Screenings for Volume 2 took place on July 27th. Screenings for Volumes 2 and 3 were also announced for 2016 in the lead-up to Volume 4. The theatrical screenings took place from April 27th, 2016. In 2016, theatrical screenings of RWBY Volume 1 in Australia, the United Kingdom and United States were announced, with the help of screening and events coordinator Tugg. The first two Volumes were previously available on the internet streaming service Netflix prior to being taken off the platform. The series is also simulcast concurrent with the public release of the show on anime streaming website Crunchyroll. For example, the Beowolves shown in the Red trailer lacked the masks shown on all Grimm in subsequent appearances.Įpisodes of the series are watchable in their entirety on Rooster Teeth's website and YouTube in the Volumes' completed forms as Youtube Movies. However, the Red and White trailers were made before Ruby and Weiss' backstories were fully conceptualized and have some differences between the main show. For example, the "Red", or "R", Trailer featured the character Ruby Rose. In this sense, they acted more like prequels for the series proper than actual trailers.Įach trailer is referred to by a certain color and letter and features a character corresponding to those themes, revealing a little about the central characters' backstory. Unlike regular previews, the trailers for RWBY were not cut using animation from the series, instead being original self-contained animated short films that told their own unique stories. Ruby Rose in the "Red" Trailer, the first trailer to be releasedįour trailers were released leading up to the premiere of RWBY. Show Content Trailers Main article: Trailers However, not all Huntsmen and Huntresses are good people with many usually only doing it for their own gain.Ĭharacters Main articles: Characters, Minor Characters Protagonists Team RWBY Huntsmen and Huntresses fight the Grimm and protect the peace of Remnant and its people. Remnant is populated by two intelligent species - Humanity and the Faunus, a species of Human-animal hybrids.Īll of the inhabitants of Remnant are beset by the Grimm, which are described as "creatures of destruction" and lack a soul. Semblances are expressions of this power and are akin to a personal superpower unique to each character. In the world of Remnant, all living creatures possess a soul, the physical manifestation of which is known as Aura: a form of innate energy that bestows its user with certain abilities and powers. According to the narration in the series, the early history of Remnant has been long forgotten, with recollections being passed down in the form of myths and legends. RWBY is set in the world of Remnant, a future-fantasy world with airships, high-tech weaponry and a form of natural energy called Dust, existing side by side. Many of these include corruption of military, corporate, and political power, abuse of workers and family, racism, criminal organizations starting gang wars, and terrorism. While the series continues, both the main show and its spin-offs start portraying darker themes about the world of Remnant. However, as the series continues, Team RWBY must confront their own demons: Ruby is faced with moral dilemmas that challenge her heroic intent, Weiss must reconcile her legacy as heiress of the Schnee Dust Company with her own personal convictions while facing her father, Blake remains haunted by her past as a member of the White Fang and is forced to face some of her old friends, and Yang searches tirelessly for her mother, who left when she was a child while trying to overcome her trauma from the Fall of Beacon. Eventually, they learn of the existence of an ancient witch named Salem and her inner circle that plot to destroy the Kingdoms, and that their Headmaster Ozpin opposes her with his own group. The series follows their meeting and training at Beacon Academy, a prestigious school for training Huntsmen and Huntresses, warriors who defend the world from evil.Īlong the way, they make many friends and allies, including fellow students Team JNPR, Sun Wukong and Penny Polendina, and foil the plots of villains, such as Roman Torchwick, Cinder Fall and the terrorist group the White Fang. The plot is centered around the four members of the titular Team RWBY – Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long. The members of Team RWBY fighting together
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