It’s been five years since Grogu bust onto the scene, first known as Baby Yoda, capturing our hearts, and maintaining the role of cutest in the galaxy.
That’s why it’s no surprise that Star Wars Japan has released a series of anime shorts with that title to hold us over while we wait a year and a half for his return in The Mandalorian and Grogu.
The shorts, available via the official Star Wars Japan Instagram account, star “the cutest character in a galaxy far, far away with a new look that combines designs and colors that pay homage to Asian pop culture,” per a press release.
Grogu: Cutest in the Galaxy is a series of new original digital shorts “filled with the charm of the mischievous, humorous, and adorable” breakout character of The Mandalorian.
Star Wars Japan will post up to two of the original Grogu shorts per month at 19:00 Japan Standard Time on Fridays. The first two shorts, which also feature the Mandalorian and a Loth-cat, are available to watch online now.
Disney also launched a Grogu: Cutest in the Galaxy merchandise collection at Tokyo Comic Con 2024, including plushes, figures, fashion and food items, and more. The Grogu-themed merch and other Star Wars goods can be shopped on the official Tokyo Comic Con website and Disney Store Japan.
Grogu (グローグー) and the Mandalorian (マンダロリアン／ディン・ジャリン) will next appear in The Mandalorian & Grogu, which will mark the first Star Wars feature film since The Rise of Skywalker in 2019. Series creator and showrunner Jon Favreau is directing the film starring Pedro Pascal as The Mandalorian aka Din Djarin, Sigourney Weaver (the Alien and Avatar films), and Jeremy Allen White (The Bear and The Iron Claw) reportedly as Rotta the Hutt, son of Jabba the Hutt.
The Mandalorian and Grogu will debut in theatres May 22, 2026. Check out the adorable Grogu Cutest In The Galaxy shorts below, and stay tuned for more.
