Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi has dropped its final trailer ahead of a Wednesday premiere, and unlike most of the anime this season, this one doesn't live on Crunchyroll — it's a Disney+ exclusive. The limited series is a full-length spinoff of the Ninth Jedi short from Star Wars: Visions Volume 1, produced with Japanese animation studios under the Lucasfilm banner. If you've been waiting to see whether the anthology's standout short could carry its own show, the where-to-watch answer is simple and the premiere is imminent.
Quick answer
Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi premieres this Wednesday exclusively on Disney+, expanding the fan-favorite Volume 1 short into a full limited series. It is not on Crunchyroll — Disney+ is the only home. On SenpaiRanks the series is new to the board and awaiting its first community votes, so early watchers set the baseline.
Here's the final trailer:
Where to watch
This is the platform-neutral part we take seriously: The Ninth Jedi streams only on Disney+. There's no Crunchyroll or Netflix option — if you want it, Disney+ is the subscription. The original short that inspired it lives inside Star Wars: Visions Volume 1, also on Disney+, and it's worth a rewatch before the series picks up the thread.
Why this one matters
Star Wars: Visions has always been the franchise handing the lightsaber to Japan's animation studios and letting them reinterpret the galaxy. The Ninth Jedi short — a tense, beautifully staged story about a new generation of Jedi and a saber-smith's daughter — was the volume's most-requested expansion. A full series is the payoff. For where it sits against the season's other premieres, our best summer 2026 anime hub tracks the field, and what to watch this fall covers what's next.
The ranking read
Because the series is brand new, SenpaiRanks doesn't have a settled score yet — it's sitting at the baseline while it waits for votes. That's the interesting part: if you watch the premiere, you're not just a spectator, you're one of the first voters shaping where it lands on the board. Rate it on its page after the first episode. Unlike MyAnimeList's single averaged number, SenpaiRanks tracks Consensus and Quality separately — here's why that reads differently — so your early rating actually counts toward two axes.
Frequently asked questions
Q: Where can I watch Star Wars: Visions – The Ninth Jedi?
A: Exclusively on Disney+. It is not available on Crunchyroll or Netflix.
Q: When does The Ninth Jedi premiere?
A: This Wednesday, streaming on Disney+.
Q: Is it connected to the original Visions short?
A: Yes. It expands the Ninth Jedi short from Star Wars: Visions Volume 1 into a full limited series.
Q: How is it ranked on SenpaiRanks?
A: It's new to the board and awaiting its first community votes, so early watchers set the baseline on both the Consensus and Quality axes.
Q: Do I need to watch other Star Wars anime first?
A: No, but rewatching the Ninth Jedi short in Volume 1 gives you the setup the series builds on.