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Star Wars Gets Hand-Drawn Animated Short by Studio Ghibli, November 12 Premiere

The previously teased collaboration between Lucasfilm and Studio Ghibli has been revealed to be an original hand-drawn animated Star Wars short by Ghibli. The full title of the animated short is Zen – Grogu and Dust Bunnies, and it will stream on Disney Plus (Disney+) from November 12. You can see also see the teaser visual for the animated short below:

Zen – Grogu and Dust Bunnies – Star Wars Animated Short by Studio Ghibli – Teaser Visual

Prior to the announcement, Studio Ghibli posted another teaser for the work earlier today. It was a picture of Grogu, with what seems to be the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki in the background. You can see it on their official Twitter account:

https://twitter.com/JP_GHIBLI/status/1591083333844205568

Studio Ghibli’s latest work was the Earwig and the Witch movie, which was released in 2020. Some of their iconic movies include Grave of the FirefliesMy Neighbor TotoroPrincess MononokeSpirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle.

Meanwhile, every animated series produced by Lucasfilm has been Star Wars. Some of the series include Star Wars: The Clone WarsStar Wars Rebels and the latest Star Wars: Visions which also included 7 Japanese studios.

Source: Official Star Wars Twitter
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