Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 is here, and we have all the news you need to know! If you couldn’t make it to Tokyo, don’t worry: StarWars.com has you covered!
We’ll be publishing news every day and recapping everything right here throughout the show. Check out our roundup of all the big reveals below, and come back regularly to see the latest and greatest straight from Celebration. フォースと共にあらんことを!
During the closing ceremonies for Star Wars Celebration Japan today, it was revealed that Star Wars Celebration 2027 will return to California, taking place at the Los Angeles Convention Center. It will be the first time Star Wars Celebration is held in Los Angeles since 2006.
The next volume of Star Wars: Visions gets revealed through the directors behind all nine of the new animated shorts from studios across Japan.
Longer-form stories from Star Wars: Visions are in the works, starting with a continuation of Kara’s story from “The Ninth Jedi” and “Child of Hope.”
ILM leaders and veteran artists took to the stage to share their reflections on the visual effects company's first half century. They also announced a new book: Industrial Light & Magic: 50 Years of Innovation by Ian Failes, which will be available from Lucasfilm Publishing and Abrams on November 5, 2025. Visit ILM.com to learn more.
Shogun Vader takes Best of Show prize in Star Wars Celebration Japan’s cosplay contest.
A new mission inspired by The Mandalorian & Grogu is being added to the Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run
Darth Jar Jar enters the Star Wars Fortnite universe where players will experience new Star Wars gameplay every week through early June.
Fans from around the world take center stage in the halls of Makuhari Messe
The acclaimed series will tell the full stories of the deep supporting cast in the new season.
Find out five secrets about Ahsoka directly from Dave Filoni, Jon Favreau, and Rosario Dawson.
Plus a special surprise guest! This is where the fun begins.
The upcoming single-player turn-based tactics game coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S puts you in command during the galaxy-spanning conflict.
“When we were writing LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, we knew we were only scratching the surface of the new mixed up Star Wars galaxy and the surprises it might contain. Now, we're kicking the story into hyperdrive!” said showrunners Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit. “In Pieces of the Past, we continue to celebrate the entire history of Star Wars and LEGO by incorporating characters, ships, locations, and LEGO designs no one ever thought they'd see on screen. As lifelong Star Wars and LEGO fans, the opportunity to play with every toy in the box is a dream come true, and we’re excited for audiences around the world to lay in a course for the unknown.”
COO-K1 was custom-built by a group of droid builders from multiple countries.
Narrative Director Ashley Ruhl discusses what makes SWTOR so special to players thirteen years later after launch.
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Director Shawn Levy and surprise guest and star Ryan Gosling announced the title of the next Star Wars theatrical film to go into production.
The anticipated adventure begins only in theaters on May 22, 2026.
Surprise guest Sam Witwer took the stage to reveal his return to the galaxy far, far away.
Season 2 showcases how the innovators at ILM, with the visionary guidance of George Lucas, continued to pioneer new techniques in the 1990s and beyond.
Manga adaptations of Timothy Zahn’s 2017 novel Star Wars: Thrawn and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order are just some of the exciting reveals from the panel.
Jedi Cal Kestis rocking a suave mustache, The Black Series Han Solo and Chewbacca, and Dash Rendar (yes, you read that right) were just some of the new figures announced.
Not only can attendees see traditional Japanese art featuring the characters of Star Wars: Visions, there’s also a gallery of Studio Ghibli-inspired works from Lucasfilm artists, including Doug Chiang and Dave Filoni.
In the new story pack, Kay Vess and Nix team up with the legendary Hondo Ohnaka on a journey that picks up after the completion of the main storyline in the base game.
Your favorite Star Wars characters, Tatooine treasures, podracing, and more are coming to the popular game.
An all-new LEGO Star Wars K-2SO Security Droid build set was announced alongside a towering 1:1 LEGO replica of our favorite reprogrammed rebel displayed on the LIVE! stage.
More Nubs! More Nubs!
See Volo, Luuda, and an especially dangerous Dug in action.
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