Star Wars: Visions (movie)

While there has been several Star Wars manga published in Japan, this is the first Star Wars anime adaption of any kind.

Some of the Japanese voice actors have previously done voice work for various Star Wars medias. Kenichi Ogata has previously done the Japanese voice of Chief Chirpa in "Star Wars: Ewoks" animated TV series. While Tetsuo Kanao was the Japanese voice of Chancellor Valorum in "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" & Lama Su in "Star Wars: The Bad Batch".

Some of the English voice actors have previously done voice work for various Star Wars medias. George Takei has previously done the voice of Lok Durd in “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” TV series. James Hong was the voice of Azmorigan in "Star Wars: Rebels". Joseph Gordon-Levitt has previously done the voice of Slowen Lo in “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”. Shelby Young has previously done voice work in the shows “Star Wars: Forces of Destiny”, “Star Wars: The Bad Batch”, & the video game “Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge”.

In "The Duel", when the Sith Bandit jabs at a waterfall with her red lightsaber the sound effect is the same as when Darth Maul tested the electro ray barrier that separated him from Qui-Gon in "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace".

In "The Duel", the bits and pieces of Stormtrooper armor worn by the bandits are taken from both Imperial and First Order uniforms.

In "The Duel", Ronin's astromech droid is designated R5-D56.

In "The Duel", the original Star Wars poster can be seen looming over the village plaza when the bandit leader and the ronin are dueling.

In "The Duel", the character of the mysterious Ronin and his droid are elaborated upon in "Star Wars: Ronin: A Visions Novel" written by Emma Mieko Candon. In this alternate version of the Star Wars universe, Jedi clans swore fealty to rival feudal lords approximately two decades in the past. But one Jedi sect rejected their role as hired goons and sought to forge their own destiny as Sith. The Sith rebellion collapsed under infighting and betrayal, but some of the rival Sith Lords joined forces to create an empire. In the edge of the Outer Rim, a solitary ex-Sith patrols the borders, accompanied only by his faithful droid and a ghost from a less civilized age.

The plot in "The Duel" is a hommage to Akira Kurosawa's 1961 film "Yojimbo". The Star Wars franchise was heavily influenced by the films of Akira Kurosawa.