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   On Apr 19, 2025 at 10:40:13 PM PDT, "Your Name"  wrote:   
      
   >     Lucasfilm Reveals 'The Ninth Jedi' Series   
   >     at Star Wars Celebration in Tokyo   
   >     -----------------------------------------   
   >     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."   
      
   Well, looks like they're still throwing established continuity out the   
   window.   
      
   There are no "lightsaber smiths". Every Jedi is responsible for selecting   
   his/her own kyber crystal and constructing the lightsaber around it and   
   maintaining it throughout their lives.   
      
   You don't take your lightsaber to a local mechanic for a tune-up or anything.   
      
   >     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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