RWBY (2015 manga)


 * ''For other uses of "RWBY", see RWBY (disambiguation)

RWBY is the manga adaptation of the American anime web series of the same name. It is written by manga artist Shirow Miwa and tells an original story unveiling the mystery of the four trailers. It is being published in Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine with supervision by Rooster Teeth.

The first chapter was released in the Ultra Jump December issue, on November 19th, 2015. It had colored center and back pages, along with additional art from the manga. Subsequent chapters are published on the 19th of each month in the Ultra Jump magazine.

Summary
Like the anime, the RWBY manga follows the members of Team RWBY – Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long – and their adventures as they train to become Huntresses at the prestigious Beacon Academy. Many characters from the main series appear in the manga. The manga also explains some concepts and elements of the setting, such as the Grimm and Dust.

The canonicity of the manga with regards to the canon of the show has not been stated, but it is known that RWBY series writers Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross were consulted on the manga's writing.

Plot
The plot of the manga appears to run concurrently with the events of the main series, depicting events that occurred during the main show but were not shown on-screen. So far, the series appears to take place concurrently with Volume 1. The manga also features prominent flashbacks to events that took place before the events of the series, such as Ruby's childhood.

In the first two chapters, Ruby defends her friend Jaune Arc and defeats the bully Cardin Winchester in a training match supervised by Glynda Goodwitch and Ozpin.

Development
The manga is written and illustrated by Shirow Miwa, whose previous work includes Dogs: Prelude, as well as illustrations for numerous magazines and light novels. Rooster Teeth staff, including Miles Luna and Kerry Shawcross, discussed the content of the manga with the team in Japan through a translator. Topics included which characters could be used in the story and how characters should be portrayed to keep them consistent with the series.