Joseph Gordon-Levitt has built a career that includes selective but notable contributions to English-language dubs of anime and animated projects influenced by Japanese animation. His most prominent work in the medium is providing the voice for the character Jay in the Star Wars: Visions anthology series.

Gordon-Levitt's involvement with anime began with a high-profile project in 2013, when he was cast as the voice of Jiro Horikoshi in the English-language dub of Hayao Miyazaki's acclaimed film, The Wind Rises. This role required him to match the tone and cadence of the original Japanese performance, a process he found challenging but rewarding, as it allowed him to contribute to what he considered a masterpiece. His performance in the film is one of his most significant voice roles in anime.

In 2021, he returned to the genre with the Star Wars: Visions episode Tatooine Rhapsody, produced by Studio Colorido. He voiced Jay, a former Jedi Padawan who escapes the Clone Wars to follow his passion for music by joining a rock band. Gordon-Levitt has expressed his deep admiration for both Star Wars and anime, and stated he enjoyed voicing a character who embodies the combination of music, creativity, and the Force. His casting was part of a high-profile English-language voice cast for the series, which included actors like Lucy Liu, Neil Patrick Harris, and Temuera Morrison.

Beyond these specific anime roles, Gordon-Levitt has a broader history with voice acting that touches on similar creative spaces. He voiced the lead character, Jim Hawkins, in Disney's animated film Treasure Planet (2002), a science-fiction adaptation of the classic adventure story. He also voiced the character Slowen Lo in the live-action Star Wars film The Last Jedi. In 2022, he took on the iconic role of Jiminy Cricket in Disney's live-action/CGI hybrid film Pinocchio, directed by Robert Zemeckis. While these are not strictly anime, they demonstrate his sustained engagement with voice performance in animated and fantastical storytelling. There are no widely documented recurring collaborations with specific anime directors or studios beyond these individual projects.