User blog comment:Gundam Legilis/Philosophy in RWBY/@comment-25258408-20150128050924

I think that these kinds of mature themes would make RWBY an infintely better show! The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra have both shown that with proper writing, you can make a kids show into something that mature audiences can enjoy. RWBY, hopefully, could do so as well. And as for the themes themselves, I feel like they'll mostly be presented through the main cast. Even just the WBY of team RWBY (hah, Woobie!) seem like their stories could deal with more mature themes (Yang's lost two mothers, Blake used to be a terrorist, and Weiss may have been beaten by her father. Those three have potential to be incredibly tragic characters). As someone who believes that NOTHING is more important to a story than having compelling characters, I'd really like for that kind of dark atmosphere to be given to the cast.

Also, if the show does decide to pursue some mature themes, I really hope they keep going with the idea of growing up and seeing the world for what it really is. Episode 10 of volume 2 did a good job of touching slightly on this theme, with WBY realizing what being a Huntress was really about. All the show needs to do now is show the R of RWBY coming to terms with this concept. Ruby can't be a kid forever!