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Created by | Monty Oum |
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Theme music composer | Jeff Williams |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 9 |
No. of episodes | 117 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 4–28 minutes |
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Release | July 18, 2013 present | –
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RWBY (pronounced "Ruby")[6] is an American anime-influenced 3D computer-animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth.[7][8] It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people train to become warriors ("Huntsmen" and "Huntresses") to protect their world from monsters called Grimm. The name RWBY is derived from the four main protagonists' forenames: Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long, and their respective thematic colors (red, white, black and yellow).[9]
Following several promotional trailers, the first episode was screened at Rooster Teeth's convention, RTX, and premiered on their website on July 18, 2013. Subsequent episodes were released weekly, first to Rooster Teeth subscribers and then to YouTube a week later. Following Oum's death in 2015[10] during the production of the third season (stylized as volumes), there was an overall shift in the series production and release schedule. Despite the death of its creator, the remaining crew members confirmed their intention to continue the series.[11][12] Following the eighth volume, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.[13][14] Volume 9 premiered on Crunchyroll on February 18, 2023. In March 2024, with the announcement of Rooster Teeth's shutdown, plans were made to sell the IP rights to RWBY, among other Rooster Teeth properties.[15][16] On July 5, 2024, Viz Media was announced to have acquired the RWBY IP.[17]
RWBY earned acclaim, with praise going towards its animation and soundtrack; it became an instant viral hit after the airing of its pilot. The series has been dubbed in Japanese and broadcast by Tokyo MX, in partnership with Warner Bros. Japan,[18] and has spawned several spin-off media, such as the video games RWBY: Grimm Eclipse and RWBY: Arrowfell, the animated series RWBY Chibi and RWBY: Ice Queendom and the two-part direct-to-video film Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen.
RWBY follows the monster-battling adventures of Huntsmen and Huntresses in the future-fantasy world of Remnant and is one of Rooster Teeth' biggest successes
Every epic fantasy has its dark turn, and the anime-influenced action series RWBY is no exception.
With the premiere of RWBY Volume 5 dropping on VRV today (it'll be on Crunchyroll next Saturday), I thought it would be a good time to talk about why I'm excited for the return of Rooster Teeth's delightful action-adventure show.
Also included in the sampler is a backup story set in the world of Rooster Teeth's anime-inspired science fantasy series RWBY.