Question: is anakin in the rise of skywalker?
Answer: Anakin returns as a Force ghost in The Rise of Skywalker as he did in Return of the Jedi. Instead of speaking to Ben Solo and guiding his wayward grandson back to the light side of the Force, he reaches out to young Rey in one of Episode IX's concluding moments. ... So, yes, Anakin's return isn't a seminal plot point.