Overview

• Lucasfilm unveiled a new poster that features imagery tied to the upcoming shorts and teases the return of characters from The Duel, The Village Bride, and The Ninth Jedi.
• At Anime NYC, attendees saw a preview of David Production’s Black, which director Shinya Ohira described as built around Sakura Fujiawara’s singing voice against intense battle visuals.
• Nine shorts from Japanese studios are confirmed, with returning teams Kamikaze Douga, Trigger, Production I.G., and Kinema Citrus joined by newcomers David Production, Wit Studio, Polygon Pictures, and Project Studio Q.
• Sequels include The Duel: Payback, The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope, and The Village Bride: The Lost Ones, alongside new entries such as Trigger’s The Smuggler and Kinema Citrus’s Yuko’s Treasure.
• Production I.G.’s new Ninth Jedi short will lead into a Visions Presents limited series, which press reports indicate is planned for 2026.