The staff of the upcoming Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi anime has revealed the Japanese cast for the series. It will premiere on Disney Plus on August 5.
The cast includes the following:
- Chinatsu Akasaki as Lah Kara
- Nao Ōmori as Nawaam
- Tetsuo Kanao as Juro
- Hiroshi Naka as Dunbay
- Maaya Sakamoto as Tahoola
- Nobuyuki Hiyama as Kwana
- Shinichirō Miki as Lah Zhima
- Hiromu Mineta as Ethan
- Hinata Tadokoro as Homen
- Chō as Gramps
- Hiroki Takahashi as Jedi Hunter
- Akio Ōtsuka as Narrator
Kenji Kamiyama is the supervising director and series script supervisor on the new series. Shunsuke Tada is directing the new series, Hitoshi Itō is the producer, and Lucasfilm’s Jacqui Lopez and Josh Rimes are the executive producers.
The initial season of Star Wars: Visions released in 2021, and featured anime studios such as Studio Colorido, Geno Studio, and Science Saru. Volume 3, which released last year, featured follow-ups for “The Ninth Jedi” from Production I.G., “The Duel” from Kamikaze Douga, and “The Village Bride” from Kinema Citrus.
One of the latest projects in the series is Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi’s Star Wars Visions: Tsukumo manga, which releases this July to coincide with San Diego Comic-Con. The Japanese version will release at a later date.
Star Wars Visions: Tsukumo builds on the Star Wars universe as part of the Star Wars: Visions anime project. It features a unique take on the post-Order 66 era. VIZ Media will publish the upcoming manga upon its release. Lastly, more Star Wars: Visions Presents anime projects are in development.
