Summary
Rooster Teeth’s shutdown leaves the future of RWBY uncertain, potentially leading to the beloved series ending inconclusively. RWBY’s indie roots, unique characters, complex fight scenes, and anime influences have garnered a loyal fan base over the years. The series’ strong identity built on fairy tale motifs, colorful characters and Monty Oum influences now faces an unfinished conclusion.
Production and entertainment studio Rooster Teeth announced its closure this month, leaving many of its assets in limbo, including ongoing operations. RWBY. This original web series remains one of the most famous and popular, but its ambitious storyline could now end inconclusively after nine seasons. While Rooster Teeth’s owner, Warner Brothers Discovery, is looking to sell off the studio’s IP, it’s unknown if RWBY will be purchased.
RWBY has a dedicated fanbase, and despite the series’ frequent ups and downs, was well received. Its independent origins, unique cast and setting, intricate fight scenes and anime influences – all without feeling derivative – quickly forged a strong relationship that lasted for a long time. many years.
This makes everyone even more disappointed as the impending closure of Rooster Teeth could mean that the long-running series will end on a sour note, unable to even finish what it ambitiously started .
RWBY’s intriguing fairy tale may never see a proper ending
The series was created by Monty Oum and first aired in 2013
Much of RWBY’s initial interest can be traced to its creator, Monty Oum. He quickly became famous online in the early 2000s for some of the high-quality fight scenes he created as an amateur animator, such as Haloid and Dead Fantasy. Therefore, when Oum revealed his new set, fans were eager to see his choreography in a completely new set designed specifically for it and backed by the support of Rooster Teeth . It will also be one of the studio’s first original works, as it is best known for Red vs Blue, which began by dubbing jokes over footage taken from Microsoft’s Halo game.
RWBY, which follows Ruby Rose and her group of “hunters” as they battle monstrous Grimm in the fictional world of Remnant, was able to build an extremely strong and recognizable identity. Most of its characters incorporate fairy tale colors and motifs, as well as exotic weapons that work perfectly with Oum’s direction. RWBY’s anime influence has even made it popular with Japanese fans, which resulted in an official manga adaptation drawn by Miwa Shirow and a 12-episode anime produced by Shaft, along with other spin-offs. Such success helped establish its reputation throughout the 2010s as an underdog series that succeeded.
Unfortunately, The disbandment of Rooster Teeth left the story unfinished on an unsatisfying note. The plot tasks the characters with visiting all four realms of Remnant, with Episode Nine only three-quarters completed and the characters stranded in another world. WBD is currently trying to sell Rooster Teeth’s IP, including RWBY, but it’s unknown if they’ll be successful, or even if any new managers will be interested or capable of completing the story without original staff, including Oum, who passed away in 2015. Despite the achievements, it seems RWBY stuck in limbo in many ways.
RWBY available on Crunchyroll.
Source: Variety.com