugget of lore :) and it was executed brilliantly in the ninth Jedi.
That’s how it works in new canon. In legends there were a bunch of different types of crystals but in the new canon all the crystals are the same and all come from illum and they become a color after the wielder builds it but then it stays that color unlike in “The 9th Jedi” where it can change depending on who’s holding the thing in a given moment
@@braveng7909 Just so you know, in the new comics, Vader actually gets his red lightsaber by corrupting the kyber crystal from a lightsaber of a Jedi he killed.
@@braveng7909 I mean who's to say that in the time gap of the ninth jedi and RoS that the jedi had a fundamental change with the lighsabers and the force as a whole making it so the color changes with the intent and emotion of the wielder.
@@braveng7909 They're not all from illum in new canon, but they're generally all the same kind of "kyber crystal".
We need so much more of this. Huge companies funding actually talented creative minds and giving them total freedom, instead of hiring so called "big names" for ultimately empty productions. I feel that, over the last few years, animation has started to be taken more and more seriously by the general public as a medium rather than a "genre" (which it never has been) and I couldn't be happier. I am excited for the future!
Well, creative minds doing whatever has also led to some of the biggest flops and in movie history too; and is essentially what occurred in the Prequels, but the thought sounds nice at least.
no total freedom resulted in prequels and TLJ
If they do season 2 they should get Ufotable, Bones and Pierott
To the two people who mentioned the prequels as a consequence of this creative freedom I'm campaigning for, I raise you this: I think I'd much rather have massive flops made with passion than a thousand empty blockbusters. I mean, the fact that so many people look back on the prequels fondly despite all of their flaws has to mean something, right? Let me know what you think
@@greenboy770 i would settle for the bare minimum of having well written star wars stories in whatever medium that will take
"There's no blood in The Elder"
*Jedi and Sith use high temp weapons that cauterize wounds*
Fair.
Buuuuuuut, we all know that was a way around censors in the original movies, and if the dude's ACTUALLY addicted to making people bleed, they could have given him an actual blade, or spurs on the handle, etc
@@curator_z Plus, it's a thing that came later. In the original trilogy? Sabers and laser weapons drew blood. It wasn't until the prequels when the shift became more noticeably for kids that the decision was made to not have blood and explain that they cauterize wounds. It wasn't until the sequels I believe where blood was brought back into things.
@@curator_z Blood lust isn't actually a lust for blood. That's Hemophilia. Bloodlust is a desire to fight and hurt others. It would be more accurate to call it Battlelust but Bloodlust rolls off the tongue easier.
@@the-aspiring-creator4249 Star Wars was always for children. The only thing that changed was what censors and moral guardians deemed appropriate for children. Don't kid yourself into thinking that the OG trilogy is somehow not meant for ages 6 and up. The sequels did indeed bring blood back because they were both more aiming for the 13 and up crowd AND because standards have shifted once more.
@@SilimsLetsPlays This is why I should remember to occasionally edit the comment. Indeed Star Wars has always been a series intended for children and that really why things change is due to shifting standards. What I meant is that the prequels made a noticeable shift to make it more for children and allow for more brutal fights and that weapons causing blood has been a thing in Star Wars before and that the whole "laser weapons cauterize wounds" explanation came later.
TRIGGER's animators are too good to be stormtroopers because they just don't miss.
Nice.
Facts
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I wish stormtrooper where more threatening than being more of a laugh to serve the plot
Am darling in the franxxx
I've never literally had my jaw drop until the shot in the duel of the Ronin drawing his red lightsaber for the first time. Truly the sickest thing I've seen in a long time, and the fact that it stood out immediately following a guy getting sliced up by the opening of a lightsaber umbrella he'd been stabbed with really speaks to how well done that moment was
I think the best thing about the way Visions was done - aside from tearing the Skywalker umbilical cord - was creating such different styles and stories that it divides people on their favourites. Everyone can appreciate different aspects of each episodes and although there are a couple which stand out for most (9th Jedi being the universal) it generates positive discussion not boxed in to set locations or characters.
Legends and Mandalorian already did that cutting. As did Solo and Rogue One.
@@bthsr7113 Mano, Solo, Rogue One are still tied to the main cannon, same goes with the animated TV shows, visions just takes the ideas of the universe and does something truly original with it, they even add to the mythos a bit, its pretty much what Star Wars could be, if it wasn't hindered by the cooperate scum and villianary called Disney's Lucasfilm!
@@superomegaprimemk2 Ok dude calm down at the last part I like their first 2 movies except for the third one and plus companies tries to make much money as possible to appease the investors.
@@superomegaprimemk2 I was inspired to upvote you partly just as a f-you to the person telling you to "calm down."
If Ninth Jedi and Lop&Ocho don't both get full series, I'll be so disappointed. Both looked so good, with a story that oozes a need for a full series. Some of the others could do likewise - I wouldn't be bothered by a full series of the Duel, for instance - but those two especially demand one.
Ninth Jedi looks ideal for a 13 episode series, and Lop & Ocho for a 90-120 minute movie
I could not have agreed more
*rests hand on shoulder*
"We live in the darkest timeline"
*cries*
Ninth Jedi for its story beats and Lop and Ocho because furry animal mascot characters sell well in cartoons (and the community).
tl'dr - Yep.
My favorite really was Lop and Ochō (and no, not just because of bunnygirl jedi). I do agree if they didn't turn Lop and Ochō into a series my second choice would indeed be The Ninth Jedi. My reasoning for this is that the emotions of Lop and Ochō really felt far more real than The Ninth Jedi where she genuinely doesn't seem to care that her father is either dead/captured until the very last second. While we all saw it coming I will admit that the Sith reveal of The Ninth Jedi was well animated regardless. But Lop and Ochō did a much better job in my opinion of setting up not just a family unit but a world that could easily exist in the canon and a better hook for continuing it with Lop inevitably taking control of what little resistance is left and trying to fight for their freedom while also trying to reason with Ochō who has clearly become pessimistic about their existence but isn't fully lost to the dark side YET. I don't know, call me crazy the feelings of the characters just felt more real to me and I preferred the animation.
And before anyone says anything NO I am not saying The Ninth Jedi is bad, like I said it'd easily be my second choice for a full adaptation.
Lop and Ochō > The Ninth Jedi > The Duel > The Village Bride > Akakiri > The Twins > The Elder > T0-B1 >>>>>>>>>>>>> Tatooine Rhapsody ...for what it's worth...which isn't much.
Oh and before the Trigger fans flay me for putting The Twins so low please don't think I'm saying it or Trigger are bad. As my list suggest I loved pretty much every second of this anthology except the Tatooine Rhapsody. It's just that while Triggers animation was amazing, Triggers animation is ALWAYS amazing. I just felt like I was watching Promare without any of the emotion (which I understand is a time limit thing). How I ranked them is basically how much I felt for the characters emotionally and believed they could fit well into the Star Wars canon.
I consider The Village Bride to be my favorite simply because I thought the exploration of the force occurring nature and native peoples/practices is something that’s been criminally underexplored in canon material and its implementation here was beautiful.
"we are just episodes in an anthology sir, we aren't meant to be cannon"
"Not to me"
Star Wars animated by Trigger is someone i never knew how much I wanted.
I absolutely couldn't agree more. First thing I thought when I heard about this is I hope studio trigger has an episode and I sure wasn't disappointed
As a Trigger fan, I could NOT agree even further.
In the words of Vegeta, “Never in my life have I needed something so much & never known until I received it”.
Yeah, when Karre sliced the Gemini Star Destroyer with his lightsaber, I thought to myself "this is the Holdo Maneuver cranked up to 11, and DARE I say it, far superior "
The best part is it is already set in space and started with aliens so we know it won't come out of nowhere at the end!
The elder was actually my second favorite. I don't exactly disagree with anything you're saying but I enjoyed it.
Also I've always thought about that lightsaber technique of turning it off to get past the opponent's guard and turning it back on for the finishing blow. I was so satisfied finally seeing it realized.
I screamed in delight during that fight scene
I loved the world building in that one, and found the 3 leads to be interesting enough to want to know more of the story of the 2 who survived. Heck, I'd even like to see the background on the crazy old evil guy.
It actually had a name in the EU: Trakata
I also really enjoyed The Elder. It gave me a really nostalgic feel from the old Jedi Knight books I read as a kid. And yes, seeing Trakata in action for the first time was sooooo satisfying.
Turning off your lightsaber sounds like a great way to get stabbed or sliced in half by your opponents lightsaber.
Forget the live action trilogy, all of these should be canon.
*clings stubbornly to Return of the Jedi*
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This almost feels like Disney’s response to Love Death and Robots, another animated anthology where established creatives get to completely let loose with their ideas and passions. I hope this gets a season 2.
Already renewed for a season 2, yep! I hope it's just as good, and gives us even more new and refreshing Star Wars stories :D
Yep, and it has the same flaws
@@spencerhammer2982 not true, the Studio's relying on fans reactions before deciding on a season 2. They don't have nothing planned yet
Honestly, Lop and Ocho's story on the family front grew a bit on me as a strong point, and what you said about it feeling like a pilot with a clear destination regardless helps make up for where it ends off.
-also I lowkey need a plush of Lop at this point she's adorable-
That story was also based off of a section of Japanese history in 1854 when the US sailed up to Japan to open them up to foreign trade. Which eventually came to a head in the Satsuma rebellion in 1877. Star Wars is really good at using historical events and applying them to their story which I like a lot.
Hey, given the logic of capitalism, buying merchandise is the best way to turn Lop's adventure INTO a pilot.
That episode triggered my latent furry senses big time 😛🐰
The Elder is the episode I'd most like to see get made into a series. The dynamic between the master and apprentice felt really natural and the mystery feels like it has a lot more breathing room to explore.
Edit: Ninth Jedi and Akakiri also have a lot of series potential.
oh please the dynamic between master and apprentice in the elder felt exactly like obiwan\qui gon jinn-anakin, 0 interest
To me, The Elder was that short where I felt like "this is 100% feels like I'm in the middle of the movie" so I do agree with you that I want to see a full series of this. I didn't like The Elder personally with all of the reasons that Mother's Basement pointed out in mind, but it definitely has room to flesh itself out even more where I can be satisfied with it.
Everyone: “Star Wars Visions isn’t canon”
Me, an intellectual: “THEY ARE TO ME”
Me with the expanded universe
They couldn't be as good if they were canon, because then they'd have to explain how they fit in. Canonicity doesn't mean 'good' It means 'shared rules'.
@@westrim If it meant shared rules then the sequel trilogy wouldn’t be canon. Really “canon” is just what the people who own the property (typically the creators) want it to look like.
Something does not have to be canon to be meaninful, enjoyable or well-executed.
@@Nesto_ "If it meant shared rules then the sequel trilogy wouldn’t be canon."
Precisely.
I like that you can also interpret T0-B1's name to also be a nod to Obi-Wan ("0-B1"), as well. It pays homage both to Astro Boy AND Star Wars in a subtly clever way!
The Village Bride has an amazing score, and reinforced how fascinating the force and the various worlds can be when handled properly. It was cool seeing how other cultures can also embrace the force.
I agree! The Village Bride explores our connection with our world, our connection to the force. Bride's vibes channel that for me
Imo it was really boring
@@PK-Radio to each their own. I thought it was perfectly paced.
The score of the village bride elevated it to first place to me.
It really had the best score. I personally prefer Lop and Ochō overall, but The Village Bride had, hands down, the best music.
Honestly, I kinda like the English dub of Tatooine rhapsody. Mainly because it feature the original voice of Boba Fett.
I thought the Japanese voice actor for Boba did an amazing job of sounding just like if Boba was speaking Japanese
Me too because I go dub all the way, but I still try out the subbed version later down the road
I agree. I just wish the song was better.
@Tesla-Effect good thing episode 4 had great dub work to enjoy the droids.
@@someguy4096 like imagine the Dub but they swap JGL with Natewantstobattle for the singing and it may have been the definitive "Dub wins, everyone go home."
The Ninth Jedi fits so perfectly into the Star Wars I've always wanted to see represented, either on the big screen or small doesnt matter so long as I get to see it (even though I know I wont.)
You see, Star Wars, along with heavy influence from Kurusawa samurai films and early space operas like Lensman, also takes a deep interest in the fall of the Roman Empire, especially in the prequels. And what do we know happened after the fall of the Roman Empire? The Medieval period, where there was no centralized authority and Europe collapsed into feudalism. And sure, there were many great things that came out of these so called "dark ages," but it was still a pretty rough time in Europes history.
We kinda see this in the sequel trilogy, where there is the New Republic and there was briefly a new Jedi Order, but they for the most part are small fry compared to what they used to be. Even the First Order, while maybe the most powerful at the time, is still nothing compared to their predecessors. It sure does seem an awful lot like the Galaxy Far Far Away is descending into the decentralized, chaotic, and myth fueled period that the collapse of such a massive nation would bring about. I.E., the Galaxy is going into its medieval period.
So, from there, here's where the Ninth Jedi fits into my dream. I want a Star Wars taking place a few hundred years after the sequels. Its the same galaxy, but it is more representative of medieval Europe than roman Europe now. There are many competing kingdoms and republics and trade empires (maybe the Hutts and the Mandalorains fight with a Third Republic that has nothing to do with the original republic, a la Holy Roman Empire) over power and prestige. And amidst this, while there are still light side and dark side force users, they are far more decentralized than their past iterations. They may still call themselves Jedi and Sith, but compared to the actual Jedi and Sith they are really something much different. And all of the different light and dark side force users are living in various temples and fortresses around the galaxy, like the medieval knightly orders of yore, each with their own goals and dreams. Maybe we have some light side users who act like Knights Templar, trying to keep the hype lanes safe and protecting others, but at the same becoming increasingly dogmatic in their beliefs and increasingly oppressive because of this. Maybe some dark side Hospitallers, force users initially started to protect the weak and care for the needy, but who's anger and resentment at the injustice and cruelty of the galaxy has slowly pushed them further into the dark side to protect their wards, causing them to become more gray in their pursuit of the force due to the conflict of noble goals but angry deeds. And of course, we could have some Sith like characters who are like the Teutonic Order, an order of force users who, believing they had the one true understanding of the galaxy started conquering all of their neighboring systems led by their dark Jedi masters, killing all the "heathens" who stood in their way and forcing everyone else to convert to their religion.
And of course it can go so much deeper than that, all of these different factions of force users could have so many different goals and beliefs, and fall all over the place on the scale between light, dark and gray. And of course they could all have different allegiances as well, interacting with the nations states out there like the Hutt clan, the Mandolorians or the Third Republic. Personally I really like the idea of an order of light side users who have made their own temple on Yavin IV, and are sorta like librarian monks, collecting history from around the galaxy to try and preserve it amidst all the chaos, both dark side and light side. I think they could be a good group for our main characters to come from, as their more monk like way of living would make them be a close analogy to the Jedi we already all know and love, making it easier for them to be recognizable to use while still being clearly a product of this new Galaxy. Maybe we have a new Palawan who is possibly a little shy, but ultimately wants to do the right thing who is paired with a Master who is a bit of a rebel to their fellows due to having a known interest in the dark side, holding more inflammatory beliefs about the actual nature of the force causing them to be more of a gray Jedi than their light side compatriots.
Together these two could maybe find some sort of ancient artifact or something, which both the dark side and light side users want, as well as the various countries around them, throwing the little temple on Yavin IV into the conflicts of the factions around them, which up until now they had been so careful to stay out of. I dont know man, but I think it could be really cool, and the small nature of the group we see in The Ninth Jedi reminds me exactly how I would want that world to feel. Sabersmiths in place of blacksmiths, mystery and a sorta magical vibe to everything around them.
This sounds alot like the Legends version of the star wars universe, where - for example - post Endor the Galaxy didnt immediately ductape itself together. Instead the New Republic coexisted alongside several imperial remnants, homegrown local governments, the Hutts, etc and even as it grew bigger over time it never was quite a galaxy spanning anything until way into the future
I always liked that about it, maybe it'd appeal to you too?
@@starsilverinfinity Probably would in all honesty. I haven't delved to deep into the Extended Universe before, other than some passing knowledge and playing some of the games, mostly because it all became so big and bloated it felt kinda hard to access. But then again, one of the magical things about the Star Wars galaxy is that its massive, and is structured in such a way that pretty much anything you want can happen because there is plenty of room for all sorts of things *to* happen. So maybe I should dig deeper into it, find some stories that I like which fit into this idea I've always wanted to see from Star Wars.
I dont know, but if you have any recommendations, I would love to hear them.
@@georgewilliamson5667 I don't quite, imo it would probably be best if you found your own in-roads
TL;DR please
I want this movie. I want this game. Please universe, do it for the sake of our shit timeline.
“Slapping distracting black bars on the bottom of the screen”
Ah, a fellow man of culture-wait this isn’t dojinshi
I was delighted to hear him call the dub "the wrong audio", because that's been my opinion on dubs since I first learned what a dub was.
I had a soft spot for The Elder, I think because how it played within established lore of Jedi and Sith, sort of where The Phantom Menacr came in.
You have this ancient sith who grew disillusioned by the self destruction of his own order. But doesn't know anything differently when just surviving has taken away a point of that power and dulled it. His existence itself points to a blindspot, and is good chances that like from Maul, the Jedi's arrogance will blind them to another threat, a Phantom menace if you will.
The Elder feels underrated. Whereas Akakiri felt like it copied too much of Anakin's fall in Revenge of the Sith, The Elder used the setup of the duel between Maul vs. Qui Gon & Obi Wan and at least twisted things around to make it feel different. The episode ain't perfect, but how it used elements from Phantom Menace felt refreshing.
I liked Kinema Citrus's The Village Bride. They need to remake it as a movie. I think it'd be an anime classic. The thing that hooks me the most is a masterless padawan seeing the Force through another culture.
How have we not heared another culture's name for the force before?
Is F a masterless Padawan? I was under the assumption she was a former Jedi Sentinel (hence her lightsaber color) that either became a Gray Jedi or cut herself off from the Force.
@@Gemnist98 She has the padawan braid, which she cuts off before calling herself a Jedi.
"The Twins" was definitely what I expected from "Star Wars, but done by Studio Trigger." When I see complaints about the fight being in space, I'm like, "Well, yeah, it's Studio Trigger." Though I wish they had went over the top with the music as well. It would've been better with a "Kill la Kill" like soundtrack. Just imagine that moment when the huge lightsaber ignites to and over the speaker blares, "Don't loose your way!"
I thought only "The Twins" was going to be one of my favorites, I was wrong. anyway, here is a list:
my 1st favorite was "the village bride". it was so mystical, something that fits so well with Star Wars
my 2nd favorite was "lop & ocho". one of my favorite things in Star Wars is non-human jedi and the relationship between the characters was so interesting.
my 3rd favorite was "t0-b1". again, because I like non-human jedi, but also because a jedi droid is a super cool concept and gave me more of a pinochio feel than an astroboy.
The 4th favorite was "The Duel". a sith ronin is a concept that works very well and the lack of blue light sabers gave it a darker vibe
The 5th favorite was "the ninth jedi". It was so aesthetically cool and the twist actually got me
The 6th favorite was "the twins". Because grievous girl...
I loved the rest too, but not as much as the others
and about the dubbing...it clearly depends on where you live, for example i'm from south america and the dubbing was really good!
(By the way, am I the only one who noticed that t0-b1 sounds like Obi Wan? something like To B one or Tobi Wan? They also had that scene with t0-b1 riding into the sunset like Anakin in episode 2... huh)
I felt Grievous Girl was the only saving grace of Twins. Is she basic and derivative? Mostly, but she is giving it some energy (would have liked a louder, more deranged VA performance to fit though.)
you know what would be cooler then another non human Jedi, a non human Mando because its cannon that anyone could become a mandolorain so why haven't we seen one in cannon or legends
The elder was one of my favorites purely because of the mind games during the duel. Notably the jedi baiting the sith into attacking with his second saber so that he could take it and destroy it.
Yeah, I liked how the duel was a bit more like a game of chess almost. Like they were feeling each other out. Really emphasized that one strike would spell their end
Like I said in the comments of New Rockstars’ video on Visions, I have a feeling that The Ninth Jedi is being set up for an entire series (which I wouldn’t say no to). And The Twins was peak Trigger.
Hopefully the likes of Bones, Kyoto Animation, David Production, Ufotable, & Wit all do shorts if we get another season of Visions.
Ufotable Is debatable because demon slayer become his chicken with Golden eggs, and now they are pretty much avoiding taxes.
I can see mappa in that position since they have a shit load of content, even if they treat their animators as shit.
Space opera as a genre is pretty out there for ufotable though, since even Demon Slayer is their initial foray into mainstream shonen genre. I doubt they're going to jump into Star Wars so suddenly.
Dont forget Mappa studio
I sincerely hope it's all in English and the writers take inspirations from the best of western fantasy literature. Star Wars structured like it's created by Brandon Sanderson or George Martin sounds amazing.
I can see WiT and Bones joining , sine they also studios that like to work with western companies
I am honestly stunned to see you liked The Twins. Like genuinely. I’m like speechless
As an anime fan and a star wars fan, Visions was/is super exciting, and its interesting seeing how opinions differ between which ones really hit and which ones missed. The twins comes in an easy last for me but The Elder was a solid 3rd or 4th. The Duel takes the cake though, as great as the others were.
The twins was a very gorgeously animated short that was all about the pure fun of the Star Wars ride rather than anything meaningful of a story.
And I love it for that. But it just felt too crammed for my taste. Like when the guy reveals his vision. It felt unnecessary for the story and clunked the episode up.
Thought the absolutely anime love letter to Star Wars this episode was makes it a great way to introduce someone to anime. Familiar but still holding the elements we all love.
If I try to imagine it, I could see myself asking "why were they even fighting?" by the end of the short if they never revealed the reason for the conflict. I agree that the narrative wasn't the primary focus and didn't do much (if any) heavy lifting, though for me personally, having those small details included help with my overall understanding/enjoyment of it all.
Nay, it was Just too nonsensical, which ruined the fun
I really hope that The Ninth jedi becomes a animated series of it own, i think it has a good plot, really enjoyed that chapter, the same with Lop and Ocho, who nows, maybe if the novel of the duel sells well, they will deepen the plot for some of the chapters in the future
All I want is a series dedicated to the journies of both an adult Lop - as she tries to redeem her sister - and Kara - as she helps reform the Jedi. Then, the two stories connect at the end of the season.
Honestly I didn't really like "The Twins." The over the topness of that one was just a bit too far for me... also apparently an imperial procurement officer got his hands on an x-wing for the guy twin and never once thought, "oh I'm buying a hero ship for this guy, he's gonna turn on us."
I also kinda felt it was a missed opportunity that Lop was just a generic bunnygirl and they didn't go full fun and make her a Kushiban (still a bunny person but one with Mood fur and a bit smaller). I have the old Star Wars RPG books and I've always wanted to play a sith Kushiban just for the image of a small bunnyperson who changes colors depending on on his mood going ham with force lighting on people.
The Village Bride and The Ninth Jedi were the best, it used the setting of Star Wars perfectly and optimally utilized the style of anime.
I was genuinely so impressed by this show. I loved so much about it! I haven't really been excited about anything Star Wars in a long time, but I would LOVE to see a follow-up season to this, because it was absolutely wonderful!
Side Note: The Village Bride, and Lop&Ocho were probably my personally favorites.
I watched visions with a group of friends and it was an absolute blast. I will say my rankings are very different to yours.
My top three, are, in decending order, the village bride, the duel and the hunt.
On the village bride, I agree with all your points, and will emphasie again, damn that music is absolutely stunning. I will add that I like that the mentor guy is basically waling around with a rocket on his head. I wonder what other demolition grade headgear this mad man has rattling around.
The duel, once again agree with your points. A big part of placing it so high came from the awesome discussion my friends and I had on possible backstories for this mysterious ronin. Plus it's really funny to think of him reviewing his collection in a decade, looking at the one empty space. He tries to pretend that it doesn't bother him before sprinting off into the night. The kid is all grown up and real confused when the ronin runs up and demands a 1v1.
As for the hunt. personally I loved the choreography (though I agree graphic blood sprays would be a welcome addition). But the stand out for me is the interactions between master and padawan. To me it felt like what anakin qui gon would have been and that was an absolute treat.
My least favourite was... Shoot can't remember title, the bunny girl one. Mainly because I was really enjoying the fact that we got a forceless protagonist. A big part of star wars is the bounty hunters, the mandolorians, the clones and the roguish smugglers. Put simply I think a star wars anthology should have at least 1 forceless protagonist, and when bunny retrieved saber with force I really did not like it. I realise it is pretty minor problem, but we are talking about what we liked and emotions have a big role in that.
Great video, fingers crossed for ninth Jedi series.
Quick question: Are there any viewers out there who watched Visions that have never watched anime before, and are just strictly cannon star wars fans? And if so, I'd like to know what you guys think?
There are, but you are not going to find them on the comment section for mothers basement.
A comment by @Branmuffinyogurt said a friend of his was not an anime fan but loved “The Twins” episode because of it’s pure insanity is equal to the prequels
5:20 okay that was pretty good.
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Now you're both friends,that's cute
I'm happy to see a TH-camr of your caliber talking about this. I uploaded a video about this yesterday hoping more people would check this anime out, I'm glad you made a video about it! Visions is one of the best Star Wars related things that has come out in a while.
i checked out your video, good work! also i agree
Geoff watching Ex-Arms: "Onion-skinning random animation frames doesn't magically make them look cooler."
Geoff watching the lightsabers in Akakiri: "...Slight amendment to my previous statement."
I finally had a day off of work that lined up with my son being at school so I binged the series today just so I could watch this video. I rank The Duel a spot higher. I loved the unique weapon and the mystery of the sith vs. sith, and that collection of Kyber Crystals he has was awesome.
It doesn't just rip that Star Wars FINALLY has an anime but it rules that each of them is fantastic in their own way.
@Tesla-Effect exactly
The twins is honestly everything I’ve ever wanted from Star Wars. Like frankly, that short and the duel alone for me make the whole series, with akakiri being a close 3rd. Like it would be an absolute godsend if Disney picked up the rights to almost any of these and turned them into full fledged Star Wars properties. This is peak Star Wars, you cannot change my mind.
I can't understand how you can watch this and not get hurt from all the bad writing. It's insultingly bad. All the other visions are pretty cool, but this one is just the worst piece of media I've ever seen produced by some big ass company.
@@NeguraGhost you’re joking. You have to be. Like, sure, the twins script isn’t the tightest thing ever, but it’s just there to facilitate easily the coolest fight in all of Star Wars. Also, of course the writing isn’t going to be top notch, it’s an anthology series. Each episode is self contained, so it’s not gonna be an incredible story. For what it is, it’s incredible, that’s really not debatable.
I was in the middle for the Twins. I didn't like the jarring art style personally, but it was pretty cool. Meanwhile Village Bride and T0-B1 are some of my favorites through this anthology.
Twins was one of my least favorite. It was overhyped for me, I thought the fights could have been so much better. It felt like a crappy Zuko/Azula fight.
@@chrisburns9898 Not really a fan of rule of cool
Saying that The Elder was disappointing is just flat out incomprehensible. It was my second favorite of the shorts, after The Village Bride. My least favorite was the twins, literally no substance at all with that one.
While watching them I was thinking “the 9th Jedi”, “the elder”, and “lop and Ocho” were interesting concepts that would make good series. Those last two would be perfect as miniseries or limited series following the two main characters in each ending with the master’s death for the elder and the sisters coming back together or one of their deaths in lop and ocho.
I personally had very mixed feelings on this anthology. Some of the episodes really landed for me (Village Bride, The Elder, and Ninth Jedi), other really didn't. I think one of the issues I had is that despite being an anthology, a lot of them felt very same-y. They all dealt with Jedi, most of them had a "literally just Japan, but with lightsabers" aesthetic, and the whole katana-saber thing got a little old. I am 100% down to have more Visions seasons in the future, but I hope that they mix it up a bit more.
to be fair you give a bunch of Japanese studios a universe with a samurai style warrior class and light up scifi swords, it's probably the first thing they're going to think of
True, looking back on it it's a little alarming that they ALL focused on a "Jedi" character, even the one about a droid. Would've been better had they mixed things up a bit, but the Jedi aesthetic fits Japanese culture better and that seems to be a driving force for a lot of these shorts so it makes sense why things ended up like they did
I mean besides just knowing lightsabers are cool. I think the Jedi and Sith angle helped to connect them all to the Star Wars universe and all to each other with the story we all fell in love with
Yea it was pretty repetitive, every plot twist was either im a jedi or im a sith and half the dialogue was about kyber crystals. Its why i only really loved the first two shorts
I heard "i have a bad feeling about this" a few too many times. Like we know it's starwars, I don't need allusion-jokes to remind me!
Here is my list of favorites in order with small descriptions as to why:
1: The Duel (The style, battle, and narrative potential from the short are amazing enough to have me come back to rewatch it more times, by far my favorite of the bunch.)
2: The Ninth Jedi (The best story of the entire anthology with an open-ended ending that leaves room for a potential continuation that I would happily put money towards in order to get production.)
3: The Village Bride (The best part of the short for me was actually in the world-building and lore that could be extracted from it, the fight scene that did occur was only secondary for me as I was only interested in the lives of these natives and Jedi Observers.)
4: The Twins (This is just Trigger being Trigger and I loved it.)
5: Lop & Ocho (Probably the most beautiful looking short of the bunch that honestly would have gotten a lot higher, if only the story didn't feel like it took a hit in the process. The way that characters quickly heal turn into a different direction and motives seemed a bit jarring to me, though if this were a bit longer and gave better development for some of the characters, this surely would have been higher.)
6: The Elder (Yeah, this was pretty underwhelming, even in the fight scene it felt like something was holding the short back, although I did like the aspect in which it was approaching. This works for the last decent short I felt like was in the anthology.)
7: Akakiri (This is how to speedrun a minimum of a 30-minute psychological constructive story into a 13 minute short, which you shouldn't do. Seriously, I got severe Whiplash when watching this. And even though I do like the aspect of the dark ending, It ultimately means nothing when I don't care enough about the characters to feel anything for them when half of the run time seems to be focusing more on the comedic side-characters than the other two main characters.)
8: T0-B1 (Has really epic Lightsaber battle, but didn't have any narrative drive to really keep me invested.)
9: Tatooine Rhapsody (This one felt like it came straight from Disney for the kids, not really my cup of tea. Also they don't compare to any of my boys in The Modal Nodes.)
Let me know if any of you agree with my listing or not and I too would love to hear your options on some of these episodes as well if you care to give the time to share your thoughts.
My friend who never watches anime said that “The Twins” is the perfect Star Wars short since it has the same amount of bullshit insanity as the prequels and I cannot disagree
To be fair, *Anakin vs Obi Wan is* (for me) *the best duel of the whole franchise* , no arguing; and The Twins really felt like that: two jedis giving all their hate, frustration and passion in the battle (thank you TRIGGER studio!!!)
Second place comes both Obi & QiGon vs Maul AND Luke vs Darth Vader (both) .
@@theoneitself that is an insult to their Fight (obi anakin)
This reminds me a lot of Halo Legends, I mean, Star Wars Visions got much more budget and looks awesome and it has some of the greatest talents in the industry, but it is an idea too similar to Halo Legends, a visual exploration of a long well stablished western franchise through anime (like animatrix too) actually many of the Halo legends shorts turn to be cannon in Halo's expanded Universe, I thing that "The Odd one" is the only one which isn't cannon, all the other shorts are considered more or less cannon.
You know, since Dis Knee is collaborating with Anime studios, I think it’s high time we got another Fantasia movie but Anime this time!
I mean no restrictions, Disney can still contribute personally, but that would be nice.
Oh my God, YES. They’ve occasionally done short films in the style of Fantasia, but seeing it in anime form would be incredible.
Disney ga
The Duel, The Twins, The Village Bride, The Ninth Jedi, The Elder, and Lop & Ochō are me favorite episodes from Star Wars Visions. I hope they announce a second season with more stories or continuation from the episodes. (Also, I think it's safe to say that Grievous might have died again from joy after seeing all the unique lightsabers.)
This would be cool but I think I am more interested in other studios and directors making different shorts than continuations. The creativity can only become even more wild
The elder was actually my favorite lol, the message of how time affects everyone and is truly the greatest equalizer hit pretty hard to me
The exchange of ideas from Japan and the US has always fascinated me. Take for example how profoundly Star Wars science fantasy influenced the anime of the 80s through today and notable games like the final fantasy series. And how Star Wars was influenced by Kurasawa and the Japanese samurai film. And how Kurasawa was influenced by John Ford and other directors of the western genre. This is an oversimplification but if feels like a constant conversation between Japan and the U.S that has led to some of my most favorite works.
Adding on to this, lately plenty of western cartoons and indie games have taken influence from anime. Some of them have even mix the anime and cartoon art styles together to get a sort of hybrid style, which is pretty cool in my opinion.
@@magic2546And a lot older anime seem to take some inspiration from Disney. It really seems like ever since the end of WW2, the US and Japan have consistently taking influence from the other when it comes to movies or tv. Heck, I’d say some modern comics are influenced by manga
The amount of Star Wars fans who think episodes like Tattooine Rhapsody, the Village Bride, and T0-B1 are "boring" and skippable honestly make me sad. Then I remember these are the same people who complained about "filler" episodes in the mandalorian 🙄
I'm definitely way more a fan of anime than star wars and I really did not like those episodes you mentioned, but that's sort of the deal with an anthology right, every episode is gonna differ wildly from the last so you're gonna have a real mixed bag of opinions on it all. The only two that I personally enjoyed (and I enjoyed them a lot) were Twins and 9th Jedi, and 9th Jedi deserves its own series.
Sorta came into them looking for awesome anime lightsaber fights. I can get bad dubbed dialogue and rushed story set-up anywhere. I do appreciate the work that went into making these though, even the boring ones.
tatooine rhapsody was kinda boring, but TOB1 was high tier.
Those are all boring crap that add nothing to my understanding of the setting or excite me on a visceral level. The twins is dumb fun, and the elder is a kung fu movie with an insight to the way the sith and jedi look at age, while the rest of it felt mediocre to bad.
They like Star Wars, they started out with shit taste
I got studio meddling vibes from "The Elder". Like it seemed like Trigger wanted to do a dark and gritty take and Disney came in and said "No blood." The others are also bloodless but the only one you really notice its absence is 'The Elder'.
You're expecting blood to come out of cauterized wounds from lightsabers?
@@boshwa20 That was what I was going to say 😅
Lightsabers are bloodless due to cauterizing wounds, at least on recent years. Only time a lightsaber drew blood was Episode IV, as far as I know.
@@boshwa20 Doesn't mean you can't still use blood for artistic effect, especially in a far-off galaxy where blood doesn't need to be the same as humans'.
@@derrickcrowe3888 A cauterized wound is still a cauterized wound
The Elder feels like the first episode of an arc in the clone wars (2008). The clone wars played around with the star wars setting almost like how you described visions. I highly recommend watching it (the first season is pretty lacking). Half the time, the episodes don't follow the main characters so it feels very similar to visions. It is also where they first introduced Ahsoka who will get their own series like The Mandalodian.
The Elder deserves a movie. I feel like that'd be the perfect length to explore a story like this
The ninth Jedi and Lop & Ocho would be fantastic as series
and the duel, well I just want more of that good quality saber combat.
my own ranking is quite different. I'd definitely place the duel at number one, and tatooine rhapsody lasy, though i did listen to the english audio so that may have related. I would also place the elder probably second or third, it was better than the ninth jedi as well imo, though i would also place that one more highly, same with TOB1 which i really liked and think should be canon.
Same I loved "The Elder" I would actually put it as my favorite. I really wish there would be a whole series of it.
This person is correct- The Elder was done dirty- The Duel is best- Tatooine Rhapsody is easily the worst.
Tatooine Rhapsody was my favorite, and I'm sad to see all the hate it gets. I think the song at the end being in Japanese improves the short immensely.
@@benobrien7920 yeah i seen the sub and it’s better the dub i watched with my dad and the singing suffers. It sounds like an J-Pop song and it’s better.
@@benobrien7920 While I haven't seen all episodes yet it was definitly a great episode (and I thought the german dub did the song pretty well), but I think it could have benefited a couple more minutes on backstory
Basement man talks about space samurai wizards finally being managed by Japanese people.
I like where this is going
It’s funny. For me my feelings on the series is much different. The Twins for me is easily the worst one and the Elder is so close up there as the best. Though I think Lop and Ocho and The Ninth Jedi is just better.
Me too
I wasn't expecting to read that about The Twins, but to each their own.
Same. I also wasn’t crazy about Arakiri either. I’m honestly shocked lol.
Star Wars needs more Visions, this is exactly the kind of stuff you'd expect to see from a universe as massive as the one crafted by Star Wars. I whole-heartedly welcome more entries like these. Personally, I would absolutely love what kind of one-shot we would get from Yoshihiro Togashi. As far as my rankings go for the episodes:
1. The Twins - Going in knowing it's Trigger, expect the unexpected, and what a payoff. Agree with every point you mentioned. Reminds me of that Old Republic expansion with the twins....I think they were generically made too, correct me if I'm wrong.
2. Lop & Ocho - Great use of the Star Wars extended universe, as you said a great stand-alone story that could also have it's own show. I'd see this one going in the direction of Outlaw Star, picking up main cast members as the plot is driven forward with each character having their own episode contributing to a larger goal.
3. The Ninth Jedi - definitely a pilot to a 12 episode seasonal anime that would easily make it to the crunchyroll anime awards for at least 3 categories.
4. The Village Bride - Intriguing story and designs
5. The Duel - Loved the style and love that was put into this piece.
6. Akakiri - story is unique from the others because it pulls on the tenants of the Jedi creed effectively.
7. T0-B1 - loved the homage to astroboy and the Dr. who reminded me very much of Megaman's Dr. Light. Style was fun, would love to see more entries of this story.
8. Tatooine Rhapsody - One of those where I would want 3 or 4 episodes of to see more of what the ex-youngling would do over the course of the larger plot.
9. The Elder - reasons you said, it was an awesome looking entry that lacked story and substance however they had very interesting characters in both the elder himself and the Jedi master.
Speaking of Akira Kurosawa, watch Ikiru. I beg of you.
Ikiru is also very similar to the 2020 anime, Woodpecker Detective Office, but with better story and characters.
personally I like Kagemusha better!
Speaking of Kurosawa, watch EVERYTHING!
So funny enough, I actually watched every one of these stories in English and while there were some rough spots (especially The Singing in the Tattooine Rhapsody) I found it to be a very fun experience for the most part. Plus I like to support my fellow Voice Acting peers in the dub.
My favorite short out of all of them was the Ninth Jedi. It just had a great story arc, solid characters, and just seeing a lightsaber being built was so cool. That and the big twist in the climax was definitely a big "Oh Crap!" moment for me.
My least favorite short was surprisingly T0-B1. It had great characters, breathtaking animation, and a lot of charm. But what really took me out of it constantly was the pacing. It moved way too fast, to the point where things happen so quickly you barely have time to process it. It just needed a little more development in my opinion.
But all in all, I really enjoyed watching these. Even among my least favorites, there was something to like.
I'm super nostalgic for Astro Boy (it's what got my dad into anime and he passed that interest down onto me) and I cannot begin to describe how much I absolutely loved T0-B1. That short and Tatooine Rhapsody were my two favorites. I think knowing the ways that droids are looked at and treated in the star wars universe, theres something immensely satisfying about seeing one fight to become a jedi and prove himself as a hero alongside his other adorable droid friends. Plus the animation is just such a joy to watch, and T0-B1's design as a star-wars interpretation as Astro Boy is DISGUSTINGLY CUTE alongside the awesome voice acting for him on the Japanese audio track. On the flip side, I think the reason I was drawn to Tatooine Rhapsody was because of the lack of lightsabers, tbh. I love a great duel as much as the next guy, but that's all that mainline canon star wars is really about. Seeing someone leave the jedi order (which we know is kinda shit to be a part of from the prequels) to make friends and join a band?? I love everything about that. Using it as part of your stage performance is possibly the most effective use of a force jump I can think of. Honestly, part of me was kinda surprised that was the only short that decided to focus on something completely different than the main jedi vs sith or rebels vs empire conflict.
I think you nailed. Star Wars can be whatever artist working with it wants it to be. Doesn’t mean all those visions of the Star Wars universe will be equally good, but it doesn’t invalidate the sheer creativity that Star Wars allows.
I saw a pretty cute rabbit girl and i like this. I mean this series should be all about aliens and different creatures. I'd like to see that explored more rather than humans.
@@cn2673 what r u on about? That episode was great.
@@cn2673 She isn't evil though? She's trying to protect her home, and she only does what she believes is right.
A part of me wished somehow Tie Fighter by OtaKing77077 got in there because that shit is peak 80's anime and it just fucking rocks.
This! The best Star Wars anime short by far, at least in my book. Whereas the Visions shorts were all made by established anime studios with Disney's blessing, TIE Fighter was made by one guy in the span of over 4 years as a passion project.
This anthology was perfect. I’m not even that much of a Star Wars fan but these shorts was an amazing way to showcase the depth of this universe.
I liked every episode of visions, dubbed and subbed.
Can Star Wars try making an animated trilogy next? Can't possibly end worse than the Sequel Trilogy
The bunny girl I think was the best episode and in need of a continuation. The characters, emotional notes, and artistic aesthetic with an awesome fight scene. Nothing beats it
Theres so much Science-Denial and most of it is not even Ignorance, but actually planned. Humans manipulate other Humans for Money for so long now, they dont even stop when big things are at Stake.
Please watch the video ‚Climate Denial: A Measured Response’.
The fact that he put the Twins at the Top of his favors and also saying the Elder was the lowest and worst tells you everything to know about his tastes in media. XD
I totally agree with everything except your take on "The Elder". I thought the slower more measured duel was meant to be in line with the Original Trilogy's duels. I also thought it seem more like an actual sword duel, with a lot of skill and weight behind each move. Not to mention I've been waiting ages to see a lightsaber ignited through someone in the middle of a duel.
You reviewing this was such a pleasant surprise thank you I needed to hear the finer details of it all
GOOD THING I HAVE DISNEY+.
I’m am so glad that Trigger got to contribute to Visions.
Other than that I’d be down for other studios to let the Japanese play with their IP’s if this is any indication.
Imagine a Ben 10 anthology anime focusing on alternate Omnitrix users like an episode that showed what would happen if Izuku from My Hero Academia got the Omnitrix, or if Tanjiro from Demon Slayer got it, heck maybe a lesser known character like Jason Frudnick from Blaster Master Zero getting it. How fun would it be to see characters from various Japanese media get the Omnitrix?
Yooo this would be awesome
Anyone would be cool
Transformers
Bioncle
Lotr
Doom
They’d all and more be great
@@spacetacos7574 LOTR is a huge no for me, lmao. Nobody should touch that.
@@shielinglai1599 technically it’s already happened
@@spacetacos7574 I know, but I was not a fan of it.
I love how the first episode is essentially a 14 minute rendition of yojimbo its a nice little nod to the director that inspired geore lucas
also a bit if seven samurai too like the village hire guard to fight bandit.
5:18 reminds me of the Halo animated short of the same name that tells the story of how the badge of Arbiter became one of shame amongst the Covenant. 7:11 ok but I'm a giant lore nerd and I am really attached to the smattering of legends and Disney canon ideas that constitute my head canon of the setting.
7:47 well, I think the only thing that really breaks canon there is Boba Fett crowd serfing, it's just very out of character, that and maybe Jabba's son having hair, don't think Hutts have much body hair.
10:40 one day I will have your head on a pike for this insult.
13:49 in my lore nerd opinion, it could be, I guess, but.... it would require a change in jedi/Sith culture where they stopped making their own lightsabers, which is a deeply important and spiritual act for the jedi themselves so it would perhaps be a bit immersion breaking.
Oh good job on the thumbnail for this one Geoff, I love it! Its both creative and freaking cool! (and also probably a small nightmare to make)
The moment she whipped out the General Grievous arms, I guffawed. The moment she whipped out the high heel lightsabers, I bowed to my TV, praising Japan for getting a hold of Star Wars. I remember people saying anime and Star Wars could never work. Unfortunately for them, history will not see it that way.
I never understand why anyone thinks Star Wars wouldn't work as an anime. It's inspired by Japanese movies and have sword fights with freaking lightsabers. It screams anime.
It was a pleasant surprise!
@@clementj because there is a very specific subset of fans that take it waaaaaay to seriously. And if my experience is worth anything, this subset is very diverse, from the dirhard OT fans that refuse almost anything but also sequels fans tryharding to find a reason why their protagonist without a clear backstory for 2 films is an incredibly clever and revolutionary icon in the franchise.
Let's ignore the fact that thinking "anime is over the top and silly" is stupid to begin with, since LOTGH exists
Some of my mates have complained that it doesn't "feel" Star Wars to them... but that's because it doesn't feel like MODERN Star Wars that much. I grew up with the fucking lego Star Wars tv shows and shorts on Cartoon Network, and the sequel trilogy actually hurts me physically talking about it.
THIS, no matter how different it is, it's good. It feels like Star Wars far more than most modern SW things I've watched.
And the fact that they aren't necessarily canon means I don't have to worry about continuity, and half the dumb shit in these episodes are so anime that I don't bat an eye at them, and I like them.
Great vid. I saw your tweet of the thumbnail and was really looking forward to this.
I'd also like to really know what you would've loved to see explored anime style in this series. There's A LOT you could do with a Star Wars anime that even this doesn't even tap into.
I’m in a similar boat as you but not quite the same. This stuff just isn’t for me. I think many of these shorts would be better off as not being connected to Star Wars. There’s just way too many disconnects for me.
@@Dharengo That's fair. My brother had the same thoughts and honestly this is a kind of series that I fully expected to be subjective In it's enjoyment.
It's already been said a dozen times, but "Studio Trigger does Star Wars" is simply perfection in motion.
The Village bride was my favorite episode it had a mix of artstyle from Astra lost in space and Carole & Tuesday, it was vibrant and beautiful, the fight scene was also well animated, but most of all it gave the Z-95 headhunter some screentime post Galactic Republic era
Episode 5 "The ninth Jedi" needs to be a show
Early reviews I only saw folks giving praise to episode 5 but I feel all episodes were good in their own right.. Definitely would like extended stories on some of these episodes. I feel marvel has been trying this anime approach but never gave actual animators enough control to incorporate themselves into the work.. Star wars visions showed what happen when they are allowed to work in their element.
I'm so glad to see someone talk about this. This is definitely my favorite Star Wars release in years and I desperately hope to see more
Just watched your video and binged the whole thing at work. I think it's not only great star wars, but an awesome way to introduce anime to people who haven't given it a chance. I love that every short has it's own unique style. I do wish some episodes were fleshed out more, like Akakiri. But yeah, this is the best star wars stuff since Disney bought it easily. Btw they fixed the subtitles
Yessss I loved visions as a fan of Star Wars and anime my dream came true
Does the last Jedi look visually amazing? Yes. do I despise the movie? Yes
Preach 🙌
I will always take quality storytelling over visual spectacle every time.
Of course, that’s not to say no one should put visual spectacle in their works, I just want to not be force fed trash writing with the visual spectacle
After I just rewatched it for the first time since it aired in 2014, the Twins just screamed so many Kill la Kill notes in it's action. With the sister also reminding me a lot of Satsuki.
All these specials were amazing and I would love to see many continue. Also, going from place to place I definitely keep seeing just how vast the reviews are for these with which ones are good or poor, some being very opposite in opinions. Everyone has their own vision of Star Wars, I suppose, and no one will ever be fully satisfied with any one thing. But having something like Visions can give such a range that anyone can find something that speaks to their vision of the franchise.
personally, I'd have put "Lop & Ocho" at the top, mainly because of the way it weaves so many Japanese story elements into the "Star Wars" universe. from the concept of family being more than blood through the loyal retainer/adopted family member proving to be truer to traditions than the apparent heir, it does an outstanding job. for the same reason, I loved "The Village Bride" for it's take on the old Japanese traditions of sacrificing a young girl to appease a vengeful spirit/local protective god. "The Duel" was nice, with it's harking back to early samurai movies while adding the twist that the 'savior ronan' has a far darker past than anyone in the village imagined. behind those, I'd probably put "The Ninth Jedi", but you could list the rest any way you felt like, because none of them really impressed me.
Speaking as a lifelong fan of Star Wars who currently has a love-hate relationship with it, the Visions shorts are more Star Wars than Star Wars has been since the original trilogy. It's a refreshing breath of fresh air to throw canon and lore to the wind and just make shit up and do what seems coolest.
In my opinion it boils down to this.
Original trilogy: Brought it into existence and is the best written movies
Prequel trilogy: The quality of the writing was worse but the choreography was better. It also gave the universe a wider feel (jedi order, clones, and such)
Clone wars: Capitalized on that time gap and lore. Is kinda my favorite part of starwars. Cool fights and cool characters.
Sequels: Had promise but got bogged down by writters changing and no clear vision.
When I saw this title, I was kinda worried that MB was one of those Star Wars fans. Then 10:37-10:44 happened and it became clear that he is a Man of Culture.
Your thumbnail art is actually absurdly good.