Star Wars Visions Reviews – Episode 6: T0-B1

Well isn’t this just a big old chunk of cute and wholesome. In what is a very clear homage to both the Star Wars and the Astro Boy (Mighty Atom) franchises in a totally different coming together of western and eastern stories, this episode is not what I was expecting at all.

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Star Wars Visions Reviews – Episode 5: The Ninth Jedi

I keep getting surprised by the different takes these animation studios have on the Star Wars Legend. While up till now, there have been a direct line of inspiration from the original trilogy era, like the Duel, this episode works to make something pretty new in its setting and not allow itself to be a slave to the familiar.

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Star Wars Visions Reviews – Episode 3: The Twins

Now this is the kind of utter nonsense I was expecting when I heard there was going to be an anime/Star Wars collaboration project. And leave it to Studio Trigger to dive head first into turning Star Wars into just about the most anime thing I think I might have ever seen. Then again, there has always been something a little “extra” about Trigger and the shows they produce.

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