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RWBY: Volume 1

I cannot begin to tell you how disappointed I was this first attempt at a web series, so disappointed I actually cried at the end of it because of how let down I was.

As if releasing it in its poor state wasn't enough, this series that we were promised was going to be fucking epic was NOT THERE! And on top of that, Monty Oum lied to us about the concept of this series starting with the RWBY panal of last year.

When I watched that panal I was absolutely livid because I couldn't believe what he did there. He lied to us! He actually fucking lied to us! That entire panal was bascially him, and maybe even the writers I don't know, giving the middle finger to every single person in that room. And what's worse, he didn't just decieve the fans but he decieved RoosterTeeth as well because as we all know very little of RoosterTeeth's members actually worked on the project. But I was willing to let it go at the time because I wanted to see if this series lived up to its expectations, which unfortuately, didn't. That panal was, literally, the most insulting panal I had ever seen. And believe me I wasn't the only who was fucking pissed.

At the end of Volume 1, I felt conned, taken advantage of, and more PISSED than I ever been before! The entire thing was a colassal, FUCKING disappointment! It was one slap across the face to anime fans one right after the other! First we had the trailers that were deliberately set up to sucker you into the series, or ignored, than we get series that is so generic and predictable it was borderline insulting to any fan of anime, both purist and in general.

What the hell was the plot suppose to be in this series? I understand they were trying to establish its world and all that but it fucks that up with its God-awful writing! No character development whatsoever! A story that's done to death in anime! Characters that are so generic you could have put real interpretations in there and they would have been a lot more interesting! And just when it looks like it was acually going to get interesting, it just ends right there!

Oh, you want action scenes? Well, FUCK YOU! Wait until episode 8 to get a proper action that's so obviously done for entertainment reasons.

Looking for a more ogininal action, adventure, fantasy story? Complete with dynamic characters and spetacular settings? FUCK YOU! Take a shitty Harry Potter-clone complete troupe characters, cliches and a generic setting.

Episodes that have little to no signifigance to the plot and basically have nothing happening in its short period of time? FUCK. RIGHT. OFF!

And what do we to look forward to in the upcoming season? A tournament, that's it.

God, somebody had to come up with a better story than this. And if there was Monty pretty much gave him the middle finger and threw him out. Screw us, right? Wanting this to be an epic series that wasn't something we've seen before. And that's what Monty pretty said to everyone.

"Screw all you guys! I'm Monty Oum and the greatest action choreographer in the world! I want to create my own anime and this is the way I want to do it!"

Hell, I still don't know why Monty didn't utilize all of Roosterteeth's members or why Roosterteeth didn't step in when it became clear that he was decieving the fans, or any of the other conspiracies on what ACTUALLY FUCKING happened behind the scenes with this series. And I guess we'll never know. Should I blame Monty for being an asshole to everyone or should I blame RoosterTeeth for not taking responsibility like they should have? Well, ultimately it's both their fault!

Look, I love RoosterTeeth, and I like Monty Oum. I've followed RoosterTeeth since 2006. I loved everything they've put out over the years. I liked everything Monty's done since Haloid and I thought it some good things would come when Roosterteeth hired him do choreograph action scenes. But there are some things that I have to call on as I see them, and this thing was a disaster. RoosterTeeth should have known better than to release in the state it was in. They've built their company and reputation based on quality products, and there was no excuse for this. As for Monty, he needs to stop thinking so highly about himself because not everyone is buying his shit.

RWBY, I'm sorry to say, provides a perfect example of some weaboo who wanted to create his own anime. So he gets a team together consisting of animators who have little to no experience and attempting to do a project that way over their heads along with writers who have never read or written anything in their lives complete with a director who doesn't know how to tell a story and where management screwed everyone is the ass! If the goal here was to completely waste the time, effort, unsuspecting audiences, and whatever budget this series might have had, just so somebody could brag about having their own anime, than bravo Monty Oum, job well done.

''Clap. Clap.''

Now gives us a story that we can actually follow along with characters we can actuall care about going into the next volume!

In all honesty RWBY deserved the backlash it got. Especially with it's obvious poor planning, pacing, writing, putting in stuff that just wasn't entertaining, and not getting the help that they needed. I just don't understand. Why did you disrespect the fans like this? But, I guess that doesn't matter now seeing that the show has became a hit, even though it shouldn't be with all its problems.

The only reason why this show is successful is because of RoosterTeeth's fanbase, and they'll crucify anyone who doesn't sing this show praises. If this didn't have the RoosterTeeth logo plastered all over it, it probably wouldn't make past the first season. Hell, in it's current state I highly doubt it would have made it past episode 5 despite Monty's reputation. I can't help but wonder what Monty was trying to with the series. Did he really make this because he wanted to? Or did he just do it jst so he can make money in the cheapest way possible, which was basically ripping everyone off?

I don't know, nor do I really care anymore, but this is the point I need to make. What Monty did here is setting a bad example for anyone who may be thinking about doing an animated webseries in the future, and if not checked it could get out of control. Releasing a poorly made animated webseries of this quality and then charging it full price is unnacceptable and an obvious cash grab. If this becomes the trend, then animated web series are going to be a short lived thing becuase people who are smart enough are not going to waste their time or money on products like this.

And if this criticism of Monty Oum along with his "I don't care" attitude keeps up, RoosterTeeth is going to have to start seriously considering getting rid of him all together because they're not going to risk sacrificing their entire company just so Monty Oum can do whatever he wants and expects everyone to be okay with it and they might as well pull the plug on RWBY. And why should they? Why should they support a series that offers nothing new to the anime genre and is just casuing a rift between their fan base?

This new season is going to be the defining moment for RoosterTeeth's future and if they're not careful they're going to end up losing everything they've built their company on. If they don't step in and put Monty in his place they're going to start losing suscrbers left and right because not everyone is going to buy Monty's shit, especially seeing that he insulted the entire anime community with his insistance that RWBY is an American made anime. The majority has spoken and they're not impressed including myself.

My only hope is that Monty delivers what's he promised because as of now, after seeing the first episode of Volume 2, I still don't see it. I'm willing to give him a chance to prove himself, but until that moment comes I'm not trusting anything Monty Oum's says from this point on.

So please, RoosterTeeth, don't let me down with Volume 2 as you did with Volume 1. And Monty, grow up a little and show a little more respect to your fans because the world doesn't center around you. That's all I got to say. Hopefully this show delivers after the disappointment it brought last year. 