RWBY

RWBY
Genre
Created byMonty Oum
Written by
  • Miles Luna
  • Kerry Shawcross
  • Monty Oum (V1–3)
  • Kiersi Burkhart (V7–9)
  • Eddy Rivas (V7–9)
Directed by
  • Monty Oum (V1–2)
  • Kerry Shawcross (V3–)
Voices of
Theme music composerJeff Williams
Opening theme
  • "This Will Be the Day" (V1)
  • "Time to Say Goodbye" (V2)
  • "When It Falls" (V3)
  • "Let's Just Live" (V4)
  • "The Triumph" (V5)
  • "Rising" (V6)
  • "Trust Love" (V7)
  • "For Every Life" (V8)
  • "Inside" (V9)
Composers
  • Jeff Williams (V1–8)
  • Steve Goldshein (V1–3)
  • Alex Abraham (V1–8)
  • Casey Lee Williams (V6, 9)
  • Martin Gonzalez (V9)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes117 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Running time4–28 minutes
Production company
Original release
Network
ReleaseJuly 18, 2013 (2013-07-18) –
present (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.

  1. ^ Collis, Clark (July 17, 2017). "'RWBY': Watch a Short Film Featuring Weiss Schnee — Exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 15, 2018. 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
  2. ^ Whitaker, Richard (May 3, 2016). "DVDanger: RWBY Volume III". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved August 15, 2018. Every epic fantasy has its dark turn, and the anime-influenced action series RWBY is no exception.
  3. ^ "Getting Hyped for RWBY Volume 5!". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 15, 2018. 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.
  4. ^ "VIZ: RWBY Manga". Viz Media. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  5. ^ Whitbrook, James. "Some of the Best Titles to Get Your Hands on This Free Comic Book Day". io9. Retrieved August 15, 2018. Also included in the sampler is a backup story set in the world of Rooster Teeth's anime-inspired science fantasy series RWBY.
  6. ^ Chapter 8: Players and Pieces - RWBY - S1E8 - Rooster Teeth, retrieved May 1, 2021. The show's title refers to team RWBY which is pronounced "Ruby" in the show.
  7. ^ Silverman, Joshua (July 18, 2013). "Review: RWBY Premiere Episode". Geek News Network. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  8. ^ Lazar, Shira (August 7, 2013). "Roosterteeth Adds Anime RWBY To YouTube Slate (WATCH)". The Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  9. ^ "RWBY Character References and Status". Rooster Teeth. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  10. ^ Hullum, Matt (February 2, 2015). "Monty Oum has passed away". Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  11. ^ "Rooster Teeth · The Future of RWBY". Rooster Teeth.
  12. ^ Rooster Teeth [@RoosterTeeth] (October 8, 2015). "#RWBY Volume 3 Saturday, October 24th, at 10 am CT - Roosterteeth.com - Get pumped" (Tweet). Retrieved October 24, 2015 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ "NYCC 2019: Team RWBY premieres Volume 7, officially announces Volumes 8 and 9". October 3, 2019.
  14. ^ "Watch the trailer for RWBY Volume 8". Entertainment Weekly. September 16, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  15. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 6, 2024). "Rooster Teeth Shut Down By Warner Bros. Discovery, The Roost Podcast Network To Continue". Deadline. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  16. ^ Spangler, Todd (March 6, 2024). "Rooster Teeth Is Shutting Down After 21 Years". Variety. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  17. ^ "VIZ Blog / RWBY Finds a New Home". www.viz.com. July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  18. ^ "TOKYO MX to Show "RWBY Volume 1-3: The Beginning"". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2017.