Visions uses this freedom to depict a panoramic world, with each episode providing a glimpse of a different part of the Star Wars galaxy. By contrast, Star Wars: Visions can use elements such as new Sith that would disrupt the main continuity as well as incorporate more familiar characters like Jabba the Hut. By contrast, the more centralized nature of Disney's trans-media Star Wars franchises means that shows like The Bad Batch largely have to feature original or side characters and avoid making major changes to the universe. The Clone Wars used this to feature major Star Wars characters such as Anakin, Padme, and Obi-Wan. Under the old Expanded Universe model, media outside of the Star Wars movies were largely free to fill in the gaps of what happened between episodes. This creative freedom is one of the biggest similarities between Star Wars: Visions and The Clone Wars. RELATED: Star Wars’ New Show Does What Marvel’s What If…? Fails To These stories are self-contained and take place outside the main continuity, allowing them to encompass a wide variety of tones and genres, from 'The Duel''s homage to Star Wars' roots in Akira Kurosawa's samurai movies to the more cartoonish rock star story of 'Tattooine Rhapsody.'

The studios were given more or less free rein to create their own stories inspired by the Star Wars mythos. Star Wars: Visions is a series of nine shorts created by different Japanese animation studios. However, this willingness to experiment and break from tradition is exactly what makes it a truer successor to The Clone Wars than any of the more straightforward CGI follow-ups, most recently The Bad Batch.

The animated anthology uses a completely different art style and approach than the older CGI-animated series. Star Wars: Visionscarries on the tradition of animated Star Wars series breaking new ground created by Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

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