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       Lucasfilm Reveals 'The Ninth Jedi' Series   
       at Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo   
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       Lucasfilm leaders had more surprises on the final day of the   
       three-day Star Wars Celebration fan event in Tokyo. A new batch   
       of nine "Star Wars: Visions" shorts will debut Oct. 29 on   
       Disney+, and also upcoming is the longform series "The Ninth   
       Jedi," a spinoff of an earlier "Visions" short, from   
       writer-director Kenji Kamiyama.   
      
       "The Ninth Jedi" series was announced with fanfare at the event   
       by James Waugh, Lucasfilm's senior VP of franchise content and   
       strategy at Lucasfilm. He called Kamiyama to the stage, "who   
       thanked the audience for being so supportive and enthusiastic   
       about the adventures of Kara and Juro in 'The Ninth Jedi' and   
       the upcoming 'Child of Hope,' " according to Disney's   
       StarWars.com official fan site.   
      
       "He then announced that fans will watch Kara's journey continue   
       to unfold in an all-new spinoff called "Star Wars: Visions    
       Presents - The Ninth Jedi,' " the site stated.   
      
       "Star Wars: Visions" premiered on Disney+ in 2021. The first   
       collection of nine animated shorts included one dubbed   
       "The Ninth Jedi," described as such: "The daughter of a   
       lightsaber-smith is pursued by dark forces while on a dangerous   
       mission." That short film featured Chinatsu Akasaki in the   
       voice of Lah Kara and Tetsuo Kanao as Margrave Juro.   
      
       The second season of nine shorts arrived in May 2023. From that   
       batch, the installment titled "Screecher's Reach" earned the   
       Emmy Award last year for Directing in an Animated   
       Television/Media Production for helmer Paul Young.   
      
       The third volume of "Star Wars: Visions" will include a short   
       "Child of Hope" that continues the "Ninth Jedi" story of Kara   
       and Juro. There's no immediate word on a premiere date for the   
       longform series.   
      
       Disney and Lucasfilm have trumpeted Star Wars franchise news at   
       the Tokyo event in an effort to generate strong buzz for upcoming   
       TV, film and gaming releases. Earlier in the day, the studio   
       revelead that "Fortnite" will launch its biggest Star Wars-themed   
       season yet with the May 2 release of "Galactic Battle." This   
       update will include the popular fan-fiction character   
       Darth Jar Jar.   
      
      
      
      
      
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