Studio Ghibli’s hand-drawn Star Wars animation hits Disney Plus tomorrow

Grogu, meet Totoro. This evening famed animation house Studio Ghibli — best-known for films like Spirited AwayAnd My Neighbor Totoro — confirmed its new Star WarsProject, also known as Discover Zen – Grogu and Dust Bunnies and is described as a “a hand-drawn animation.” There aren’t many other details on it, but that’s not such a big deal because you’ll be able to see it for yourself very soon: it starts streaming on Disney Plus on November 12th.

This isn’t Lucasfilm’s first foray into Japanese animation. The first season Star Wars VisionsAn anthology featuring the best names in anime was launched on Disney Plus last year. “We wanted to showcase different Japanese studios, not just industry giants,” Visions producer Kanako Shirasaki told The Verge In 2021. “We wanted to choose studios with different backgrounds, who wanted to tell different stories in different styles.” A second season is on the way.