▁the ▁latter ▁series ▁attempted ▁to ▁translate ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁character ▁designs ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 D ▁series ▁to ▁ 3 D . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁series ▁would ▁not ▁su pers ede ▁the ▁continu ity ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁series , ▁but ▁following ▁Disney ' s ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁Lucas film , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁ 2 0 0 8 ' s ▁The ▁Cl one ▁Wars ▁was ▁considered ▁canon , ▁while ▁the ▁ 2 D ▁series ▁went ▁un ment ioned . ▁However , ▁Den ▁of ▁Ge ek ' s ▁Ryan ▁Brit t ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁final ▁arc ▁of ▁The ▁Cl one ▁Wars ▁does ▁not ▁necessarily ▁neg ate ▁the ▁final ▁arc ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁series . ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁produced ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Gen nd y ▁T art akov sky , ▁the ▁cre ator ▁of ▁D ex ter ' s ▁Labor atory ▁and ▁Sam ur ai ▁Jack , ▁and ▁emp lo ys ▁a ▁similar ▁animation ▁style ▁to ▁the ▁latter . ▁According ▁to ▁T art akov sky , ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁developed ▁in ▁two ▁weeks ▁and ▁created ▁by ▁a ▁small ▁crew . ▁ ▁T art akov sky ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁pur pos ely ▁animated ▁ ▁with ▁move able ▁express ive ▁eyes ▁to ▁pay ▁hom age ▁to ▁his ▁animated ▁appearances ▁in ▁The ▁Star ▁Wars ▁Hol iday ▁Special ▁and ▁D roid s . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁planet ▁Nel va an ' s ▁name ▁was ▁a ▁nod ▁to ▁Nel v ana ,