{"id":4919,"date":"2026-07-05T00:21:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T16:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/star-wars-visions-ninth-jedi-disney-plus-august-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T00:21:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T16:21:32","slug":"star-wars-visions-ninth-jedi-disney-plus-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/star-wars-visions-ninth-jedi-disney-plus-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars: Visions \u2013 The Ninth Jedi Hits Disney+ on 5 August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Star Wars just got a full-length anime series \u2014 and it is one Singapore fans can stream from day one. <em>Star Wars: Visions Presents \u2013 The Ninth Jedi<\/em>, an 8-episode limited series produced by Lucasfilm and Production I.G, arrives on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/\">Disney+<\/a> on <strong>5 August 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>From Short Film to Full Series: What Is <em>The Ninth Jedi<\/em>?<\/h2>\n<p>The series expands a story that began as a standalone short in the first <em>Star Wars: Visions<\/em> anthology (2021) and continued in <em>Star Wars: Visions<\/em> Volume 3. Now, under the new <em>Star Wars: Visions Presents<\/em> banner \u2014 designed specifically for longer-form stories spun out of the anthology \u2014 the tale gets eight full episodes to breathe.<\/p>\n<p>The story follows <strong>Lah Kara<\/strong>, who resumes her quest to find her missing father while evading Jedi Hunters and continuing her Jedi training under Margrave Juro. It is a coming-of-age adventure set in an original corner of the galaxy far, far away, and unlike the live-action Star Wars productions, it leans fully into the aesthetic language of anime.<\/p>\n<h2>Watch the Official Trailer<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6nUStmkGRec\" title=\"Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi | Official Trailer | August 5 on Disney+ and Hulu\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Star Wars: Visions Presents \u2013 The Ninth Jedi | Official Trailer \u2014 via Star Wars on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Production I.G and Kenji Kamiyama Lead the Creative Team<\/h2>\n<p>The pedigree here is serious. <strong>Production I.G<\/strong> \u2014 the studio behind <em>Ghost in the Shell<\/em>, <em>Haikyuu!!<\/em>, and <em>Vinland Saga<\/em> \u2014 handles animation, directed by <strong>Shunsuke Tada<\/strong> with <strong>Kenji Kamiyama<\/strong> serving as supervising director. Kamiyama is best known for <em>Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex<\/em>, and his involvement signals that this is not a lightweight side project. The script is by <strong>Mitsuyasu Sakai<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/star-wars-visions-ninth-jedi-lah-zhima-scaled.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Lah Zhima with a lightsaber in Star Wars: Visions Presents \u2013 The Ninth Jedi\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Lucasfilm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The series was announced at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anime-expo.org\/\">Anime Expo 2026<\/a> in Los Angeles, where Kamiyama, Tada, and producer Hitoshi Ito presented the first trailer and teaser artwork to a packed hall. The Anime Expo reveal underlines how deliberately Lucasfilm is positioning this as an anime property \u2014 not just a Star Wars spin-off that happens to be animated, but a work made by, and for, anime fans.<\/p>\n<h2>Cast: Familiar Voices and New Arrivals<\/h2>\n<p>The English dub brings back the full original cast: <strong>Kimiko Glenn<\/strong> as Lah Kara, <strong>Andrew Kishino<\/strong> as Margrave Juro, <strong>Masi Oka<\/strong>, <strong>Patrick Seitz<\/strong>, and <strong>Simu Liu<\/strong> as Lah Zhima. New additions include <strong>Young Mazino<\/strong> and <strong>Chase Sui Wonders<\/strong>, among others.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/star-wars-visions-ninth-jedi-kara-nawaam-scaled.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nawaam and Lah Kara in Star Wars: Visions Presents \u2013 The Ninth Jedi\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Lucasfilm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>When and Where to Watch in Singapore<\/h2>\n<p>All 8 episodes drop simultaneously on <strong>5 August 2026<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.disneyplus.com\/\">Disney+<\/a>. Singapore subscribers can catch it from day one \u2014 no Hulu required (Hulu remains US-only). If you have not seen the original <em>The Ninth Jedi<\/em> short, it is worth a quick rewatch on Disney+ before the premiere; the new series picks up directly from where it left off.<\/p>\n<p>For more anime and animation news, see our <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">Manga &amp; Anime<\/a> coverage.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/star-wars-visions-ninth-jedi-ethan-99-scaled.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"99-99 and Ethan in Star Wars: Visions Presents \u2013 The Ninth Jedi\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Lucasfilm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/star-wars-visions-ninth-jedi-poster.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Star Wars: Visions Presents \u2013 The Ninth Jedi character poster\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Lucasfilm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Star Wars: Visions Presents \u2013 The Ninth Jedi, an 8-episode anime series from Production I.G and supervising director Kenji Kamiyama, premieres 5 August on Disney+ \u2014 available in Singapore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":4909,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25],"tags":[68,570,614,371,613],"class_list":["post-4919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","tag-anime","tag-disney-plus","tag-kenji-kamiyama","tag-production-i-g","tag-star-wars"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/star-wars-visions-ninth-jedi-key-art.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1hl","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6418,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/star-wars-zero-company-sdcc-cast-reveal-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":4919,"position":0},"title":"Star Wars: Zero Company Reveals 16-Person Voice Cast at SDCC \u2014 Launches 27 August","date":"July 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Bit Reactor dropped the complete Star Wars: Zero Company voice cast at SDCC \u2014 Matt Lanter back as Anakin, Dee Bradley Baker as a Clone Trooper, Rekha Sharma as the villain, and 13 more for the Clone Wars tactics RPG launching 27 August.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/star-wars-zero-company-key-art.jpg?fit=884%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5010,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/ghost-of-tsushima-legends-anime-characters-anime-expo-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":4919,"position":1},"title":"Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Anime Reveals First Characters at AX 2026","date":"July 6, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Crunchyroll unveiled the first official character posters for Ghost of Tsushima: Legends at Anime Expo 2026 \u2014 Ronin, Hunter, Assassin, with Gen Urobuchi writing the script. 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