Every Star Wars fan should watch the franchise’s inventive animated anthology series, Star Wars: Visions. The Star Wars galaxy is vast, and its world-building has boundless potential. Even so, the franchise’s storytelling is often limited by the movies, shows, books, and comics that have come before, and projects are (understandably) forced to adhere to previously established canon and rules imposed by the lore.

Star Wars: Visions isn’t burdened by those kinds of restrictions, however. Visions, produced exclusively for Disney+, is a collaborative effort between Lucasfilm and dozens of renowned animation studios. These studios, located across Japan, the UK, South Korea, Spain, South Africa, Chile, India, and more, were tasked with bringing their unfiltered creative vision of what Star Wars could be to life.

The results speak for themselves. Star Wars: Visions’ 98% Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score is well-deserved. This is Star Wars as you’ve never seen it before.

Star Wars: Visions Is Unlike Anything Else We’ve Seen

Each animation studio interprets Star Wars’ history, lore, and worldbuilding in unique ways. Episodes like Visions season 1’s “The Ninth Jedi” showcase lightsabers that change color depending on the Force alignment and temperament of the wielder. In the season 2 episode “Aau’s Song,” the story changes our understanding of the Force. Could the Force’s rhythm and vibrations be affected and channeled through singing?

What if a dual-bladed lightsaber could have two different colored blades? What if innocent people were forced to mine kyber crystals for the Empire? In Star Wars: Visions, the possibilities are endless. Every animated short is infused with the production studio’s cultural footprint, resulting in a gorgeous, diverse, and undeniably compelling take on the Star Wars galaxy.

Animation has been an important aspect of Star Wars’ storytelling for years. Lucasfilm has explored some of its most vital stories through animated shows, like Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars: Resistance, and the Tales of the Jedi, Empire, and Underworld anthology series.

Visions is a wonderfully creative extension of that arm of Star Wars’ rich narrative history, and the incredible animation styles on display, from anime to stop-motion and everything in between, only highlight the endless creative opportunities that the Star Wars galaxy can provide.

Star Wars: Visions Season 3 Is Out Later This Year

Luckily, Star Wars: Visions is returning for season 3 later this year, with many of season 1’s Japanese studios, including Kamikaze Douga, Kinema citrus Co., Production I.G., and TRIGGER, producing a continuation of their previous shorts. A few other Japanese studios are participating for the first time this season, including ANIMA (in co-production with Kamikaze Douga), david production, Polygon Pictures, Project Studio Q, and WIT Studio.

Given the breadth of Star Wars storytelling in Visions, from animation style to genre to narrative structure, everyone is sure to find one short that resonates with them. Above all, Star Wars: Visions is a celebration of George Lucas’ original creative concept and the continued impact of the galaxy far, far away.

Star Wars: Visions volume 3 premieres on October 29, exclusively on Disney+.