RWBY: Official Manga Anthology

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The RWBY: Official Manga Anthology is a comic adaption of RWBY. It consists of side stories that follow the plot of the show, put together by multiple manga artists. It is being released in a multi-volume format.

Volumes

 * RWBY: Official Manga Anthology: Vol. 1: Red Like Roses - May 19th, 2017 (JP); May 15, 2018 (US)
 * RWBY: Official Manga Anthology: Vol. 2: Mirror Mirror - June 19th, 2017
 * RWBY: Official Manga Anthology: Vol. 3: From Shadows - September 19th, 2017
 * RWBY: Official Manga Anthology: Vol. 4: I Burn - October 19th, 2017

Side stories
Vol. 1: Red Like Roses has a total of 20 side stories.


 * One side story includes Mercury persuading Ruby to dance with him during the Beacon Dance.
 * Another side story is about Weiss asking the rest of her team to search for a shadow entity that she saw in the middle of Beacon Academy. It turns out to be a sleepwalking Nora, whom Ren finds and brings back to their dorm.

Side Stories
Vol. 2: Mirror Mirror has a total of 20 side stories.


 * The first story, "In the Case of the Princess" by Monorobu, involves Weiss thinking back on a moment in her childhood when Winter defended her from their father.

Side Stories
Vol. 3: From Shadows has a total of 18 side stories.


 * One side story involves Blake hiding her identity as a Faunus and remembering spending time with Yang during the Vytal Festival Tournament.

Side Stories
Vol. 4: I Burn has a total of 20 side stories.
 * The second story, "Bear, Cat, Dog" by Ritsu Hayami involves Yang attempts to spend time with Blake and Zwei.

Trivia

 * Each volume has the same title as a musical theme of one of the main characters of Team RWBY:
 * The first volume shares the same name of Ruby's main theme, "Red Like Roses".
 * The second volume shares the same name of Weiss' main theme, "Mirror Mirror".
 * The third volume shares the same name of Blake's main theme, "From Shadows".
 * The fourth volume shares the same name of Yang's main theme, "I Burn".
 * According to Neath Oum's Twitter account on June 17th, 2017, he says he wrote a letter to his brother, but he decided to split up the letter into four parts.
 * After the first volume was released, Homesha released a quote from Neath Oum to his late brother, Monty Oum.
 * After the second volume was released, the second part of Neath's letter to Monty Oum.
 * "RWBY has been given a Japanese dub, adapted as a game and as a manga and has spread further worldwide."
 * After the third volume was released, the third part of Neath's letter to Monty Oum.
 * "Though you are no longer with us, your drive and vision inspired many, You will not be forgotten."
 * After the fourth was released, the fourth and final part of Neath's letter to Monty Oum.
 * "P.S. My daughter has become a RWBY fan :) She really likes Blake. ("neko no oneechan")"

Links

 * RWBY Homesha Twitter
 * RWBY Homesha Website